.Kyoto may join .Tokyo as top level domain. It appears that .kyoto may be one of the location specific top level domains that will hit the web in coming years. The announcement is in Japanese and all translations I’ve seen are rather jumbled, but it appears that GMO Registry is behind the effort.

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.Kyoto top level domain in the works

No dramatic changes on tap but more ccTLDs and other improvements on the way.

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Key-Systems CEO discusses Moniker and SnapNames acquisition

James Schramko reviews Namecheap; a domain name and web hosting company from where he gets quality domains for his online business at bargain prices.Sydney, Australia (PRWEB) February 08, 2012 In the internet marketing space, the importance of a brand ownership and reliable web hosting service cannot be stressed enough. As the saying goes, time is money, and each minute a business website is …

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James Schramko’s Namecheap Review Now Up on BuyWithBonus.com – Quality Domain Name Service at a Bargain

PING golf manufacturer still has a TLD trademark going through the system. Last month I wrote about how the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office had caught on to an trademark application for .Ping.

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.Ping trademark in jeopardy, but Ping sailing through

Google Inc. removed content from its India domains that was deemed objectionable by a New Delhi district court after a civil lawsuit against the owner of the world’s largest search engine.

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Google Removes Search, YouTube Content on Indian Court Order

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Google Removes Search, YouTube Content After Indian Court Order

Google Inc. removed content from its India domains that was deemed objectionable by a New Delhi district court after a civil lawsuit against the owner of the world’s largest search engine.

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During the course of last week’s DOMAINfest Global conference, long-time Sedo CEO (and company Co-Founder) Tim Schumacher stepped down and new CEO Tobias Flaitz stepped in to take his place. Both were on hand to chat with company clients and show guests as Sedo moved forward under a new leader.

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CEO Switch at Sedo Was Among the Major Events at DOMAINfest Global Last Week

CALIBRE Systems, Inc. , continues to enhance its foundation in quality by investing in a robust process and quality improvement program.

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CALIBRE Business Domains Earn CMMI Level 2 Rating

American Airlines, The Nature Conservancy, New York Life, and other end user domain buys.

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What domains American Airlines and others bought last week

February 6, 2012 — With more than 15 million domains available in its marketplace, Sedo is, by far, the largest domain resale marketplace operator in the world. The company recently teamed up with domain registrar and hosting provider Go Daddy to greatly expand the SedoMLS partner network.

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Q&A: Sedo’s Simonetta Batteiger Discusses Partnership with Go Daddy

DOMAINfest Global 2012 is now history. The 6th annual show concluded in Santa Monica with a farewell breakfast this morning that followed last night’s grand finale at the House of Blues. We have closing day photos and highlights that pick up where we left off near the end of Day 2.

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Closing Day Photos & Highlights from DOMAINfest Global in Santa Monica

Ready for those new gTLDs yet?

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100 MEEELLION .com domains now registered

WestHost boasts rock-bottom price of $9.49 on .CO domains available for a limited timePROVIDENCE, Utah (PRWEB) February 03, 2012 WestHost, a leading web hosting and domain registration provider recently kicked off of an aggressive campaign targeting .CO domains. WestHost’s rock-bottom price of $9.49 — went live on February 2, prior to “The Big Game”, designed to appeal towards web savvy …

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WestHost Launches Aggressive Promotion on .CO Domains

Domain has new owner but identity is unknown. Occupy.com, which was pitched for sale to the Occupy Movement last year, has sold. It’s not clear who purchased the domain name since its whois record is protected by whois privacy

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Occupy.com domain name sells