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- NETCOM.cm Preparing to Launch .CM TLD
- Mogulus.com Spends $100K To Rebrand As Livestream.com
| Posted: 29 May 2009 08:59 PM PDT
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| NETCOM.cm Preparing to Launch .CM TLD Posted: 29 May 2009 03:56 PM PDT Mr Moustapha Saya Kaigama, the president of Netcom.cm which owns and operates Cameroon’s controversial ccTLD, will present details about the development of the .CM registry and its upcoming top level domain registration re-launch during the ccTLD TRAFFIC symposium in Amsterdam from June 1-4, 2009. So why is this a big deal? Ask Kevin Ham. .CM, as it turns out, is only a single typo away from being .COM, meaning anybody who owns a generic .CM domain name is bound to receive traffic from internet users who accidentally forget the “o” in their search for a website. For example, Google.cm, which redirects to an unaffiliated landing page, receives over 20,000 hits a day according to Alexa.com. Unfortunately, this exciting opportunity for typosquatters and domainers alike has never been available since Cameroon, which used to control the .CM ccTLD, previously restricted registrations so it could capitalize on wildcarding the entire registry. However, under the watch of Netcom.cm, .CM registrations are now going to be almost entirely unrestricted and open to anyone in the world. Seven months ago Netcom.cm successfully launched the second level domain registry worldwide - including .com.cm, .net.cm, and .co.cm - and is now ready to take the next step. The registry will start the sunrise period for the top level domain on June 15 at 9:00 UTC before the landrush takes place from July 15-31. Open registration will commence on August 1, 2009 at 0:00:01 UTC. At this point .CM domains can be registered on a first come, first serve basis through any Netcom.cm accredited registrar. [via Register.cm] Related Article: The .CM Story Revisited - posted July 26, 2007   |
| Mogulus.com Spends $100K To Rebrand As Livestream.com Posted: 29 May 2009 09:44 AM PDT
Since being founded in 2007, Mogulus has been used by more than 300,000 people worldwide to launch live video channels - and over 1000 producers and media companies have already started paying for the premium Livestream Pro service that was introduced only five months ago. However, according to TechCrunch.com, the company decided it needed a new domain name “because it feels like the entire field of streaming live video on the web is on the verge of exploding in popularity, and it’d be hard to find a better name to take advantage of that.”
On top of purchasing a new domain name and making an identity change, the company also revealed a re-designed website and introduced an updated Procaster tool. Livestream was used by SpaceFlight Now to broadcast the blast off of the Atlantis Space Shuttle earlier this month and has also been utilized by Aftermarket.com for their domain auction broadcasts. [via Livestream Blog] (c) 2009 DomainNameNews.com Auction   |
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