IBM & Deloitte which operates the Trademark Clearing House for the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (“ICANN”) announced they will use the domain names TRADEMARK-CLEARINGHOUSE.UNO and TMCH.UNO to Promote Spanish Brand Awareness.” Dot Latin LLC announced today the delegation of two key domain names to Deloitte & IBM to support the Trademark Clearinghouse. Deloitte … [Read more...]
Inc and the Los Angeles Times weigh in on the new gtlds
More and more non domaining publications continue to come out with stories about the new gtlds. As we get closer to new strings being available to register many want to cover the upcoming release. Inc Magazine came out with an article, Carolyn Cutrone took this approach when it came to Start ups, From the article: Critics argue that the added gTLDs could spur mass confusion, while … [Read more...]
22.CN Joins SedoMLS Continuing the Network’s Asian Expansion
Sedo announced a few minutes ago that 22.cn joined their SedoMLS. As demand for domains in Asia grows this is certainly a smart decision to keep building their network with Asian registrars. Recent auctions for premium .CN domains previously reserved by CNNIC have shown demand is strong in the region. 22.cn Joins SedoMLS, Continuing the Network’s Asian Expansion Sedo, the world’s largest … [Read more...]
Google Rolls Out a Few New Features
Here are a few new features Google is rolling out. Stan Schroeder at Mashable covered that now there is a new feature to Google search that will provide more info. You can now find out more about every search result by clicking on the page name next to the actual link. This apparently only works for sites that are very well known and will not be there for just any website. Matt McGee … [Read more...]
Google Unveiled Smart Contact Lens, we look at who owns the best domain names
A week ago Google introduced their smart contact lens project. Google wrote on its blog in a post which has over 5800 comments: We’re now testing a smart contact lens that’s built to measure glucose levels in tears using a tiny wireless chip and miniaturized glucose sensor that are embedded between two layers of soft contact lens material. We’re testing prototypes that can generate a reading … [Read more...]
Why Google Wants to Give You 101 Alternatives to .Com
Leo Mirani is on a roll he wrote an excellent piece yesterday on the new gtlds with co author David Yanofsky He is out today with a piece entitled, "Why Google wants to give you 101 alternatives to .com" Mike has spoken in the past that Google is a big wildcard with regards to what extensions they end up with and how they distribute them. Google giving away domains for free could be something … [Read more...]
Verisign: Rise In Value Of Bitcoin Causes Surge In .Com/.Net Domain Registrations: 22K In 2013
Verisign just published a blog on how the rising value of Bitcoin has led to surge of .com and .net domain name registrations. The value of a Bitcoin surged from roughly $13 at the beginning of 2013 to an eventual high of $1,137 at the end of November (The chart below, courtesy of Coinbase, documents the ebbs and flows of a Bitcoin’s value). By doing … [Read more...]