China Tightens Control on New Domain Extension
China announced that it will place strict control on the domain name market.By now, only eight domestic companies and 14 new TLDs were approved.
You can read the press release after the jump :
“China is the nation with largest online population and significant buying power which is expected to provide a large crowd of buyers for new domain name extensions such as .app, .auto or .camera. However the country is placing strict control in the market place. In light of the issue, Brandma.Co’s representatives will be participating in the upcoming ICANN meetings to be held from June 21-25 in Argentina to interact with interested registries and registrars.
The Chinese Government has launched a new round of “stern supervision and control policies to domain name registration administrations (registries) and domain registration service agencies (registrars) at home and abroad to strengthen domestic Internet safety.” The 6-month special action, starting April this year, was publicly announced on the website of country’s top Internet / Media bureau, Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC). Registrars in China have all been notified and have started to voluntarily remove the domain name extensions that were not approved by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).
It was the Government’s first attempt to declare its authority on any top-level domains’ (or TLDs’) right to do business in China. By far only 8 domestic companies and 14 TLDs were approved, including .TOP, .WANG, .CITIC and a few other Chinese-script TLDs. Popular extensions like .COM, .ORG or country codes like .CO or .ME were being asked to comply with the MIIT license requirement as well.
Mr. Ching Chiao, CEO of Brandma.Co, advises that TLD registration operators should act immediately and develop feasible strategies on how they want to engage with the Chinese market in the new dynamics. “Do you have an MIIT license? This is the most frequently-asked question from the Chinese registrars to a new TLD operator these days,” said Mr. Chiao. “The Chinese government has concluded their wait-and-see period and is now taking a proactive approach. They want to know who is at their front door selling before things get too complicated.”
Ms. Cathy Peng, Brandma’s New gTLD expert, said: “Getting the license requires understanding on how the regulatory system works and how one should respond as it evolves. It’s also like a mini ICANN application process, but this time in Mandarin.”
Daily Domain Sales 05-24-2015 lead by OptionHouse.com at $30,050 on DropCatch
OptionHouse.com sold for $30,050 on DropCatch.
Top Domain Sales on May 24, 2015 are :
OptionHouse.com – $30,050
HandCuffed.com – $5,555
DroneGear.com – $1,995
InjuryLaywers.com – $1,712
WeightLossTherapy.com – $1,700
TimMueller.com – $1,641
FYTY.com – $1,525
TZJD.com – $1,495
OneSports.com – $1,200
RadiantLife.com – $1,175
675999.com – $1,100
852999.com – $1,100
SeniorLift.com – $1,100
CustomBelts.com – $1,020
PatrickKane.com – $730
Spextrums.com – $700
DeLab.com – $654
LeDecor.com – $610
Lone.ly – $605
PlumberService.com – $604
HHGame.com – $603
GoComec.com – $591
ZephyrGroup.com – $562
HorseClick.com – $560
PacificWind.com – $560
OnlineDebt.com – $549
WF123.com – $521
ClothesTree.com – $510
LuanFei.com – $500
PersecutedChurch.org – $500
Promposed.com – $464
TheSensualVegan.com – $432
Regino.com – $424
VipGrooming.com – $420
KatongWang.com – $420
HomeSexPictures.com – $410
Marketplace-wise Sales
DropCatch
OptionHouse.com – $30,050
DeLab.com – $654
LeDecor.com – $610
ZephyrGroup.com – $562
Regino.com – $424
KatongWang.com – $420
Flippa
HandCuffed.com – $5,555
DroneGear.com – $1,995
Spextrums.com – $700
Lone.ly – $605
NameJet
InjuryLaywers.com – $1,712
OneSports.com – $1,200
675999.com – $1,100
852999.com – $1,100
CustomBelts.com – $1,020
PlumberService.com – $604
HorseClick.com – $560
PacificWind.com – $560
OnlineDebt.com – $549
WF123.com – $521
PersecutedChurch.org – $500
HomeSexPictures.com – $410
BuyDomains
WeightLossTherapy.com – $1,700
TimMueller.com – $1,641
SeniorLift.com – $1,100
FYTY.com – $1,525
TZJD.com – $1,495
RadiantLife.com – $1,175
PatrickKane.com – $730
HHGame.com – $603
GoComec.com – $591
ClothesTree.com – $510
LuanFei.com – $500
Promposed.com – $464
TheSensualVegan.com – $432
VipGrooming.com – $420
Amazon Files Complaint for Two Amazon-Related Domains
Amazon,has recently filed a complaint against the owner of two Amazon-related domain names,seeking control of it.
The three domain names are : amazonfashionindia.com, amazonindiafashion.com
Amazon filed the complaint with the National Arbitration Forum on May 20,2015.
According to whois records, both amazonfashionindia.com and amazonindiafashion.com were registered in February,2015
The National Arbitration Forum will examine over the next days if the domain names are confusingly similar to Amazon’s trademark,if the current owner has rights over it and if the domains are being used in bad faith . The disputed domain names will be passed over to Amazon if it falls under all three of these stipulations.
At the time of writing this article, the case is still pending compliance checks with the National Arbitration Forum.
NKB.com Hits 31,000 USD IN Sedo’s GreatDomains Auction
The auction for NKB.com is live on Sedo. The domain name managed to attract 10 bids so far and the highest one is 31,000 USD.
The second place is taken by another three-letter .com domain name ,RGT.com. RGT.com has three bids at the time of writing this article, with the highest one of 30,000 EUR.
The auction features 66 domain names, out of which 40 already have bids.
Other interesting domain names included in the auction are:
YR.net
HNN.com
XK.net
DEH.com
DBG.com
Aggregator.com
Motivation.de
You can see the entire inventory and place your bids here.
NameJet Partners with FindYourDomains To Offer 500 top-tier domain names
NameJet partnered with FindYourDomains to offer 500 top-tier domain names over the next three months.
You can read the press release after the jump :
” NameJet.com and FindYourDomain.com are pleased to announce the release of over 500 premium domain names on the NameJet platform over the next three months, many at low or no reserve.
This is the fifth time that FindYourDomain and NameJet have partnered to offer a portfolio of premium domains at NameJet. Previous Find Your Domain auctions on NameJet have resulted multiple six-figure sales for domains such as aerospace.com, houserentals.com, copy.com and nye.com, the latter which sold for $175,000.
Included in the current listing are premium single and two word domains like driving.com, labs.com, programs.com, census.com and ringtones.com; 3 letter .coms like dmn.com, ias.com, sdu.com and isu.com; and 2 letter .uk names like xx.uk, ke.uk and sa.uk.
“Once again, we are really pleased to be offering Find Your Domain’s premium domains on NameJet,” said Jonathan Tenenbaum, General Manager of NameJet. “Find Your Domain has some incredible inventory and offering this portfolio on our platform is in line with our commitment to bring the highest quality names to the domain name aftermarket.”
About NameJet:
NameJet, LLC, a joint venture between eNom, Inc., a subsidiary of Rightside (NASDAQ: NAME) and Network Solutions, LLC, a subsidiary Web.com (NASDAQ: WWWW), is the world’s leading domain name auction platform. Launched in 2007, NameJet has since processed more than 300,000 domain auctions on its award-winning and easy-to-use website. With an exclusive inventory of expired and deleted domains from several of the largest registrars, plus top-quality premium name listings and drop-catching services, NameJet is the industry’s most trusted auction and aftermarket services provider.”
