Archive for the ‘Domain Names’ Category

.tel domain name landrush start in two weeks time

The Landrush for the innovative new top level domain name .tel, trademark owners have a limited time to apply for their domain name before applications open to everyone in two weeks time. Everyone will be able to buy a .tel domain name from 3.00 p.m. GMT on Tuesday 3rd February 2009, enabling everyone to have [...]

com.cm Domain Registry Begins Sunrise Period

The 2nd level domain name of netcom.com, the .cm registry, have start accepting sunrise applications for the 2nd level .cm domain names at 10 a.m. UTC on October 15, 2008. In this phase, domain name registrations, permitted in the com.cm, net.cm and co.cm name spaces, will be open for trademark holders worldwide. (.com.cm is the [...]

.org to become the most secure domain name

.org domain name extension to become the most secure domain name on the net going by the words of (PIR). The Public Interest Registry (PIR) gTLD (generic top level domain) is perhaps best known as the non-profit registry for millions of organizations. It could also soon be known as a more secure domain space too, [...]

.asia domain name auctions ended successfully

.asia registry announced the successful completion of the .Asia Sunrise and Landrush auctions. Domains receiving multiple qualified applications in the respective Sunrise and Landrush phases were allocated through an auction system. The process proved to be a vast improvement of the dispute ridden pure first-come-first-served approach, and has provided a strong foundation for growth for [...]

.tel domain name registration around the corner

ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has approved the creation of a new Top Level Domain (TLD) for use on the Internet – .tel. The new domain name is aimed primarily at telecoms providers. The .tel domain name was approved by ICANN on May 2006 and it is sponored by telnic. The [...]

Over 30,000 applications have been received for .me domain name

The .me domain name is off to a great start with over 30,000 domain name applications received to date, the domain name company has announced. The country’s extension – whose slogan is “.me is about YOU!” holds a lot of value due to the potential for personalization. The company announced that the next round of [...]

New top-level domain name come with $100,000-plus price tag

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), Internet global regulatory body, has announced that just anything, anywhere including individuals and commodities can now apply for and obtain a top level domain name. Before, securing an Internal domain name was a long and painful process. But ICANN rose from its yearly general meeting in [...]

.Me domain name launch, multinationals industries filed multiple domain registration

A new and very promising toplevel domain is about to be launched – .me. This tld obviously allows very interesting offers – it is the first really “personal” tld on the market. There will be no restrictions in regard of registrant’s residence or other contact policies. The Landrush begins on June, 6th, 15:00 UTC and [...]

Third .mobi ‘Premium Domain Name’ Online Auction Shatters Existing Price Records

Excitement over Sedo-run auction generates record-breaking revenue, led by sale of music.mobi for $616,000 and games.mobi for $401,500 dotMobi, the company behind the .mobi Internet domain for mobile phones, closed its 2007 online auction series on December 5 with a record-breaking auction that generated approximately $2.3 million for the continued creation of mobile content tools [...]

Tucows Announces Enhancements to Its Domain Parking Programs

Tucows Inc. , a leading provider of Internet services to web hosting companies and ISPs worldwide, today officially launched its domain parking programs that will share over $1 million in revenues with Tucows resellers over the next 12 months. The two programs, Parked Pages Program and Expired Domains Program, offer additional sources of revenue to [...]