Tag Archives: new tlds

Fri 22nd November 2013
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Domains that were theme to fibre difficulty objections could be on reason for a while… - Board considers if there’s any sort of appeal mechanism to new TLD objections. The results of new TLD string confusion objections handled by International Dispute Resolution Centre were a mess. They were completely unpredictable and results were mostly dependent on who the panelist was, not the merits of the case. As a result, both objectors and applicants have filed reconsideration requests with ICANN’s board. The board governance committee has summarily rejected ... read more ...
 
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Companies aren’t communities for new TLDs, panelist rules - Is Merck a community? It’s a murky argument. An International Chamber of Commerce panelist has issued his rulings in three cases involving the Merck brand. In doing so, he has ruled that companies don’t qualify as communities, at least for new TLD community objections. The three cases were filed by Merck KGaA against Merck Registry Holdings and MSD Registry Holdings and covered two applications for .merck and one for .merckmsd. If you’re confused, let me clear ... read more ...
Thu 21st November 2013
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Sedo gets disdainful understanding with Famous Four Media for new TLDs - Famous Four to handle sunrise, landrush, and premium sales through Sedo. Sedo has announced its second big new top level domain name deal this week. The company has signed an agreement with Famous Four Media, applicant for 57 new top level domain names, to help the company sell its domain names. Sedo tells me this is an exclusive deal for all of Famous Four Media’s top level domains. It will include Sunrise and Landrush Auctions, as well as premium auctions and ... read more ...
Tue 19th November 2013
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Panel denies village objections opposite .Hotels applicant - Objectors were upset with single registrant application for .hotels. An International Chamber of Commerce panelist has denied two community objections filed against .hotels applicant Booking.com. The cases were filed by Hotel Consumer Protection Coalition and HOTREC, Hotels, Restaurants Cafés in Europe, and the cases were consolidated. Although there were 7 applications for the .hotel (singular) top level domain, it seems that the groups were concerned about Booking.com’s ... read more ...
Mon 18th November 2013
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ICANN posts all name collision reports – solely for 25 new TLDs that don’t qualify - .Web, .blog among those not eligible for APD. ICANN has posted the block lists for all new top level domain names that want to pursue the “alternate path to delegation.” New TLDs can launch faster if they choose this option, which requires them to block certain second level domain name registrations, as least in the beginning. Until now, ICANN had been publishing these lists in small batches, so this development will be welcomed by applicants… Except for some ... read more ...
 
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TLDH launches “Priority Registration” use for new TLDs, starting during €29.95 - Service makes it easy to get first in line for some new TLDs, although premium pricing does apply. Top Level Domain Holdings has released a system for pre-registering new top level domain names, called Priority Registration. The service is enabled through the company’s Online Priority Enhanced Names database (“OPEN”) at the company’s own domain name registrar, Minds + Machines. It is also open for other domain registrars and registries to link into. It’s ... read more ...
 
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Here are some Stocks for Betting on New Top Level Domain Names - Want to invest in new TLDs through the stock market? Here are some options. On Friday I wrote about how Top Level Domain Holdings’ stock shot up 25% on news of the contract signing for the .London top level domain name. TLDH, which trades on the London AIM under TLDH, has seen its shares nearly triple since early October. The company is a pure-play new TLD applicant. There are other public companies you can invest in if you want to bet on the success of new top ... read more ...
Fri 15th November 2013
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Top Level Domain Holdings batch adult 25% on .London news, adult 3x given final month - TLDH on fire as new top level domain names get closer to reality. Shares in Top Level Domain Holdings skyrocketed 25% today after the company announced ICANN had signed the contract for the .london top level domain name. TLDH is the backend registry for .london. Shares in TLDH were up 3.62 pence to 17.88 pence on the London Stock Exchange. There were also two “price monitoring extensions”. This extension is “activated when the matching process would have otherwise ... read more ...
Thu 14th November 2013
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Some new TLDs will run “Early Access Programs” for a Landrush phase - The TLD launch phase typically known as Landrush might look very different with new top level domain names. Top level domain name launches over the past decade have followed a fairly similar path. First, there’s a sunrise period in which trademark owners can get first claim on domains. Then the domain proceeds to a landrush phase. In landrush, prices are generally higher and there are auctions if more than one person is interested in the same domain. Finally, the ... read more ...
 
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Type a new TLD in Chrome, and a browser will ask we if we unequivocally meant it - Did you really mean to go to nic.tattoo? New top level domain names are being delegated to the root, but Google Chrome wants to make sure you really meant to type them in. Here’s what happens when you type one of these new domain names into Chrome: It defaults to a Google search for “nic.newtld”, and you have to click a link to go to the actual web address. You only have to click the link once and then you don’t get the message when you visit the domain again. ... read more ...
Tue 12th November 2013
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Demand Media scores another $1.3 million from withdrawing new TLD applications - New TLD applicant gets $1.3 million from the withdraw of a couple new TLD applications. Demand Media realized $1.3 million in gains in the third quarter of this year due to the withdrawal of its interest in new top level domain name applications, according to the company’s latest 10-Q filing with the SEC. In gained $1.2 million in the second quarter, and the total comes out to $2.6 million so far. The gains are proceeds from settling contention sets via auction, ... read more ...
Mon 11th November 2013
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1&1 starts pre-registration, and new TLDs are removing most some-more confusing - Top ten domain registrar 11 is now accepting pre-registrations on a first come basis, and the various pre-registration offerings are rather confusing. Last week I wrote about how GoDaddy was beginning to accept paid pre-registrations for a handful of top level domain names that will be coming soon. Other registrars are also offering some version of paid offering now, and more will begin to do so as the domains are actually delegated. 11, which has been running TV ... read more ...
 
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Donuts wins dual some-more fibre objections, settles another - Only four string confusion objections have not been decided. The contentious and highly unpredictable string confusion objection process for new top level domain names is coming to a close. International Centre for Dispute Resolution posted three more decisions today, leaving just four decisions outstanding. The three decisions all involved mega-applicant Donuts. Commercial Connect brought and lost two of the cases. The company claimed that .supplies and .商店 ... read more ...
Fri 8th November 2013
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GoDaddy starts usurpation pre-registrations for new TLDs for adult to $1,200 each - Pre-registrations now accepted for fees of up to $1,200 per domain. Overnight GoDaddy started accepting paid pre-registrations for four new top level domain names: .uno, .menu, .build, .luxury. While many registrars have offered some sort of pre-reservation or pre-registration service that did not require any firm commitment by the customer, GoDaddy is the first major registrar I’m aware of to actually charge an upfront fee. And the fees are steep. Prices to pre-register ... read more ...
Wed 6th November 2013
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About that dotShabaka new TLD sunrise… - The first new TLD sunrise doesn’t look like much of a sunrise yet. Last week I wrote about how the sunrise for شبكة. (.shabaka) had begun. The only catch was I couldn’t find any place to actually place a sunrise order. I reached out to Yasmin Omer, General Manager of dotShabaka Registry, to find out why. It turns out there’s a good reason I can’t find any place to submit a sunrise order. Here’s what Omer had to say: dotShabaka Registry is in the process ... read more ...
 
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Donuts to skip Landrush on initial collection of TLDs - Sunrise to begin November 26. Donuts announced this morning that it plans to start the sunrise for its first seven top level domain names on November 26. The sunrise will close on January 24, 2014. The seven domains are .bike, .clothing, .guru, .holdings, .plumbing, .singles, and .ventures. Interestingly, the company has chosen to skip the landrush phase for these domain names. The landrush period typically allows people interested in premium domains to place their ... read more ...
Tue 5th November 2013
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New TLD field flummoxed by conflict results - Applicants ask ICANN to intervene in objection process. A dozen applicants for new top level domain names have sent a letter (pdf) to ICANN urging the group to step in and fix what they believe are flawed new top level domain objection results. The applicants are questioning the rhyme or reason to objection decisions, including a recent bewildering decision in a community objection against a .sport application. While legal rights objections certainly frustrated some ... read more ...
Fri 1st November 2013
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First new tip turn domain name morning begins? - According to the Trademark Clearinghouse, the first sunrise has begun. The sunrise period for شبكة. (shabaka) has begun…sort of. According to the official Trademark Clearinghouse sunrise page, the sunrise period for this domain name began yesterday and runs through December 30. Just two days ago the dotShabaka team wrote about how they submitted the necessary information to ICANN for sunrise but hadn’t heard back. Even if the sunrise has begun, it will be ... read more ...
 
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.PersianGulf survives village conflict from those who preference Arabian Gulf name - You say Persian. I say Arabian. Let’s call the whole thing off. The Gulf Cooperation Council has lost a community objection it brought against the applicant for the .persiangulf top level domain name. This case (pdf) was one of the more interesting ones to be decided to date. The objectors don’t like the .persiangulf top level domain name because they don’t believe the body of water should be known as the Persian Gulf. Instead, they believe the name should ... read more ...
Thu 31st October 2013
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Famous Four issues matter about .Sport decision - Famous Four questions panelists decision in .sport community objection. In case you haven’t heard yet, SportAccord won a community objection against Famous Four Media’s application for the .sport top level domain name. It was a surprising decision, as it’s pretty hard to argue that “sport” is a clearly delineated community. I personally don’t know anyone who has never participated in a sport or watched a sport. It seems like anyone who breathes is a member ... read more ...
Wed 30th October 2013
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Typical name collision retard list for Donuts’ TLDs underneath 1,000 names (so far) - Registry won’t have to block many names per TLD, but some of them are good ones. Yesterday ICANN issued the “Alternate Path to Delegation” reports for nine of Donuts’ English language top level domain names. If Donuts chooses to take the alternate path option to speed up delegation of these nine domain names, it will have to initially block anywhere from 194 to 5,184 second level domains. It may be able to unblock many of these after receiving a mitigation ... read more ...
 
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GoDaddy sends out the initial large email blast about new TLDs - Registrar invites customers to follow their favorite top level domains. GoDaddy has featured new top level domain names on its website for a while now. But it appears the company just sent out its first big email promotion to inform its customer base about the coming avalanche of top level domain options. The email (pictured) invites customers to follow top level domain names that interest them. GoDaddy will later allow customers to pre-register domain names, and ... read more ...
Tue 29th October 2013
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BreatheAccord wins village conflict opposite .Breathe tip turn domain name - The following is a satirical response to news that SportAccord won a community objection against the .sport top level domain name. An International Chamber of Commerce panelist has upheld a community objection brought by BreatheAccord against dotBreathe LLC’s top level domain name application for .breathe. The decision by panelist Aru Kiddinme means that BreatheAccord, the only other applicant for .breathe, will now have a clear path to delegation for the domain ... read more ...
Mon 28th October 2013
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Donuts successfully defends .reisen village objection - Panelist says German-speaking travelers qualify as a community, but objection fails on other grounds. New top level domain name applicant Donuts has successfully defended a community objection brought against its application to run the .reisen top level domain name. The German word reisen means “travels” or “journeys” in English. The objection was brought by the applicant for .reise, which means “traveling” in English. In coming to his decision, panelist ... read more ...
Fri 25th October 2013
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TLDH scores scarcely $5 million by losing dual domain name auctions - TLDH grows its cash pile thanks to losing two private auctions. Top Level Domain Holdings will add $4.81 million to its cash reserves as a result of losing private auctions for .website and .lawyer, the company announced today. $130,000 is from refunds for withdrawing its two applications, bringing the total auction proceeds down to $4.68 million. This doesn’t tell us too much about the winning bids for .website and .lawyer. There were three competitors for .website, ... read more ...