Domain names and more

A domain name is an identification label to define a realm of administrative autonomy, authority, or control in the Internet, based on the Domain Name System (DNS).

Domain names are used in various networking contexts and application-specific naming and addressing purposes. A prominent example are the top-level Internet domains (TLDs) com, net and org. The approved but still pending addition of Unrestricted TLDs are private TLD names that would allow organizations to use their own name in place of the .com or .net TLD. For example. a company like "Wigets" might have the .wigets domain and use services.wigets or bargins.wigets rather than bargins.wigets.com.[1]

Below these top-level domains in the DNS hierarchy are the second-level and third-level domain names that are open for reservation and registration by end-users that wish to connect local area networks to the Internet, run web sites, or create other publicly accessible Internet resources. The registration of these domain names is usually administered by domain name registrars who sell their services to the public.

Domain Names News

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2012-01-20
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2010-11-03
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2012-01-17
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2012-01-20
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2012-01-20
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2012-01-20
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2012-01-20
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2012-01-20
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2012-01-26
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2012-01-20
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2012-01-20
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2012-01-20
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2012-01-20
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2012-01-20
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2012-01-20
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Bargain(.com) May Cost $1M Or More - socalTech.com

2012-01-27

socalTech.com

Bargain(.com) May Cost $1M Or More
socalTech.com
Looking to get a bargain on a domain name? Don't look for Bargain.com, which is one of the domain names being auctioned off at the Moniker domain name auction at next week's DomainFest, the domain name conference spearheaded by Los Angeles domain firm ...
Moniker publishes final DOMAINfest auction listDomain Name Wire
Final List of Domains In Auction Now Available - Online Bidding OpenMarketWatch (press release)
Quick Poll: Which Domain Priced $100K Or More Will Sell At Domainfest.comTheDomains.com

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Tucows Joins Afternic DLS - Elliot's Blog (blog)

2012-01-26

Tucows Joins Afternic DLS
Elliot's Blog (blog)
I read a press release this afternoon, and it should come as good news for Tucows domain registrants who are looking to sell their domain names. The company has been added to Afternic's Domain Listing Service (DLS) Premium Promotion network, ...
Sedo clarifies listing levels and a price comparison with AfternicDomain Name Wire
Tucows Joins Afternic's Premium Promotion NetworkEON: Enhanced Online News (press release)
Tucows Joins Afternic.com's Domain Listing Service (DLS) Premium Promotion NetworkTheDomains.com

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Amazon.com's Quidsi about to launch home decor shop Casa.com - Domain Name Wire

2012-01-27

Amazon.com's Quidsi about to launch home decor shop Casa.com
Domain Name Wire
Register your domain names with Searchen Networks Inc., Check domain name availability. Search for domain names. Domain Name Wire is the Domain Name Industry's News Source. Casa.com is next online store from Amazon.com's Quidsi unit.

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100 Million .Com Domains Registered - Domain Name News

2012-01-26

TheHostingNews.com

100 Million .Com Domains Registered
Domain Name News
by Adam Strong in Categories: Registries - 3 Comments According to DomainTools.com, a provider of domain name research and whois information, the number of .com domains under management by the registry has eclipsed 100 million domains.
DomainTools Estimates Verisign Manages Over 100 Million .COM DomainsSan Francisco Chronicle (press release)
VeriSign plans to apply for about 12 new top level domain namesDomain Name Wire

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Domain Names Flood the Market - PC Magazine

2012-01-12

Christian Science Monitor

Domain Names Flood the Market
PC Magazine
This should flood the market with potential domain names and have a number of interesting effects on the grey market for domain names. Applicants must pay $185000 to be evaluated for a specific gTLD. An obvious one would be, for example, ...
Domain names: Internet takes big step toward end of .com eraChristian Science Monitor
Domain Names: The End Of The Dot-Com Era?Huffington Post
What's in a domain name? What's in it for the everyday user of the Internet? OCNN (blog)
Washington Post
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Domain names go bilingual - Montreal Gazette

2012-01-26

Domain names go bilingual
Montreal Gazette
Domain names in Canada will soon go bilingual. The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) is preparing for the addition of accents that would allow operators of French-language websites to be able to direct Internet users to their .ca domain ...

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VeriSign posts profit - Washington Business Journal

2012-01-27

VeriSign posts profit
Washington Business Journal
Internet domain company VeriSign Inc. posted a fourth-quarter profit after completing a lengthy restructuring to focus on its core business of domain name registration and security. VeriSign, which moved its corporate headquarters from California to ...
VeriSign Misses EstimatesInvestorIdeas.com (press release)
Verisign (VRSN) Share Price Target Increased to $45.00 by Analysts at Stifel ...LocalizedUSA
Earnings Preview: VeriSignSeeking Alpha
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Website domain names in Canada to go officially bilingual - National Post

2012-01-25

Website domain names in Canada to go officially bilingual
National Post
Domain names in Canada will soon go bilingual. The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) is preparing for the addition of accents that would allow operators of French-language websites to be able to direct Internet users to their .ca domain ...
Second phase of consultation on implementation of French characters in .CA ...Canada NewsWire (press release)

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115 Top level domain trademarks and their current status - Domain Name Wire

2012-01-25

115 Top level domain trademarks and their current status
Domain Name Wire
Register your domain names with Searchen Networks Inc., Check domain name availability. Search for domain names. Domain Name Wire is the Domain Name Industry's News Source. I've made plenty of commotion about companies filing for trademarks on future ...

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USPTO to Karsten: not so fast with .PING - Domain Name Wire

2012-01-27

USPTO to Karsten: not so fast with .PING
Domain Name Wire
Register your domain names with Searchen Networks Inc., Check domain name availability. Search for domain names. Domain Name Wire is the Domain Name Industry's News Source. Trademark office sends office action to PING Golf brand owner.


Sedo and .ME Registry Partner to Auction Previously Unreleased Premium .me Domain Names

2012-01-25
Sedo, the leading online domain marketplace and monetization provider, today announced an exclusive auction of premium .ME domain names. The .ME top level domain has become a primary alternative to .com domain names, and a distinctive way to promote your business or build your online brand.

Website domain names in Canada to go officially bilingual

2012-01-25
Domain names in Canada will soon go bilingual. The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) is preparing for the addition of accents that would allow operators of French-language websites to be able to direct Internet users to their .ca domain names in proper French. For example, the website for Quebec City would be accessible from both ...

Domain names go bilingual

2012-01-26
Domain names in Canada will soon go bilingual. The Canadian Internet Registration Authority is adding accents that woill allow operators of French-language websites to direct Internet users to their domain names in proper French.

Domain names: Internet takes big step toward end of .com era

2012-01-12
The group that regulates domain names is now accepting applications for new Internet suffixes beyond .com and its cousins. The new domain names could be operational by the end of 2012. 

Tucows Joins Afternic’s Premium Promotion Network

2012-01-26
Toronto-based Tucows, a top ICANN- accredited registrar with over 11 million domains under management, and Afternic, the world’s leading reseller network for premium domain names,

Bargain.com and Democracy.com Added to Auction Catalog - Security.com, Promo.com, Host.com and Work.com Headline the ...

2012-01-27
Moniker® and SnapNames®, both Oversee.net® companies, released the final catalog of Premium and Low & No Reserve domain names included in a two-part auction series to be held i

Google Search Could be Altered With Influx of New Domain Names

2012-01-12
Google has already begun including Google+ content in its search results, but new domain names like .Apple and .Samsung are soon to arrive, and it could again alter search results. Until April 12, companies will be allowed to submit their chosen domain name suffix to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, and they begin using their new dot company (.company) or dot business (.

Domain Names: Debating the Effects of a Dot-Anything World

2012-01-12
Listen to the Audio JEFFREY BROWN: And finally tonight, One of the Internet's gatekeepers is starting to sell new Web site names and categories. Why does that matter? Ray Suarez looks at the stakes. RAY SUAREZ: Since the earliest days of the Internet, Americans have gone to Web addresses with familiar names to the right of the dot, as in dot-com or dot-org. Starting today, the company that ...

Africa: Internet - Region in the Threshhold of New Domain Names

2012-01-17
Leadership (Abuja)-The age of the Internet is here with us as the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the regulator of the internet, opened the floodgate that would allow for hundreds to thousands of new domain names to be registered thereby empowering emerging economies from Africa to Asia and Latin America to have their own domain names.

Tucows Inc. Announces Final Results of Dutch Tender Offer

2012-01-26
TORONTO, Jan. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Tucows Inc. (NYSE AMEX:TCX), (TSX:TC.TO - News), a global provider of domain names, email and other Internet services, announced today the final results of its modified "Dutch ...