YIN.Com Wins Weekly Sales List at $180,000

YIN.COM,sold for $180,000,topped Domain Name Journal sales list of reported domain names for the week,ending December 14,2014.

Sedo had a great week in the sales chart,taking 7 of the top 20 positions .Correspondingly,FindYourDomains took only six of the top 20 positions .

.COM dominated once again the list,with 17 of the top 20 positions.

Here are the top 20 positions for the two weeks ending December 14,2014 :

1. YIN.com     $180,000
2. Xiao.com     $97,857
3. Peng.com     $80,000
4. Hacked.com     $50,000
5. SC.tv     $40,000
6. CompetitiveIntelligence.com     $35,477
7. Hueston.com     $25,000
8. EasyHotel.ch     $21,800
9. TravelNepal.com     $15,000
10. FoodLine.com     $14,000
11.tie     HappyFresh.com     $13,500
11.tie     SpaWorld.com     $13,500
13.     Hasegawa.com     $11,500
14.tie     KingFashion.com     $10,000
14.tie     PoolLoans.com     $10,000
14.tie     QuickThink.com     $10,000
14.tie     SpaSupplies.com     $10,000
18. OVN.org     $9,888     Sedo
19. PasionBeisbol.com     $9,500
20. Vadacom.com     $8,000

Coordination Center for TLD RU/.РФ : Domain Name .РФ Made the Internet More Comfortable For Russian Users

The Coordination Center for TLD RU/.РФ, said recently that the domain name .РФ has made the Internet more comfortable for Russian users..

This announcement was made on December 5, during a domain name forum, held in SOfia, the capital of Bulgaria.

You can read the announcement after the jump :

” On December 5 Domain forum organized with support from Core Association, registry of domain .САЙТ and .ОНЛАЙН was held in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. The main topics of the conference were development prospects of the IDN domains and experience of the registries that administer them. Representative of the Coordination Center for the TLD RU/РФ Mikhail Anisimov took part in the discussion section “Multilingual Internet”.

In his speech Mikhail spoke about the launch of the domain .РФ and the experience of promotion among Russian users. According to him, the domain was successful for several reasons. The first one is positioning of the domain zone. In contrast to the top-level domains that are massively being launched now within the New gTLD program, this project was not just a business, it became the symbol of Russian national identity on the Internet, it’s launch was considered a national project. The second reason is that the domain is mainly oriented towards causal users, its mission is to make Internet more user-friendly for those who are not fluent in foreign languages.

“Domain names in .РФ zone became widespread in outdoor advertising. For example, if you drive a car, you only have a few tenth of a second to see, read and remember the domain name. It is much easier if the address in written in you mother tongue. This is why Cyrillic domain has found it’s unique niche, by promoting Internet resources offline.”

Registries of ccTLDs and gTLDs from Eastern and Western Europe, registrars, operators of the secondary market, representatives of ICANN and Bulgarian Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications also tool part in the Domain forum.”

Last Chance for Welsh Businesesses To Get Their Priority Applications in for .Wales and .Cymru before Christmas Eve

Nominet announced that this is last orers this week for businesses operating in Wales to make their priority applications for the new .Cymru and .Wales domains. Application will close at midday on 24 December 2014.

You can read the announcement after the jump :

“It’s last orders this week for businesses operating in Wales to make their priority applications for the new .cymru and .wales domain names, applications close at midday on 24 December 2014.

Businesses can show that they are eligible for the domain name and that they actively use it in Wales by supplying advertising / marketing materials, websites, stationery or photographs, or a signed declaration by a UK solicitor or a trademark lawyer. If there is more than one valid application for the same domain name then it will be subject to an auction. Full details of the validation process are here.

The new .cymru and .wales domains have already started going live with the Welsh Assembly being the first to switch on its new domains. Strong backing has come from many organisations, including the Welsh government, S4C, Sport Wales, the Federation of Small Businesses Wales, the Scarlets rugby team, the Welsh Rugby Union, the Millennium Stadium, the Arts Council for Wales, Golwg360, Bloc, Gwalia, Atlantic PLC, Orchard and Portmeirion.

From 29 December 2014, anyone can apply for domain names that haven’t been registered in the earlier phases. Domain names that receive more than one application will go to auction.”

ICANN New gTLD Auction Sees .BABY And .MLS Sell For $6.4m

On 17 December 2014, Power Auctions LLC, ICANN ‘s authorized auction service provider, conducted a New gTLD Program Auction to resolve string contention for two new gTLD strings: .BABY and .MLS.

Applicants for these strings were unable to resolve contention among themselves; thus their contention sets proceeded to auction, which is the method of last resort to resolve string contention as prescribed in Module 4 of the New gTLD Program Applicant Guidebook. Subject to payment of the winning price and meeting all other criteria for eligibility, the winner will enter ICANN ‘s contracting process to sign a Registry Agreement to operate the respective gTLD .

Six applicants participated in the auction for .BABY. Johnson & Johnson Services Inc. prevailed with a winning price of $3,088,888.

Two applicants participated in the auction for MLS. The Canadian Real Estate Association prevailed with a winning price of $3,359,000.

All proceeds from the Auction are being segregated and withheld from use until ICANN ‘s Board of Directors define a plan for an appropriate use of the funds through consultation with the community.

More Information

Auction Results webpage: Auction reports on this page on the New gTLD Microsite provide additional information on bidding.
Auction proceeds and costs: A detailed summary of the proceeds and costs of all auctions conducted through November 2014. This information is updated at the end of each month.
Auctions schedule [PDF, 253 KB]: Subsequent auctions are scheduled to occur on a monthly basis throughout 2014 and into early 2015. Auction events are intended to resolve multiple contention sets simultaneously.
General New gTLD Program Auctions information.

This ICANN announcement was sourced from:
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2014-12-17-en

Selection of Advisors to the Enhancing ICANN Accountability Process

The Accountability & Governance Public Experts Group (PEG) announces the selection of Advisors to the Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability (CCWG).

As stated in the revised Enhancing ICANN Accountability and Governance Process from 10 October, The Public Experts Group (PEG) was tasked with selecting up to 7 Advisors to the CCWG. Through the course of its work, the PEG identified the following areas of expertise as critical to the process and to the evaluation of Advisor candidates:

Board Governance and Corporate Management (for example operational, finance, risk management)
Global Accountability and Transparency – theoretical, practical, tools and metrics
Global Ethics Frameworks and Human Rights (for example consumer protection)
Governmental Engagement and Relations and Multistakeholder Governance
International Law/ Jurisprudence (for example choice of law)

The PEG is pleased to announce the following individuals, serving in their personal capacities as Advisors to the CCWG:

Roberto Bissio, Executive Director of the Instituto del Tercer Mundo — Area of Expertise: Global Ethics Frameworks and Human Rights (for example consumer protection)

William Currie, Consultant in ICT Policy and Regulation — Area of Expertise: Governmental Engagement and Relations and Multistakeholder Governance

Valerie D’Costa, Program Manager at infoDev — Area of Expertise: Governmental Engagement and Relations and Multistakeholder Governance

Ira Magaziner, Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of the Clinton Health Access Initiative — Area of Expertise: Governmental Engagement and Relations and Multistakeholder Governance

Nell Minow, holder Advocate — Area of Expertise: Board Governance and Corporate Management (for example operational, finance, risk management

Jan Scholte, Professor, University of Gothenburg and University of Warwick — Area of Expertise: Global Accountability and Transparency — theoretical, practical, tools and metrics

The Advisors roles are to contribute research and advice, and to bring perspectives on global best practices to enrich the discussion, all while engaging with a broader network of accountability experts from around the world.

The PEG continues its search for an Advisor who will bring expertise in International Law/Jurisprudence and will strive to select this Advisor as soon as possible.

Once the PEG has concluded its work, it will no longer be active in the Enhancing ICANN Accountability Process. However, the PEG notes that the Enhancing ICANN Accountability Process considered that while the PEG’s formal task is to select Advisors, PEG members could continue to be available provide additional assistance if there is an identified need for further independent input or expertise.

The members of the PEG are: Ms. Jeanette Hoffman, Director, Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society; Ambassador Janis Karklins, Latvian Ambassador. Chair of the Multi-stakeholder Advisory Group (MAG); Mr. Larry Strickling, NTIA Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Communication and Information of the U.S. Department of Commerce; and Mr. Brian Cute, Chief Executive Officer, Public Interest Registry

This ICANN announcement was sourced from:
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-12-17-en