Newsletter 5th June 2008
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Domain Industry EventsDomainer Meeting Paris – Domain Names to be auctionedThe Domainer Meeting in Paris, France, hosted by EuroDNS and Oversee.net, will be an important domain industry event to attend if you are interested in learning more about the European market. DomainNews.com will be present with a custom booth, which will give you all a chance to meet us in person.http://www.domainnews.com/en/g... Domain Industry NewsAmerica.com, diamantes.com fail to make reserveThe domain name America.com, up for auction last week on Sedo, failed to reach its reserve price. The highest bid was US$1.71 million. It had been hoped the domain name would reach a price of between $3.5 million and $7 million. Other premium domain names that were up for grabs last week on Sedo included diamantes.com and cognac.com. Cognac.com sold for $88,000 while diamantes.com, like America.com, is still available for potential buyers to make an offer.Read full article Comcast Domain Name Record Altereded by HackersHackers knocked Comcast.net offline late Wednesday night, preventing customers from getting to their Comcast Web mail and account records on the company's Internet portal reports IDG.Read full article UK Domain Name Price Increase Attracts Phishing ScammersAccording to sales figures provided by Sedo.com, the average price for a .co.uk domain has risen by 22% over the past three years, while the average price of a .com domain has fallen by 18 % over the same period of time. The average price for a .co.uk domain sold at auction via Sedo's online marketplace now averages about £2,614 while the more generic .com domains average is only £1,372...Read full article TRAFFIC East Orlando: Are Your Domain Names Safe in the USA?In this video, Frederick Schiweck, Executive VP of Business Development for EuroDNS , and Managing Director of DomainInvest.com , spoke about how secure it is to keep your domains in the United States at TRAFFIC East in Orlando, Florida last week.Read full article "Worst Spam Offenders" Notified by ICANNIn order to clarify the system for dealing with incorrect “Whois” domain name registration information, and deal with community concern, ICANN is releasing the following information regarding its compliance work.Read full article New .au policies allowing domain transfers commenceauDA have introduced new policies that allow for registrants to buy and sell .au domain names subject to certain conditions. The changes, introduced on June 1, are sensible and mean that some domain names currently registered, and not being productively used, can be sold and transferred to a registrant who may have better use for the domain name.Read full article First Look: Internet Explorer 8 Preview & ConcernsMicrosoft is revealing that with version 8 of its upcoming Internet Explorer (IE8) consumers will be able to shop ‘til they drop, then take a ‘webslice’ along for the ride. Cutting-edge e-commerce technology is all about giving online consumers more freedom in how they shop. Of course, it’s also about giving e-retailers more ways to stay in front of shoppers.Read full article |
EuroDNS In-Depth LookDomanier Meeting Paris 19-20 June, Don't Miss it, Sign Up now!
27th May 2008 - Now that TRAFFIC East is over, the next domain industry conference worth mentioning is the Domainer Meeting Conference (www.domainermeeting.com) in Paris, France. With more than 300 visitors expected, Domainer Meeting in Paris is going to be the largest Domain Aftermarket event. It will be held on the 19th and 20th June 2008 in Paris, only 2 days before the ICANN Meeting and will be held in the same Hotel.
We are glad to announce that the Domainer Meeting’s keynote speaker will be Phil Corwin from the ICA (Internet Commerce Association). Philip will give us a status on ICA’s initiatives and achievements, especially the latest ones regarding the “Snowe Bill”. He will also tackle some major issues impacting Domainers these days...
EuroDNS NewsFraudulent emails "Registro italiano in Internet per le imprese "Important information - a number of users have received letters from another entity, the so-called "Registro italiano in Internet per le imprese", which, through surface-mail mailings, (seemingly to ask the verifications of the data dealing with user activities) proposes a contract to adhere to in order to receive a service after payment. The Institute of Informatics and Telematics of the CNR and the ccTLD .it Registry are not in the least involved with this initiative and have prepared again the necessary actions to protect any rights that might have been infringed. The Italian Competition Authorities (http://www.agcm.it) has repeatedly issued fines - for analogous initiatives as case in point of misleading messages - against DAD Deutscher Adressdienst..ME Domain Landrush applications starting on the 6th JuneThe Landrush period for the application of .ME domain names starts officially on the 6th June. Submit your Landrush applications now until the 26th of June (price: 48€/year, minimum 2 years) through the EuroDNS website. The registry has created a list of names which are not possible to submit: the Premium names (http://www.domen.me/cms/site_files/dotME_Premium_Names.txt) and the reserved names (http://www.domen.me/cms/site_files/dotME_Reserved_Names.txt). All other names can be submitted and domains that get more than one application will go into auction process. All names that only get one application will be automatically assigned to the applicant..ME Auction FAQ available!An auction FAQ has been released, click on the link below for more information: |
