Translation Pages Hot

The big news in domain development these days is converting active native language pages to another language for a given country code or demographic. Witness a certain expert domainer branching out into translation services for exiting websites to coordinate dual language site releases.  This new service offered by WhiteBark Innovations for website translations can serve up those country code websites domainers are now looking to build.

Green Names Sustain Themselves

Green names and green name websites have been springing from everywhere from Poland to Australia. Domain green names with hybrids or eco friendly keywords in the domain names are created every day. Career domainers are holding onto their names.

Missing from the drop lists are key names because domain name pros are watching the auctions. Even Toyotahybrids.com sold big, a clear TM violation. China stands to have the forefront of green energy and eco-friendly technological standards at some point, while domainers stand poised to reap the benefit from the enthusiasm sustainable living mavens have.

ICANN Security Czar Swirls Waters

The ongoing analysis of Rod Beckstrom as the incoming ICANN security chief has voices from all over the domaining industry chiming in. The pivotal window for operational change within ICANN has been a watched-for event by many in the domain industry.

Domain name Industry senior Page Howe, of Sitehq.com comments “They’ ve evolved into a better organization every year”. Howe, who specializes in domaining resales and development, has had experience with ICANN splitting hairs over security issues and tld management possibilities. 

Says one top flight domainer: “All in all, this Icann is better than no Icann or whatever the rest of the world will try to put in place”. International TLDs for global locations will challenge ICANN in coming years. Prepping for a tld application is almost an Olympic domaining sport. Howe’s story of his sub-TLD application to ICANN is told here.