First New gTLDs Go Live on the Internet, Announces ICANN - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) today announced that the first new generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs) from its New gTLD Program were delegated. This means they were introduced into the Internet's Root Zone, the central authoritative database for the Internet's Domain Name System. The four strings delegated are: شبكة (xn--ngbc5azd) — Arabic for "web/network" Registry: International Domain Registry Pty. Ltd. онлайн (xn--80asehdb) — Cyrillic ... read more ...

Radix Wins the .Website New gTLD - Radix is pleased to announce that it has won the rights to operate the .website generic Top Level Domain (gTLD). The right to operate .website was won for an undisclosed amount on the basis of a private auction conducted today. Bhavin Turakhia, Founder of Radix said: "We are delighted that we have won .website — our first major win — on the historic day that the first new gTLDs were added to the root. .website has been one of our top picks for Radix's flagship TLD and it's exciting ... read more ...

New top-level web domains announced by Icann - 23 October 2013 Last updated at 18:09 GMT Hundreds of new generic top-level domains may be created as part of the programme Four new generic top-level domains - the letters that appear at the end of web addresses, such as .com - have been announced. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann) is expected to roll out the new names within weeks. They are: شبكة, the Arabic ... read more ...

First 4 New gTLD’s (ALL IDN’s) Cleared By ICANN To Go To Delegation - According to an announcement by ICANN, today, the first four domains from ICANN’s New Generic Top-Level Domains Program were cleared to proceed to delegation. These first new gTLDs, or strings, are: شبكة (xn--ngbc5azd) – the Arabic word for “Web” or “Network” Registry : International Domain Registry Pty. Ltd. онлайн (xn--80asehdb) – Russian for “Online” Registry: Core Association сайт (xn--80aswg) – Russian for “Web site” Registry: Core Association 游戏 (xn--unup4y) ... read more ...

Innovations and Opportunities in India’s New gTLD Marketplace with ICANN - Kuek Yu-Chuang, ICANN’s vice president for global stakeholder engagement for the Asia Region and managing director of its Singapore hub office, presented at the ResellerClub Hosting Summit DELHI, INDIA — On Friday, Kuek Yu-Chuang, ICANN’s vice president for global stakeholder engagement for the Asia Region and managing director of its Singapore hub office, presented at the ResellerClub Hosting Summit. In order to portray ICANN’s multi stakeholder model, Yu-Chuang briefly described ... read more ...

Turn Domain Bias In Search Results To Your Advantage - There’s been valid debate over how influential keyword and exact match domains are in search engine optimization. Whether or not the latest Google or Bing algorithm takes the words in your domain name into consideration, the reality is that searchers — those consumers actually choosing to click your link — most likely do. The phenomenon has been dubbed “domain bias,” defined as a user’s propensity to believe that a page is more relevant just because it comes from a particular domain. ... read more ...

Webinar Screencast: Understanding the Various Distribution Strategies for New … - LogicBoxes conducted a webinar a few days ago where they shared insights into some interesting industry trends that are expected to impact New gTLDs. These trends are indications on how the industry is set to evolve in the near future. New gTLD applicants, who are leaders of the Internet revolution, will need to respond to these trends in order to survive and succeed. The webinar discussed about the distribution models that have been employed by New gTLDs in the past and how Vertical Integration, ... read more ...

.Club Domains’ Jeffrey Sass to Debate “GTLD Mania- Myths & Facts” at … – Virtual - CMO of new domain “.club” discusses how new gTLD’s are good for domain investors and consumers alike. Fort Lauderdale, FL (PRWEB) October 17, 2013 .Club Domains, LLC, which is launching the new generic top level domain (gTLD) name “.club” will be among the exhibitors at this year’s T.R.A.F.F.I.C. conference to help Internet domain investors navigate the exciting upcoming debut of more than 700 new top-level domains to hit the Internet over the next two years. Club’s chief marketing ... read more ...

Take steps now to protect your brand against heightened risk of internet abuse - It is essential for brand owners to develop and implement brand and trademark protection strategies, to prepare for the upcoming expansion of Internet domain names. ICANN, the organization that controls the Internet domain name system, recently announced that the first names in its new generic top-level domain (gTLD) program could begin activation as early as November 2013. An Explosion of New gTLDS The Internet currently operates with 22 gTLDs (a gTLD is the portion of the domain to the right ... read more ...

Online Trust Alliance to Host Domain Name Collision Symposium - Related:Press Release, News WASHINGTON, DC - Today The Online Trust Alliance (OTA) announced it will convene a multi-stakeholder workshop titled Domain Name Collisions: Rules for the Road and Implications for New Generic Top-Level Domains, a symposium focused on reviewing the impact of domain name collisions resulting from the delegation of new generic top-level domains (gTLDs). During the workshop experts from around the world will share a technical analysis of the likelihood of domain name ... read more ...

CADNA Calls On Congress To Address Cybersquatting Issues in New gTLD … - The Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse (CADNA) posted a story on its site, written by Warren Communications News, Inc.,  which quotes Josh Bourne Director of CADNA: “The problem of cybersquatting is going to “explode by at least 2,500 percent when new gTLDs go live” “CADNA will start a letter-writing campaign and continue to seek a sponsor for a revision to 1999′s Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA).” “CADNA’s proposed revamp would establish stronger deterrence ... read more ...

CADNA Calls On Congress To Increase Cybersquatting Penalties Under The … - The Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse (CADNA) posted a story on its site, written by Warren Communications News, Inc.,  which quotes Josh Bourne Director of CADNA: “The problem of cybersquatting is going to “explode by at least 2,500 percent when new gTLDs go live” “CADNA will start a letter-writing campaign and continue to seek a sponsor for a revision to 1999′s Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA).” “CADNA’s proposed revamp would establish stronger deterrence ... read more ...

Google’s Registry For New gTLD’s; Charleston Road Registry Launches its Site - Google’s Registry for that will be the back end operator for Google’s new gTLD strings, CharlestonRoadRegistry.com officially launched their site today: “Welcome to Charleston Road Registry, Google’s domain registry. We’re really excited about the domains we’ll soon be able to offer. The Internet has always been first and foremost about self-expression, and the dawn of this era of hundreds of new domains marks one of the most unpredictable moments in the history of a highly unpredictable ... read more ...

Donuts To Start Sunrise Period For 9 New gTLD’s On October 29th - I’m not a domain maven, so I guess that’s why I don’t get it. For example: .ventures (risky? sports? startup? realestate? boudoir? getaway? VIP? nightclub? stupid? space?) (Really?) Have to admit I can’t see this, except maybe for the big brands. Also I don’t see how the right of the dot will work w/Google’s evolving search algorithms, which now have over 55 signals, data sets, with significant weight on “local”, “relevant” (i.e, personal), ... read more ...

The ICANN’s And CANT’S Of New gTLDs - A domain name offers a business an address in the global marketplace known as the internet. It is not surprising that the limited options available in existing top level domains (TLDs), has grown increasingly problematic. For example, should a leading intellectual property firm wish to register its name, ADAMS ADAMS, as a domain name in the .com top level domain, the fact that auctioneers trading in Iowa Falls, Unites States of America had already legitimately registered the domain name adamsandadams.com, would ... read more ...

Adrian Kinderis: Why Google Will Rank New gTLD’s Higher Than .Com’s - In a blog post today Adrian Kinderis of ARI Registry Services makes the argument that new gTLD’s will  rank higher .com domain names on Google. In full disclosure Mr. Kinderis company ARI is providing backend services for new gTLD’s, but that doesn’t mean his comments are wrong or his argument is flawed Here are some of his comments from his post: “”Will a new TLD web address automatically be favored by Google over a .com equivalent” “Quite simply, yes it will.” “The more ... read more ...

Jennifer Wolfe On How Brands Could Use Their New gTLD’s -                     In a post on Clickz.com, Jennifer Wolfe is founder and president of Wolfe Domain, a gTLD digital brand strategy advisory firm providing comprehensive guidance to global brands, interactive agencies, domain registrars, and legal counsel representatives on establishing a holistic gTLD name-anchored brand strategy for the next generation of the Internet, chats about how Brands might use their new gTLD’s to engage with their customers. While recognizing the most ... read more ...

In A UDRP With Wide Implications In New gTLD’s Domains, Panel Awards Tes … - In a very interesting case having implication for the new gTLD’s domain names,  Tesco Stores Limited of Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, UK was just awarded the domain name Tes.co on the basis of having a trademark on the term Tesco. The panel combined the left and right of the dot in the domain name to come to the conclusion that the trademark owner of Tesco was entitled to the domain. Tesco owns the domain names Tesco.com and Tesco.co.uk. Of course this type of analysis had wide implication for ... read more ...

Are You Ready for New Generic Top-Level Domains? - With hundreds of new gTLDs to police, CIOs will need a strategy to protect the company’s trademarks and other intellectual property. Here are some guidelines. By Mark Partridge The Internet is changing. Domain names are no longer limited to .com, .net or .org—the standard generic top-level domains (gTLDs)—and the less common country code domains (ccTLDs) such as .co, .me or .uk. Hundreds of new gTLDs will start coming online as soon as this month. Are ... read more ...