Fellowship Application Round Opens for ICANN 51 in Los Angeles California
The ICANN Fellowship program seeks participants from developing countries of the world in order to help create a broader base of knowledgeable constituents to engage in the multi-stakeholder process and become the new voice of experience in their regions and beyond.
Our current application round for participation in Los Angeles this coming October launches today and remains open until 30 May 2014 with successful candidates announced on the ICANN website 18 July 2014.
This ICANN announcement was sourced from:
www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-18apr14-en.htm
ICANN Appoints Fifth New gTLD Data Escrow Agent
Escrow4All B.V. has been approved by ICANN to provide data escrow services to new gTLD Registry Operators.
All new gTLD Registry Operators are required to regularly deposit a backup copy of their TLD registration data through one of the approved data escrow service providers. The data held in escrow may be released to ICANN under certain circumstances in order to preserve the stability of the TLD in case of an emergency.
ICANN encourages applicants to engage with one of the approved data escrow providers in preparation for Specification 2, Part B.1, of the Registry Agreement. View the approved providers.
This ICANN announcement was sourced from:
newgtlds.icann.org/en/announcements-and-media/announcement-3-18apr14-en
NameJet Reports $404,000 in Domain Sales in March 2014
NameJet has just released its monthly domain name sales list. Sales add up to a total of $404,498. Moki.com was the highest selling domain name at $66,100.
Other notable domain name sales include :
undergraduate.com $22,301.00
fitnesstrainer.com $15,455.00
yad.com $13,903.00
immi.com $13,100.00
dancelessons.com $11,500.00
metamorphosis.com $10,100.00
mylanguage.com $10,002.00
pesticides.com $9,900.00
cousins.com $8,611.00
giftcards.org $8,101.00
2707.com $8,100.00
aqt.com $7,200.00
uzw.com $7,007.00
celebrityphotos.com $6,845.00
mendi.com $5,500.00
universitario.com $5,372.00
businessinstincts.com $5,200.00
l-a.com $5,050.00
joma.org $5,050.00
itcourses.com $5,000.00
purenature.com $5,000.00
ouraaa.com $4,650.00
totalit.com $4,400.00
tuantao.com $4,103.00
giftcard.org $4,100.00
advancedmarijuana.com $4,100.00
freepeoplesearch.com $4,000.00
lowimpactliving.com $4,000.00
sfsf.com $3,812.00
jimmycarterlibrary.org $3,800.00
baskets.net $3,680.00
germanfood.com $3,650.00
aerators.com $3,546.00
basketballtraining.com $3,544.00
myle.com $3,500.00
smartlens.com $3,500.00
www2.com $3,335.00
aeration.com $3,305.00
shams.com $3,100.00
gmgm.com $3,088.00
icow.com $3,008.00
keyclient.com $3,000.00
TechStartups.com and TechCulture.com Domain Names Are Now Available for Sale
Igloo.com, announced that the domain names TechStartups.com and TechCulture.com are now exclusively for sale .
You can read the press release after the jump:
“Igloo.com, a leading broker of ultra premium domain names and websites, announced today that the domains TechStartups.com and TechCulture.com are listed exclusively for sale with their firm.
TechStartups.com clearly defines technology startups, which is at the forefront of business today. Some of the top news sites and blogs in the world report solely on tech startups. Additionally, funding for Tech Startups reached an all time high in 2013 causing the industry to be monitored closely by Venture Capital firms and numerous media outlets.
TechCulture.com defines the culture of technology. Countless jobs in technology have recently been created and will continue to be at the forefront of the job market for many years to come. With this movement comes a class of hardworking people that want to change how technology is used in business. Tech Culture can be used for news reporting, information, and describing technology from not only a production standpoint, but from a lifestyle standpoint as well.
“TechStartups.com and TechCulture.com define the tech space that surrounds us on a daily basis. Whether it is about new technology, mobile apps, electric cars, or advancements in medicine, it all surrounds tech. There are infinite possibilities for the use of the domains TechStartups.com and TechCulture.com and Igloo is excited about the opportunity to see these domains be used to their full potential by the right company,” said Tessa Holcomb, CEO of Igloo.com.”
Won.com Hits 75,000 in SnapNames 2014 Spring Premium Auction
The auction for Won.com is live at SnapNames. The company is hosting these days the Spring Premium auction,ending May 8,2014 at 3:15 pm ET.
The auction features hand selected domains across many popular online verticals including Travel, Sprtos, Finance and Technology.
So far, only 13 domain names received bids.Won.com received the highest bid – $75,000. XTS.com also managed to attract a lot of interest,and received two bids,with the highest one of $18,500.
Other interesting domain names included in the auction are :
Sneakers.com
TravelSite.com
Poster.com
Airline.com
Boards.com
Text.com
Trophy.com
Bop.com
Crosses.com
GasPrices.com
Tie.com
Jail.com
Won.com
XFactor.com
ComputerParts.com
You can see the entire inventory and place your bids here .