Sedo’s First .EU Auction 99 Eur Reserve is Underway

Sedo is holding three .EU auctions. The first one started yesterday and will end on January 1st, the second one starts today and will also run for seven days and the third one starts tomorrow.

 

All the domain names included in the auctions have a 99 EUR reserve.

The first .EU auction features 542 domain names and none of the domain names included in the auction received bids so far, even though there are some interesting domain names ,such as:

Dramma.eu

Fraternity.eu

Affare.eu

Dialing.eu

Funday.eu

FreeFlow.eu

Avinci.eu

You can see the entire inventory and place your bids here .

 

 

 

Latest .AT Report Outlines Policy Differences Between ccTLDs and gTLDs

New gTLDs are coming online now and the first will be available for general registration in quarter one 2014. But what will differentiate these new gTLDs to existing country code TLDs?

 

That’s a question posed in the latest at report from the Austrian registry, nic.at. The big differences, the report notes, will be in policies such as “who exactly is allowed to register a domain and under what conditions? And what kinds of restrictions are in place?”

As the report notes, policies for existing ccTLDs have evolved over the last 25 years, and the new gTLDs have been able to learn from what works and doesn’t work, with terms and conditions that reflect this, and the objective of the new gTLD. Additionally, ICANN criteria need to be taken into account as well as stakeholder expectations, national statutory frameworks and investors also have a role to play.

The latest .at report gives an insight into developing policy and guidelines for a TLD. As well, what differences are there between the policy models governing gTLDs and ccTLDs? And to whatextent can they influence the commercial success of a TLD?

The point is also made the regulators and laws within a country have an influence over policies for a ccTLD. And to change policies, ccTLDs are often required to undertake extensive consultation with their stakeholders, such as is the case with .uk and .nz, where the registries have undertaken extensive community consultation before they have been able to make changes such as the introduction of second level registrations.

So what are the differences between a ccTLD and a gTLD. The .at report notes that the former’s policies have evolved and reflect peculiarities of each country or governing body, while gTLDs “have a contract with ICANN based on American law and are committed to following certain standardised policies, and regulatory and administrative processes. As part of a time-consuming and expensive application process, applicants for new top level domains must provide detailed evidence of their technical and commercial capabilities and go through a rigorous, multi-layered evaluation process.”

Another difference is ccTLD registrants have a “triangular” relationship, entering into a contract with their registrar and registry, while with gTLDs, registrants “have a contractual relationship with the registrar, who has a legal relationship with the registry (and the registry, in turn, has a contractual relationship with ICANN).”

The length of the “contract” also varies. With ccTLDs there are variations, but in the main, as is the case with nic.at, “when registering a .at domain the domain holder is deemed to have accepted a continuing obligation. This means that the domain (and therefore the contract) is perpetuated until such time as the owner actively cancels it.” With gTLDs though, “the contractual relationship has a limited term, and expires automatically once the agreed term ends. This means that the domain expires on its own – unless the owner pays again and in so doing extends the contractual relationship.”

As for how to register a domain, this also varies from ccTLD to ccTLD, but with .at, registrants can either register a domain via nic.at or an accredited registrar whereas for gTLDs “domains can only be registered via ICANN accredited registrars or official resellers. They cannot be registered directly with the registry.”

In other topics covered in the latest .at report, there are interviews with Alexander Mayrhofer, head of Research & Development at nic.at who has been working with the Saudi Arabian ccTLD .sa, another with Neil Dundas, Executive Director of ZA Central Registry (ZACR) while there is a third with Markus Eggensperger, CEO of united-domains AG, Starnberg.

The latest .at report, along with an archive of previous editions, is available for download in full from:
www.nic.at/en/uebernic/current_issues/at_report/

ICANN Publishes Quarterly Financial Report (Q1) for Fiscal Year 2014

ICANN achieves another milestone in its financial accountability and transparency, with the publication for the first time of its quarterly financial statements report.

 

You can click here [PDF, 813 KB] to look at the financial statements for the first quarter (July through September) of ICANN ‘s fiscal year 2014.

All financial reports can be found at www.icann.org/en/about/financials.

This ICANN announcement was sourced from:
www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-24dec13-en.htm

Afternic Reports $1,55 Million in Domain Name Sales,Led By Supporter.com at $35,000

Afternic/GoDaddy sent their weekly sales list.The domain name sales for the week summed to $1,550,036 and were led by Supporter.com at $35,000.

 

Other notable domain name sales include :

.COM Sales

uchat.com    $20,000

americanscholarships.com $12,995

windpowered.com    $12,877

winetrading.com    $9,177

givepal.com    $6,700

iefo.com    $6,077

easymri.com    $6,000

lendingstar.com    $6,000

redfinn.com    $5,788

gamestorm.com    $5,788

sgps.com    $5,504

mindhack.com    $5,500

coincase.com    $5,500

crafthouse.com    $5,000

bellyart.com    $5,000

usiinc.com    $5,000

24by7.com    $5,000

vhan.com    $5,000

standunited.com    $4,999

bidonwork.com    $4,500

hy360.com    $4,500

swanke.com    $4,488

watchtvseries.com    $4,425

thepm.com    $4,188

propertycrowd.com    $4,089

musicaviva.com    $4,050

loughridge.com    $4,000

printonglass.com    $4,000

inspiredfilms.com    $3,888

up4grabs.com    $3,888

thejobsmovie.com    $3,800

airflip.com    $3,695

wallstreetyoga.com    $3,500

nearnow.com    $3,500

breel.com    $3,500

Non .COM Sales

bludot.ca    $10,000

littlecaesars.co    $5,000

thunderstruck.ca    $3,000

mfs.net    $2,500

lossless.org    $2,400

healthieryou.org    $2,388

paydirect.org    $2,188

pizzanet.net    $2,088

southwestvirginia.org    $1,950

b2buy.net    $1,700

titlesearch.us    $1,680

standunited.org    $1,600

online-html-editor.net    $1,580

pulmanweb.org    $1,525

7000.net    $1,500

equian.org    $1,500

equian.net    $1,500

practicalnursing.org    $1,400

swingers.info    $1,359

lotteryresults.co    $1,299

egypttoday.org    $1,288

unitedins.net    $1,025

asus.net    $1,025

dasblog.info    $1,025

drugscore.org    $1,000

equian.biz    $1,000

ourjourney.org    $1,000

 

ICANN : Beta Testing for Automated Registrar Onboarding System (AROS) to Begin in January 2014

In an effort to prepare for the upcoming launch of a new Registry/Registrar accreditation tool, ICANN is inviting Registries and Registrars to participate in a Beta Test session of Automated Registrar Onboarding System (AROS).

This session will allow users to explore the various accreditation functionalities of the system and provide valuable feedback to ICANN for potential enhancements. The Beta Test will start on 06 January 2014 and continue through 17 January 2014.

Participants who have registered for the AROS Beta Test will receive information from ICANN regarding access instructions, walk-through scripts and user guides. This will enable users to explore all aspects of AROS and provide constructive feedback within a controlled environment.

ICANN has reached out to the registry and registrar stakeholder groups, as well as current Registries and Registrars, to solicit participants for this experience and to inform them on the on-going progress and excitement generated for AROS.

For more information on AROS, please visit the community wiki page: https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=38045923

This announcement was sourced from :

http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-24dec13-en.htm