Technical news headlines from all sources http://localhost/public/newrsssite/main_sportsnews/22336/GoDrops-com---Beta-Testers-Needed.html My partner and I are looking for 10 experienced domainers to become GoDrops.com beta testers. Beta testing will go from March 15th to March 29th, during which you will gain access to our full drop lists with statistics to make your deleting domain purchasing easier. In exchange we will provide you with free access to our [...] Site Name - Technical News http://localhost/public/newrsssite/main_sportsnews/22335/Blocking-Farmville-on-Facebook.html I recently posted a comment on my Facebook wall about blocking those annoying Farmville posts that seem to frequently appear on my wall, and judging by the messages sent by friends on and off Facebook, I thought I would share how I did it in case you don’t know. When someone posts something (whether it’s Farmville, a Facebook game, comment, or other Facebook app), if you hover over the upper right side of their post, a “hide” button appears. When you click the hide button, it gives the option to hide the person or the app they used. When I clicked the comment related to Farmville, it allowed me to block all Farmville comments from anyone that uses it. Another friend pointed out that if you want to unhide a friend that you hid previously, go to the bottom of your wall feed and click on the edit options button. I know this isn’t related to domain names, but I am sure there are plenty of people who would like this information. I am glad I learned how to do this, otherwise the next step would be to block these people. Related posts:Facebook is Personal & Twitter is Public A few weeks ago, I received a message on Facebook... Elliot’s Blog on Facebook; Twitter Next I just created a page on Facebook for Elliot’s Blog,... Major Facebook Announcement on Tuesday I was checking out my Facebook page this evening, when... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin. Site Name - Technical News http://localhost/public/newrsssite/main_sportsnews/22334/RIP-Pearl.html Site Name - Technical News http://localhost/public/newrsssite/main_sportsnews/22333/Naming-A-Product--Buy-Matching-Domain-Name-Also.html It happens A LOT! A company is getting ready to launch a new product and spends a good deal of time researching the "name" of the product to be clear of trademarks, something flashy so it is remembered and relevant but then fails to purchase the exact match name of the product as a domain [...] Site Name - Technical News http://localhost/public/newrsssite/main_sportsnews/22332/Colbert-Report-uses-DomainTools-Whois-record.html Site Name - Technical News http://localhost/public/newrsssite/main_sportsnews/22331/Closed-Captioning--YouTube-wants-you-.html There are millions of hearing-impaired people around the world that cannot enjoy the goodies offered on YouTube and other web sites. Now, there is hope and it takes your participation to do it. Site Name - Technical News http://localhost/public/newrsssite/main_sportsnews/22330/WeddingGift-com-and-WeddingGifts-com-sold-for--160-000.html WeddingGift.com and WeddingGifts.com domain names were recently sold through Sedo for $160,000. Site Name - Technical News http://localhost/public/newrsssite/main_sportsnews/22329/ICANN-Approves-Trademark-Clearinghouse.html In closing ICANN's 37th International meetinf in Nairobi,ICANN's Board of Directors adopted a pioneering package inclding an extensive database of trademarks for their protections on the Internet. Site Name - Technical News http://localhost/public/newrsssite/main_sportsnews/22328/AOL-wins-domain-name-case-covering-two-domains.html AOL ,the American global Internet services and media company,has recently submitted a complaint to the National Arbitration Forum requesting mapquesrt.com and mapquesat.com domain names to be transferred from the respondent to the complainant. Site Name - Technical News http://localhost/public/newrsssite/main_sportsnews/22327/WristletPurses-com-Vs--WristletPurse-com.html I was bidding on two domain names this week on Snapnames – WristletPurses.com Vs. WristletPurse.com.  Both domain names had relatively little bidding until the final day. WristletPurse.com ended a couple of days ago and WristletPurses.com ended today. Neither domain name was especially interesting to me, but it’s a product (and a plural) so I figured they’d probably be worth a couple hundred dollars or more to someone.  I locked in both bids, and I wasn’t surprised when I was outbid on WristletPurse.com. I was very surprised when I saw the final price was $1,450. With the singular auction done, I figured I didn’t have a chance at the plural, so I left for the airport without even looking at my Snapnames account. I logged onto the Wifi network on Delta, and I was even more surprised to see that I was the winning bidder on WristletPurses.com for under $100. Doing some quick research, here’s a brief comparison of the two terms: Wristlet Purse – 33,600 Google results (lots of advertisers) Wristlet Purses – 40,300 Google results (lots of advertisers) Wristlet Purse – 3,300 Google exact match monthly searches (US) Wristlet Purses – 720 Google exact match monthly searches (US) Clearly, people are searching more for the singular but in my opinion, it doesn’t really justify such a huge price differential. When I see a name sell for over $1,000, I know there has to be a pretty good reason. However, I don’t understand the reason for such disparity between the two domain names. What are your thoughts on the price differential for these domain names? Related posts:Being Bidder #2 on Snapnames A few days ago, I was searching through Snapnames auctions... Invaluable Advice on Domain Blog I want to give you a perfect example about why... SoftwareEngineerJobs.com – On Sale In June, I sold CounselingJobs.com for $5,800, and I am... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin. Site Name - Technical News http://localhost/public/newrsssite/main_sportsnews/22326/New-Online-Magazine-Devoted-to-ccTLDs-Launches---ICANN-Announces-Trademark-Clearinghouse.html Today in the Lowdown at DNJournal.com: A new online magazine focusing entirely on ccTLDs has launched at ccTLDInvestors.com. Plus, ICANN closes its meeting in Nairobi by announcing a new Trademark Clearinghouse database. Site Name - Technical News http://localhost/public/newrsssite/main_sportsnews/22325/Colbert-Report-uses-DomainTools-Whois-record.html Site Name - Technical News http://localhost/public/newrsssite/main_sportsnews/22324/Domain-Name-News-Episode-41.html Wow, I can’t believe it’s been almost two months since my last weekly news video. I’ve been traveling a lot with the shows, meetings and just overall busy with projects. I hope to get back into doing the weekly videos starting today. Links: $750 In Prizes Just To Register Domain Names At Name.com – ChefPatrick.com Sign Up For [...] Site Name - Technical News http://localhost/public/newrsssite/main_sportsnews/22323/Poll--How-Long-Until-New-Top-Level-Domain-Names-.html When do you think new TLDs will be available for registration? Another ICANN meeting has wrapped up. Blows were dealt to many, but some progress was made. With EOI off the table, the focus is on settling the “overarching issues”. The intellectual property constituency, which didn’t show up to Nairobi, was perhaps the biggest winner. New TLDs are going to happen. It’s a matter of when. During Domainer Mardi Gras, I asked my panel when they thought new TLDs would actually be available. More specifically, when will be I be able to go to a domain name registrar and register a new domain name and start using it? The earliest estimate was April 2011, with the latest September 2012. With the latest information coming out of Nairobi, when do you think the first new TLD will become available for registration? Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. © DomainNameWire.com 2009. Review and rate domain name parking companies at Parking Judge. Related posts:Poll: How SnapNames Scandal Affects YouExperts Predict 100-1500 New TLDs by 2011-2012No Wildcarding for New Top Level Domain Names Site Name - Technical News http://localhost/public/newrsssite/main_sportsnews/22322/ICANN-Further-Delays--XXX-Decision.html In today’s ICANN board meeting at the 37th ICANN meeting held in Nairobi, Kenya, the board postponed a decision regarding the .XXX sTLD application and directed to solicit public comment for this application within 14 days with a comment period of no less than 45 days, allowing the board to reconsider this issue at the 38th ICANN meeting in Brussels. ICANN has to reconsider the issue after their rejection of the application was reviewed by an independent panel. (c) 2009 DomainNameNews.com Advertisement WE BUY DOMAINS. We are interested in acquiring your premium domains – find out more. Site Name - Technical News http://localhost/public/newrsssite/main_sportsnews/22321/Want-To-Learn-More-About-ccTLDs-.html I do! Honestly I don’t know enough about ccTLDs so I’m glad to see that my good friend Morgan Linton of MorganLinton.com has launched a new blog, ccTLDinvestors.com. The online magazine was created to specifically discuss ccTLDs. In addition, Morgan recently released a ccTLD only newsletter, which is a great idea. If you haven’t already signed [...] Site Name - Technical News http://localhost/public/newrsssite/main_sportsnews/22320/ICANN-Board-Drops-Bomb-on-Registrars-Hoping-to-Launch-New-TLDs.html Board opts for separation of registrars and registries for new top level domain names. ICANN’s board resolved today that there will be “strict separation of entities offering registry services and those acting as registrars. No co-ownership will be allowed.” However, the board left the possibility open for compromise, stating that if the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) comes up with a compromise, it will consider it. This is bad news for companies such as Demand Media, which owns registrar eNom and hoped to apply for new top level domain names. It’s good news for incumbent registries VeriSign, Neustar, and Afilias. The issue of registry/registrar separation has been a hot topic since the start of discussions on new top level domain names. The separation of the .com registry from the registrar business opened the door to massive registrar competition. Without it, it’s fair to wonder if behemoths such as Go Daddy, eNom, and Tucows would be around today. But proponents of allowing integration — including some of these very same registrars that benefited to separation the first time around — argue that was a different time with a different set of circumstances. Practically speaking, I don’t think prohibiting registrars from being registries will make that much of a difference in new TLDs. It will just create a headache for registrars as they create separate legal and financial structures to side step the prohibition. ); //]]>--> © DomainNameWire.com 2009. Review and rate domain name parking companies at Parking Judge. Related posts:ICANN Board to Consider “Expressions of Interest” for New TLDs at December MeetingBattle Erupts Between Domain Registries and RegistrarsDomain Registries Clarify Stance on Registry-Registrar Separation Site Name - Technical News http://localhost/public/newrsssite/main_sportsnews/22319/ICANN-nixes-Expression-of-Interest-for-new-gTLDs.html The ICANN board has voted down the community proposal for Expressions of Interest for new gTLD applicants, requiring a $55,000 application fee. The proposal was mainly driven by proponents and applicants for new gTLDs with the hopes of speeding up the process. (c) 2009 DomainNameNews.com Advertisement Upcoming Domain Industry Events, Conferences & Auctions Site Name - Technical News http://localhost/public/newrsssite/main_sportsnews/22318/55-Handpicked-Expired-Domains-Available-For-Registration.html As always, these are quality two-word .COM domains that have recently expired and are currently available for registration. 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If you have any questions or suggestions please leave a comment below. xProductThumbnail('productid=544333'); Download Now: 55 Handpicked Available .COM Domains $14.99 xAddToBag('productid=544333'); This article is from DotSauce Magazine.55 Handpicked Expired Domains Available For Registration Site Name - Technical News http://localhost/public/newrsssite/main_sportsnews/22317/ICANN-Delays--XXX--Again-.html .XXX decision pushed until next ICANN meeting. Should we really be so surprised? ICANN’s board has decided not to act on the independent review of its decision to deny ICM Registry the .xxx top level domain name. Until further comment. Insert joke about delayed sexual gratification here. ICANN has punted. “Let’s think about this some more” is the message, a message that ICANN has sent for years on a variety of topics. The ICANN board originally authorized entering into a contract with ICM registry to launch .xxx in the last sTLD round. After getting pressure from a number of groups including governments, ICANN’s board later voted to nix .xxx. ICM registry used ICANN’s so-called independent review process to question ICANN’s reversal. That independent review group said ICANN violated its bylaws when it reneged on .xxx. But here’s the catch. The independent review board merely makes a decision that the ICANN board can decide what to do with. To be clear, it didn’t kill .xxx. It merely resolved “create a transparent set of process options which can be published for public comment”. It is directing ICANN’s CEO and general counsel to “finalize a report of possible process options for further consideration.” ICANN’s board will take into consideration the options and public comments at the June meeting in Brussels. My guess is ICANN eventually approves ICM registry to run .xxx. Frankly, it should strip all of the “policy” elements of the original .xxx contract and just make it a traditional TLD agreement. But ICANN is scared to make a decision prior to the launch of new TLDs, since it will surely set off a firestorm of people opposed to .xxx and other similar TLDs coming to the net when new gTLDs are launched. Perhaps it will “buy off” ICM registry to wait until the new TLD launch. © DomainNameWire.com 2009. Review and rate domain name parking companies at Parking Judge. Related posts:ICM Registry Hopes to Offer .XXX Domains This YearICANN May Green Light EOIs for New Top Level Domains in February.XXX Registry to ICANN: “We Must Protect Our Rights” Site Name - Technical News http://localhost/public/newrsssite/main_sportsnews/22316/Shocker--ICANN-Nixes-Expressions-of-Interest-for-New-TLDs.html No Expressions of Interest for new top level domain names. I guess I’m not in the internal loop at ICANN, but I’m surprised that its board voted to completely nix the idea of “Expressions of Interest” for new top level domain names. The idea was simple. If you want to apply for a new top level domain name, you would make a $55,000 deposit per TLD and name the string. This would resolve a whole host of issues. First, we’d know how many TLDs will be applied for when the new TLD application process starts. This could resolve issues with root zone scaling, assuage trademark interest fears (or at least let them know what they’re dealing with), and uncover possible conflicts and issues that will rear their heads when the application process starts (and it’s too late to do anything about it). But ICANN’s board decided the costs of running the EOI were outweighed by the costs of a potential delay to new gTLDs by using resources for EOI, not knowing the date the overarching issues for new TLDs will be resolved, and difficulty synchronizing the new TLD progress with the EOI process. So ICANN wants to focus staff resources on resolving remaining new TLD issues rather than doing the EOI. Practically speaking, this means we’ll go into the new TLD process blind. We’ll have no idea how many TLDs will be applied for. We’ll have to resolve root zone scaling for the prospect of 100 TLDs or 10,000 TLDs. We won’t understand potential string conflicts and gaming until its too late. That’s unfortunate. Yes, there are issues with the proposed EOI. But it seems to me that the benefits of EOI outweighed the costs. © DomainNameWire.com 2009. Review and rate domain name parking companies at Parking Judge. Related posts:ICANN Board to Consider “Expressions of Interest” for New TLDs at December MeetingICANN Asks for Your Feedback on “Expressions of Interest”Expressions of Interest for New TLDs Still a Long Wait Site Name - Technical News http://localhost/public/newrsssite/main_sportsnews/22315/ICANN-Board-Drops-Bomb-on-Registrars-Hoping-to-Launching-New-TLDs.html Board opts for separation of registrars and registries for new top level domain names. ICANN’s board resolved today that there will be “strict separation of entities offering registry services and those acting as registrars. No co-ownership will be allowed.” However, the board left the possibility open for compromise, stating that if the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) comes up with a compromise, it will consider it. This is bad news for companies such as Demand Media, which owns registrar eNom and hoped to apply for new top level domain names. It’s good news for incumbent registries VeriSign, Neustar, and Afilias. The issue of registry/registrar separation has been a hot topic since the start of discussions on new top level domain names. The separation of the .com registry from the registrar business opened the door to massive registrar competition. Without it, it’s fair to wonder if behemoths such as Go Daddy, eNom, and Tucows would be around today. But proponents of allowing integration — including some of these very same registrars that benefited to separation the first time around — argue that was a different time with a different set of circumstances. Practically speaking, I don’t think prohibiting registrars from being registries will make that much of a difference in new TLDs. It will just create a headache for registrars as they create separate legal and financial structures to side step the prohibition. ); //]]>--> © DomainNameWire.com 2009. Review and rate domain name parking companies at Parking Judge. Related posts:ICANN Board to Consider “Expressions of Interest” for New TLDs at December MeetingBattle Erupts Between Domain Registries and RegistrarsDomain Registries Clarify Stance on Registry-Registrar Separation Site Name - Technical News http://localhost/public/newrsssite/main_sportsnews/22314/Test-Track-Milan-Open-for-Submissions.html I realize that I’ve been silent for the last couple of weeks. Between Kilimanjaro and the kids’ Spring Breaks it has been a very busy time for me. I apologize for the lack of communication. Please don’t take it as a sign that little is happening from our camp. My team has been hard at work [...] Site Name - Technical News http://localhost/public/newrsssite/main_sportsnews/22313/Colbert-Report-Mocks-SurvivalSeedBank-With-DomainTools-com-Help.html DNN’s crack team of roving reporters sent us a tip that Comedy Central’s Colbert Report just gave DomainTools.com some prime placement.  In a report on SurvivalSeedBank.com, host Stephen Colbert mocks the website copy which states “If you don’t have the ability to grow your own food ne Site Name - Technical News http://localhost/public/newrsssite/main_sportsnews/22312/ICANN-Votes-to-Delay-Considering--XXX.html ICANN today voted to delay consideration of the .XXX Top Level Domain (TLD) in its board meeting at their 37th meeting held this week in Nairobi, Kenya. Site Name - Technical News http://localhost/public/newrsssite/main_sportsnews/22311/313-com-sells-for--25-000.html 313.com domain name was recently sold through Sedo for $25,000. Site Name - Technical News http://localhost/public/newrsssite/main_sportsnews/22310/New-administrative-procedures-for--nl-domain-names-.html All .nl domain names are registered with SIDN, the .nl registry, via the Domain Registration System (DRS). On 17 March 2010, SIDN is launching a new version of the DRS. Site Name - Technical News http://localhost/public/newrsssite/main_sportsnews/22309/American-Airlines-scores-victory-in-domain-name-case.html American Airlines,a major airline of the United States has recently won the advantagemile.com domain name in Arbitration. Site Name - Technical News http://localhost/public/newrsssite/main_sportsnews/22308/Sedo-s-Benelux-Auction-is-Underway.html Sedo is hosting a Benelux auction for domain names with the  .nl and .be extensions. Site Name - Technical News http://localhost/public/newrsssite/main_sportsnews/22307/Sex-com-Sale-To-Be-a-No-Reserve-Auction.html As I previously reported, Sex.com will be up for auction at the law offices of Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf, LLP, 156 West 56th Street, New York, New York on March 18, 2010 at 11 am. The auction is a result of a foreclosure, a few years after the 2006 sale, which was reported (but never confirmed) to be in the ballpark of $14 million. At the time of my initial article, neither the auction house nor the law firm representing the lender would confirm the opening price/minimum bid for the auction, although it was stated that a $1,000,000 certified check would be required to bid.  I was just informed by Richard Maltz of Maltz Auctions that there will be no reserve price for the Sex.com auction. Registered bidders will be permitted to bid online or in person at the Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf, LLP offices. In addition, Maltz added, “the secured party does reserve the right to bid under the law.” Without a reserve price set, I would expect several bidders to participate in this landmark auction. Full auction details, including the terms and conditions (pdf) of the auction are available on the Maltz Auctions website. Related posts:Sex.com For Sale in Foreclosure Auction In exactly one month from today, we may see... Results of Moniker No/Low Reserve Auction Thanks to Mike at TheDomains.com for providing the results of... Suggestions for a Successful Domain Auction The success of domain auctions has spawned the introduction of... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin. Site Name - Technical News http://localhost/public/newrsssite/main_sportsnews/22306/DNCruise-On-Domain-Masters-Radio-Show.html Yesterday I had the opportunity of being interviewed for Moniker’s Domain Master radio show by Victor Pitts. We discussed information about my first conference and the domain industry’s first conference on a boat, DNCruise.com. Thank you to Victor Pitts, Moniker and Webmaster Radio. To listen in you can either hit play below or visit WebmasterRadio.fm direct. Site Name - Technical News http://localhost/public/newrsssite/main_sportsnews/22305/Domainer-Goes-Road-Tripping-For-GM---Charity---sxswsf.html A good friend of DNN’s and domainer (and winner of DomainFest pitchfest) is participating in the GM Road Trip Challenge.   They’re competing against other teams to win money for charity.  If you want to help their team, you can do so by checking out their site at their cool domain RoadChallenge.com and contributing a comment in their blog posts or just tweeting about it and encouraging their team on via Twitter. All you have to do to help is send out a tweet and maybe request retweets.  We suggest “GO CHAD ! domainers representing #sxswsf “   :)  or “helping some friends win some money for charity PLEASE RETWEET this #sxswsf”    Good luck South Florida team and Chad. Oh yea and if you blog about it throw in the #sxswsf hashtag in your title as it might help get distributed further on twitter. :) Site Name - Technical News http://localhost/public/newrsssite/main_sportsnews/22304/Company-Sends-Press-Release-After-Buying--1-088-Domain-Name.html Company brings new meaning to “pumping”. I’m not sure what it’s like being a company traded on the pink sheets. But a lot of them try to do whatever they can to hype themselves. Today The Amergence Group (PINKSHEETS: AMNG) sent out a press release titled “Amergence Group Successfully Bids on and Acquires PanPacific International Domain Name.” The company bought PanPacificInternational.com from BuyDomains “in concert with its venture partner, PanPacific Business, Inc.” I know what you’re thinking. That doesn’t seem like premium domain, or anything important enough to send out a press release. But when you read “bids on and Acquires” and “with its venture partner”, you’re thinking there must be some serious money involved here. $1,088. Yep, that appears to be the “buy now” price that The Amergence Group paid BuyDomains to acquire the domain name. A listing for the domain is still on Sedo with that price. “Bid” might be a strong term for “made an offer” or “clicked the buy now button”. But I suppose if The Amergence Group was trying to get some visibility from this, I just gave them some. Now if only they updated the web site at the domain from BuyDomain’s content page to something relevant prior to sending out the press release. © DomainNameWire.com 2009. Review and rate domain name parking companies at Parking Judge. Related posts:Stupid Press Release of the Week: Blu-RayOutlet.comSaddam.com shows power of Press ReleaseStupid Domain Name Press Release of the Week Site Name - Technical News http://localhost/public/newrsssite/main_sportsnews/22303/Stay-in-School-and-Keep-Your-Job.html Stay in school, kids. It makes it much easier to keep your job during recessions. What I find interesting is comparing the 2001 recession to the recent recession. In 2001, it looks like the unemployment rate for those with a bachelor’s degree stopped increasing right at the end of the recession. In the meantime, the other levels continued to rise for another 18 months. During the current recession, the bachelor’s degree unemployment is continuing to rise, while we’ve seen a halt of some sort (albeit potentially temporary) in the rest of the education levels. *image source: calculatedrisk.com Read more articles on this topic at Green TaxiStay in School and Keep Your Job Related posts:What is the downside to all this Government Debt? These facts help explain our problem: US government debt stands at $11.89... Unemployement Rate on Google This is an awesome new tool from Google. Unemployment Charts... Peak of the Domain Market I believe we may have seen the peak of... Site Name - Technical News http://localhost/public/newrsssite/main_sportsnews/22302/Domain-Name-Whois-Privacy-Has-Its-Limits.html Complete anonymity isn’t guaranteed with whois privacy services. Using a whois privacy or proxy service to register and set up a gripe site? Or perhaps some other web site or domain you don’t want attached to your name? Be prepared for the potential that your information will be disclosed. There are two types of whois security services: privacy and proxy. A privacy service generally shows your name but includes a service’s address, phone, and email. With a proxy service, the service usually registers the domain name on your behalf and then licenses the use of the domain to you. The preliminary results of a whois privacy study released last year (pdf) show that as many as 25% of domain names use some sort of whois identity protection service. When someone files a complaint, be it law enforcement or a UDRP, the proxy service doesn’t want to be stuck holding the bag. Consider the most popular service, Go Daddy Group’s Domains by Proxy (DBP). If someone files a UDRP against a domain name that uses DBP, the service changes the whois to reflect the owner’s true identity. Kelly Lewis, Deputy General Counsel for Domains by Proxy, explained to Domain Name Wire: DBP provides privacy services for millions of domain names, and it takes the protection of its customers’ information very seriously. As a proxy service, DBP substitutes its name and contact information in the whois database in place of the customer’s information, thereby providing privacy. In disputes under the UDRP, however, the registrar is required to provide a verification of the registrant and the registrant’s contact information. This allows the customer to defend his or her interest in the domain name. Before the registrar can make that verification, it is necessary that the privacy services be temporarily terminated so that the verification process can be completed and dispute resolved. If the customer prevails in the UDRP proceeding, the customer can then have privacy services reinstated. Of course, if you signed up for the proxy service to protect your identity, all another party needs to do is file a UDRP to unmask it. Sometimes the respondent prevails. If the respondent wins, DBP will reinstate the whois proxy information at no charge upon request. But the information has already been disclosed. Many, but not all, proxy services provide contact information to UDRP providers upon the filing of a case. Registrants should be aware of what proxy and privacy services are as well as their limitations. And remember, nothing is completely anonymous. ); //]]>--> © DomainNameWire.com 2009. Review and rate domain name parking companies at Parking Judge. Related posts:GoDaddy Awarded Patent for Domain Privacy15%-25% of Domain Names are Registered with Masked WhoisGoDaddy Scores Another Whois Privacy Patent Site Name - Technical News http://localhost/public/newrsssite/main_sportsnews/22301/Domain-Registration-Contest--Win--150-.html IDN Tools and ElliotsBlog.com are co-sponsoring a IDN domain contest beginning today and ending in two weeks from today. All you have to do to win is register the IDN domain name with the highest footprint (explained below) and you will win $150. The second place winner will receive $100, and the third place winner will receive $50. The domain’s footprint = average CPC x Google exact match search term (as determined by Google Adwords Keyword Tool as of 9 a.m. on the contest end date). Here is an example of how the highest footprint will be determined: ???.com (Free.com in Thai).  The global monthly search volume is 7,480,000 x $0.43 (CPC) = 3,216,400 (footprint). Here are the contest rules: All submissions are FREE Submissions must be made in the comments section of this post announcing the contest Dot com submissions only IDN name submissions only (must have a real punycode equivalent) Fresh hand registered submissions only (no use of Snapnames or a drop catcher, handreg must have been made during the contest period) Contest ends at 9 a.m. (EST) on Thursday, March 25th – All submissions must be time stamped by this time or they will not count. No trademark names *Rules subject to interpretation by consensus of Me (Elliot) and the IDNTools team (Gary Males and Aaron Krawitz).  The top 3 domain names with the highest footprint will be the winners. Although someone can submit as many entries as they would like, a person is only eligible for one prize. In the event of a tie, the prize will be split between the co-winners. To determine the CPC, visit the Google Adwords Keyword Tool and use the dropdown “Choose Columns to Display” you can display CPC easily without having an Adwords account.  You can also see the Google Exact Match Global search volume by using the Keyword Tool. Related posts:Some Sunday Thoughts It’s another lazy(ish) Sunday, and here are some things I... SEO Contest on Net Builders | Sulumits Retsambew Calling all SEO Experts!  One of my readers sent me... Logo Contest: Sahar’s Viral Marketing Campaign As some of you know, Sahar has been holding a... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin. Site Name - Technical News http://localhost/public/newrsssite/main_sportsnews/22300/The-Internet-Among-Nominees-for-Nobel-Peace-Prize.html Site Name - Technical News http://localhost/public/newrsssite/main_sportsnews/22299/MobilePhones-co-uk-Tops--60-000--Auction-Ends-Today.html Big UK domain name to sell later today. An auction for MobilePhones.co.uk ends today on Sedo at 6:31 PM EST. The domain name has attracted 6 bidders and 18 bids, pushing the price up to 40,500 GBP — roughly $60,000 USD. Another sale in the works at Sedo is the web site and domain name Species.com. Sedo listed this in a Great Domains auction and it did not sell. A later bid of $37,500 was received, and the domain name is now in auction, closing in two days. It has one bidder. Look for some potentially big travel and geo domain name sales soon, as Sedo’s travel auction ends Friday. The top bid so far is $75,000 for Belgium.com, but that is still well short of its reserve of $250,000-$500,000. Osaka.com is up to $60,000 but its reserve is at least $100,000. So far the highest domain in the auction to meet its reserve is giappone.it, a highly trafficked name that is up to 6,000 EUR. © DomainNameWire.com 2009. Review and rate domain name parking companies at Parking Judge. Related posts:Monthly SnapNames Auction Begins, Sedo 2 Character Auction Ends TomorrowAftermarket.com Auction Ends Today, Great Domains ThursdayGreatDomains Auction Ends Thursday, 80.com at $60k Site Name - Technical News http://localhost/public/newrsssite/main_sportsnews/22298/Updates-from-Domain-Name-Wire.html 6 updates from Domain Name Wire. Here are six quick updates. Four are related to domain names; the other two aren’t but are worth checking out. On-Topic 1. I have updated the DNW disclosures page. It describes my role in the domain name industry as it is relevant to the site. Please read it. 2. If you have any three character .com or .net domain names and are interested in auctioning them off, please contact me directly at editor (at) domainnamewire.com. 3. Many thanks for the congratulatory notes on Domain Name Wire celebrating five years. It means a lot to me. 4. I have two ad positions available right now: one of spot six and the newsletter ads. Off-Topic 5. If you are in college or have a kid planning for college (or in college now), check out my friend’s company MyEdu. They just picked up $5.5 million in investment from Bain Capital. It’s a great service. 6. If you manage anyone in Gen Y (primarily 20-somethings), please check out my friend’s new book Y Size Your Business. It’s really a must read for anyone that works with this generation. © DomainNameWire.com 2009. Review and rate domain name parking companies at Parking Judge. No related posts. Site Name - Technical News http://localhost/public/newrsssite/main_sportsnews/22297/American-Express-Wants--Me-Domain--Samsung-Goes-After-ccTLDs.html American Express gets into .me UDRP game, Samsung starts collecting ccTLDs. American Express has joined a list of companies to use domain name arbitration to get their .me domain names. The company filed a complaint with WIPO for AmericanExpress.me, which is owned by a New Jersey resident. The domain currently has a GoDaddy parking page. First ad? “American Express® Cards”. Other companies/brands to get their corresponding .me domain names through UDRP include Overstock, Mozilla, Firefox, ExxonMobil, Sprite, and Porsche. In other UDRP news, Samsung is starting to get results from a slew of UDRPs it filed for country code domain names a couple months ago. So far it has picked up Samsung.cd (Congo), Samsung.la (Laos), and Samsung.md (Moldova). It has cases pending for Samsung.nu, .nu, .as, .com.ve, .bz, and .tm. © DomainNameWire.com 2009. Review and rate domain name parking companies at Parking Judge. Related posts:Big Companies Go After .Mobi Domain NamesPorsche Sets Eyes on Boxter.comAmerican Airlines Sticks to .Com for Mobile Site Site Name - Technical News http://localhost/public/newrsssite/main_sportsnews/22296/ShopCity-com-Launches-Nationwide-Shopping-Network-Offering-Local-Partnership-Opportunities.html ShopCity.com is rolling out an innovative nationwide local shopping network that is offering career opportunities to partners interested in operating their own local marketplace on one of 7,500 URLs. Founder Colin Pape will talk about the platform on a Domain Success webcast tomorrow (Friday March 12). Site Name - Technical News http://localhost/public/newrsssite/main_sportsnews/22295/Sedo-com-Reporting-Website-Sales-With-Domain-Names.html Sedo.com reports a great deal of "Domain Name" sales every week and these sales also get used in algorithms and many other tools to help domainers and many other use them as a guide. These sales come from direct sales of domain names on its service, auctions and brokered (escrow) deals on the site. Sedo [...] Site Name - Technical News http://localhost/public/newrsssite/main_sportsnews/22294/Redirecting-Sales-Traffic-At-Fabulous-com-Domain-Parking.html One of the nice features at Fabulous.com when using its parking services is that you can mark a domain name for sale. In doing so, there will be two "for sale" banners placed on your parking page for your specific domain name. You can put a price in, select "make an offer" etc. In this little [...] Site Name - Technical News http://localhost/public/newrsssite/main_sportsnews/22293/Sochi-ru-Advertised-Well-During-2010-Closing-Ceremonies.html Last night I watched the closing ceremonies for the Vancouver 2010 winter Olympics and one of the traditions is the passing of the torch to the next hosting country. There was a pretty large presentation for the 2014 Olympics which will be held in Sochi Russia. 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