Chinese Premium Domain Names Up For Auction at NameJet
NameJet.com partnered with FindYourDomains.com to auction a group of premium Chinese,single word generic .COM domain names.
All of the names included in the auction have multiple meanings.For example:
Liu.com
Zhao.com
Zhou.com
Xiao.com
Jiang.com
Liao.com
Liang.com
The full list can be found here.
All the domain names are available to backorder now,with the auction running from January 3rd,2014 to January 14th,2014.
“NameJet is truly an international marketplace for domain names.In the last year we have had customers come to us from over 200 countries, and nearly 10% of those come from China. The demand for numeric domains and for one word generic Chinese domains is hard to keep up with,” said Matt Overman, General Manager of NameJet.
“NameJet has done an outstanding job in helping us to market and sell our premium domain names. We’re excited to be partnering with them to offer some of the best Chinese .COM inventory in the marketplace,” added FindYourDomain Broker Michael Cox.
ICANN: Approved Launch Program Review Guidelines Available
The guidelines ICANN will use to review Registry Operator (RO) applications for conducting an Approved Launch Program are now published.
Download the Application Review Guidelines [PDF, 29 KB]
ICANN announced the opening of the application process for Approved Launch Programs on 12 November 2013. If an RO’s application is approved, the new Registry will be allowed to conduct a registration process not otherwise permitted under the Trademark Clearinghouse Requirements [PDF, 168 KB] specified in the Registry Agreement. ICANN published the review guidelines to provide the community with additional clarity on the process for approving proposed Launch Programs.
The Approved Launch Program Process & Forms [PDF, 136 KB] include detailed application submission instructions. During the review process, ICANN may solicit additional information from the RO and/or publish the application for public comment.
Learn more about the Trademark Clearinghouse »
Learn more about the Registry Agreement »
This ICANN announcement was sourced from:
newgtlds.icann.org/en/announcements-and-media/announcement-19dec13-en
ICANN: Public Interest Commitment Dispute Resolution Procedure Finalized
The Public Interest Commitment Dispute Resolution Procedures (PICDRP) is finalized and now available.
- View the PICDRP [PDF, 208 KB]
The PICDRP is a procedure created to address potential complaints that a Registry Operator may not be complying with its voluntary or mandatory commitments as identified in Specification 11 of their Registry Agreement.
A draft procedure was published for public comment in March 2013. ICANN considered the inputs received from the draft procedures and published a revised PICDRP for comment in October 2013. The approved PICDRP incorporates the feedback received from both public comment forums.
Learn more about the PICDRP and other Post-Delegation Dispute Resolution Procedures (PDDRPs) »
This ICANN announcement was sourced from:
newgtlds.icann.org/en/announcements-and-media/announcement-3-19dec13-en
ICANN: Call for Expressions of Interest (EOI) for Public Interest Commitment Dispute Resolution Procedure (PICDRP) Standing Panel Members
ICANN is seeking expressions of interest to serve on the PICDRP Standing Panel.
Background
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As part of the New gTLD Program, ICANN has put in place the Public Interest Commitment Dispute Resolution Procedure [PDF, 208 KB] (“PICDRP”) to address reports of a Registry Operator’s non-compliance with one or more of the public interest commitments included in Specification 11 of its Registry Agreement with ICANN.
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During the compliance review and investigation process for a report submitted to ICANN under the PICDRP, ICANN may call upon the Standing Panel to review one or more reports in order to evaluate whether the Registry Operator was or was not in compliance with Specification 11 of the Registry Agreement.
Composition of Standing Panel
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The Standing Panel shall consist of a minimum of three members, with more members to be added as deemed necessary. Not all members of the Standing Panel are necessary to the consideration of each report referred by ICANN.
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The Standing Panel members should have diversity in geographic and cultural representation. Diversity of experience will be considered in completing the composition of the Panel.
Proposed Qualifications of Standing Panel Members
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In consideration of the scope and areas of expertise required, that Standing Panel members, in the aggregate, should have expertise and significant knowledge in the following (or similar) aspects/areas.
- Online content
- Public policy
- Trademark protection
- International dispute resolution
- Cultural studies
- Judicial and/or legal experience
- DNS technical experience
- Regulatory background
- Sociological research experience
- Contract interpretation experience
- Licensing experience
- Cybersecurity
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Panel members should have demonstrated recognition of expertise and knowledge through high-level positions, peer group recognition, and/or history of publications/presentations on relevant topics.
Conflict of Interests
All Panel members must be independent from ICANN (i.e., not an ICANN employee; not a member of any ICANN Sponsoring Organization or Advisory Committee; not affiliated with any registrar or registry holding a contract with ICANN). Further, all Panel members must adhere to ICANN’s conflicts of interest policy and annually complete a Conflicts of Interest Disclosure Form.
Time Commitment
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To keep the costs and burdens of evaluation as low as possible, absent exceptional circumstances, the Standing Panel is expected to conduct its proceedings by email, by telephone and otherwise via the Internet.
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It is anticipated that the Standing Panel may start to have matters referred to it by ICANN within one month of the Panel formation. The members of the Standing Panel will be required to review reference and training materials prior to receiving matters such that the Panel members understand the Public Interest Commitments Dispute Resolution Process. For each matter referred, the Standing Panel will be expected to evaluate compliance by the Registry Operator and report its evaluation results to ICANN. The Standing Panel is expected to deliver its evaluation results to ICANN within 15 days of reference by ICANN.
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At present it is unclear how many matters will be referred to any given Standing Panel member; over time this may become more predictable based on the nature and number of the reports submitted.
Fees for Service on Standing Panel
Fees to be determined based on, among other things, proposals received.
Terms of Standing Panel Member
For the purpose of continuity and consistency, the terms of Standing Panel members will be staggered. For a start, the terms of two of the Standing Panel member shall be two (2) years and the term of the third member shall be one (1) year. Subsequent terms of new members and renewal of terms shall be two (2) years and members, with agreement from ICANN, are allowed to renew for a maximum of two (2) terms.
Timing
It is anticipated that the Standing Panel membership will be announced by end of January or early February 2014.
Expressions of Interest
Expressions of Interest, which will be maintained as confidential, should be sent to
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no later than 20 January 2014. Respondents are urged to read the PICDRP [PDF, 208 KB] prior to submitting an Expression of Interest.
This ICANN announcement was sourced from:
newgtlds.icann.org/en/announcements-and-media/announcement-4-19dec13-en
Sedo Announces Highest Reported Domain Name Sales of the year
Sedo,the world’s largest domain name marketplace and monetization provider, announced its 2013 list of the highest reported domain name sales of the year.
Jobs.ca is the highest reported domain name sale at $450,000, followed by Body.com at $380.000 and Yinhang.comat $300,000.
You can read the press release after the jump:
“Sedo, the world’s largest domain marketplace and monetization provider, today announced its 2013 list of the highest-valued public domain sales of the year. Leading the list is Jobs.ca, which closed just days ago at $450,000, stealing the top honors from Body.com at $380,000. Another notable name in the top ten is Sandwich.com, one of the names sold as part of Yahoo’s auction of more than 100 domain names in late November, which sold for $137,500.
“Despite the looming changes to the domain industry, the top ten list shows that it has been an incredibly successful year for .com, and the appearance of Jobs.ca on the top sales list points to the fact that non-.com TLDs are selling at high values as well”
The complete list of top domain sales includes:
jobs.ca $450,000 USD
body.com $380,000 USD
yinhang.com $300,000 USD
dji.com $300,000 USD
moms.com $252,000 USD
apuestas.com $165,000 EUR
moneta.com $150,000 USD
elend.com $140,000 USD
sandwich.com $137,500 USD
partners.com $125,000 USD
Historically, .com names have accounted for most spots on annual sales lists – a trend that continued in 2013 with the exception of Jobs.ca ranking as this year’s highest valued sale. As ICANN, the Internet’s governing body, manages its historic rollout of hundreds of new domain extensions in 2014, the inclusion of non-.com extensions in top annual sales lists could likely continue.
“Despite the looming changes to the domain industry, the top ten list shows that it has been an incredibly successful year for .com, and the appearance of Jobs.ca on the top sales list points to the fact that non-.com TLDs are selling at high values as well,” said Tobias Flaitz, CEO at Sedo. “.Com names are clearly still valuable and making big sales, and next year it will be exciting to see if we will have a wider array of domain extensions in the top sales list as consumers and businesses open up to the idea of new domain endings such as .shop, .web and many more.”
Check out Sedo.com for more information
