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| 25 de febrero de 2006 |
Sedo have brokered the sale of matrimonio.es ("marriage" in Spanish) for $4,181. Other recent (reported) .es sales include Bioesfera.es ("biosphere" in Spanish) for $953 and hi5.es (hi5.com is a very popular social network site) for $900.
It's nice to see some decent sales since the liberalisation of the .es ccTLD last November (.es is the ccTLD of Spain). I have some .es domains, but not that valuable. |
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| Another Special at GoDaddy.com - .US Domains only $5.95/yr |
| 21 de febrero de 2006 |
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| Enom Breaks 5 Million Domains Names Barrier |
| 20 de febrero de 2006 |
eNom, Inc. has announced that it now has five million domain names under management.
Last year eNom became world's third largest domain name registrar through a 29% increase in domain name registrations (the first two are GoDaddy and Network Solutions). |
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| Buy.com Offering a Free Domain Name with any Purchase |
| 18 de febrero de 2006 |
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| Registrars Protest ICANN's Proposed Settlement with VeriSign |
| 16 de febrero de 2006 |
Eight of the world largest registrars (GoDaddy, Network Solutions, Tucows, Register.com, BulkRegister, Schlund + Partner AG, Melbourne IT and Intercosmos Media Group), representing 57 percent of currently registered domains, sent an open letter to Vint Cerf, ICANN Chairman, stating their formal opposition to the revised proposed settlement with VeriSign.
Bob Parsons, founder and CEO of GoDaddy, has voiced disapproval of the pending agreement between the ICANN and VeriSign. "The proposed agreement is a bad deal for our customers and the Internet community as a whole," said Parsons.
Bob Parsons commented that .com pricing should be declining, not rising, due to the inherent economies of scale. "Under no circumstances should VeriSign be allowed to raise .com prices without cost-based justification."
(Source: internetnews.com, Bob Parsons Blog) |
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| mTLD announces launch dates for dotmobi domain name |
| 15 de febrero de 2006 |
Mobile Top Level Domain (mTLD) today announced the rollout plan for the new mobile-friendly dotmobi domain name. Dotmobi provides the world's first domain name optimised for consumers using the Internet on a mobile device.
The rollout will commence with the "Sunrise Registration Period" for trademark holders in June 2006, followed by the "General Registration" in September. mTLD is working closely with the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), registrars, copyright bodies and site owners to ensure that trademarks are properly protected during the Sunrise Period.
The Sunrise Period will be unique in this case as mTLD plans to offer the mobile industry a week long advance period to register their trade and service marks, at the end of May. This week long period is referred to as the "Limited Industry Sunrise". Leading mobile industry associations such as the GSM Association (one of mTLD's founding investors), CTIA - The Wireless Association®, and the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) among others have lined up to support the dotmobi sunrise for their membership.
"Dotmobi's sunrise launch is an important milestone in the path towards making internet access from mobile handsets easy, quick, reliable and rewarding,? said Ameet Shah, Chief Strategy and Development Officer of the GSMA. "We are delighted our members have the opportunity to be in at the very start of something very exciting" he added.
"It is through wireless technology that many Americans will experience broadband for the very first time. This announcement is yet another indication of the consumer's strong desire to access the Internet and other data services wirelessly. Ensuring predictable and reliable Internet access from any device on any network is an important topic for CTIA - The Wireless Association®," said Steve Largent, President and CEO of CTIA.
"We are pleased that MMA members will have an opportunity to participate in the dotmobi sunrise registration period. Dotmobi will become a catalyst to simplify the mobile web experience for millions of consumers worldwide," said, Laura Marriott, Executive Director of the Mobile Marketing Association.
Neil Edwards, General Manager of mTLD, said, "Dotmobi is the first domain name to garner real support from the some of the world's leading mobile players and associations. We hope to accelerate the number of mobile-friendly websites available to consumers on the internet in 2006 by inviting companies to register their trade and service marks in the dotmobi domain."
After the Limited Industry Sunrise, all companies will be able to register their trade- and service-mark names as a second level dotmobi (e.g., myname.mobi) domain name from June to August 2006. Dotmobi will then be available for registration by the general public in September 2006. Companies and individuals who want to register can get their dotmobi domain names through participating ICANN accredited registrars.
The rollout announcement follows the recent publication of the consultative edition of dotmobi's Switch On! Web Browsing Guides - handbooks to ensure the best possible internet experience for the mobile user.
Organisations can find additional information as well as view showcase sites by referring to the mTLD site. Many of the companies backing mTLD plan to demonstrate dotmobi-based sites at 3GSM, the mobile industry's annual conference and exhibition taking place in Barcelona, Spain in February.
For more information on the dotmobi sunrise program check out mtld.mobi. |
I'd love to be in Barcelona right now to be able to attend to the 3GSM World Congress, but I can't go :-/ |
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| Dotster $1.00 Domain Registration Happy Hour |
| 15 de febrero de 2006 |
Today, between 4pm est until 5pm est, Dotster.com will be launching a $1 Domain Happy Hour!. Rumour goes that there is a limit of 1 domain per order, not per user, so you could make as many orders as needed. Any COM/NET/ORG domain can be registered.
It's a good oportunity to pick up domain names at a great price. I'm planning to register some domains. Usually prices at Dotster are pretty high, but other than that is not a bad registrar.
There is a countdown timer on Dotster's homepage:
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| GoDaddy SuperBowl Ad Approved |
| 6 de febrero de 2006 |
After rejecting the 13 first commercials GoDaddy sent, ABC finally approved the 14th one. It will be aired late in the 1st quarter or early in the 2nd quarter of the Super Bowl game, that will be played today. The approved ad and the ones that were previously rejected by ABC can be seen here. (Source: Bob Parsons' Blog) |
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| Afternic.com announces partnership with Dotster |
| 3 de febrero de 2006 |
This partnership will let Dotster customers have access to Afternic listings on results pages of Dotster searches.
| "Through this new partnership, we aim to help Dotster increase customer satisfaction and broaden its customer base by allowing visitors to its site find the Afternic-listed name they want from a search on Dotster," said Afternic President and CEO Roger Collins. "In addition, we expect that the partnership will expand our customer base." |
(Source: Afternic) |
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