First .LUXURY Domains Available 10 April
[news release] .LUXURY, the first Internet top-level domain dedicated to bringing together the luxury industry online, began retail sales of .LUXURY domain names on April 10th.
For the first time, .LUXURY domain names are available to the general public through a priority application process called Landrush, where interested registrants may secure highly sought after names. Landrush for .LUXURY will be open for 30 days through May 10th.
.LUXURY is part of the new top level domain program being rolled out by the global regulator of web addresses to introduce greater domain name choice and availability online. These new extensions, to the right of the dot in a web address, are emerging every week and will enable the Internet to be utilized in ways never before possible.
.LUXURY will offer more relevant and descriptive web addresses for brands to define themselves online, and create diversity for initiatives such as new product launches, unique service offerings and non-traditional marketing opportunities.
Companies can establish themselves as pioneers in this global Internet transformation. Underlying .LUXURY, robust policies protect the interests of brands, including express prohibitions of malicious activities such as counterfeiting and cybersquatting.
“.LUXURY is providing an innovative platform and competitive advantage for companies to position themselves within the luxury space. For the first time, luxury goods and services will now be found in one place online,” said Monica Kirchner, CEO, .LUXURY.
Jeremy Ebbels, General Manager – Registry Services at ARI Registry Services, the technology provider for .LUXURY, congratulated .LUXURY.
“There is no better way for businesses to demonstrate their affiliation with the luxury marketplace online than by registering a .LUXURY domain name,” Mr. Ebbels said.
“The .LUXURY team has been one of the few operators that has successfully engaged with their target audience prior to launch and they are now reaping the rewards of this diligent approach.
“The race is now on to get your highly sought after .LUXURY domain names and we expect this to be a strong performing namespace.”
.LUXURY just completed a highly successful initial 60-day Sunrise registration phase limited only to trademark holders. Over 500 brands secured their .LUXURY domain name, including many that are pillars of the luxury industry such as Chanel, Versace, Gucci, Cartier, Valentino, Van Cleef and Bvlgari.
.LUXURY domain names are currently available for registration in most locations where traditional domains are sold. The 30-day Landrush priority sales period closes May 10th, and then domain names become generally available beginning May 19th. For an updated list of retailers please visit www.dotluxury.com.
ABOUT .LUXURY
.LUXURY is a new top level domain (TLD) whose mission is to provide a dedicated digital platform for all things luxury. Designed to meet the distinct needs of the luxury industry, .LUXURY offers product manufacturers, service providers, retailers and consumers a central place online to engage, transact and celebrate.
This ARI Registry Services news release was sourced from:
www.ariservices.com/news-First-.LUXURY-domains-available-for-sale-April-10th.php
Sedo Reports $1,3 Million in Domain Sales !Gab.com Topped Sedo’s Weekly Sales List at $200,000
Gab.com topped Sedo’s weekly sales chart at $200,000. Highlights also include Mobile.com,leading the ccTLD category at $15,000 and IBJ.net, leading the “Other” category at $9,800.
Other notable domain name sales include :
.COM
qlic.com 13,500 USD
greats.com 13,000 USD
rmail.com 12,500 USD
conejo.com 12,000 USD
rmx.com 10,000 USD
coinify.com 10,000 USD
3et.com 9,350 GBP
glassbottles.com 9,200 USD
fplsolarnow.com 8,600 USD
hempstock.com 8,500 USD
ausone.com 7,000 USD
e-ads.com 7,000 EUR
iconx.com 7,000 USD
antiquaires.com 6,900 EUR
noend.com 6,100 USD
totalt.com 6,000 USD
2ka.com 5,900 USD
paymentgate.com 5,500 USD
visionplanner.com 5,500 EUR
uniross.com 5,400 USD
adventistchurch.com 5,000 USD
colormebeauty.com 5,000 USD
smartprocessing.com 5,000 USD
gemhub.com 4,800 USD
totalservices.com 4,000 GBP
trailcamera.com 4,000 USD
babymarket.com 4,000 USD
mehealth.com 3,995 USD
channelportal.com 3,500 USD
ikontakt.com 3,300 EUR
renation.com 3,140 USD
nookums.com 3,000 USD
wmeimg.com 3,000 USD
mkcg.com 3,000 USD
groosman.com 3,000 EUR
guardiantrust.com 3,000 USD
communitybloom.com 3,000 USD
ccTLD
xiaomi.de 10,000 USD
ethos.co.uk 10,000 EUR
movie4k.tv 9,375 USD
mix.tv 7,500 USD
stresscontrol.de 5,926 EUR
shoppings.com.br 5,000 USD
gw-world.cn 5,000 USD
mp3.cc 5,000 USD
eli.fr 4,000 EUR
tiko.de 3,900 EUR
quepasa.co 2,500 USD
visiondirect.fr 2,500 EUR
meinejobs.de 2,350 EUR
netbook.de 2,050 EUR
hexoloy.com.cn 2,000 USD
immowelt.pl 2,000 EUR
priceline.cz 2,000 USD
stylight.in 2,000 USD
railteam.cn 1,999 USD
pilotage.ch 1,950 EUR
diamond24.de 1,900 EUR
soc.co.za 1,750 USD
uniraj.in 1,720 USD
folm.de 1,700 EUR
rasenmähroboter.de 1,650 EUR
secunia.no 1,600 EUR
cycleworld.tv 1,500 USD
quepasa.mx 1,500 USD
digitalbusiness.de 1,500 EUR
gul.fr 1,500 EUR
reitstaelle.de 1,500 EUR
Other
partnerprogramme.org 5,000 EUR
lacf.org 2,999 USD
diax.net 2,500 USD
mon-village.org 2,000 EUR
thoroughbred.net 2,000 EUR
hochzeitskarten.net 1,999 EUR
living.company 1,999 USD
here.info 1,988 USD
wpd.net 1,655 USD
zags.info 1,500 USD
809.net 1,299 EUR
ltgt.org 1,200 USD
opendatanetwork.org 1,000 USD
stefanel.clothing 1,000 EUR
payphone-directory.org 999 USD
lacourt.org 800 USD
gesellschaftsrecht.org 714 EUR
onenesstemple.org 700 USD
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SIDN Publishes 2013 Annual Report
SIDN, the company behind .NL extension, published its annual report for 2013.The report revealed that the .NL domain grew from 5,115,652 domains at the end of 2012 to 5,338,364 by the close of 2013.
Check out the report after the jump :
“In the fields of privacy, governance and cybersecurity, the events of 2013 are likely to prove a turning point for the internet. The first of many new gTLDs came on line, for example, and the NSA affair focused attention on internet privacy and the role that the US plays in internet governance. Meanwhile, various large-scale hacks and DDoS attacks led to initiatives designed to make the internet more secure. All those topics and more are covered in SIDN’s annual report for 2013, which was published today at www.sidn.nl/annualreport.
Internet security
“In 2013 we witnessed numerous incidents that emphasised the importance of people being able to use the internet securely and to have confidence in its availability. Over the last year, therefore, SIDN has continued to invest in the security and availability of the .nl domain,” said Roelof Meijer, SIDN’s CEO. “We became the first registry in the world to introduce a local anycast service, helping to make .nl more secure against DDoS attacks. In collaboration with our partners in the Abuse Information Exchange, we also set up the AbuseHub: a system that enables information about botnet infections to be shared quickly. SIDN has additionally taken on responsibility for administration of the system.”
.nl domain leads the way on DNSSEC
In 2013, the number of .nl domain names secured with DNSSEC rose from 1.3 million to almost 1.7 million – far more than in any other top-level domain in the world. DNSSEC is an extension to the DNS, which ensures that an internet user can’t be redirected to a fake or malicious website despite entering the correct address of the site they want to visit. For internet users to benefit from the added security offered by DNSSEC, signed domain names also have to be validated by internet service providers. Validation services have yet to really take off, however. In the years ahead, SIDN will therefore continue to invest in the acceptance, use and further development of DNSSEC.
Development of the .nl domain
The .nl domain grew from 5,115,652 domain names at the end 2012 to 5,338,364 by the close of 2013. Net growth in the Dutch domain was therefore 272,712 names – 13 per cent down on growth in 2012. The reduced net growth was the product of almost a million new domain name registrations, combined with an increasing number of cancellations. The .nl domain was not alone in experiencing slower growth in 2013: almost all country-code domains in the world showed a similar pattern. A flatter growth curve was particularly evident in West European countries, where national domains are well established.
Economy influences growth of .nl
Roelof Meijer: “The declining growth of the major West European country-code domains was due primarily to the poor economic conditions. There is a strong link between levels of trade and demand for domain names. Outside Western Europe, and particularly in the emerging economies, domain name growth remained higher. The national domains of the so-called BRICS countries expanded by more than 25 per cent in 2013, for example. Furthermore, there is simply less scope for growth in Western Europe, because the number of registered domain names per head of the population is much higher than elsewhere.”
Forecast for 2014
“Numerous new gTLDs will come on line in 2014. The arrival of the new gTLDs may be expected to permanently change the domain name landscape. SIDN regards the introduction of the new domains as an opportunity. We will be acting as registry service provider for .amsterdam, for example. At the same time, we expect growth in the .nl domain to slow further in 2014,” commented Roelof Meijer. “SIDN therefore wants to work with the Registrars’ Association to promote the use of domain names, with a view to reducing the number of cancellations. We will also be continuing to invest in the security of the .nl domain. In addition, SIDN will be focusing on a number of new activities in 2014, including a role in so-called trust frameworks for digital identities. Trust frameworks help to make use of the internet more secure and more privacy-friendly. We believe that there are opportunities for us to perform a supervisory role within such a framework. Finally, the SIDN Fund will come into being in 2014. The SIDN Fund will contribute to and help to fund initiatives that increase the social and economic value of the internet.”
Afternic Reports $2,06 Million in Domain Name Sales, Led by NGSN.com at $20,000
Afternic/ GoDaddy have just sent in their weekly sales report for the previous week. Sales add up to a total of $2,065,279. NGSN.com was the highest selling domain name , at $20,000.
Other notable domain name sales include :
.COM
anyview.com $17,000
sa3at.com $14,000
depose.com $11,000
el-badrgroup.com $9,111
petrowire.com $9,000
planetos.com $7,500
talentline.com $7,088
modev.com $6,695
colabrio.com $6,500
trailerwheels.com $6,250
3dme.com $6,000
freshtunes.com $6,000
tpex.com $6,000
southernhomes.com $5,100
indianheritage.com $5,088
fuelconverter.com $5,000
happyman.com $4,990
in8software.com $4,900
coasthillscreditunion.com $4,750
doyourown.com $4,750
4254.com $4,545
leadgenetics.com $4,449
leste.com $4,388
asklepian.com $4,200
buckeyestateblog.com $4,150
dudad.com $4,000
heritagefoodservice.com $4,000
rwgoods.com $4,000
thejewellerybox.com $4,000
vitravel.com $4,000
Non .COM Sales
flavour.ca $17,650
chg.org $9,800
ois.net $9,800
phr.org $9,800
wombat.co $3,900
clubfitness.net $3,588
understood.net $3,400
iap.org $3,000
acar.co $2,750
crossbow.org $2,500
sarcoma.net $2,500
detroit.net $2,325
ourchoice.org $2,300
1y.net $2,002
aff.org $2,000
leste.net $1,988
fragmentation.org $1,800
ctsn.net $1,500
nontr.net $1,500
breastcancerwalk.net $1,488
pacificfishing.net $1,388
bastille-linux.org $1,305
georgiahealth.org $1,250
propertypartner.net $1,180
agricare.net $1,088
amerind.net $1,088
mennoweekly.org $1,026
worldwaterday.net $1,025
alakija.net $1,000
bunker.biz $1,000
CIRA Improves Safety of Canada’s Internet With Registry Lock
[news release] The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA), the organization that manages the .CA domain, has just launched Registry Lock, the latest in a suite of products and initiatives that will ensure .CA remains at the leading edge of domain security.
Registry Lock is a method for providing an additional layer of security for any website. It is of particular value to high-traffic, high-transaction websites, such as e-commerce or financial services sites, that regularly deal with large volumes of personal and confidential consumer information.
With Registry Lock, a domain name is locked at the registry level. Any request to have the domain name redirected, its information altered, or its ownership transferred to another party cannot proceed without verification through the domain’s sponsoring Registrar and CIRA. In order to perform updates to a locked .CA domain name, a series of specific person-to-person authentication and verification protocols must be followed.
This is the ideal way to protect a domain from malicious activities known as domain hijacking, in which hijackers pose as the rightful owners of the domain (usually using illegally acquired account information) to make changes or transfer ownership so they can seize control of the domain name.
“Imagine a bank, a government agency or other trusted organization losing control of their domain, even if only for a short time,” said Byron Holland, President and CEO of CIRA. “The impact on these businesses and all their users is significant. Registry Lock is the single best way for domain holders to protect themselves, and their customers, from this kind of malicious activity.”
Domain hijacking is not a theoretical scenario. In the last year alone, there have been a number of incidents affecting high-profile websites such as the New York Times, Twitter and the Huffington Post. Most of the time, these attacks redirect websites to an alternate page managed by the hijackers. In a worst case scenario, domain hijacking could redirect to a phishing page (such as of a bank or e-retailer) from which the hijackers could collect sensitive or personal information.
MarkMonitor, which provides brand protection technology and expertise to safeguard the world’s leading brands in digital channels and is an ICANN-accredited domain name registrar, supports Registry Lock.
“Online consumers rely on the integrity of the domain name system to ensure they are not putting themselves at risk – that the information they are receiving is legitimate, and the information they provide online is secure,” said Matt Serlin, vice president, domain operations for MarkMonitor. “If a site is compromised or hijacked, it will give consumers pause about their online security. We continue to encourage every top-level domain operator to offer Registry Lock, and we applaud CIRA for taking this important step.”
Like the other services provided by CIRA, Registry Lock is available to .CA domain name holders through .CA certified Registrars. CIRA is pleased to announce Webnames.ca has become the first public-facing Registrar who will be offering Registry Lock to its .CA customers.
“Webnames.ca manages the domain portfolios of some of the country’s biggest brands. We pride ourselves in offering a full suite of services to our customers, and we are pleased to be industry leaders in securing .CA domain names with Registry Lock,” says Cybele Negris, CEO of Webnames.ca. “It is critical for us that we provide .CA domain name holders – and their users – with the highest level of protection against a range of malicious attacks, including domain hijacking.”
To secure your .CA domain with .CA Registry Lock, go to the .CA Marketplace and select Registry Lock, under Advanced Services, located on the left-hand side of the page.
About CIRA
The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) manages the .CA top-level domain, Canada’s online identifier, on behalf of all Canadians. A Member-driven organization, CIRA also facilitates the development of a better Internet for all Canadians, and represents the .CA registry internationally.
This CIRA news release was sourced from:
www.cira.ca/news/news-releases/improving-Canadas-Internet/
