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Thu 27th August 2015
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Challenges for .brands – From Strategy to Implementation Planning - This is the fifth in a series of blog posts discussing the strategic and operational challenges faced by .brand TLD owners and the processes involved in getting them ready for use. Previously I discussed how to turn your ideas into a .brand TLD strategy, which you can read here. While your strategy and objectives speak more broadly to why you're launching a .brand TLD, your implementation plan covers the all-important 'how'. Once you complete your strategy workshop session to agree upon objectives ... read more ...
Wed 26th August 2015
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.Online Breaks All New gTLD Records With 28000 Registrations in 1st 30 Minutes - Radix the registry behind .Online entered General Availability earlier today announced that .Online has smashed the record for a new gTLD launch by registering 28,000+ domains in the first 30 minutes itself. After a stellar Sunrise performance, .online closed with 1,130 Early Access Program (EAP) orders, the highest number of EAP registrations recorded by any new gTLD domain extension. “Several customers even paid an additional premium registration fee to grab names like buyit.online, discuss.online, ... read more ...
 
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.ONLINE GA Launches with 28000 Registrations in the First 30 Minutes - Radix's much awaited and probably its biggest TLD, .online entered General Availability earlier today. .online has smashed .club's launch record by registering 28,000+ domains in the first 30 minutes itself. After a stellar Sunrise performance, .online closed with 1130 EAP orders — the highest EAP registrations recorded by any new domain extension. Several customers even paid an additional premium registration fee to grab names like buyit.online, discuss.online, menus.online, seoul.online, ... read more ...
Tue 25th August 2015
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Sedo Talks Domain Values and Market Data on StartUpStud.com - StartupStud.com conducted an interview with Sedo, on topics such as what determines a domain’s value, how should an entrepreneur go about getting the best domain ? .Com vs new gtlds when it comes to value and sales data. A couple questions from the interview: StartupStud.com: What are the primary factors that determine a domain’s value? Sedo: A few of the major categories we take into consideration when placing a value on a domain are the TLD, length of the domain, linguistic suitability, and ... read more ...
 
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Google’s Rebranding at abc.xyz - MrASulaiman: For Google, which is the largest search engine in the world, to believe in the new gTLD enough to switch to one is a big signal that Daniel Negari definitely knows his onion.This is well within Google's forte - the company that was bidding prime numbers, pi, and other fancy mathematical constants for Nortel's patents and eventually lost to a consortium consisting of Apple, Microsoft, and others. All things considered, the purchase of abc.xyz can be attributed to their general ... read more ...
 
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The dot-com era is over, welcome to .anything - For both new and existing businesses, new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) offer increased flexibility and opportunities for an expanded online presence. A gTLD is the part of a web address that comes after the “dot” (“.”). Historically, gTLDs were limited to only a few, such as “.com,” “.org” or “.net.” However, in 2012, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) began accepting applications for new gTLDs, and the first new gTLDs went live in 2013. Some ... read more ...
 
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Syntax Accuracy of WHOIS Data in gTLDs Presented in Accuracy Reporting System … – ag-IP - Home / Syntax Accuracy of WHOIS Data in gTLDs Presented in Accuracy Reporting ... / LOS ANGELES - ICANN published the Phase 1 report of the WHOIS Accuracy Reporting System (ARS), which provides information about the syntax accuracy of WHOIS records in generic top-level domains (gTLDs) as compared to the requirements of the Registrar Accreditation Agreements (RAAs), a press by ICANN stated. Using the obligations of the Registrar Accreditation ... read more ...
 
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TLD’s Aaron Gwin | 2015 Downhill MTB World Cup - TLD’s Aaron Gwin Clinches 2015 DH MTB World Cup Val di Sole, Italy – August 24, 2015 Aaron Gwin dominated the field again this week at the final round of the 2015 World Cup, taking home gold. With the win, Gwin also locked up the overall series title which came down to the wire. The track in Italy is known to be one of the fastest and roughest on the circuit and it took its toll on both riders and bikes this weekend. Course designers added an additional section of track above the old start ... read more ...
Mon 24th August 2015
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From Microsoft to BMW, big brands are buying up .news web domains in a hurry - Online domain provider Rightside expected “.news” to become one of its top new domain extensions since the application window first opened to create — and own — alternatives to the usual website endings like .com or .org. The Seattle company has already launched more than 30 different domains — called generic top-level domains, or gTLDs — including .sale., .dentist and the ever-famous .ninja. But .news has been something special all along. More than 1,000 domains ... read more ...
 
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The Dot-com Era Is Over, Welcome to .Anything - [author: Meryl Hulteng] For both new and existing businesses, new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) offer increased flexibility and opportunities for an expanded online presence. A gTLD is the part of a web address that comes after the “dot” (“.”). Historically, gTLDs were limited to only a few, such as “.com,” “.org” or “.net.” However, in 2012, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) began accepting applications for new gTLDs, and the first new ... read more ...
 
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Add ABC.cm to the list of Google Names - Looking at whois records for other cctlds on the heels of the .mx purchase, it looks like ABC.cm changed hands on 8/7. The domain looked to have been owned by a Chinese registrant. Of course .cm has been in the news before, Kevin Ham was once profiled in a Business 2.0 article that is published on CNN. Maybe Disney will care about this name if Google is indeed the buyer. The domain was dropped and registered in 2014 so a quick flip. From the article: And what few people know is that he’s also the ... read more ...
 
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Vote: .Website or .Online? - Radix announced that its .Website new gTLD extension surpassed the 100,000 registration mark. According to the company, “.website has become one of the top nTLD domain choices of corporations across the world. Consistently in the top 10 fastest growing nTLDs, .website crossed 100k domains to be the 11th largest new gTLD.” Last week, Radix announced that it expected that its .Online extension would see 15,000 registrations in the first day of general availability. The company even targeted ... read more ...
 
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Do New gTLDs Disrupt .com? - This post examines whether the new gTLDs program is a disruptive innovation to the dominance of .com. I then use the idea of disruptive innovation to explain the relative adoption failure of previous generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs), such as .biz, .info and .mobi. Harvard Professor Clayton Christensen's theory of disruption explains battles between market entrants and incumbents. Examples of markets transformed by disruptive innovations include classified ads (Craigslist), long-distance calls ... read more ...
 
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Calendrier des gTLDs – Semaine du 24 au 30 août 2015 -   Partager cet article :C’est bientôt la rentrée et pour certaines nouvelles extensions aussi. Pour une vision plus lointaine, SafeBrands vous invite à consulter le calendrier des nouvelles extensions.A vos plannings !Fermeture période Sunrise :30/08 – .skiOuverture période Landrush :24/08 – .lottoOuverture période EAP :26/08 – .fyi26/08 – .mbaFermeture période EAP :26/08 – .online26/08 – .movie26/08 – .coupons26/08 – .soccerOuverture à tous :26/08 – .online26/08 – ... read more ...
 
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ASEOHosting Comments To Clarify The Local SEO Impact Of New gTLDs - We're concerned that confusion around the newer domains, which can appear to be localized to specific regions even though they aren't, will influence web owners to invest in domains that will not have the inherent benefits of ccTLDs. Hudson, FL (PRWEB) August 24, 2015 ASEOHosting, a leading provider of premium ... read more ...
Fri 21st August 2015
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CB Insights: Covers World’s Most Popular Non-.com Startup Domains, but … - CB Insights.com which covers the startup/ venture capital markets published an interesting post entitled “The Non-Dotcom Bubble: The World’s Most Popular Startup Domains Other Than .Com” The story contains a chart tracking the most popular Non-.Com domain name extensions for funded tech companies from 2010-2015. Of course since the first new gTLD didn’t launch until 2014, none are reflected in the chart. Unfortunately as you will see later,  CB Insights is very confused about new gTLD’s ... read more ...
Thu 20th August 2015
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Radix Registry Has High Hopes for .Online – New gTLD Enters General … - With the Sunrise numbers as a benchmark, Radix officials have their eyes on a specific target for new registrations in General Availability. ... read more ...
 
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Ongoing abuse problems at Nic.at and DENIC - Some of you may remember Spamhaus' dispute with Nic.at (the registry of .at ccTLD) back in 2007. Back then we saw a massive amount of the "Rock Phish" gang's phishing domain names being registered within .at for the exclusive purpose of hosting phishing sites. We reached out to Nic.at several times regarding these issues but Nic.at refused to take action against the malicious domains. In accordance with Spamhaus' SBL Listing Policy we then issued a listing of Nic.at IP space, for providing Spam Support ... read more ...
 
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1st Day New gTLD Totals: .Taxi 2167; .Dog 1589; .Run 1260; .Hockey 441 … - 5 new gTLD’s launched yesterday into General Availability (GA) when domain names could be registered on a first come, first served basis. Including domain names registered in the Sunrise period by Trademark Holders and those who paid an extra fee to register domain names ahead of GA in the Early Access Period (EAP) here are the total after the first day of GA: Taxi 2,167 .Dog 1,589 .Run 1,260 .Hockey 441 .Theater 405 It should be noted that .Taxi completes with .Cab which launched a while back ... read more ...
 
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TLD Podcast #18: Miguel Cotto-Canelo Alvarez, Bute & more - Miguel Cotto and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez have finally agreed to fight each other, and this welcomed news is featured on this week’s episode the podcast. Diego and I also discuss Lucian Bute‘s comeback win, revel in Krzysztof Glowacki’s sensational stoppage of Marco Huck, bemoan Antonio Tarver-Steve Cunningham, and consider where Daniel Jacobs and Peter Quillin stand in the middleweight picture. Here’s a more detailed breakdown of this week’s episode:  While many remain skeptical ... read more ...
Wed 19th August 2015
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Washington Post Covers Several New gTLD’s & Asks: Who Needs .com? - The movement is on! Google has greatly helped all new gTLD’s and there are many mainstream media sites covering gTLD’s daily. This is really great news in general for the domain industry as a whole and clearly the gTLD’s! Although many of these stories relate to .com when talking about the new gTLD’s, like a new one today from the WashingtonPost.com with a title of: “Who Needs .com? Domains When .Vegas, .PR, .NYC are Trending” The story highlights several companies using gTLD’s like ... read more ...
 
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Challenges for .brands – Transforming Ideas Into Strategy - This is the fourth post in a series of blog posts discussing the strategic and operational challenges faced by .brand TLD owners and the processes involved in getting them ready for use. Previously we discussed the importance of engaging stakeholders in the decision-making process around operating your TLD, which you can read here. The importance of engaging with all the necessary stakeholders in your .brand TLD and ensuring you have company-wide buy-in cannot be understated. But once you ... read more ...
Tue 18th August 2015
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So What Happens When There Is a .ABC? Disney Applied For It & Its Coming - After announcing it selected the domain name abc.xyz for its holding company Alphabet, Google has been going around buying all sorts of “abc” domain names. Last week we told you that Google bought ABC.Global. Onlinedomain.com spotted 78 new gTLD’s that Google registered using “abc. Last night .Club registry announced on Twitter that Google bought ABC.club. Also last night Onlinedomain.com spotted 8 more new gTLD’s that Google bought or registered starting with “abc” Which bring us ... read more ...
 
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The Mission Has Already Crept - My speech given at the 15th ICANN Studienkreis in Amsterdam on 14 August. ICANN's mission, and the avoidance of "mission creep", is currently the subject of intense debate in the Internet community. Multiple cross-community working groups are dealing with the proposal by an agency of the United States government, NTIA, to give up the last vestiges of its control of the IANA function. Many of the new organizational structures under consideration purport to deal with ICANN's expanding mission. Even ... read more ...
 
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Internet Company Behind .Green Partners with EarthShare on Initiatives … - LARKSPUR, Calif., Aug. 18 /CSRwire/ - DotGreen Community, Inc., stewards of the Internet’s new .green Top-Level Domain (TLD) and EarthShare, a non-profit federation that partners with business and employees to develop innovative programs offering dynamic environmental philanthropic and learning opportunities, today announced a $10,000 grant to the Surfrider Foundation based in San Clemente, CA. The grant is to support the Surfrider Foundation’s Clean Water Initiative, a suite of complementary ... read more ...