.Club Registers Over 25000 Domains On 1st Day To #6; New gTLD’s Totals Over … -   .Club which just went into general availability today had over 25,000 registrations in less than its 1st full day,  according to the zone files that were just updated Ntldstats.com, is reporting 25,776 .Club domain names in the Zone file placing it as the 6th top new gTLD’s in terms of domain names in the root zone  files. Colin Campbell told TheDomains.com earlier today that the registry did not register any domains itself and all but 46 domains which the registry activated for its own use ... read more ...

New Domain Name .Club Hits The Net - A new Internet domain name extension targeted at sports businesses and organisations has gone on general release.     The new generic Top-Level Domain name (gTLD) .Club is expected to be one of the most popular domain name extensions among nearly one thousand gTLDs being issued this year by ICANN, the international organisation that regulates domain names, as part of a drive to open up competition and opportunity on the Internet. ICANN accredited UK domain name provider Easyspace, one of ... read more ...

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Why brands will win from new gTLDs - Researching our cover story (subscription or trial required) on how to protect trade marks in the new gTLDs, I spoke to few brand owners who were enthusiastic about Icann's new gTLD programme. As Sarah Deutsch of Verizon (who is chairing a session on new gTLDs at the INTA Annual Meeting this month) put it: "If people are registering at all, they're doing so defensively." Even with the new tools available to protect trade marks - such as the Trademark ... read more ...

Exploring A Brave New World Of Domain Names, With Rightside - It's a brave new world in the domain name marketplace, with a lot of changes due to the sudden proliferation of new, top level domains (gTLDs). To get some insight into how those names are changing--we caught up with Steve Banfield, SVP and GM of Registrar Services over at Rightside (www.rightside.co) -- which is in the midst of spinning out from Santa Monica-based Demand Media. Steve gave us some insight into that split, and how Rightside is focusing on the new world of gTLDs. (Editor's note: ... read more ...

Donuts To Exceed 100 New gTLDs With May Launches - More Related Stories email article print page <![CDATA[ ]]> .UNIVERSITY, .VACATIONS, .FLIGHTS, .CRUISES, .PICTURES and .MEDIA among those slated for launch in May May 01, 2014 -- BELLEVUE, Wash., May 1, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --Donuts Inc., the world's largest registry for new generic top-level domains (gTLDs), continues its expansion of the Internet's global addressing system in May by making ... read more ...

New Travel-Themed Domains Rolling Out - Generic top-level domain (gTLDs) registry Donuts is showing no signs of slowing down its efforts to expand the Internet's global address system. After launching its first wave of new domains earlier this year, the company on Thursday announced plans to make 13 new gTLDs available to the general public this month, including .cruises, .flights, and .vacations. With the new additions, Donuts is on track to exceed 100 gTLDs by the end of the month. Other domains slated for general availability this ... read more ...

Rightside Signs With Architelos For NameSentry Service Used By 44% Of All … - Architelos, Inc., the premier provider of automated domain name abuse detection and mitigation services, announced it has reached 44% market share for its SaaS based NameSentry abuse detection and mitigation service. Architelos has implemented, or is in the process of implementing NameSentry abuse detection and mitigation service for 172 or 44% of the new gTLDs. Architelos recently concluded an agreement with Rightside™ for providing NameSentry abuse detection and mitigation service for all gTLDs ... read more ...

Architelos’ NameSentry Abuse Mitigation Service Adopted by 44% of New … – Virtual - Architelos, Inc., the premier provider of automated domain name abuse detection and mitigation services, announced it has reached 44% market share for its SaaS based NameSentry abuse detection and mitigation service. According to ICANN, it has signed registry agreements for 386 new generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs); a signed registry agreement is the first and critical step in the launch of any new gTLD. Architelos has implemented, ... read more ...

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A New Blog About "New gTLDs" - There are many blogs about new gTLDs. Some are interesting, others are not. Some are about domaining in which new gTLDs are included, some are from Law Firms and rather repetitive about the necessity to protect a brand in the Trademark Clearinghouse and how URS is the best (billable) mechanism to protect the brand; some are truly about domain names and remain must-read; very few are about new gTLDs only. I am partial to those from Law Firms which develop and offer their own gTLD products, ... read more ...

gTLD weekly update: .NYC is ready for salida del sol, are you? - The sun sets on several new gTLDs The Sunrise period has ended, or will by Monday, for the new gTLDs listed below. Click here to view the Table After Sunrise, gTLDs enter a Landrush period — when individuals seeking second-level domains within a new gTLD can pay for pre-registration — before they become available to the general public. (Read more about Landrush in last week’s gTLD post.) If any of these gTLDs are of interest to your brands or business, now is the time to ... read more ...

Minds + Machines excited by .yoga and .garden domain name wins - Minds + Machines (LON:MMX), a big name in the Internet top level domain game, has secured the uncontested application rights for the .garden and .yoga domains. Following hot on the heels of Tuesday’s successful launch of the .london generic top level domain (gTLD), where Minds + Machines is the registry service provider, the company has added .garden and .yoga to its portfolio of gTLDs after an auction process. The auction process is unusual and worth explaining as it gives an insight into Minds ... read more ...

Top 10 New gTLDs Gobbling Up Nearly Half of Sales Leaving 92 Others to Fight … - Several, like current leader, .guru (with 53,195), got off to a fast start only to see the momentum quickly fade. New #4, IDN 在线 (Chinese for .online), introduced just yesterday, had an impressive ... read more ...

Generic Top Level Domains – Current Sunrise Periods Open - You are responsible for reading, understanding and agreeing to the National Law Review's (NLR’s) and the National Law Forum LLC's  Terms of Use and Privacy Policy before using the National Law Review website. The National Law Review is a free to use, no-log in database of legal and business articles. The content and links on www.NatLawReview.com are intended for general information purposes only. Any legal analysis, legislative updates or other content and links should not be construed ... read more ...

The Top Five Threats to Online Branding - The Internet is a vast and chaotic place—and getting more so as time marches on. This time around, the Domain Name System (DNS), which includes the recognizable .com, .net and .gov, will be adding more than 1,400 gTLDs (generic top-level domain names) to the mix. Those will be released gradually over the coming year. Businesses that operate online need to be vigilant with the first wave of new gTLDs becoming available to the public for purchase. There will be a sharp ... read more ...

.london domain names available from tomorrow, 100000 firms declare interest - London businesses can start bidding on new generic top-level domain [gTLD] names from tomorrow as the .london gets ready for its official launch. Related: “The biggest change to the Internet since its inception”: Massive domain name expansion underway The gTLD has already provoked strong interest in the capital with over 100,000 registering for more information with the likes of Fortnum Mason, West Ham United Football Club and the London School ... read more ...

ICANN’s Trademark Clearinghouse: keeping cyber squatters at bay? - Expansion of the domain name system ICANN (the organisation that coordinates internet domain names) is in the process of expanding the domain name system by introducing hundreds of new global Top Level Domains (“gTLDs”). Domain name endings such as .london, .black and .christmas will be available for the first time alongside traditional gTLDs such as .com, .net and .org. As new domain names are made available, brand owners must be vigilant to the risk that a third party will ... read more ...

Land Rush for Two Chinese gTLDs Meaning .Online and .Website Ends … - TLD Registry Ltd., the company that is introducing two new Chinese language TLDs - .在线 (.online in Chinese) and .中文网 (.website in Chinese) - has ... read more ...