Romania to Introduce Yearly Renewal Fee for .RO Domains

Owners of  .RO domain names will pay an annual fee starting next year,if a recent Government proposal will be enforced. According to RoTLD, there are now 700,000 active Romanian domain names.

 

Owners of Romanian domain names will have to renew their domains in three months from when the decision will be published in the Official Gazette.This rule applies to all .RO domain names registered in the last 24 months.

Currently, a .RO domain name si about 50 Euros.

Those who have a .RO domain name, will be able to renew it for one  or two years, with payment in advance.

Check out EuroDNS here register your .RO domain name .

 

 

November 2013 Highest Reported Domain Name Sales

KK.com was the highest selling domain name in November 2013.KK.com changed hands for $2,4 million through Moniker/Snapnames.

 

Here are the top 20 domain name sales for November,2013:

1.KK.com$2,400,000

2.Ride.com$325,000

3.88888.com$245,000

4.LSN.com$100,000

5.3DPrinter.net$60,000

6.Mega.co$60,000

7.Routes.com$50,000

8.BIX.com$46,000

9.Novio.com$45,000

10.Preggers.com$40,000

10.Kentwood.com$40,000

10.Couplet.com$40,000

13.ClassicTrader.com$39,150

14.Web-Design.com $38,402

15.ToughPad.com$37,000

16.TheResource.com$35,000

17.Blabbermouth.com$34,000

18.WonderfulWorld.com$32,500

19.SEOBlog.com$30,000

20.BingeEatingDisorder.com$30,000

RentByOwner.com Wins Weekly Sales List at $29,000

RentByOwner.com,sold for $29,000,topped Domain Name Journal sales list of reported domain names for the last week,ending December 1,2014.

 

There were no six figure domain name sales this week.

Sedo had a great week in the sales chart,taking 10 of the top 20 positions .Correspondingly,Namejet took 4 of the top 20 positions .

.COM dominated once again the list,with 12 of the top 20 positions.

Here are the top 20 positions for the two weeks ending December 1,2014 :

1.RentByOwner.com$29,000

2.OJR.org$19,100

3.Batterie.fr   $19,040

4.HASE.com$17,851

5.Clio.com$17,200

6.tieBitok.com$15,000

6.tieJafer.com$15,000

6.tieUltraFilms.com$15,000

6.tieWoodenBlinds.co.uk$15,000

10.PopularElectronics.com$13,700

11.Circus.nl $13,600

12.GraniteTops.com$13,500

13.Sux.com$12,777

14.LTW.org$12,400Sedo

15.tieCupon.com.mx$12,240

15.tieCupon.mx$12,240

17.Alliance.me$12,000

18.OGUZ.com$11,500

19.Contributor.com$11,199

20.Recete.com$11,000

See here the Domain Name Journal list of top reported sales .

 

 

 

Sedo Partners with TLD Registry to Introduce First Broadly Applicable Chinese Character Domain Extensions

Sedo, the world’s largest marketplace and monetization provider announced a partnership with TLD Registry to launch first broadly applicable chinese character domain extensions – Chinese Online (.在线) and Dot Chinese Website (.中文网)

 You can read the press release after the jump:

“Sedo, the world’s largest domain marketplace and monetization provider, today announced a key strategic partnership with TLD Registry, the organization approved to run the first broadly applicable internationalized domain names (IDNs) in Chinese: Dot Chinese Online (.在线) and Dot Chinese Website (.中文网). As part of the partnership, Sedo will operate launch auctions and manage the premium name programs for these two new top-level domains (TLDS).

“Not all IDNs make sense from a language point of view, but Dot Chinese Online and Dot Chinese Website are two linguistically correct and culturally relevant domain extensions”

“Not all IDNs make sense from a language point of view, but Dot Chinese Online and Dot Chinese Website are two linguistically correct and culturally relevant domain extensions,” said Arto Isokoski, CEO of TLD Registry. “Until now, we’ve had to rely on Anglicized extensions like .com or .cn, the country code domain for China, but now we can provide fully-Chinese domain names to the left and right of the dot. The world’s leading brands already use the Chinese Characters of ‘Dot Chinese Online’ and ‘Dot Chinese Website’ in their Chinese language brand and product, which fully validates our strategy for making them domain extensions. Sedo was the right strategic partner to help meet the demand we’ll see from businesses around the globe.”

 

The launch of Dot Chinese Online and Dot Chinese Website are part of an historic expansion of domain extensions being managed by the Internet’s governing body, ICANN. Hundreds of new extensions will be introduced to the Internet beginning in 2014, with IDNs such as Dot Chinese Online and Dot Chinese Website being given first priority.

“Non-English-language generic TLDs are brand new to the Internet and have the power to dominate with native speakers of all different languages,” said Tobias Flaitz, CEO of Sedo. “With Chinese in particular, there are thousands of multi-national companies looking to tap into the booming Chinese economy, not to mention the businesses operating in Chinatown sections of major cities around the world. By using these new domain names, companies gain instant credibility within Chinese markets and show respect for the language and local culture. With Sedo’s global presence and expertise, we can help these new domains launch successfully into the market.”

Sedo will manage sunrise and landrush auctions for Dot Chinese Online and Dot Chinese Website, as well as premium domain sales and premium auctions. The sunrise period, which gives trademark holders an opportunity to claim their marks, will begin on Friday, January 17, and run for 60 days, concluding on Monday, March 17. Following a two-day quiet period, the Landrush will begin on Thursday, March 20, making Dot Chinese Online and Dot Chinese Website domains available to the general public.

Anyone interested in Dot Chinese Online (.在线) or Dot Chinese Website (.中文网) domain names can read more and express their interest in specific names at www.sedo.com/DotChineseOnline and http://www.sedo.com/DotChineseWebsite.”

ICANN: Launch of the Extended Process Similarity Review Panel in the IDN ccTLD Fast Track Process

On 27 June 2013 the ICANN Board approved an amendment to the Internationalized Domain Names (IDN) ccTLD Fast Track Process Final Implementation Plan (FIP).

The amendment implements a two-panel process for string similarity review in the IDN ccTLD Fast Track Process, and was proposed following the conclusion of the IDN Country Code Names Supporting Organization ( ccNSO ) Policy Development Process ( PDP ) as well as a request from the ccNSO to implement the string similarity review process as recommended in the PDP within the Fast Track Process. The ccNSO work has taken into account the experiences and reviews of the IDN ccTLD Fast Track Process as well as the Governmental Advisory Committee’s advice on the matter. Following extensive public consultations, the ccNSO Council adopted in April 2013 [PDF, 118 KB] the Final Report on the IDN ccNSO PDP [PDF, 376 KB]. In time, the proposed policy is expected to replace the IDN ccTLD Fast Track Process.