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Non-English Domain Names to Arrive on Internet

NEW YORK—The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) passed new domain name regulations at its annual conference in Paris this week, reported the World Journal. Thousands of new domain names such as .paris and .Pepsi will be created. Non-English languages, including Chinese will be used in domain names, which is seen as the most significant evolution in Internet domain names in the past twenty years. All current available domain names will be used up by 2011. ICANN will start accepting applications for new domain names in 2009. The application fee starts at 100,000 USD.

Non-English Domain Names to Arrive on Internet

NEW YORK—The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) passed new domain name regulations at its annual conference in Paris this week, reported the World Journal. Thousands of new domain names such as .paris and .Pepsi will be created. Non-English languages, including Chinese will be used in domain names, which is seen as the most significant evolution in Internet domain names in the past twenty years. All current available domain names will be used up by 2011. ICANN will start accepting applications for new domain names in 2009. The application fee starts at 100,000 USD.

.NU Domain Launches Numeric Domain Names

NU Domain –manager the .nu top level domain name– will begin accepting registration of Numeric Domain Names on June 10, for the first time allowing registration of numbers-only .nu domain names – such as 247.nu, 123.nu and 3663.nu (the English word “food” on a phone keypad.)

.NU Domain Launches Numeric Domain Names

BOSTON --(Business Wire)-- .NU Domain -manager the .nu top level domain name- will begin accepting registration of Numeric Domain Names on June 10, for the first time allowing registration of numbers-only .nu domain names - such as 247.nu, 123.nu and 3663.nu (the English word "food" on a phone keypad.)

Registration for .Me Domains Opens

Registrations for the .me top level domain started yesterday afternoon, giving users a new crack at getting a personalised web address. Unlike the recent staggered rollout of the .asia domain, the .me registrations are open to everyone from day one. The .me domain name was previously assigned to Montenegro after the country gained independence in June 2006. However, owing to the widespread potential appeal of the name it is now available for general use. The new domain follows the recent vote by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers to allow users to register whatever domain suffix they want for their site.

Netfirms Accepting Applications for New .me Domain Names

Netfirms, Inc., a web host and domain name registrar, announced that it is now accepting applications for .me domain names. It states that the addition of .me domains to their product line gives business owners worldwide the opportunity to apply for their .me domains before the official Landrush period commences on June 6th.

Netfirms Now Accepting Applications for New .me Domain Names

BUFFALO, N.Y. & TORONTO --(Business Wire)-- Netfirms, Inc., (http://www.netfirms.com) an innovative North American web host and domain name registrar, is now accepting applications for .me domain names. The addition of .me domains to the Netfirms product line gives business owners worldwide the opportunity to apply for their .me domains before the official Landrush period commences on June 6th.

Netfirms Now Accepting Applications for New .me Domain Names

BUFFALO, N.Y. & TORONTO, BUSINESS WIRE -- Netfirms, Inc., (http://www.netfirms.com) an innovative North American web host and domain name registrar, is now accepting applications for .me domain names. The addition of .me domains to the Netfirms product line gives business owners worldwide the opportunity to apply for their .me domains before the official Landrush period commences on June 6th.

Netfirms Now Accepting Applications for New .me Domain Names

BUFFALO, N.Y. & TORONTO - (Business Wire) Netfirms, Inc., (http://www.netfirms.com) an innovative North American web host and domain name registrar, is now accepting applications for .me domain names. The addition of .me domains to the Netfirms product line gives business owners worldwide the opportunity to apply for their .me domains before the official Landrush period commences on June 6

Netfirms Now Accepting Applications for New .me Domain Names

Buffalo, NY and Toronto, ON - June 4th, 2008 - Netfirms, Inc., (http://www.netfirms.com) an innovative North American web host and domain name registrar, is now accepting applications for .me domain names. The addition of .me domains to the Netfirms product line gives business owners worldwide the opportunity to apply for their .me domains before the official Landrush period commences on June 6th.

Netfirms Now Accepting Applications for New .me Domain Names

BUFFALO, N.Y. & TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 4, 2008--Netfirms, Inc., (http://www.netfirms.com) an innovative North American web host and domain name registrar, is now accepting applications for .me domain names. The addition of .me domains to the Netfirms product line gives business owners worldwide the opportunity to apply for their .me domains before the official Landrush period commences on June 6 th.

LATEST FEATURE The Ultimate Domain Name Guide

Domain names have become more than just an address on the web. Today they can make or break a business. Get a hard to remember or complex domain name, your customers won't remember it and e-mails will go missing in cyberspace. And while domain names continue to be the subject of much controversy in the technical press, what is for sure is that the number of domain names available is sure to increase. If you're in business, you just can't afford to let someone else get hold of your company name or product names.

.NU Domain to launch numbers-only domain names

NU Domain, the registry for numbers-only domain names, will begin accepting registration of numeric domain names on 10 June.

New Domain Names May Cause Net Confusion

According to USA Today, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the group that is responsible for managing domain names and addresses on the internet, is ready to open up domain registry for all domain names. Instead of having a limit for what addresses can be named with .net, .com, .org, etc, you can name things anything you want including .pocketnow. In the future, perhaps there will be a www.reviews.pocketnow instead of just www.pocketnow.com. Essentially, a company can use its name to replace .com at the end of an address.

Question about redirecting domain names

I have two domain names. How do I make domain name #2 point to my actual website, which is on domain name #1? Should I just change the nameservers of domain #2 to point to domain #1?

Moniker Unveils Additional Domain Names

Moniker.com, a provider of Domain Asset Management services, this week announced the availability of additional premium domain names for purchase via a live and online domain name auction at the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. East conference in Orlando. The company states that these names, in addition to highly marketable names such as Israel.com, BlueRay.com GasPrices.com and Pay.com will be up for bid at the exclusive live auction that takes place Friday, May 23 2008.

Moniker Unveils Additional Domain Names Available at Upcoming T.R.A.F.F.I.C. East Event in Orlando

an Oversee.net company and provider of Domain Asset Management(R) services, today announced the availability of additional premium domain names for purchase via a live and online domain name auction at the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. East conference in Orlando. These names, in addition to highly marketable names such as Israel.com, BlueRay.com GasPrices.com and Pay.com will be up for bid at the exclusive live auction that takes place Friday, May 23, starting at 2 p.m. in the Grand Floridian Hotel.

Easyspace Launches Promotion on .EU Domain Names

Easyspace, a web hosting and domain name provider in the UK, today announced the launch of its .eu domain offer. The company explains that until 31st July, anyone buying a domain name with them will be able to purchase any number of .eu domain names for just £6.25 each for one year – a saving of 50% on the standard sale price of the domain.

Clock is ticking on .me domain names

Montenegro following tiny island nation Tuvulu's lead of offering its country code extension as a generic domain name

New .me Domain Names Available

North American web host and domain name registrar Netfirms is accepting applications for new .me domain names.

.NU Domain Launches Numeric Domain Names

will begin accepting registration of Numeric Domain Names on June 10, for the first time allowing registration of numbers-only .nu domain names

.NU Domain Launches Numeric Domain Names

will begin accepting registration of Numeric Domain Names on June 10, for the first time allowing registration of numbers-only .nu domain names

Domain.com Announces Free Domain Day Giveaway

Domain.com, a domain registration company and provider of managed web site services, declared that it is helping individuals and businesses get up and running on the web with a special 'Free Domain Day Giveaway' promotion on Tuesday, May 20, 2008. It announced that the visitors to the Domain.com web site will get a chance to win one of 25 free .com, .net, and .org domains every hour from 9:00am to 4:00pm Pacific Time. During the giveaway, it will be promoting its full array of value added services, including Web hosting with a free Web site builder, URL and e-mail forwarding, e-mail accounts and private domain registration, adds the company.

SnapNames, Register.com Renew Domain Name Deal

Los Angeles-based Oversee.net's SnapNames.com unit said today that the firm has renewed an exclusive agreement it has with domain registration service Register.com, where it will continue to make domain names surrendered by prior registrants on its auction platform. Financial impact of the deal was not disclosed. SnapNames, which was acquired by Oversee.net last year, sells expired and deleting domain names which have not been renewed by their prior owners. Register.com monitors domain names registered at the site, and when owners fail to renew them they provide them to SnapNames, which auctions them off to the highest bidder.

ICANN Approves New Domain Names

The organization that oversees Internet addresses, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), has approved a proposal to create an unlimited number of so-called “top-level� domain names. ICANN also approved a proposal to introduce domain names written in Asian, Arabic or other scripts.

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