Category: Domain Investing
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Nigeria’s IT Development Agency’s green flag to .ng adoption policy
In a previous post we talked about the Nigerian Government’s new policy on the Government adoption of .ng domain names. The Government had announced that all Government officials in the Country would have to use domain names and emails that belong to .ng domain names. No third party domain names and email Ids would be…
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UDRP claimed over domain name held for 26 years
Domain names are considered Internet’s real estate not just for colloquialism. Domain Names actually behave like real estate digitally. Be it the ever increasing price of the domain asset over the year, rivalries stretching for years or attachment to the domain held for decades. WIPO recently witnessed a contest for the domain name Luma.com. The…
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Weather company with .net domain fails to secure .com one
Laws are not as compact as most people might think. There are lots of pores in it, visible only to the ones familiar with it. These pores are the gray areas mentioned in the law. This gives the stakeholders and judicial authorities a room to stretch their legs. A similar gray area is the notion…
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.bh begins to accept registrations from the locals
Earlier we had reported about how the Kingdom of Bahrain has started a new registry for the .bh domain names. We have also informed you that from 2022 the domain names will be available to the locals. Under the joint cooperation of the Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism and the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), …
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What is .art’s ‘Digital Twin’ feature?
UNESCO and the world celebrated World Art Day on April 15. People enjoyed and celebrated the effect art has on their lives. Art enthusiasts also discussed the various new ways the art is evolving currently, attributed to the ever evolving nature of the field or to the sudden excessive exposure of her to the digital…
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Sav.com jumps to top 30 domain registrars
Sav.com is a domain name registrar that has proven its mettle in a very short span of time. The company is among the fastest growing registrar companies operating worldwide. What is interesting and in some ways also pivotal to the company’s growth, is its aftermarket place. The company has recently reported that there are more…
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Top Chinese companies register new Chinese domain names
The China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) is the agency that administers the Chinese ccTLD .cn and .中国. The organization has announced that as many as 10 Companies among the top 500 companies have booked the domestic domain names. The list of bigshots that have done the registration includes the likes of Vivo, Xiaomi, Tencent…
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Grit Brokerage to broker two premium domains
Grit Brokerage, is a known brokerage firm that helps in transaction of premium domain name assets. The Brokerage firm has been awarded with the brokerage of two premium domain names. These domain names are Improve.com and Landscape.com. These domain names are of top notch value. Both of these are generic in nature. This means they…
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CITC announces end of the transfer period of Saudi domain names
In a previous post we talked about the change in registrar policy of Saudi domain names. Domain owners of .sa and السعودية. domains were given a choice to choose from a number of private registrars. These domain names were earlier controlled by an organization called SaudiNIC. The Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) on its…
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A new .toronto TLD on the way?
Is a new .toronto TLD going to launch? A recent entry to the Lobbyist registrar at the City’s official website does hint towards it. A report by blogTO, stated that the proposal for the launch of a new .toronto was under discussion by the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA). CIRA is actually considering the launch…
