Over 1.3 Million Piping Hot Donuts to Come Out of the New Domain Registry’s … - Regarding the release of the more than 1.3 million previously reserved domains, Donuts Co-Founder and CEO Paul Stahura said, "This is an ... read more ...

Donuts to release 1.4 mln domain names for registration -

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Registries team up to launch three car-related new gTLDs -

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) launched a focus routine for new general top-level domains (gTLDs) in Jan 2012. The new gTLD programme will outcome in an rare enlargement of a Domain Name System. At a time of writing, over 630 new gTLDs have been substituted and approximately 400 have been launched.

However, while a handful of new gTLDs…

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8 Things to Look for in a Registrar Automation Platform - In today's world, domain name registrars play a very important role in the functioning of the domain name ecosystem. This is in stark contrast from the Registry-dominated industry most of us have been used to seeing over the past decade. After the introduction of New gTLDs, Registrars have been elevated to a strategic and important pedestal because they're the first contact point to end customers of domain names. Don't get me wrong, a Registrar doesn't have it easy in today's world. They have ... read more ...

New Internet Domain Names for Banks: What You Need to Know Now - 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 ...

New .insurance domain names expected later this year: McCarthy Tetrault -

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Make Sure Your Brand Doesn’t .suck ! - The .sucks domain name registry is preparing to launch, queuing up what promises to be an epic battle between those who build brands and those who condemn them. Touted as a platform "designed to help consumers find their voices and allow companies to find the value in criticism," .sucks is one of the latest -- and most controversial -- generic Top-Level Domain ("gTLD") strings recently made available by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ("ICANN"). A gTLD is the term to the right ... read more ...

New gTLD’s Top 6 Million Domain Registrations & We Break Down The Numbers - The number of new gTLD registrations has topped 6 million according to ntldstats.com Lets break down the numbers by looking at the difference from our last report published on April 10th, when new gTLD domain registrations broke the 5 Million mark (Referred to as the April Report or April numbers) .Science owned by Famous Four Media added 200,000 registrations. .Science was launched and heavily promoted by AlpNames.com which gave away 50K or more free domains and has been selling them for $.49 thereafter. .Party ... read more ...

When Will The 2nd gTLD Round Open? ICANN Puts Out RFP For Study; Final … - There has been much discussion on when ICANN would open up a 2nd round of new gTLD’s. We at thedomains.com, already went on record last year predicting 2018 would be the earliest and its looking like we were right. ICANN has put out a Request for Proposal  (RFP)  to conduct a technical study examining the impact of the New gTLD Program (the Program) on the DNS root system. According to ICANN “This will be the first analysis of the impact of the addition of significantly more TLDs to the root ... read more ...

Banks and insurers get their own internet domains - Banks and insurers will be able to start registering for the financial services industry’s two new generic top-level domains, .bank and .insurance, on June 24, 2015. “What sets .bank and .insurance apart from other gTLDs, including .com and .ca, is that they will offer a trusted, protected and secure internet environment for participating organizations and the customers they serve,” write Ana Badour and Sophie Gupta  in McCarthy Tétrault’s snIP/ITs blog. “Only banking and insurance ... read more ...

Survey: Are people aware of the domain changes? - Dive Brief: According to a new survey, nearly half (46%) of Internet users are familiar with the new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) -- compared to 98% familiar with legacy domains like .com, .net and .org.  The survey, which is sponsored by ICANN and conducted by Nielsen, focused on the top seven most popular new gTLDs: .email, .photography, .link, .guru, .realtor, .club and .xyz. Respondents ... read more ...

Growing Awareness for New Domain Names - At least 46% of users are aware of new domain names, according to a recent survey commissioned by The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). The ICANN Global Consumer Research Study, Phase One, carried out by Nielsen in February, showed that 46% of respondents were aware of at least one new generic top-level domain (gTLD) landscape and the domain name system (DNS). While 65% of those surveyed had visited a new gTLD, such as .email, .photography, .link, .guru or .realtor. The ... read more ...

46 Percent Of Internet Users Are Aware Of New Domain Extensions [Survey] - Almost half of internet users say they’re familiar with the new, generic top-level domains (gTLDs) that have become available to website owners in the past 18 months, while legacy domain extensions like .com, .net and .org have almost universal awareness. That’s from an ICANN-sponsored, Nielsen-conducted online survey in February of more than 6,100 adults across 24 countries. The survey targeted consumers that spend a minimum of five hours a week online. ICANN ... read more ...

Sunrise period extended for .sucks gTLD registration - As we indicated in our Bulletin .sucks gTLD – Should you Protect Your Brand on this Top Level Domain? of May 8, 2015, the Internet Corporation of Names and Numbers (ICANN) has now delegated nearly 550 new gTLDs as part of the New Generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) program. One of the latest additions is .sucks. Vox Populi, operator of the .sucks. registry, marketed the new gTLD as a forum “designed to help consumers find their voices and allow companies to find the value in criticism”. Initially ... read more ...

Unprecedented Move: Vox Populi Extends Sunrise Deadline For ".sucks … - Terms Conditions and Privacy Statement Mondaq.com (the Website) is owned and managed by Mondaq Ltd and as a user you are granted a non-exclusive, revocable license to access the Website under its terms and conditions of use. Your use of the Website constitutes your agreement to the following terms and conditions of use. Mondaq Ltd may terminate your use of the Website if you are in breach of these terms and conditions or if Mondaq Ltd decides to terminate your license of use for whatever reason. Use ... read more ...

Generic Top Level Domains – Current Sunrise Periods Open – May 2015 Update - 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 ...

These New Domains are Cool, But Also Dangerous - In the last couple of years, we have been watching the evolution of the new gTLDs (generic top-level domains). From the boring .com, .net, or .us, the Internet is now moving towards new and exciting domain names like .business, .ceo or .photo, among dozens of other interesting options. However, along with these came other not-so-interesting domains, like .sucks or .wtf. Those domains can be used by ill-intentioned people to mock someone or some company, which can be bad for the affected party. ... read more ...

Barclays moves to new gTLDs - Barclays is moving its online presences to its new gTLDs, the UK bank has confirmed. The Barclays Group will transfer its online assets to .barclays and .barclaycard to make it “crystal clear” that customers are engaging with a genuine Barclays site, it said. Barclays will no longer use the .com and .co.uk TLDs. Troels Oerting, Barclays Group chief information security officer, said: “This clarity, along with the advantages of controlling our own online environment, enables us to provide ... read more ...

ICANN Announces Phase One Results from Multiyear Consumer Study on the … – ag-IP - Home / ICANN Announces Phase One Results from Multiyear Consumer Study on the ... / LOS ANGELES - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) published the findings from its ICANN Global Consumer Research Study, Phase One, conducted on its behalf by Nielsen, to measure aspects of consumer awareness, perceived consumer choice, experience and trust related to the current generic top-level domain (gTLD) landscape and ... read more ...

Unprecedented move: Vox Populi extends sunrise deadline for “.sucks” domain … - In a move that is being interpreted as possible overreaching, Vox Populi, operator of the .sucks domain name, extended the period for registering .sucks during the "sunrise period" without notice. The new deadline to register the .sucks domain name is June 19. Not only is it $2,000 or more to register each .sucks domain name, there is also an annual renewal fee of $2,000. There is online speculation that Vox’s extension is motivated by a relatively large surge in last minute registrations before ... read more ...

Which gTLD .sucks — protecting your business brand - Since ICANN – the organization that allocates domain names — approved an initiative in 2011 to add thousands of new “generic” Top-Level Domains (gTLD), over 635 new gTLDs have been registered.  Many of these are creative efforts to expand topical diversity on the internet, but few have received as much notoriety as .sucks. A gTLD is the portion of an internet address to the right of the dot, such as .com, .net or .org.  Under ICANN’s plan, third parties may register and administer ... read more ...

What’s Going on in China’s Domain Name Industry? - Recently, there has been a lot of noise about China tightening control of the new top-level domains and how it could severely damper domain name registrations in China and one should make preparation for the worst. Initially, I tried to stay out of this as I know all the players behind this. But given that at least 3 people have emailed me asking what's going on, I decided to clear the air here. It started with a report by Brandma on China's "Special Operation" to regulate Domain Name Registrations ... read more ...

FTC Doesn’t Want to Be Drawn Into .Sucks Domain Debate -

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A sucking sound on domain names: .SUCKS is open for registration - The .SUCKS registry is perhaps the most controversial of the new generic top level domains (gTLDs), which the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has continued to roll out. Trademark owners should be aware of the .SUCKS registry and factor it into their trademark protection strategy. Yet the first “sucking” noise brand owners will hear will be the debit to their bank accounts for the steep price of registration during the Sunrise Period (which is for trademarks registered ... read more ...