Domain News: Weekly Digest, May 12, 2026

  • .melbourne beats .sydney again - B&T Marketing & Media
    .melbourne beats .sydney again
    B&T Marketing & Media
    The City of Melbourne and Victorian Government have secured initial approval to own the .melbourne top-level domain name from the global regulator of web addresses. The new .melbourne top-level domain is one of the first Australian applications to …

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  • .Melbourne domain name set for 2014 release after ICANN approval - Business Spectator
    .Melbourne domain name set for 2014 release after ICANN approval
    Business Spectator
    Melbourne domain name set for 2014 release after ICANN approval. Harrison Polites 54 min ago. Technology · Emerging Tech. State government's prized internet suffix to be one of the first Australian domain names to come into existence.

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  • Melbourne to get own domain name - The Australian
    Melbourne to get own domain name
    The Australian
    The global governing body for domain names, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has approved the .melbourne top-level domain after a year-long evaluation, says technology provider ARI Registry Services. The state …

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  • Tucows / YummyNames Auction on NameJet - Elliot's Blog - Elliot's Blog (blog)
    Tucows / YummyNames Auction on NameJet - Elliot's Blog
    Elliot’s Blog (blog)
    Tucows owns a fantastic portfolio of keyword domain names. I've found that when they sell, the company seems to get top dollar for their names. YummyNames is the division of Tucows that manages the sale of the company's premium domain assets.

  • Top Domain Name ALL.com Now On The Market For Immediate Sale - Watch List News (press release)
    Top Domain Name ALL.com Now On The Market For Immediate Sale
    Watch List News (press release)
    While other similar premium domains have often been listed and sold for over $1 Million, the owner of ALL.com wishes to set a fair price that a corporate buyer can execute on quickly. At just $350,000 a buyer will be assured of getting a high value domain at a …

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  • UDRP Files Against Two Letter Domain Name SM.net - TheDomains.com
    UDRP Files Against Two Letter Domain Name SM.net
    TheDomains.com
    The domain name is parked and not surprisingly goes to a page full of adult links as S & M is well known as being an abbreviation for Sadomasochism, but actually stands according to Wikipedia.org, for a ton of topics outside of the adult world as well.

  • ICANN's Trademark Clearinghouse has launched. Have you protected your … - Mondaq News Alerts (registration)
    ICANN's Trademark Clearinghouse has launched. Have you protected your …
    Mondaq News Alerts (registration)
    With the introduction of new generic top level domains (gTLDs) comes a renewed threat of cybersquatting. Trade mark owners who wish to protect their trade marks from being registered by other people as second level domain names (2LDs) for the new …

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  • Melbourne pips Sydney for internet domain name - Financial Review - The Australian Financial Review
    Melbourne pips Sydney for internet domain name - Financial Review
    The Australian Financial Review
    ICANN, the global body that governs internet addresses, has awarded Melbourne its own top-level domain name. The move will allow businesses, government agencies and individuals to replace the .com or .org at the end of web addresses with .melbourne.

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  • How Your Domain Name Will Impact SEO Social Media Marketing - Search … - Bayoubuzz (subscription)
    How Your Domain Name Will Impact SEO Social Media Marketing - Search …
    Bayoubuzz (subscription)
    When starting a new website, one of the first and most important decisions you have to make is choosing a domain name. That choice will impact the website's success in nearly every area, included search engine optimization (SEO) and social media …

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