Tag Archives: new tlds

Wed 5th February 2014
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10 takeaways from new tip turn domain name morning durations so far - Here are ten things to think about after 15 top level domain names have completed their sunrise periods. 14 of Donuts’ domain names as well as شبكة. have gone through sunrise so far. Only one of the fifteen domains received more than 200 sunrise registrations. Add to that Donuts’ Domain Protect Marks List, and you can argue the number is a bit higher, but still less than 1,000 or 1,500 per domain. Here are my key takeaways: 1. Intellectual property owners ... read more ...
 
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New TLDs are here though domain hunt isn’t prepared yet. Here are 4 examples. - Domain name registrars aren’t ready to suggest new TLDs to customers. As of 11 am EST today, the first set of Latin script new top level domain names came to market. None of this “Early Access Program” stuff. Just show up, find the domain you want, and register it for regular prices just like other domains. Unfortunately for Donuts, which owns the seven top level domain names now available, none of the registrars are ready for the big shift in domain name search. ... read more ...
 
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Watch Kevin Newman talk Bill Sweetman about new TLDs on CTV - Bill Sweetman discussed new top level domain names on CTV. I don’t know much about Canada, other than it’s a cold place where everyone plays hockey. Even though I don’t know much about it, I know CTV is a pretty big channel. That’s because Wikipedia tells me it is Canada’s largest privately owned network. I also hear Kevin Newman is a pretty well known news anchor up there. So props to Name Ninja Bill Sweetman for being interviewed in a segment about new ... read more ...
 
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.Guru rockets to over 10,000 domain names - .Guru tops 10,000 domain name registrations and Donuts now has around 25,000 registered second level domain names. People placed a lot of pre-orders for new top level domain names… On the first day of general availability, the .guru namespace grew to over 12,000 domain names, based on zone files published this evening. At over 10,000 strings second level domains, they pretty much cover the spectrum. And yes, some trademarks were registered by people other than ... read more ...
Tue 4th February 2014
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Donuts’ subsequent 7 sunrises: usually 2 tip 100 domain names - Based on zone files, only two of Donuts’ second batch of TLDs to go through sunrise topped 100 registrations. Last week I wrote about Donuts’ first seven sunrises, each of which typically resulted in about 100-200 registrations. The next batch of seven domain names has concluded sunrise, and the numbers are markedly lower: only two reached 100 domain names, according to the latest zone files. Now, as with last time, there are a lot of caveats with this data, and ... read more ...
 
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Calzone creates monitoring new TLD launches easier - Did you know that there are about 60 top level domain names in sunrise right now? Yes, 60. This many domain name launches at once is difficult to track. Add to it early access programs, landrush, general availability, trademark claims periods, etc., and it is quite confusing even for domain name experts. Enter Calzone, a free TLD calendar that has formally launched after being in beta for a few months. Created by Thomas Barrett, president of domain name registrar ... read more ...
 
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Donuts and Famous Four remove .rugby domain name match - Donuts and Famous Four lose .rugby match. Look closely at this picture and you might see Paul Stahura wincing in pain.The International Rugby Board (IRB) has effectively killed off its two competitors for the .rugby top level domain name by winning a community objection. The IRB filed the objection against competitors Donuts and Famous Four media. IRB’s objection made similar arguments as those in .basketball, .ski, and .sport/sports. The objectors lost the case ... read more ...
Mon 3rd February 2014
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Domain registration agreements are removing longer interjection to new TLDs - There are a bunch of added terms specific to each new domain name. With the creation of dozens of new registries offering top level domain names, each of them having different rules (some of them even having different rules for each of their TLDs), domain name registration agreements are getting longer. These registration agreements have always had special terms thrown in for specific TLDs. For example, GoDaddy’s Domain Name Registration Agreement (itself part of ... read more ...
Fri 31st January 2014
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TLDH raises $33.6 million for new tip turn domain name auctions - New TLD applicant building war chest to resolve contention sets. Top Level Domain Holdings, a publicly trade portfolio applicant for new TLDs, has conditionally raised £21 million (approximately US $33.6 million) to help it resolve new TLD contention sets. After the investment, the company will have over $48 million in cash available. This does not include an up to $15 million investment that will be used for resolving the contention set of one domain name it has ... read more ...
 
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Why cybersquatting won’t be a large understanding in new TLDs - Cybersquatting is motivated by profit, and it will be difficult to make money cybersquatting on new TLDs. Much of the talk and consternation over introducing new top level domain names has focused on protections for intellectual property owners. Trademark holders have been worried about having to protect their brands in hundreds of new domain name extensions. When it comes to cybersquatting, I think it’s clear that it won’t be nearly as big of a deal as it has ... read more ...
 
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Digging in on Donuts’ Sunrise: Amazon tops a list, gaming, and tip registrars - Here’s a look at the top registrants and registrars, plus details on possible gaming and EAP day one registrations. Last night I published initial data about Donuts’ sunrise period on its first seven domain names. This was based on names in the zone files that were published last night. As I mentioned in my previous post, the number of names in the zone file should be considered the lower bound of names that were actually registered in sunrise. I’ve already ... read more ...
Thu 30th January 2014
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Here’s what we overtly consider about new tip turn domain names - I don’t think they’ll change the world, but I don’t wish for them to fail. I write a lot of stories about new top level domain names. Some are about the good and some are about the bad. Sometimes people read one of my positive stories and think I must be a new TLD supporter. Others read my stories about problems and challenges new TLDs will face and think I’m a new TLD hater. So let me set the record straight: I don’t think new TLDs are going to radically ... read more ...
 
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The numbers are in! Donuts sunrises typically get 100+ domains, though they also got gamed - Most of Donuts domain names received at least 100 sunrise registrations, and some of them are of questionable merit. Donuts has just published its zone files for the seven domain names that recently exited sunrise. Most of the domains have at least 100 domains in their zone files, but there’s also some curious activity: it appears Donuts got gamed by some of its fellow applicants. First, some caveats. The zone files, dated 1-31, are post sunrise and include a lot ... read more ...
Wed 29th January 2014
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.Uno wants to be a domain of choice for Spanish speakers - .Uno top level domain name to cater to Spanish-speaking internet users. A lot of new top level domain name applicants have suffered through years of ups and downs waiting for the new top level domain name program to launch. Not Shaul Jolles. Jolles, who is behind six top level domain name applications, decided to apply just a few months before the application window closed. He was visiting with his acquaintance Efraim Gershom at one of Jolles’ co-working spaces ... read more ...
Tue 28th January 2014
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Why is it so formidable to remember that TLDs have been practical for? - The fact that there are so many of them makes it more difficult for me to recall which ones were applied for. I live and breathe domain names, and research what’s going on with new TLDs on a daily basis. But when I’m put on the spot and people ask me for examples of some of the new domain names coming out, I often freeze. I can think of a few, but after that I start questioning to myself: wait, did someone actually apply for this domain about about to mention? Was ... read more ...
Mon 27th January 2014
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New TLDs disappear from GoDaddy home page, and 1&1’s dark sunrise - GoDaddy demotes new TLDs from the home page, 11 not offering sunrise registrations through its largest brand. Here are a couple noteworthy items related to new top level domain names. First, over the weekend I noticed that promotions for new top level domain names are nowhere to be found on GoDaddy’s home page. After promoting them for the past month or two, it’s been kicked off the home page. (It is front and center, however, on the “Domains” tab.) In response ... read more ...
 
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Amazon gets a win in .Amazon quarrel & IO found to have dispute of seductiveness in case - Panelist finds Independent Objector Alain Pellet has a conflict of interest and sides with Amazon.com in domain name dispute. Amazon.com has successfully defended community objections brought against its applications for .amazon and the Chinese and Japanese equivalent top level domain names. At the same time, it has also successfully questioned the Independent Objector’s conflict of interest in filing the cases in the first place. The internet retailing giant argued ... read more ...
Sun 26th January 2014
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Donuts tops $5 million in “orders and commitments” - New TLD company reports metrics as it gets ready for general availability later this week. New top level domain name “mega registry” Donuts says it has topped $5 million in “orders and commitments” for its services so far. Seven of Donuts new top level domain names exited sunrise yesterday. Next up they’ll go into the “Early Access Program” and then general availability by January 29. It has another 40 domain names currently in sunrise. Given the relatively ... read more ...
Thu 23rd January 2014
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Domain name discussion designed in Hong Kong to coincide with INTA meeting - New TLDs come to Hong Kong. DotAsia and Momentum Events are planning a domain name conference in Hong Kong May 13-14, coinciding with the International Trademark Association (INTA) annual meeting taking place in the same city. The event is a combination of DotAsia’s “Internet of Names” meeting and Momentum’s “Digital Marketing gTLD Strategy Congress” events. Targeted attendees include new TLD applicants, brands, domain investors and other industry stakeholders. ... read more ...
Mon 20th January 2014
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Panel: .Kosher tip turn domain focus is Kosher - Application for .kosher top level domain name can proceed after surviving objection. An International Chamber of Commerce panelist has ruled that a community objection against .kosher has failed. The case was really an issue of competitive advantage, as the objector is in competition with the domain applicant in the business of certifying that products are kosher. The case was filed by Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, which describes itself as the ... read more ...
 
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Pool.com gets agreement for .wien and .tirol auction services - Pool.com scores sunrise and landrush business for two domains, but this aspect of TLD launches isn’t as important as before. Pool.com announced today that it will handle auction resolution for the sunrise and landrush phases for Austrian TLDs .wien and .tirol (its capital city and a province, respectively). I won’t write about every company’s win for this type of service, but this one is newsworthy for a few reasons. First, before the new TLD program came out, ... read more ...
Fri 17th January 2014
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.Health field tarry village objections - .Health applications move forward after lengthy objection process. The objection process against .health top level domain names is over. Both DotHealth, LLC and Donuts have survived community objections filed against their applications. They previously survived limited public interest objections. The community objections were filed by the ICANN At Large Advisory Committee (ALAC). Panelist Jan Paulsson took a bit different approach to this determination than other ... read more ...
Tue 14th January 2014
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Details on .uno, .luxury, .xyz, .rest, .ski, and some-more new TLDs - This is a live blog from the “Meet the New TLDs” panel today at NamesCon in Las Vegas. Participants included: Shaul Jolles CEO, DotLatin .uno Aaron Grego CEO, Punto 2012 .rest, .bar, .cafe Rob Rozicki VP Co-Founder, Starting Dot .ski, .bio, others Daniel Negari CEO, .xyz, .college Monica Kirchner CEO, Dotluxury .luxury Kirchner (.luxury) – the internet is for everybody, we want to make an internet for the luxury customer. It will coexist with what’s currently ... read more ...
 
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NamesCon keynote: Frank Schilling’s comments on new TLDs - Here are my notes from Frank Schilling’s keynote at NamesCon this evening. In a couple spots I changed the order of his comments because he discussed the same issue at two or more spots in his talk (mostly in response to QA). The introduction of new TLDs is an evolution. It’s going to take many, many years. There are 7 billion people on earth, so for the most part nobody has domain names. This is because domains are very hard to use. That’s why people use Facebook ... read more ...
Mon 13th January 2014
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Donuts assigns rights to .futbol and .reviews tip turn domains to Demand Media’s Rightside - Rightside has two more top level domain names in its new TLD portfolio. Demand Media filed documents with the SEC today related to its spinoff of Rightside, and also published an investor presentation. The disclosures show that Donuts has assigned rights for two new top level domain names, .fubol and .reviews, to Rightside’s United TLD. These domains were applied for under Donuts’ subsidiaries Atomic Falls, LLC and Extra Cover, LLC, respectively. The two domains ... read more ...