Sedo’s 99 USD Generic TLD Auction is Underway! Only Three Bids So Far
Sedo is holding these days the 99 USD Generic TLD Auction. The auction ends April 16,2015 and features 37 domain names.
All the domain names included in the auction have a 99 USD reserve price.
At the time of writing this article, there are only three bids :
ParkCafe.com Current Bid 109 USD
AnimalHats.com Current Bid 99 USD
Renegades.net Current Bid 99 USD
Other interesting domain names included in the auction are :
BeautyModel.net
CSSProject.com
Cip.biz
CashExpert.org
WPTest.com
TrafficJam.info
Pele.biz
PuzzleDesign.net
You can see the entire inventory and place your bids here.
.Poker Has Already Over 500 Domain Name Registrations
With only seven days left until .Poker will entere the general availability phase, there are already over 500 .Poker domain name registrations through Sunrise and Landrush phases.
.Poker will enter general availability on April 21,2015.
At the time of writin this article, there are 06 .Poker domain name registered.
Here are some of the most interesting .Poker registrations :
aria.poker
axa.poker
bet365.poker
bluff.poker
celebrity.poker
cash.poker
club.poker
game.poker
king.poker
open.poker
rookie.poker
rush.poker
vip.poker
ICANN: ICG Publishes Update to Process Timeline

For more information on the NTIA IANA Functions’ Stewardship Transition and the ICG activities please visit https://www.icann.org/stewardship.
This ICANN announcement was sourced from:
https://www.icann.org/news/blog/accepting-the-icann-challenge
posted by David Goldstein
Daily Domain Sales 04-12-2015 lead by BuyShares.com at $16,100 on Flippa
BuyShares.com sold for $16,100 on Flippa. FedUp.com sold for $9,600 on GoDaddy.
Top Domain Sales on April 12, 2015 are :
BuyShares.com – $16,100
FedUp.com – $9,600
SimKart.com – $5,155
Delusion.com – $5,000
Vuzo.com – $3,250
DirectPoint.com – $2,330
Seed.com.au – $2,001
Illuminata.com – $1,955
WebsiteScripts.com – $1,850
Return.net – $1,550
BeautifulTeens.com – $1,550
SportBar.com – $1,368
BitCoinvestor.com – $1,109
EPassporte.com – $1,050
ImcGroup.com – $910
PlayMeet.com – $910
InternetFree.com – $840
BitcoinDonation.com – $827
SportBars.com – $810
Coralgate.com – $788
Gabbing.com – $711
DRSE.com – $700
FolkWeb.com – $700
XYLS.com – $695
ProtectYourCar.com – $675
JustBeing.com – $621
UltraMarketing.com – $610
UpPix.net – $605
FlightDirect.com – $565
DanBury.net – $560
BestVapor.com – $560
CablePro.com – $555
Solar-Panel.com – $554
TUNL.com – $550
HexaGo.com – $550
Gamers.co – $500
MiniClipro.org – $490
GiftX.com – $480
YoungFrankensteinTheMusical.com – $461
Xamex.com – $455
ReliableService.com – $449
Enfeite.com – $423
Marketplace-wise Sales
Flippa
BuyShares.com – $16,100
Delusion.com – $5,000
Vuzo.com – $3,250
Seed.com.au – $2,001
WebsiteScripts.com – $1,850
Return.net – $1,550
Gamers.co – $500
Xamex.com – $455
FedUp.com – $9,600
SimKart.com – $5,155
DirectPoint.com – $2,330
SportBar.com – $1,368
ImcGroup.com – $910
PlayMeet.com – $910
SportBars.com – $810
ProtectYourCar.com – $675
BestVapor.com – $560
CablePro.com – $555
HexaGo.com – $550
MiniClipro.org – $490
GiftX.com – $480
YoungFrankensteinTheMusical.com – $461
ReliableService.com – $449
Enfeite.com – $423
NameJet
Illuminata.com – $1,955
Bitcoinvestor.com – $1,109
InternetFree.com – $840
Coralgate.com – $788
Gabbing.com – $711
DRSE.com – $700
FolkWeb.com – $700
XYLS.com – $695
UltraMarketing.com – $610
FlightDirect.com – $565
DanBury.net – $560
TUNL.com – $550
DropCatch
BeautifulTeens.com – $1,550
EPassporte.com – $1,050
BitCoinDonation.com – $827
JustBeing.com – $621
UpPix.net – $605
Solar-Panel.com – $554
ICANN Grants Data Retention Waiver to NordNet SA
NordNet SA (“Registrar”) submitted to ICANN a Registrar Data Retention Waiver Request pursuant to Section 3 of the Data Retention Specification of the 2013 RAA, which provides that if a registrar is subject to the same applicable law that gave rise to ICANN’s request to grant a previous data retention waiver under the 2013 RAA.
Registrar’s Waiver Request cites the previous data retention waivers granted by ICANN to OVH SAS, Mailclub SAS, Gandi SAS, and Online SAS on the basis of its contention that compliance with the data collection and/or retention requirements of the Data Retention Specification in the 2013 RAA violates applicable law in France.
See <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-03-12-en>
<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-5-2014-08-07-en>
<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-4-2014-10-29-en>
<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-01-08-en>
Registrar and each of the registrars cited above are all domiciled in France and subject to French law, and ICANN has determined that it is appropriate to grant Registrar a data retention waiver similar to the waivers previously granted to OVH SAS, Mailclub SAS, Gandi SAS, and Online SAS.
ICANN hereby grants Registrar a limited waiver from compliance with certain provisions of the 2013 RAA on the following terms:
ICANN agrees that, following Registrar’s execution of the 2013 RAA, for purposes of assessing Registrar’s compliance with the data retention requirement of Paragraph 1.1 of the Data Retention Specification in the 2013 RAA, the period of “two additional years” in Paragraph 1.1 of the Data Retention Specification will be deemed modified to “one additional year.”
In all other respects the terms of the Data Retention Specification will remain AS-IS. The waiver granted to Registrar applies only to the post-sponsorship period of retention of the data listed in the Paragraphs 1.1.1 through 1.1.8 inclusive of the Data Retention Specification, and it does not constitute a waiver of any other provisions of the 2013 RAA or other ICANN policies applicable to registrars. Without limiting the foregoing, nothing in this waiver limits Registrar’s obligation to comply with Consensus Policies or Temporary Policies developed and adopted in accordance with ICANN’s Bylaws (“ICANN Policies”) or limits Registrar’s obligation to comply with any amendment, supplement or modification of the 2013 RAA approved and adopted in accordance with the terms of the 2013 RAA (“RAA Amendments”). In the event of any inconsistency between this waiver and the terms of any ICANN Policy or RAA Amendment, the terms of the ICANN Policy or RAA Amendment will control.
The waiver granted to Registrar shall remain in effect for the duration of the term of the 2013 RAA signed by Registrar.
ICANN notes that the provisions of Section 3 of the Specification will apply to similar waivers requested by other registrars that are located in France and subject to French law.
This announcement was sourced from :