New ICANN Contracting Statistics Released

Below are the key Contracting statistics, as of 13 December 2013:

978 applicants have been invited to Contracting
336 applicants have responded to their Contracting Information Request invitation
253 contracts have been sent out for signature
201 Registry Agreements have been signed
- All signed Registry Agreements can be viewed here: www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/registries

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This ICANN announcement was sourced from:
newgtlds.icann.org/en/announcements-and-media/announcement-2-13dec13-en

Yahoo Files UDRP Complaint for YahooDirectoryListing.com Domain

Yahoo has filed a UDRP ,seeking control of YahooDirectoryListing.com domain name.The complaint was filed with the National Arbitration Forum a few days ago

The National Arbitration Forum will examine if YahooDirectoryListing.com domain is confusingly similar to Yahoo’s trademark,if the current owner has rights over it and if the domain is being used in bad faith .The disputed domain name will be passed over to Yahoo if it falls under all three of these stipulations.

The case is still pending compliance checks with the National Arbitration Forum .

According to whois records,the domain name was first registered in 2010 .

Brand Arrows Lists Five Single Letter .PW Domain Names for Sale

Brand Arrows announced that it has listed five single letter .PW domain names for sale : a.pw, b.pw, f.pw, e.pw and y.pw .

You can read the press release after the jump:

“Brand Arrows has emerged as a one stop brandable .com domain names marketplace for all kinds of businesses ranging from retail, security, construction to entertainment, fitness, software firms etc. The Brand Arrows Marketplace hosts a variety of unique domain names.

It is to be understood that most of the customers do not find any point in buying a branded domain with a name at a premium when the same is available at cheaper rates. But it is imperative that these names are absolutely related to their businesses or products. Needless to say those crisp, short and unique names are preferable.

BrandArrows does exactly this, it brands majority of names which are non-keyword ranging from single to six letters and even more. They mainly focus on .com brandable business names. These vague names which have no meaning become crucial at the time of internet advertising and occupying the web space as these names pop up more often due to general words involved in their names as compared to their counterparts who have stringent names.

In a latest announcement, BrandArrows has listed domain names in terms of single letters assigned to various products from sale. Get single letter domains a.pw, b.pw, f.pw, e.pw, y.pw exclusively at Brand Aarrows for affordable prices. As many brands like to acquire short names especially which are .com but since single letter .com’s are not available, brands can acquire .pw domains now for affordable prices. PW is now called as professional web so any one can use it.

However the purpose of such attribution is that these single letters are actually “brandable” domain names which, if purchased, are exclusive to a commodity and facilitate the creation of a niche web space for the client companies. Henceforth, the firms enjoy search engine optimization as well as command a better web presence as compared to their competitors. The letters on the list remain unique to the product after sale.

This is for the first time that BrandArrows has listed five ‘single’ letter domain names, the existing domain names three, four, five and six lettered are .com domain names. Also, a spokesperson from Brandarrows has stated that these single letters have been assigned after receiving numerous applications across various categories of businesses which it serves.

After today’s announcement, they can be viewed as a one-of-its-kind brandable domain name game player as well as a one which reflects the increased expectations of the clientele. Henceforth, the clients will expect these ‘one letters’ to bring fortune to them by an increase in not just their visibility but also in their turnovers. “

Sedo.com Premium .ME Auction is Underway! 16 Domain Names Already Have Bids

Sedo is hosting these days a premium .ME auction.The auction features 88 premium .ME domain names, at different price points and will end on December 19,2013.