Sedo To Host Number Domain Name Auction
Sedo has announced plans to host a number domain name auction from November 7,2013 to November 14,2013 .The auction will feature 50 numeric domain names.
The auction consists of 50 numeric domain names that are primarily .INFO and .COM .There are also .net , .co.uk and .mobi domains.All the domain names included in the auction have a reserve price of 1-99 EUR.
Included in the auction are :
00101.info
00151.info
00125.info
80501.com
1095.net
1807.net
0600.co.uk
1095.net
63601.com
You can see the entire inventory and place your bids here .
Sedo held the first ever numeric domain name auction in November,2008 .Back then,the auction included some of the most popular and universal numbers,such as 88.com , 70.com and 40.com,as well as the prestigious Manhattan zip code ,10029.com .Many of the domain names included in the auction sold ,some of them in the six-figure range .
Sony Acquires TakeTheOath.com Domain Name With Less than Two Weeks Out From the Launch of PlayStation 4
Sony decided to acquire TakeTheOath.com domain name,with less than two weeks from the launch of Playstation 4 (PS4),on November 15,2013 in North America .
According to whois records,the domain name changed hands last week from its previous owner to Sony .TakeTheOath.com domain was first registered in April ,2012.
At the time of this story,the domain name doesn’t redirect to a website.According to Fusible.com,TakeTheOath.com has been listed for sale through Rare Names in early October,for $2,988 .
According to Sony,the PlayStation 4 will be cheaper than the XBox One.While PS4 will hit the stores in the United Stated on November 15,2013,the European gamers will have to wait until November 29 in order to have it .
DotShabaka First gTLD To Launch Sunrise Period
The DotShabaka Registry quietly launched the Sunrise period for their شبكة. gTLD (.shabaka translates to .web in English) on 31 October for 60 days. The gTLD, an open space for Arabic language domain names, is the first gTLD to launch their Sunrise period.
In their Launch Policy available on their website, DotShabaka notes the Sunrise will run for 60 days, concluding on 29 December. Then the Landrush Period will run for 30 days until 31 January with General Availability commencing on 4 February 2014.
But they are likely to be joined by a number of gTLDs from Donuts this week. Donuts, who applied for 307 gTLDs, are said to be planning to launch Sunrise periods for up to eleven of their gTLDS and for which there are no other applicants. The likely eleven are:
- .bike
- .camera
- .clothing
- .equipment
- .estate
- .guru
- .holdings
- .lighting
- .singles
- .ventures
- .voyage.
There are also another 17 gTLDs Donuts have slated for Sunrise launches by early December. The Sunrise period, which is likely to be for 60 days, is to allow trademark holders to register desired domains that include their trademark. The Sunrise period for the first of the Donuts gTLDs was due to commence this week however no final announcement has been made.
Following the Sunrise period, gTLD operators will then be required to hold a Landrush period, which for the first gTLDs, is likely to start in January 2014 and then General Availability can commence.
Yahoo Files UDRP Complaint for Yahoo-EG.com Domain Name
Yahoo has filed a UDRP ,seeking control of Yahoo-EG.com domain name.The complaint was filed with the National Arbitration Forum a few days ago.
The National Arbitration Forum will examine if Yahoo-EG.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 September,2009 .
New gTLD Program Auctions – Upcoming Auctions Webinar
An in-depth discussion on the Auctions process, including an overview, proposed timeframes and deadlines, and preliminary key rules. ICANN will also gather community input on process elements that will affect parties preparing for Auction.
- Adobe Connect: https://icann.adobeconnect.com/newgtldwebinar/
- Dial-in Information:
- US Toll-free: 1-877-941-8268, US Toll: 1-480-629-9655
- International Numbers [PDF, 23 KB]
- Conference ID: New gTLD Auctions (4648210)
- Questions in Advance: send to
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by 5 November 2013 -
Date: 7 November 2013
Time: 22:00 – 23:00 UTC (2:00pm – 3:00pm PDT)
Preliminary Auction Rules
The preliminary New gTLD Program Auction Rules are based on section 4.3.1 of the Applicant Guidebook. This near final version should be reviewed by applicants who are likely to utilize ICANN’s New gTLD Program Auction process to resolve string contention. They are being published prior to finalization to facilitate applicant’s auction preparations and will be finalized as soon as is operationally feasible.
- Download the Rules [PDF, 235 KB]
Understanding Auctions
Overview
Contention sets are groups of applications containing identical or confusingly similar applied for gTLD strings. Contention sets must be resolved prior to the execution of a Registry Agreement for an applied-for gTLD string.. An ICANN facilitated auction is a last resort for resolving String Contention Sets, as described in the Applicant Guidebook (AGB) section 4.3.
Auctions will be conducted over the Internet using a procedure know as an ascending-clock auction, where the auctioneer successively increases the start-of-round and end-of-round range of prices, on a per auction round basis. Applicants within the contention set must submit bids to indicate their willingness to pay an amount within the defined price range in the auction round. As the price ranges of the auction rounds increase, applicants may successively choose to exit the auction. When a sufficient number of applications have exited the auction process, so that the remaining application(s) are no longer in contention with one another, and all the relevant string(s) can be delegated as gTLDs, the auction will be deemed concluded. At this point, prevailing applicants that remained in the auction will pay the finalized price and proceed toward delegation.
Auction Eligibility
A String Contention Set will be eligible to enter into a New gTLD Program Auction under the following circumstances only:
- All active applications in the contention set have:
- Passed evaluation
- Resolved any applicable GAC advice
- Resolved any objections
- Finalized any and all change requests
- Each applied-for gTLD in the contention set is:
- Not classified as “High-Risk” per the Name Collision Occurrence Management Plan
- Eligible for the Alternate Path to Delegation, or has received the SLD Collision Occurrence Assessment from ICANN
Auction Resources
- Preliminary Auction Rules [PDF, 235 KB]
- List of Contention Sets
Questions?
- Applicants: Submit an inquiry via the Customer Service Portal
- Non-Applicants: Email us at
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