John DemcoVeriSign Celebrates 25 Years of .COM – VeriSign has marked the 25th anniversary of the .com domain. On March 15, 1985, symbolics.com was the first .com domain name to be registered. Showusyour.ca Voting Under Way – Voting is under way until Friday, March 26 on video entries to CIRA’s showusyour.ca contest. Canon To Apply For…
Cybele NegrisTyposquatting is the practice of intentionally registering domain names that are misspellings of website addresses and profiting from it by trying to sell the name, or capitalizing on its traffic through Google ads and/or selling products/services not related to the original brand. Many large businesses protect their brands by registering possible misspellings of their trademarks…
JuliannaBelow are my “top picks” from this week’s CIRA’s to-be-released domains list. The “top picks” list is published each week after CIRA releases its list of expiring dot-CA domains (aka to-be-released or TBR ). More domains are added to the TBR each day until the date of release. Remember to keep checking the CIRA TBR list for new selections. My…
John DemcoICANN Meetings In Nairobi Conclude – Among the many announcements and resolutions during the ICANN meetings in Nairobi on March 8-12 were the following: The ICANN Board decided to withdraw a proposal for formal Expressions Of Interest (EOI) which would have been carried out in advance of the new gTLD application process. The Board resolved…
JuliannaBelow are my “top picks” from this week’s CIRA’s to-be-released domains list. A small list so far this week, but sure to grow before next Wednesday’s drop. The “top picks” list is published within days of when CIRA releases its list of to-be-released domains. More domains are added to the TBR each day until the…
Cybele NegrisHere’s a quick summary of some of the new features in .TEL: 1. Logo/Picture – you can now upload a logo or picture by referencing the website location (URL) of the image you want to use. The easiest way I found to achieve this is by referencing my twitter avatar. (right click on your Twitter…
John DemcoICANN Meets This Week In Nairobi, Kenya – ICANN meetings in Nairobi, Kenya are taking place through Friday, March 12. Two of the main topics are: the status of the new gTLD process including the Expressions of Interest proposal, and consideration of the recent finding against ICANN concerning its 2007 rejection of the .XXX domain…
Cybele NegrisWith any new technology, people need proof of concept and to see real life examples working. I decided a few months ago to track what I was doing with my own .TEL updates for http://cybele.tel and see what effect they would have on how my rank in Google. My .TEL is now in 5th (see screenshot below)…
JuliannaBelow are my “top picks” from this week’s CIRA’s to-be-released domains list. This week’s list contains lot’s of natural words and 3-letter domains. The “top picks” list is published within days of when CIRA releases its list of to-be-released domains. More domains are added to the TBR each day until the date of release. Remember…
Garrett SaundryWith all the restrictions CNNIC has now imposed on .CN Domains, why not explore a TLD that provides security and stability – .ASIA. 1. Although CNNIC has opened registrations again for international registrars, there is a heavy burden of documentation required from the registrant to submit a .CN registration request. With all this manual work, registrants should explore using .ASIA domains…
Cybele NegrisNow that Canada has shown the world what we are capable of and we have all experienced the Olympics together and feeling that overwhelming sense of Canadian pride, here’s a contest for you to showcase your “online Canadian-ness.” No, you won’t win gold but the prizes are pretty good: 1. Grand prize wins a MacBook…
John DemcoCIRA Asks Canadians To Showusyour.ca – The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) has announced a contest asking Canadians to send in videos to show off their .ca websites. Videos must be submitted by March 15, and public voting on videos begins March 19. .UK Registry Members Vote For Governance Changes – Members of the .uk…
JuliannaVerisign – the registry provider for .COM and .NET – has released its final Domain Industry Brief for 2009. The VeriSign quarterly reports provide a review of the state of the domain name industry, including up-to-date trends in new registrations, renewals, and growth opportunities, through a variety of statistical and analytical research. Summary of Key Trends…
JuliannaBelow are my “top picks” from this week’s CIRA’s to-be-released domains list. This week’s list is another big one. Our “top picks” list is published within two days of when CIRA releases its list of to-be-released domains. More domains will be added to the TBR each day until the date of release. Remember to check the…
John DemcoReview Panel Finds Against ICANN Board In .XXX Decision – An Independent Review Panel (IRP) has concluded that in rejecting ICM Registry’s 2004 application for a .XXX top-level domain, the ICANN Board’s decision “was not consistent with the application of neutral, objective and fair documented policy.” The Panel also concluded that its rulings are not…
