Over 5,000 .Cymru and .Wales Domain Names Sold In The First 24 hours
Nominet announced that there were over 5,000 .Cymru and .Wales domain names sold in the first 24 hours and more than 1,000 in the first hour.
You can read the announcement after the jump :
“New Welsh domain names – .cymru and .wales – have just passed the five thousand mark, selling over a thousand new domains in the first hour yesterday. The new gTLDS went on sale to everyone at noon on St David’s Day.
Nearly two-thirds (65%) of adults in Wales identify themselves as mainly or partly Welsh, as opposed to simply British, and almost all of this group (97%) express pride in their heritage.* Up until now, there were no dedicated Welsh domain names to choose from and it’s not just about websites, having a domain name means you can have a personalised email address that reflects your online identity.
In a unique approach developed especially for .cymru and .wales by Nominet, both are bilingual and allow the registration of names with the diacritic marks used in the Welsh language. So if you’re proud about being Welsh, or the Welsh connection is important to your business, now you can celebrate that by giving your website a name that ends in .cymru or .wales.
Russell Haworth, CEO, Nominet commented: “It’s been fantastic to be part of bringing .cymru and .wales to life. These new domains are all part of offering more choices after the dot to anyone who wants to make the web more Welsh.”
All .cymru and .wales domains are now available on a first come, first served basis. For more information, please visit http://ourhomeonline.wales/”
ICANN: 2015 Nominating Committee Application Period Ends Soon
Time is running out to put your name forward to join the team of global leadership, largely volunteers, who help ICANN coordinate the policies and processes that shape the future of the Internet.
ICANN ‘s Nominating Committee (NomCom) invites interested individuals to submit applications and/or to recommend candidates for ICANN ‘s key leadership positions. 2015 applications are invited for the following positions:
- Three members of the ICANN Board of Directors*
- Three At-Large Advisory Committee ( ALAC ) representatives (one each from the Africa, Asia/Australia/Pacific Islands and Latin America/Caribbean Islands regions)
- Two members of the Council of the Generic Names Supporting Organization ( GNSO )
- One member of the Council of the Country-Code Names Supporting Organization ( ccNSO )
*Per Article VI, Section 5 of the ICANN Bylaws, “. . . at all times each Geographic Region shall have at least one Director, and at all times no region shall have more than five Directors on the Board (not including the President). As used in these Bylaws, each of the following is considered to be a ‘Geographic Region’: Europe; Asia/Australia/Pacific; Latin America/Caribbean islands; Africa; and North America.”
The graph below shows the current geographic diversity of ICANN ‘s Board of Directors (not including ICANN ‘s President and CEO):
The 2015 NomCom improved the application procedure to make it easier to apply. If you are interested in the positions described above, please apply by completing the online Application Request Form at (http://nomcom.icann.org/apply). Candidate recommendations are encouraged and can be submitted through an online form at http://nomcom.icann.org/suggest.
Below are some answers to questions you might have about the application procedure:
Q. I’ve sent off my Candidacy Application Request Form from the NomCom website, now what happens?
A. Providing the Candidacy Application Request Form has been submitted before the deadline of 23:59 UTC on 15 March 2015, staff will acknowledge its receipt and then prepare a personalized and dedicated application form for you to complete within the NomCom restricted ICANN wiki. You will receive a link to your application and login credentials to complete the form. The deadline for providing the NomCom with your completed application form is 23:59 UTC on 22 March 2014.
Q. I have received the link to my application and login credentials but have not yet completed all the form sections. Does this have to be done before 23:59 UTC on 15 March 2015?
A. As long as you have started the process before 23:59 UTC on 15 March 2015, you have until 23:59 UTC on 22 March 2015 to complete your application for full consideration.
For more information, please visit the 2015 NomCom website. If you have any questions or comments, please email:
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This ICANN announcement was sourced from:
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-03-02-en
Sell.com Domain Name Topped Flippa’s Weekly Sales List at $20,000
Sell.com was the highest selling domain name for Flippa for the past week.The domain name changed hands for $20,000.
Here are the sales from the past week :
Sell.org $20,000
BabyBottles.com $10,000
Portfolio of 600+ Exact Match Domains $6,888
Offerz.com $6,500
RedRoom.com $5,050
Keyboards.net $4,500
Satisfying.com $3,500
Mark.et $2,500
LearnTheWeb.com $1,800
Lob.io $1,500
Everest.net $1,450
DebtRelief.net $1,410
TheSteveJobsMovie.com $1,000
Public-Liability-Insurance.com.au $900
IPO.io $750
InsuranceQuote.info $700
MoreDomains.com $700
TRL.net $700
WearableCam.com $665
RealEstateDomain.com $600
SmokingCannabis.com $590
CouponsPro.com $588
Zor.ba $550
LRC.net $510
FramedPicture.com $500
ShopLocator.com $500
HowHandy.com $500
SimpleMedia.com $500
YepBox.com $500
FoodDrone.com $420
CoolByDesign.com $366
500CalorieDiet.com $360
InternetRad.io $355
Resumes.io $350
Nutie.com $350
FormLeads.com $305
Landlordly.com $300
NNEO.com $299
oDuh.com $265
3Pages.com $250
Whey.us $249
Grants.io $245
BIMobject Acquires BIM.COM Domain Name
BIMobject announced recently that it has acquired the dpremium domain name BIM.com. The price was not disclosed.
According to whois records, the domain name was first registered in 1995. Moreover, the domain name appears to have been sold by someone from China.
BIM stands for Building Information Modeling.
“Acquiring BIM.COM is an exciting step toward increasing our market penetration. BIM.COM is an under utilised asset that we can unlock to reach its full potential”,said Stefan Larsson, CEO and founder of BIMobject.
Moreover, the company said that BIM.com will definitely improve and protect their digital platform and will generate traffic.
Congratulations to both the seller and the buyer.
SnapNames To Hold WDD.2015 Delhi Premium Auction
SnapNames will be holding this month the WDD.2015 Delhi Premium Auction. Submissions for the auction already started February 23,2015 and will end March 20,2015.
The auction will start March 20,2015 and will end April 23,2015.
The auction will feature hand selected domains across many popular online verticals including Automotive, Entertainment, Finance, Food, Health, Sports, Travel, Technology, and More. The inventory will be selected for its unique blend of keywords, branding characteristics, and price points. From Low & No Reserve to Ultra Premium reserve ranges the World Domain Day 2015 Delhi Premium Auction will refresh your domain portfolio and assist with your banding and customer acquisition goals.
Submission Criteria
One or two generic word domains or 1-4 character domains.
Domains and websites in popular e-commerce and search-engine categories (such as finance, travel, debt relief, jobs or shopping) are preferred.
Domains that include assets such as a web site, trademarks, copyrights, etc should be noted in the submission form.
Domain traffic and revenue data should be included whenever possible.
How to Participate
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