Written by admin on Tuesday, March 28th, 2006 in Free Domains.
200 posts for .com, .net, .org
125 posts for .info
What domain names can i get ?
Lookup the domain name you would want for example www.yourname.com, if it is still available then you can request it that is if you have met the requirements.
What domain name extentions are available ?
.com .net .org and .info
How long is my domain registered for free ?
For one year
Written by admin on Saturday, March 25th, 2006 in Industry News.
Australia’s domain name administrator today called for public comment on the practice of registering large numbers of domain names for the purpose of selling click-through advertising.
As ZDNet Australia exclusively reported in early December, .au Domain Administration (auDA) is considering whether this practice — also known as “domain monetisation” should be considered legitimate for the purposes of registering Australian domain names.
In a statement, auDA chief executive Chris Disspain said his body was “not opposed to domain monetisation per se”, but would like to know “whether the Internet-using public would like this practice to take place under the .au domain name system.
Disspain said domain monetisation was widespread overseas.
“The practice is becoming particularly common amongst registrants of .com and .net domain names,” he said. “This is because unlike .au domain names there are no policy rules limiting the number and type of .com and .net domain names a single registrant can register.
In Australia, organisations must have a “close and substantial” connection with a domain name before they can register it for use — for example a registered business name or trademark.
The regulator has issued a discussion paper on the subject, which is available online. Public comment must be received no later than April 21.
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Written by admin on Saturday, March 25th, 2006 in Industry News.
As the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers Latest News about Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is making news this week with the debut of new industry- and country-specific Top Level Domain extensions, the overall market for domain names continues to burgeon dramatically, pointing to continual, solid growth in the global Internet economy.
Last year saw significant growth across the domain name market, according to data analysis conducted by Sedo, an online marketplace for the buying and selling of secondary domain names.
Sedo’s review of data from more than 25,000 domain sales demonstrated significantly increased interest in and value derived from domain names. Between 2004 and 2005, the volume of reported domain sales grew by 58 percent, to more than US$60 million.
During that time frame, the number of domains sold increased dramatically by 75 percent — from 9,000 to more than 16,000 domains sold, Sedo said.
Banner Year
“Last year was a significant year for the domain name market, from new top level domains approved and put into circulation to the heightened role of domain parking services to drive quality Web traffic,” Matt Bentley, chief strategy officer for Sedo, told the E-Commerce Times.
“The significant increase in sales volume — $60 million — and domains sold on the secondary market in 2005 — more than 16,000 — illustrates how valuable domain names can be, and that people are trying to improve their online presence,” he added.
This is for both personal and business reasons, Bentley noted. In addition, the study determined the following:
* Between 2004 and 2005, the volume of domain sales grew by 58 percent to more than $60 million;
* Between 2004 and 2005, the number of domain names sold increased 75 percent, from 9,000 to more than 16,000;
* Sedo increased its market share of premium domain sales ($5,000 and up) from 59 percent in 2004 to 65 percent in 2005.
More and more premium domains were sold through organized platforms with volume nearly doubling to nearly $18 million, while the volume of private sales reported remained flat at approximately $6 million, according to Sedo.
Additionally, due to a massive increase in the volume of low-end — under $500 — transactions, the average price actually decreased from 2004 to 2005, but anecdotal evidence suggests that buyers got less domain for their money.
Flipping Popular
Research shows that “flipping” domains proved to be a sound investment. In a study of 37 domains that were sold twice during 2004 and 2005, the average domain gained 288 percent in value in just 230 days, demonstrating a significant return on domain investment.
“The domain name market continues to evolve and drive greater value each year, whether for owners of comprehensive domain portfolios, businesses driving quality traffic to their Web sites, or for hobbyists,” Ron Jackson, editor of DN Journal, a trade publication, told the E-Commerce Times. “The analysis completed by Sedo shows the growing role of organized platforms for domain sales and the growth of the overall domain market. With these numbers as early indicators, 2006 looks to be another growth year for the market.”
Cambridge, Mass.-based Sedo, whose name is an acronym for “Search Engine for Domain Offers,” is an online marketplace for buying and selling domain names and Web sites.
The news about the spectacular growth of domain names comes as ICANN, the standards body that monitors the Internet addressing system, begins testing Arabic, Chinese and other non-Roman characters in domain names.
The Internet presently runs on an ASCII system — with 26 letters of the alphabet, 10 numerals and a hyphen. However, people in Asian and Arabic countries, whose languages can contain thousands of characters, have been applying pressure to ICANN to include their native scripts in Web addresses.
ICANN said there is a need to continue supporting multilingual access to the Internet. “One challenge in implementing multilingualism on the Internet is the preparation of content in the numerous languages, alphabets, scripts and character-sets that must be accommodated,” the organization stated.
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Written by admin on Saturday, March 25th, 2006 in Industry News.
Berkeley, CA, USA, March 24, 2006 — DomainMart, a leading provider of quantitative and analytical domain-name services, today launched a marketplace for corporate domain name portfolios.
“This portfolio marketplace complements our investment portfolio listing services,” says Alex Tajirian, DomainMart CEO.
DomainMart offers two types of domain name portfolio listings: investment portfolios that are generating traffic monetization income and corporate portfolios. The latter are subdivided into three classes: primary, brand support, and traffic enhancement portfolios, where
(1) Primary is a portfolio with a new central brand domain name that is protected by registrations under a combination of alternative extensions, potential typos, supporting keywords, and trademarks.
(2) Brand Support is the same as a primary portfolio, but enhances the protection of the intellectual property of an established brand domain name.
(3) Traffic Enhancement is a portfolio of domain name keywords that complements traffic to an existing website.
Target Market
(A) Primary Portfolio:
(a) Established companies that want to enter a new line of business and need to establish and protect a new brand name.
(b) New companies that have received financing and want to establish a protected brand name.
(c) Established brands that need to be protected.
(B) Brand Support: Established brand names that need further protection.
(C) Traffic Enhancement: Websites that need targeted traffic.
“Corporate domain name portfolios provide a reduction in transaction costs and savings on time spent negotiating each purchase separately,” notes Tajirian.
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Written by admin on Saturday, March 25th, 2006 in Industry News.
Ha Noi (VNA) - Hi-Tek, a leading international Internet Service Provider and Marketing company, undertook on March 23 to develop 30,000-50,000 of Viet Nam’s domain name (DotVN) throughout the world within the next two to three years.
The DotVN is now registered via an online international electric trade port system and provided for the Hi-Tek’s Internet Reseller.VN all over the world.
Hi-Tek’s Reseller network includes 52 international service providers and 30 Vietnamese companies working in law, intellectual property and information technology areas.
Hi-Tek was officially recognized by Vietnam Internet Network Information Center under the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications as the only and exclusive registrar manager for Viet Nam’s cc TLD (country code Top Level Domain) .VN.
It has assisted Viet Nam to build tourism infrastructure and introduce its image worldwide via such websites as www.hanoitips.com, www.hotels.com.vn, www.stressmart.com.-Enditem
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Written by admin on Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006 in Industry News.
According to data analysis conducted by Sedo, an online marketplace for the buying and selling of secondary domain names, 2005 witnessed significant growth across the domain name market. Sedo analyzed data from more than 25,000 domain sales which demonstrated significant increase in interest and value derived from domain names.
The company mentioned that based on all 6,500 sales reported on DNJournal.com from October 2003 to January 2006 and from more than 18,000 Sedo sales during the same period, the analysis presents a clear picture for the state of the domain market. Between 2004 and 2005, the volume of reported domain sales grew by 58 percent, to more than $60 million. During that period, the number of domains sold increased dramatically by 75 percent, from 9,000 to more than 16,000 domains sold.
“2005 was a significant year for the domain name market, from new top level domains approved and put into circulation to the heightened role of domain parking services to drive quality Web traffic,” said Matt Bentley, Chief Strategy Officer of Sedo.com. “The significant increase in sales volume – $60 million – and domains sold on the secondary market in 2005 – more than 16,000 – illustrates how valuable domain names can be and that people are trying to improve their online presence whether for personal or business reasons.”
“The domain name market continues to evolve and drive greater value each year, whether for owners of comprehensive domain portfolios, businesses driving quality traffic to their Web sites or for hobbyists,” said Ron Jackson, editor of DN Journal.
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Written by admin on Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006 in Industry News.
Qinetics Solutions Bhd has been appointed as the domain registry service outsourcing provider for the .cd registry, the country code top level domain of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Qinetics is a leading provider of business to business (B2B) outsourced registration services for domain names and enterprise solutions.
In a statement, Qinetics said it was appointed to provide, manage and operate the .cd domain names on a revenue-sharing basis for a period of five years.
It said the provision of registry service outsourcing was based on Qinetics’ Registry ASP shared registry-registrar system (SRS) suite, which is a software infrastructure developed in Malaysia.
Its chief executive officer, T K Tan, said the outsourcing engagement by the .cd registry would provide Qinetics long-term and potentially robust growth in revenue stream.
He added that the company would secure another country-code registry next month.
Tan said Qinetics had earlier secured the development and maintenance of .hk registry system by the Hong Kong government in 2005.
“It is a strong endorsement of the potential and the marketability of our solution.
“We believe our dedicated research and development in the registry solutions would elevate Qinetics to be a dominant provider to country-code registries in the world,” he said.
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