Category: Domain Investing
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Why did this county made a shift from a .com to a .gov name?
Centre County, is a county in the State of Pennsylvania of the US. The county is going to conduct its municipal elections. Amid this electoral process, the county decided to make a transition in its election related domain name. The transition was switching from the previous .com name to .gov name. .com stands for commercial,…
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What are the proposed changes in .se and .nu registration?
The Swedish Internet Foundation has made some changes in the process of registration of .se and .nu domain names. A report by Gandi.net stated that the changes will come into effect from 1st of November. Regarding the .se registration, a personal Identification number or a business registration number is required for people belonging to regions…
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FIBA teams up with GoDaddy to push .basketball TLD
Fédération Internationale de Basketball (FIBA), commonly known as the International Basketball Federation in English, has announced a partnership with GoDaddy. The teaming up has been to promote the extension .basketball. FIBA along with Roar.basketball LLC has joined hands with GoDaddy. FIBA aims to make the .basketball domain accessible to everyone. Hence,the world’s most popular registry…
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Rational behind domain name change of this Chinese public platform
China’s growth among the biggest powerhouses of the world has been very rapid. The overwhelmingly high growth, through a sustained period of time, also brought one unfavorable thing: pollution. Recently, the Chinese government changed the domain name of a public platform meant to ease pollution levels. The domain name that was changed was bjhjyd.gov.cn. This…
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New laws make domain names easy for Koreans
Domain Names makes it easier for users to access their desired location. I mean, a familiar name is certainly easier than a seemingly random set of numerals. However, the system doesn’t have the same easing effect on non-English speakers. Koreans were facing similar problems. For most Koreans, the main language is Korean. Korean through its…
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Various issues hindering growth of Bangladeshi ccTLDs
A recent post by the Business Standard, states that the total number of registered domains in .bd fell from 46,800 in 2019 to 31,402 in October, 2021. This comes in as more of the thrust on worldwide business entities has been to shift to online modes because of Covid induced lockdowns. Even in such situations,…
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Why does someone pay thousands of dollars for a wrong domain name?
Domain name is a lucrative business. People to establish and protect their brand identity invest a lot to get a proper domain name. But, questions arise when people shed thousands of dollars for a wrong or a misspelled domain name. Well, the answer isn’t a very positive one. A recent report by the Washington Post,…
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This city’s TLD just came LIVE
Top level domains have existed for a long time. So have ccTLDs. Now even city’s are getting their own TLDs. The latest addition to the list is the city of Zurich. Although the domain name was requested way back in 2012, the extension wasn’t available to all. The extension until now was only used by…
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Covenant Logistics’ logic behind name change AND a new website
Covenant logistics, or as you would have rather known it before now as Covenant Transportation, has completed its re-branding and name change process. The company has shifted its name, replacing the earlier word ‘Transportation‘ by a new term ‘Logistics‘. The rebranding and name change came as a step to broaden the functionality and scope of…
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Panel decides RDNH while the registrant didn’t even respond
How often have you heard a UDRP panel deciding against the complainant even when the respondent didn’t even appear. Now on top of that add that not only the respondent won, but the panel also decided that the complainant was Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH). This is what happened with the domain AdviceGroup.com. Advice Group…
