Frank Schilling, Daniel Negari & ICANN's Kuek Yu-Chuang to present at Momentumevents.asia

Join industry experts, round one/potential round two applicants, brand holders and ICANN leadership at the Asia-Pac Digital Marketing & gTLD Strategy Congress this May 14-15 in Hong Kong.

Please download the brand new & updated brochure at http://bit.ly/OdkROu and make your plans to attend.

This event is presented In partnership with DotAsia, the ADNDRC and the Internet Society of Hong Kong and features support from Afilias, DomainDiction, PeopleBrowsr, The Brand Registry Group, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People’s Republic of China, The Licensing Executives Society, BrandChannel, Domain Incite, The Domains, CircleID, Domain Name News, Domain name Wire, World IP review and many more.

We look forward to seeing you there.

http://www.momentumevents.asia

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Conference: join Asian brands, new TLD operators, Senior IP & Legal counsel

WHEN : May 14-15, 2014 at the Regus / Hong-Kong.

The Asia Pac Digital Marketing & gTLD Strategy Congress will be held in Hong Kong and timed to take place in conjunction with the International Trademark Associations’ (INTA) 136 Annual Conference at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) starting on May 10.

Download the brochure for the Asia Pac Digital Marketing & gTLD Strategy Congress.

Landrush Period ?

A "Landrush period” is not a Landrush anymore

Previously, participating in a Landrush period offered the possibility to acquire a domain name with no prior right. Landrush was a “Go Live”; the right period to claim a domain name and be the only one to acquire it following the “first come fist served” rule. It is still the case but…

The launching of .ASIA seems to have changed this simple rule. Today, there is a huge difference between a Landrush period and a “Go Live” (also called “open registration”).

These confusing terms for the Registrant with no knowledge increase the risk to just…lose a domain name. Here is a brief description of these different periods:

A “Sunrise period”: Need of a prior right to claim the domain name (registered company, brand, etc…)

A “Landrush period”: Open to anyone with no prior right but your domain goes to auctions if at least 2 persons ask for the same domain name.

“Go live”: Open registration following the “first come fist served” rule.

So: should I participate to a Landrush period?

When acting to register your domain name during a Landrush, you also inform your competitors there is an interest in a specific domain name: if one tries to register this domain name, your domain goes to auction and the richest bidder gets the domain.

When not acting during the Landrush, you take the risk to lose your domain name to anyone faster than you during “Go Live”.

My suggestion would be to participate in Sunrise if you have a prior right. If you have a budget but no prior right, register during Landrush. If you have no budget: there are 2 options:
Search for a good Registrar with few clients who will send his list of requests as soon as Go Live period starts ( a large registrar will have a longer list).

Search for several Registrars and register with more than one to increase your chances to get the domain.

You have been outbid for guillon.asia

Guillon.asia is on Pool.com for auction.

Today I received the mail below:
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Domain Name: guillon.asiaCurrent Price: $20.00 USDClose Date: 15 May 2008 18:05 GMT
Don't miss out on this domain name! You have been outbid for the domain guillon.asia.

If you want to obtain this domain, please update your Max Bid by logging into your account at:
https://dotasia.pool.com/MyAccount/auctions.aspx
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What a pleasant surprise to read my family name has value.

Now If price is $20, I guess I could afford to pay $30 to acquire it. Bidding and bidding again the price is now $160 ! I quit. I wonder who can afford to pay $150 for guillon.asia when I am the owner of guillon.com. Let's...wait and see.

The interesting thing about auctions is that it does increase the value of the existing .COM

Pool.com

.ASIA is coming!

.ASIA is working hand in hand with Pool.com for auctions

Remember what happened in Landrush 2 at EURid, when pool.com was holding auctions of domains they snagged?

Do you remember how many domains Pool.com snagged?

Good luck with your domains during .ASIA Landrush...