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2012-01-28
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2012-01-29
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2012-01-31
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2012-01-28
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2012-01-28
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2012-01-28
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2012-02-05
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A new domain name, but concerns remain the same - The Hindu

2012-02-05

The Hindu

A new domain name, but concerns remain the same
The Hindu
Google now redirects individual blogs to 'country-code Top Level Domains' (or ccTLD), such as .in for India or .au for Australia. The move, which means that the same content is seen across multiple domains, has raised concerns about censorship, ...
After Twitter, Google To Censor Content But Leaves A Window For Readers To Get ...VC Circle
Google unveils plans for country-specific content filteringNDTV
Google Blogger URL Redirects Censor International UsersSearch Engine Journal (blog)

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Sedo 2011 Market Study Now Available - Elliot's Blog (blog)

2012-02-01

Domain Name Journal

Sedo 2011 Market Study Now Available
Elliot's Blog (blog)
According to the company, “.co and .me entering the top ten sold top level domains (TLDs) for the very first time.” The company also offered additional insight into pricing strategy, especially as it relates to Buy It Now pricing and the SedoMLS ...
Sedo's Annual Domain Market Study Finds a Thriving Marketplace and Rise in ...MarketWatch (press release)

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ICANN's Vanity Top-Level Domain Names: Fraud Magnet? - InformationWeek

2012-01-11

TechSpot

ICANN's Vanity Top-Level Domain Names: Fraud Magnet?
InformationWeek
Starting midnight Thursday, ICANN will take applications for new generic top-level domains such as .shoe and .plumber, but some industry groups are voicing fraud and security concerns. By Mathew J. Schwartz InformationWeek Beginning midnight Thursday ...
ICANN Begins Accepting Applications for Generic Top-Level DomainsPCWorld (blog)
Companies Prepare for Land-Grab of New 'Generic' Top-Level DomainsWired News
ICANN's New Top-Level Web Domains Could Spell Dot-Trouble For BusinessesTIME
The Guardian -TechSpot -Inquirer
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21 top level domains secured in first week - CIO Magazine

2012-02-01

Tech Wire Asia

21 top level domains secured in first week
CIO Magazine
ARI Registry Services, formerly AusRegistry International, has signed 21 contracts for new top level domains (TLD) in the first week of applications opening, with .brand TLDs proving the most popular. ARI Registry Services chief executive, ...
Starhub Singapore Applies For Top-Level Domain NameTech Wire Asia
StarHub's domain name purchase sparks TLD debateCampaign Asia-Pacific
StarHub applies for TLD nameZDNet Asia

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StarHub to Acquire '.starhub' New Top-Level Domain - CircleID

2012-02-01

Straits Times

StarHub to Acquire '.starhub' New Top-Level Domain
CircleID
By ARI Registry Services (Sponsored Post) StarHub, a fully integrated info-communications company in Singapore, today announced it will apply for its own branded slice of Internet real estate as part of the revolutionary new Top-Level Domain program, ...
StarHub spends S$232000 to buy .starhubTODAYonline
StarHub is fourth company to apply for .brandManaging Intellectual Property (subscription)

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ANA on ICANN's Expansion of Top-Level Domains: “Reckless and Premature” - WebProNews

2012-01-24

ANA on ICANN's Expansion of Top-Level Domains: “Reckless and Premature”
WebProNews
As WebProNews previously reported, the organization made the historical decision last year to expand the number of generic top-level domain (gTLD) names to an unlimited number. What this means is that the 22 domain name endings, including .com, .org, ...

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Break-ins at domain registrar VeriSign in 2010 - The H

2012-02-02

Moneycontrol.com

Break-ins at domain registrar VeriSign in 2010
The H
However, VeriSign's report states that the company's executives "do not believe these attacks breached the servers that support our Domain Name System network." VeriSign is the registrar for Top Level Domains such as .com and .net, and operates a ...
VeriSign was hacked repeatedly in 2010Afterdawn.com
Verisign Fesses Up About 2010 Hack AttacksTechNewsWorld
VeriSign 2010 Hack: DNS Data Theft A PossibilityInformationWeek
Fox News
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New Generic Top-Level Web Domains Change URLs Forever - eWeek

2012-01-15

SYS-CON Media (press release) (blog)

New Generic Top-Level Web Domains Change URLs Forever
eWeek
NEWS ANALYSIS: The new top-level Web domains that ICANN opened up recently promise to make your life more complex, impact your budget and raise new security threats. And that's the good news. On Jan. 12 the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and ...
220 Million Top-Level Domains: A BreakdownPractical Ecommerce
ICANN accepting bids for new top level domains. .Internet Anyone?Examiner.com
New Zealand org applies for 'Kiwi' top-level domainReseller News
SYS-CON Media (press release) (blog) -Geekzone -FoodNavigator-USA.com
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What new gTLDs mean for your brand - iMedia Connection

2012-02-01

iMedia Connection

What new gTLDs mean for your brand
iMedia Connection
By the time this article is published, the application period for new generic top-level domains, or gTLDs, will have been open for a matter of a few weeks and will run until April 12, 2012. Top-level domains are the extensions that appear at the end of ...
Editorial: ICANN expanding websites to 1000 dot-anythingsUSA TODAY

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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
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 top level domain names. It always seems that they're successfully pulling a fast one on ...

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NCC Group and Ari Registry Services Announce Strategic Alliance for New TLD Applicants

2012-01-27
SAN FRANCISCO and MELBOURNE, Jan. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Following the opening of applications for new Top-Level Domains on 12 January, NCC Group (LSE: NCC.L), the world's largest IT assurance/software ...

21 top level domains secured in first week

2012-02-01
ARI Registry Services, formerly AusRegistry International, has signed 21 contracts for new top level domains (TLD) in the first week of applications opening, with .brand TLDs proving the most popular.

ICANN Begins Accepting Applications for Generic Top-Level Domains

2012-01-12
The move has the potential to befuddle consumers and provide a gold mine for scammers.

Application Window for New Top-Level Domain Names Successfully Passes One-Week Mark

2012-01-19
Application System Functioning SmoothlyMarina del Rey, California (PRWEB) January 19, 2012 One week after the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) began accepting applications for new generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs), the application system is functioning without a hitch.“I can state firmly that one week into the process, the application system for the new domain names is ...

Top Level Domain Hdg - Minds+Machines works with .bayern

2012-01-19
 For immediate release: 20 January 2012 Top Level Domain Holdings Limited ("TLDH", the "Company" or "Group") Minds+Machines works with .bayern The Directors of Top Level ...

ICANN: Time to register your generic domains

2012-01-12
The group says the opening up of generic top-level domains beyond the likes of .com and .org "could trigger a dramatic expansion of the Internet."

NCC Group and Minds + Machines Launch Program to Assist New gTLD Registry Operators

2012-01-24
SAN FRANCISCO and SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- NCC Group (LSE: NCC.L), the world's largest IT assurance/software and data escrow company, and Top Level Domain Holdings (LSE: ...

Sedo's Annual Domain Market Study Finds a Thriving Marketplace and Rise in Alternative Top Level Domains

2012-02-01
Sedo, the leading online domain marketplace and monetization provider, today announced the results of its 2011 Annual Domain Market Study with Q4 2011 review, which reveals domain industry trends and changes based on transactions in its marketplace.

Companies Prepare for Land Grab of New ‘Generic’ Top-Level Domains

2012-01-11
From this Thursday (midnight UTC) companies can apply to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) for the domain name suffix of their choosing — from dot brand (.brand) or dot product (.camera, for example) through to generic terms like .food, .hotel or .pugs. They have until April 12 to get their applications, along with the $185,000 fee, to ICANN. After that date it is ...

A new domain name, but concerns remain the same

2012-02-05
It seemed like an innocuous enough change — from this week, all visitors from India to blogs hosted on Google's Blogger saw the URLs read [blogname].blogspot.in rather than the .blogspot.com they...