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The relationship between TLD Registry and previous back-end provider Afilias appears not to be a good one. This may be caused by the “Notice of Material Breach” of the contract, that Afilias received earlier this year from TDLR. The notice was menacing to move its 2 gTLDs to a competitor held by the Chinese government.
The news was recently confirmed by TDLR. They are going to move around 30,000 names in .中文网 (.xn--fiq228c5hs, “Chinese website”) and (.xn--3ds443g, “Chinese online”) to Beijing Teleinfo Network Technology Co.
The not so known back-end provider as Afilias, it is in present going over 4 pre-launch Latin-script Chinese gTLDs.
Teleinfo Network Technology Co belongs to the Chinese Academy of Telecommunication Research, that seems to appertain to the Chinese government’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
Before the switch, which means back in February, TLDR expressed its intentions to Afilias in case they were “unable or unwilling to remedy” undefined contractual infringements by mid-May.
Apparently none of the companies want to comment on contractual or litigation matters.
TLDR confessed in an announcement that the move to the Chinese company will be useful for them to get the a Chinese government license. Having this license would give the Chinese registrants the possibility to start using their domains.
“The completion of this milestone will hopefully pave the way for our accreditation with Chinese regulators, which ultimately allows our China-based customer’s names to resolve legally to a website hosted from within China, “ said CEO Arto Isokoski.
Using a government back-end for its SRS doesn’t make it an easier job.
“With respect to TLD Registry’s charges of breach of contract, Afilias categorically denies any breach of any kind whatsoever. Afilias has complied completely with our contractual obligations and responded to all requests for assistance with their various business priorities. Since we began supporting these 2 TLDs, Afilias has met every SLA and enabled the 2 TLDS to be 100% compliant with their technical and contractual obligations to ICANN. Afilias has provided 100% compliance on every SRS requirement, and maintained their DNS with 100% availability throughout the entire period of our stewardship. TLD Registry’s charges are completely without merit.”
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Cars.pt was the highest reported domain name sale on June 22nd,2016. The domain name changed hands for $22,537 .
According to namebio.com, there were 159 domain name sales on June 22nd,2016, totaling $151,056.
Here are the highest reported domain name sales on June 22nd,2016 :
cars.pt $22,537 Sedo vitor.com $7,500 NameJet distillate.com $6,413 Flippa dulo.com $6,000 NameJet adityasingh.me $5,000 Sedo bc0.com $4,800 DropCatch nestling.com $4,000 BuyDomains 12q.com $3,600 NameJet transgender.org $3,433 NameJet puzzlepop.com $3,422 BuyDomains vehicleplates.com $3,000 BuyDomains synergy.net $2,873 Sedo officeangels.de $2,817 Sedo n70.com $2,418 NameJet jusa.com $2,300 NameJet magicstream.com $2,000 BuyDomains arjy.com $1,800 NameJet wholesalenursery.org $1,600 Flippa fauxto.com $1,525 GoDaddy scoretrust.com $1,500 BuyDomains taxstudio.com $1,500 BuyDomains fibreshield.com $1,500 BuyDomains ahmanagement.com $1,500 BuyDomains hecon.com $1,410 NameJet
studentenrabatte.com $1,409 Sedo

Donuts has recently made public the $70 million offer to purchase Rightside’ s new TLD name business.
According to Donuts, this offer was made known to the public due to Rightside’ s lack of attention over the past approaches. And probably this is a strategy to put pressure on the company to accept the offer.
It seems that Rightside investor J. Carlo Cannell attempt to deprive of the company of its less performing TLDs and concentrate on its registrar business did not go so well. Most of the shareholders sustained the company at their last shareholder meeting. This time the luck was not on his side.
Depending on how it is viewed, this year could be or not a successful one for Rightside. The company received another offer, earlier this year, from XYZ for four of its Rightside top level domain names, for the amount of $5 million.
Donuts’ $70 million offer might be what the company needs. Rightside had spent $16 million to purchase 39 top level domains before .games. The marketing strateg, the behind-the-scenes processes, and the setting up of its back-end registry were some serious investments that the company did.
Not yet confirmed, but Donuts uses Rightside’ s registry platform, which could mean it is a part of the purchase.
Rightside’ s market capitalization is of $176 million.
To sell all its new gTLDs, the company would have to give its registrar platforms, which are eNom and Name.com, half of NameJet and its portfolio of approximately 300,000 domain names.
Both companies have been partners in the back-end registry relation. Their settlement related to a bunch of top level domains was to allocate based on a difficult schedule.
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It’s well known that a short and memorable domain name is desirable, but do customers take into account all these? In the same time there are hundreds of brands with long domain names that have success. Thus, what is the formula for success? How can you be sure you chose the right name? You can’t be 100 % sure, but a good strategy, a representative domain name for you or your business and time will tell you if you did the right choice.
Great deals can be achieved at every step with a three letter or even more domain names. It’s time for you to see the ten most notable and worth for discussion NameJet sales of April.
The company recorded 187 domain names sold last month with more than $2,000 each, in total meaning over $1,250,000.
1. Rod.com seems to be the most notable domain name sold. Acquired with $45,600, this three letter domain name can become a great brand, that will bring great value to the buyer. You could say the buyer wanted to avoid to be bought by China.
2. FunnyPets.com was purchased for the amount of $7,600. At first glance it appears to be a simply domain name, but then you realize the impact it could have in the online market due to the keywords.
3. SoleMia.com. If you are going to search this domain name you will discover a website of a new condo project in Miami. The domain name most probably worths the amount of $4,300.
4. DNW.net. Look at this domain name, acronyms could be a great deal, especially if you are out of ideas. The buyer had to pay $4,104 for it.
5. HoustonTx.com acquired for $3,700. It was first registered in 1996, namely over 20 years ago.
6. Sandles.com. It is a domain name that can be easily confused with sandals. Perhaps not the wisest choice, but certainly a worthy one since the new owner paid $3,500 for it.
7. SMTPServer.com. Although already a purchased domain name, for $3,439, when googling it directs you to a site saying the domain name is for sale.
8. InterstateMovers.com. Like the SMTPServer.com and FoldingBicycle.com, the domain name still appears to be for sale. This long domain name was sold for $3,101.
9. FoldingBicycle.com was acquired for the amount of $2,420. It is not very hard to guess the niche of this domain name, though on plural would have sounded better.
10. PowerCables.com. To have online access at the market the owner paid $2,301. Select the right power cable!

According to NABP there is a new availability for submitting new .pharmacy addresses which are meant to offer clients the possibility to find only the accepted stores worldwide. The procedure can be initialized for the domain addresses which find their equivalent ib the TMCH register. After their names having been accepted by ICANN, they will be able to be registered further on with a registrar. The availability for the approved pharmacy websites started in June this year and they are expected to send an application request and the necessary documents as well as to pay the fee which was established by NABP. After a screening made by the above mentioned organization, it was discovered that almost 97% of the websites do not comply with the rules and requirements for the health of the buyers. Therefore from now on only legitimate sellers will be allowed to continue their activity.
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According to a Forrester report from last year, executives predict digital will positively impact their businesses by 2020, with a 47% increase in revenue. Not only is it a good time to implement changes into traditional companies and embrace the online potential, but also to find the right channels to drive sales. To aid business owners who are lost in the face of such a bold change, we have come up with a short guide. Transition your business from offline to online in three easy steps.
Step 1: Finding the Right Domain Name & Extension
If your company does not yet have a website, first purchase a domain name and an extension. There are plenty of options—from local to international providers—where you can purchase domain names. When choosing a provider, consider whether your business anticipates expansion. What business owners should consider:
a) .com extensions cover the entire international aspect of the business
b) Custom extension based on your country for a regional expansion
c) .[custom] domain extensions that define the nature of the business and rank better in local searches
You can register your domain online either through a regional provider or through an international service. HostGator is one of the most well-known domain providers and has recently partnered up with Domain. We strongly recommend purchasing your domain for at least 2 years and then extending your contract based on business performance.
Make sure the name of the domain falls under copyright and trademark, and is no longer than 2-3 syllables. Easy-to-spell and catchy words make it more likely customers remember the name, even if the business is part of a particular industry (i.e. construction, demolition, waste removal etc.).
Step 2: Hosting Plans
Ideally, business owners should purchase hosting plans on a yearly basis. Depending on the requirements, traffic, and/or changes in search algorithms, you can opt for at least 4 major types of hosting.
WordPress hosting is the standard option for speed, security, and migration of an existing domain. However, in recent years, cloud hosting has proven more efficient—at least 2 times faster and more scalable than the standard hosting option. For large monthly traffic and corporate needs, we highly recommend VPS hosting or a dedicated solution. If, for example, your business has either a very active online community and blog or a premium membership system behind the scenes, opt for faster, better performance. To meet the minimum requirements, standard is still good.
Step 3: SSLs and Business Email Addresses
Two additional major elements are SSL and business email addresses. For this, we suggest the options via EuroDNS. Business email addresses start as low as 5.90€/month and include all the major advantages (i.e. personal mobility, 2GB space storage as opposed to the standard 500MB or 1GB, shared calendar, antivirus, lists, etc.). If we apply the Forrester report’s findings that revenue is expected to grow by 47% by 2020, then we can expect a large amount of contact requests.
An SSL certificate is a must for a business that deals with customers and e-sales. Plus, Google has made it official: encrypted “https” receive better rank boosting than normal “http”. Read more about it here and learn how to set it up.
Final Thoughts
If you have a fresh domain, an effective hosting plan, a proper business email address, and an SSL certificate, what else can you do to transition your business from offline to online? Here are our added suggestions, to which you can add your own:
Proper website design
Great content that drives visitors and converts leads
Social media channels that best perform with the business profile
CRM and ERP solutions for medium and corporate businesses
Proper team management solutions
Live support 24/7
Orientation towards community, not just search engines
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Extended read recommended: the US 10k small business report, 2016.
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Yuo.com was the highest reported domain name sale on June 24th,2016. The domain name changed hands for $19,999 .
According to namebio.com, there were 218 domain name sales on June 24th,2016, totaling $159,367.
Here are the highest reported domain name sales on June 24th,2016 :
yuo.com $19,999 Sedo swarming.com $18,000 Sedo suitecrm.de $6,619 Sedo sidsnet.org $5,603 GoDaddy mobile.eu.com $4,750 Flippa tiefgaragenreinigung.de $4,227 Sedo komtek.com $3,815 BuyDomains myhah.com $3,395 BuyDomains jxn.co.uk $3,337 Sedo connectpeople.com $3,120 NameJet developerservices.com $3,000 BuyDomains r53.com $2,610 NameJet ethnico.com $2,250 BuyDomains 25637.com $1,765 NameJet km6.com $1,724 Sedo computer-hilfe.de $1,669 Sedo buyforacause.com $1,500 BuyDomains latrompeta.com $1,500 BuyDomains 791333.com $1,490 GoDaddy jalandhar.com $1,450 NameJet solutionseries.com $1,400 BuyDomains ireferred.com $1,324 BuyDomains chicagoboatrentals.com $1,299 Fabulous ticktape.com $1,250 BuyDomains parentscope.com $1,244 BuyDomains offtheblock.com $1,200 BuyDomains meatcake.com $1,100 BuyDomains
cloudworkforce.com $1,100 GoDaddy

Mallorca.net, sold for $33,900 , topped Domain Name Journal’s sales list of reported domain names for the week ending June 19,2016.
Sedo had a great week in the sales chart,taking 17 of the top 20 positions .Correspondingly,SnapNames took only one of the top 20 positions .
.COM dominated once again the list,with 14 of the top 20 positions.
Here are the top 20 positions for the week ending June 19,2016 :
1. Mallorca.net €30,000 = $33,900 Sedo 2. BrightEnergy.com $28,000 Sedo 3. Arbeitskleidung.com $25,000 Sedo 4. XCE.com $21,000 Erwan Kina 5. XBGlobal.com $18,000 Sedo 6. Welcome.co.uk L10,000 = $14,700 Sedo 7. Ksiegiwieczyste.pl €13,000 = $14,690 Sedo 8. GateLink.com $12,500 Sedo 9. ShopCore.com $11,000 Sedo 10.tie ExtremeVideos.com $10,000 Sedo 10.tie LUFE.com $10,000 Sedo 12. KeyLending.com $9,850 Sedo 13. MyFixer.com L5,800 = $8,526 Sedo 14. CFCU.com $8,500 Sedo 15. 512.org $8,250 Sedo 16.tie BCSA.ca $7,500 DomainMedia.ca 16.tie eHardware.com $7,500 Sedo 18. Original.co.uk €6,000 = $6,780 Sedo 19. JobSpotter.com $5,895 Sedo
20. RetroPorn.com $5,759 SnapNames

DigitalTown Inc. has recently announced that it has acquired more than 11,000 .city domain names .
The company announced that the acquisition is part of the new ” generation of intuitive “Smart Web” navigation extensions approved by ICANN, the global domain name industry regulator. ”
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The .CITY domain extension is part of the new generation of intuitive “Smart Web” navigation extensions approved by ICANN, the global domain name industry regulator. The .CITY domain extension is the ideal extension for city information. DigitalTown has assembled the world’s largest portfolio of .CITY domains that exactly match to many of the largest population centers around the world as well as to the majority of the cities across the United States.
The network of .CITY domains are being made available to cities as part of a global network of public-private partnerships utilizing the DigitalTown SmartCity platform, ” announced the company.
“The DigitalTown SmartCity platform is an ideal framework for enabling any city to become a Smart City. At the same time, DigitalTown is leading the dialog with international stakeholders in the architecture of the ‘Smart Web’. The highly intuitive .CITY web navigation standard will allow residents and visitors of any city to easily connect to latest information, either through web or mobile devices,” said Rob Monster, DigitalTown’s CEO .
After the company has acquired these .CITY domain names, there are now over 30,000 .city domain names registered, compare to 18,500 last month.
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