There are some letters which affect greatly the value of a domain name, especially if the domain is short and has no specific meaning. Some of the most hated letters are the following:
Paris wants a .paris
Paris, the capital city of France, applied for .paris to become a top level domain (TLD) in June, 2008.
The TLD for France is .fr.
The Mayor of Paris, Bertrand Delanoe, began a campaign on behalf of Paris, on December 9th 2009, to support the .paris TLD request.
Google gets into the URL-shrinking biz with Goo.gl
Google ventured into new territory this week with the launch of a new URL-shortening service it’s calling Goo.gl.
Unlike some existing and high-profile shorteners such as TinyURL and Bit.ly, Goo.gl is not a general-purpose link shrinker that users can access by going to a standalone site. Instead, it’s been built into Google products, beginning with Google’s browser toolbar and its Feedburner RSS service. Both of those services can now create shortened Goo.gl URLs that link to the source content while using fewer characters. This is especially important for sharing on places like Twitter, where there are size limits.
ICANN
ICANN is the Internet Corporation for Assigned Name and Numbers which oversees Internet related tasks on behalf of the US Government. The non-profit corporation’s headquarters is based in California, USA. Jon Postel founded ICANN on September 18th, 1998.
On September 29th, 2006, ICANN signed an agreement with United States Department of Commerce (DOC) that allows ICANN to completely manage the Internet system. ICANN is responsible for their decisions and can be punished for their actions.
Domain Auctions
You can purchase domains via various domain auction sites, these websites make it easier to buy and sell domain names.
A drop registrar is a domain name registrar who registers expiring domain names, to sell at auction, as soon as the registration expires. To participate in a drop registrar auction you need to register your interest prior to the beginning of the auction.
A domain auction site allows a customer to purchase a previously registered domain, which suits their needs, from an owner who wishes to sell their domain name. A domain auction site allows sellers to list multiple domains, easily and conveniently, on the one website.
A new domain extension
The Dominican Republic has decided to open up its domain name extension: .DO . Since the 10th of December 2009, this extension is open to …
Above.com – DDoS Attack and Down Time Report
******* Edit Latest Update – The DDos Attack has been resolved. ******* Unfortunately the Above.com service was targeted and hit by a severe DDoS attack, …
Top-level Domain
Top-level domain (TLD) is a domain at the highest level of the hierarchical DNS of the Internet. The TLD are installed in the root zone of the name space. ICANN operates the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) which is in charge of maintaining the DNS root zone.
For example, in www.above.com the Top-level domain TLD is the ‘.com’.
Announcement Regarding Implementation of Modification to Implementation Rules for UDRP
The ICANN Board approved a modification to the Implementation Rules for the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (“Rules”). The modified Rules now require UDRP claimants and respondents to provide documents to UDRP Providers in electronic form. The modified Rules also change UDRP Provider obligations in forwarding hard copy notice to respondents in UDRP proceedings: the original Rules required Providers to forward a hard copy of the UDRP complaint; under the new Rules, Providers do not have to forward a hard copy of the entire complaint. Providers are now only required to forward a hard copy notice that a UDRP complaint has been filed.
The modified Rules will become mandatory for all UDRP proceedings filed on or after 1 March 2010.
Domain Name System (DNS)
When you spend time on the Internet, whether you are browsing or sending emails, you are using the hidden Domain Name System (DNS). The DNS is a unique naming system, which works like a database that is used for computer systems, services and other resources that are connected with the Internet. The DNS system translates domain names, which can easily be remembered by humans, to a numerical identity, that can be used by computers.
Every time you use a domain name you are accessing the Internet’s domain name server. DNS is often associated with a phone book; a human remembers the name and the phone book, similar to the DNS, provides the number or Internet Protocol (IP) address. For example www.trellian.com translates to 216.240.187.4.
