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ICANN has selected the Internet Society (ISOC) to take control of the .org domain extension, previously run by VeriSign. According to reports, the ISOC was the only company to receive an ‘A’ in all categories used to rate potential Registries.…
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Afilias announced that as of May 2002, there are now more than 200,000 live websites using the .info domain. The report shows that growth is particularly strong in Europe. The 200,000 live websites constitute 24% of all .info registrations. Another 9% redirect to another TLD (i.e. .com or .net) and …
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Despite a rough start, the .info domain is picking up steam with more than 900,000 registrations since pre-registration began last year. The TLD has the potential to become a viable supplant to the three most popular TLDs, .com, .net, and .org.…
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Competition over who will manage the .org domain is heating up as it is moved away from VeriSign. ICANN and VeriSign reached a deal last year that allows VeriSign to keep control of the .com and .net addresses if they relinquish .org. Although the management of .org was supposed to …
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The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) reached a landmark decision in a .info trademark infringement case. INT Media Group, owners of the InternetNews.com trademark, sued Spanish entrepreneur Christian Castresana’s use of InternetNews.info. The company claimed that they attempted to register the domain during the .info sunrise, but says the registration …
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The U.S. Government is re-launching its top-level domain (TLD), .us, next week with NeuStar, the company selected to run the Registry. Neustar, who also operates the .biz Registry, hopes to take advantage of the rise in U.S. patriotism after the 9/11 attacks.…
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.Biz Registry has been forced to change the way they hand out popular domains. Last year, thousands of generic .biz domains were frozen after a lawsuit alleged that the company handed out the domains in an illegal lottery. All who applied for the frozen domains had their fees refunded and …
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Even if the Register.com takeover of Virtual Internet plc. fails to happen (a deal worth $17 million), the domain company would still take control of the .pro domain Registry. The Registry is currently a joint venture between the two companies.…
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Domain Registrants who registered .info domains under false pretences could soon be losing those names. Afilias, the .info Registry, filed challenges to an initial 741 registrants who they believe registered domains with false information. The filed challenges are expected to rise into the thousands.…
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The new .name TLD, which rolled out this week, has gotten off to a slow start with 60,000 domains registered. These numbers are below the initial estimates and below the roll-outs for the .biz and .info TLDs, which each had upwards of 200,000 registrations during their opening. Administrators expect registrations …
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VeriSign announced that it has purchased the .tv TLD for $45 million. The .tv TLD is owned by the Pacific Island nation of Tuvalu. The .tv domain extension is alternative the popular .com extension, particular for media companies.…
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ICANN announced plans to make the .name TLD available to individuals, those who represent deceased individuals, and fictional characters (though you must own the trademark to register a .name for a fictional character). .name domains will be formatted as “firstname.lastname.name” or “lastname.firstname.name”.…
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New.net, Inc. announced that they have a new partner in Europe, Europe’s Tiscali, which will begin acknowledging the company’s non-ICANN endorsed TLDs, including .biz, .info, and .aero.…
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The European Union plans a study of ICANN that focuses on the selection process for new TLDs as well as the election process for its directors.…
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Despite ICANN hyping the new .biz and .info TLDs, business has been slow for both new extensions. The domains that have been registered generally are to companies who are registering the new TLD version of their main .com domain. According to most, while the new TLDs are an option, .com …
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AGN Domain Services (ADNS) has issued a warning regarding a new website that claims to be an authorized registrar for a new .USA TLD. The website is operated by TLD Networks, a company located in England that has in the past claimed to register .god and .sex domain names as …
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NeuLevel, the company managing the new .biz TLD, opens its doors for business on Wednesday, a month after originally planned. The new TLD is marketed towards business related websites. The debut of the new TLD comes a month after the launch of .info, another new TLD, and a year after …
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Registration for new .biz domain names has been pushed back another month in order to allow NeuLevel, the .biz Registry, more time to test their registration system. The launch of .biz has also been delayed due to a lawsuit over claims that the Registry’s process of distributing domain names via …
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The European Council and the European Parliament are expected to release a report on the upcoming .eu TLD soon. The new extension is set to go live early next year.…
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With the Internet population increasing and domain name congestion becoming more of a problem, new TLDs are planned to ease the growing pains.…
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Afilias Limited, the registry in charge of the new .info TLD, plans to make the new extension live on September 19, ahead of .biz, which is planned for October. The Registry plans to go live first because they forecast a strong demand for new TLDs.…
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NeuLevel receives accreditation from ICANN for the .biz TLD, the new extension dedicated to businesses. With the accreditation, NeuLevel is now free to develop international registrar partnerships.…
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The domain Registries for the new top-level domains (TLDs) are preparing for a mad rush when the new Internet addresses are launched. The new ICANN approved TLDs include .info, .pro, .name, .biz, .aero, and .museum.…
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ICANN voted this week to allow VeriSign to continue its control over the .com TLD in exchange for turning over the .org TLD to a new organization. The agreement still needs final approval from the U.S. Department of Commerce.…
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Alternative TLD company, New.net, announced that they will begin selling .xxx domains, however, their competitor, Domain Name Systems, began selling the .xxx TLD a month ago after they refused to pay the $50,000 application fee to ICANN for the new TLD. Neither company is ICANN-approved.…
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