Canon to begin acquisition of the “.canon” Top-Level Domain name
Posted on | May 15, 2010 | 5 Comments
http://www.canon.com/news/2010/mar16e.html
TOKYO, March 16, 2010—Canon Inc. announced today that it will begin the acquisition process for the top-level domain name “.canon,” based on the new generic Top Level Domain (gTLD) registration system.
The non-profit organization ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), which maintains and regulates the Internet’s addressing system, has rigorously evaluated the current gTLD string of characters’ societal value, utilization purpose, and use in an organization’s operations. At its International Public Meeting held in June 2008, however, ICANN approved the relaxation and liberalization of the new gTLD system adoption rules. Following this meeting, a number of disputes arose surrounding whether the entry procedures were fair and adequate, and it was expected that the new gTLD system would commence registration application within 2010 at the earliest. The new gTLD system is expected to allow a company name, brand name, geographic region, or service type to be used as a gTLD within website and e-mail addresses.
Along with its expanding global business activities, Canon will continue to provide online information and services to its users, consumers, and other stakeholders, across the world’s countries and regions. With the adoption of the new gTLD system, which enables the direct utilization of the Canon brand, Canon hopes to globally integrate open communication policies that are intuitive and easier to remember compared with existing domain names such as “canon.com.” Canon has made the official decision to begin necessary procedures to acquire “.canon” upon the introduction of the new system. Following approval for the new gTLD system, which is expected to take place after the latter half of 2011, Canon will make full use of the new domain name to increase the convenience and effectiveness of its online communications.
About Top Level Domain (TLD) and gTLD
A Top Level Domain is the string of characters located in the right-most side of a domain name, and represents the “source” within the hierarchal structure of a domain name. There are two types of TLDs: gTLD (generic Top Level Domain), based on usage application or sector, such as “.com,” and ccTLD (country code Top Level Domain), based on country or region, such as “.jp.”
Google to end China censorship after e-mail breach
Posted on | January 12, 2010 | 18 Comments
Google want’s to end censorship of its Google.cn after some hack attempts were found on the e-mails of some Chinese human activists. With the possibility of leaving operations in China due to these reasons, they do in fact go back to their “Do no evil” motto, which I find refreshing, especially after us not getting any of that evidence for a while now.
A New Approach on China – from the Google Blog:
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/new-approach-to-china.html
Necklace.net, ArmChair.net, and more! Chance To Buy Some New Domains!
Posted on | January 11, 2010 | 7 Comments
Just wanted to let everyone know that there are some Snapnames auctions that are ending soon which are from domain blogger Andrei from DomainingTips.com.
There are some very eye-catching domains, and I ended up posting about it because I asked to very nicely. I normally don’t blog about individual auctions, but some domains might really be worthwhile. If you’re pissed that they are .net, check out the article posted at DirectNavigation before huffing and puffing. Necklace.net and ArmChair.net are the ones that stand out those most to me since you can easily throw up some type of nice Amazon-affiliate store and try to monetize using that option. There are also some ccTLD for Mexico which are worth looking at if you are in that market.
Alright, I’m probably not doing a great job with this post, so I’m going to just push you guys on:
Link to auction and article on DomainingTips.com about the auction.
Check it out! You might stumble across a name you really like and get a great deal on it.
CNNIC Temporarily Halts New .CN Registrations
Posted on | January 6, 2010 | 9 Comments
CNNIC has temporarily halted new .CN registrations starting January 6, 2010 while CNNIC refines their audit process.
Previous message regarding .CN:
Starting in December 2009, CNNIC, the CN central registry, is only allowing organizations and businesses to register .CN domains. They have also implemented an audit process, where each registrant is required to fill out a CNNIC audit form. In addition, the registrant needs to provide proof of business and identity to match with their WHOIS contact record name and organization details.
Newly registered .CN domains will not resolve until CNNIC approves the registrant’s audit form information.
Interesting. Exact reason why I don’t like to venture out to different TLDs and why when some people say ccTLD is better than .net I tend to disagree (in terms of the .com not being available and you having to choose an alternative).
More Censorship in China – Making It Harder For Domainers To Reach The Chinese Population
Posted on | January 2, 2010 | 2 Comments
There’s always a lot of controversy when it comes to China and the internet (‘Great Firewall’). We all know that the big boys like Google and Bing (November 20, 2009 Bing.com statement regarding Chinese searches) need to adapt to censorship laws in some countries such as China, but that doesn’t mean the average-Joe in China always “follows the rules”. These make it much harder for domainers to monetize Chinese traffic due to there being many restrictions on the type of content that can be fed without getting your site blocked.
There are major repercussions when rules aren’t followed:
Chinese authorities caught nearly 5,400 suspects last year in a crackdown on online pornography and have vowed to strengthen Internet policing.
And more…
The ministry said nearly 9,000 pornographic Web sites have been deleted from the Internet and 5,394 suspects captured in 2009, although it did not say how many of them were formally arrested or charged.
Always something I keep my eye out for since there are different opportunities to target such a huge and developing population. The problem is there is much more leg work that needs to be done in order to do this properly and I’ve chit-chatted with some people that have been trying to monetize the Chinese web-space. It isn’t easy from what I understand, but it is definitely rewarding if you have the knowledge and experience. I’ve tried, and failed miserably. Again, these censorship laws are hard to get by, especially when it has been mentioned that some domain parking companies such as Namedrive parking pages are blocked in China due to their firewall.
Examples of censorship in China:
tiananmen square – Google.com
tiananmen square – Google.cn
The point of this post? Awareness. Awareness of both the situation in China regarding their internet as well as opportunity.
Tags: bing > censorship > china > chinese censorship > chinese internet > google > great firewall
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