2013年11月26日星期二
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ICANN cautions about new TLD pre-registrations-NiceNIC.NET
ICANN weighs in on pre-registrations for new top level domain names.
Namazi warns against services that “guarantee” they’ll get the domain name for you:
With more and more domain name registrars offering some sort of pre-registration or pre-reservation service for new top level domain names, ICANN has published a word of caution.
Cyrus Namazi, Vice President of DNS Industry Engagement for ICANN, published a blog post today titled “Pre-Reserve a Domain Name, or Not? ICANN Answers the Question.”
As responsible Registrars are advising, successful pre-registration of a domain cannot be guaranteed. ICANN seconds that advice, cautioning that registrants should be wary of anyone who claims to be able to guarantee a domain registration on a new gTLD. There are several situations that can impact the availability of a domain name and some domain names may never be available for purchase.
Namazi points out that competition between registrars for a single domain, domains claimed in sunrise, reserved domains, premium domains, and name collision domains make it impossible to guarantee. He also notes that some TLDs may not even end up being delegated.
I haven’t personally seen any offers that guarantee you’ll get a domain you pre-register, although the language and disclaimers are probably unclear to the average internet user.
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NiceNIC.NET 2013 RAA ICANN Accredited Registrar is ready to offer new TLD pre-registrations.GoDaddy to end its Sedo domain sales partnership-NiceNIC.NET
GoDaddy is ending its domain listing syndication partnership with Sedo as of March 31, 2014.
The partnership enabled domain names listed with Sedo to show up on GoDaddy Auctions as well as in the registration path on GoDaddy.com when a customer searched for a domain listed for sale with Sedo.
The decision comes in the wake of GoDaddy’s acquisition of Sedo’s competitor Afternic in September.
“We’re all in with our vision of the aftermarket, which is Afternic as the single hub of all domains and the registrars just tie in,” said Paul Nicks, GoDaddy Director of Product Development – Aftermarket.
“We believe that a fast transfer system through all the registrars provides the security, the customer experience, and the ease of purchase that’s really necessary to grow the aftermarket,” he said.
Fast transfer refers to the ability of customers to buy aftermarket domain names and have them instantly transferred into their account, regardless of where the domain is registered.
Both Sedo and Afternic have fast transfer services, but GoDaddy never integrated the option. That will change for Afternic now that GoDaddy owns it. The current implementation of Sedo and Afternic on GoDaddy.com involves syndicating sales listings, but the actual domain transfer is a manual process.
At this point, GoDaddy does not plan to change its relationship with DomainNameSales.com (DNS). DNS also has a syndication agreement with GoDaddy, but Nicks views the arrangement differently. The average sales price of DNS domains through GoDaddy is above $15,000.
“We’re lining those up to be the high touch point, lead gen and brokerage [model],” he said.
That compares to sales through Afternic and its fast transfer system, which typically have fixed prices under $2,000.
PS: NiceNIC.NET is partnering with SEDO.COM!
Yahoo Auctioned Off More Than 100 Premium Domain Names-NiceNIC.NET
If you're in the market for some great domain names, Yahoo has more than 100 of them to sell you. Starting from 2013-11-13, the company started a week-long auction of premium domain names (most of which appear to have been bought in 1997) of everything from Crackers.com to TrueStory.com. "Domainapalooza" starts Nov. 14 and ends on the 21st.
From Yahoo's Tumblr blog: As we discussed what to do with them, it became obvious that it was time to set them free…back into the wild of the Internet. Surely, creative people, businesses and entrepreneurs could come up with something great to do with them. They could even spark some brand new ideas or companies.
Yahoo will be using domain marketplace website Sedo for the auctions, which already have some reserve ranges set ahead of the bidding.
Some of the more premium domains come with steep reserve prices. Here's a sampling:
— sandwich.com: $50,000 - $99,999
— mym.com: $100,000 - 249,999
— av.com: $1 million to $1.5 million
Since you can buy domain names from NiceNIC.NET for $5 or less per year, it looks like Yahoo is going to make an absolute killing off this domain name yard sale.
You can check out the full listing of domains here:
https://www.sedo.com/search/searchresult.php4?language=us
From Yahoo's Tumblr blog: As we discussed what to do with them, it became obvious that it was time to set them free…back into the wild of the Internet. Surely, creative people, businesses and entrepreneurs could come up with something great to do with them. They could even spark some brand new ideas or companies.
Yahoo will be using domain marketplace website Sedo for the auctions, which already have some reserve ranges set ahead of the bidding.
Some of the more premium domains come with steep reserve prices. Here's a sampling:
— sandwich.com: $50,000 - $99,999
— mym.com: $100,000 - 249,999
— av.com: $1 million to $1.5 million
Since you can buy domain names from NiceNIC.NET for $5 or less per year, it looks like Yahoo is going to make an absolute killing off this domain name yard sale.
You can check out the full listing of domains here:
https://www.sedo.com/search/searchresult.php4?language=us
London gets its own web domain name-NiceNIC.NET
Businesses, organisations and individuals based in the capital will be able to apply for a '.london' top level domain (TLD) in spring next year.
Official promotional agency London & Partners said it signed a contract with ICANN - the company responsible for overseeing the internet - to operate the domain under a newly-formed subsidiary.
London Mayor Boris Johnson said: "Adopting the .london suffix will enable organisations to more closely associate themselves with our great city's powerful global brand.
"This is also an excellent opportunity to expand London's digital presence, which in turn is set to generate funds to invest back into the city."
Similar effects are also likely to be seen for the introduction of similar doman names for Paris, New York, Berlin and Vienna, so savvy brands around the world will use the introduction of the gTLDs to start thinking about how new domain endings can strengthen their internet presence.
London Mayor Boris Johnson called the announcement 'an excellent opportunity to expand London’s digital presence, which in turn is set to generate funds to invest back into the city.'
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