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