Tag Archives: new Top Level Domains

Wed 8th September 2010
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Trademark Application Filed for .Bank Top Level Domain Name - Application filed for .bank domain name. The same company that filed a service mark application for .Secure is at it again, this time filing an application for .Bank. Wisconsin-based Asif LLC filed application 85,120,345 on August 31 to cover “Domain name registration services”. In the U.S. you cannot trademark a top level domain name, although that hasn’t stopped people from trying. At least one applicant has said it will use its non-U.S. trademarks in an ... read more ...
Sun 14th March 2010
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.Ngo Wants to Be a Secure .Org - Non-profit proposes .ngo top level domain name. A U.K. charity wants to create a secure .org top level domain name at .ngo. Non-profit Article 25 has set up a web site at dotNGO.net describing its plan: There is currently no secure version of .org that can give any public reassurance that your donation is going to a registered charity. .ngo will fill that need. We belive(sic) that .ngo will become the single secure and trusted domain of legitimate charities and NGOs ... read more ...
Mon 18th January 2010
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An Easy Way to Comment on EOI for New Top Level Domain Names - Web based form makes commenting easy. Last week I wrote about how International Trademark Association (INTA) asked its members to comment on ICANN’s proposed “Expressions of Interest” (EOI) scheme for new top level domain names. As a result of INTA’s request to its members, the comments for EOI are filled with unhelpful one-liners such as “I do not support ICANN’s acceptance of pre-registrations for new gTLDs.” If you’d like to leave a more ... read more ...
Wed 18th November 2009
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Five Warning Signs a Top Level Domain is Doomed - If you see any of these warning signs, run for the hills. A number of domain investors, myself included, have invested money in newer top level domain names. Many times these investments haven’t panned out. So here are five warning signs that the top level domain you’re investing in is a money loser. 1. Domain registrants spend more time on forums writing about how the domain is the next great thing than they spend managing their own portfolio. 2. The registry ... read more ...
Thu 12th November 2009
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ICANN Asks for Your Feedback on “Expressions of Interest” - ICANN asks for feedback on Expressions of Interest for new TLDs. As I’ve reported before, ICANN is exploring accepting “expressions of interest” for new top level domain names. This would allow applicants to put their hat in the ring for new TLDs and give the internet community an idea of the scale and complexity we’re dealing with. In principle, it sounds like a good idea. The devil will be in the details. ICANN just opened up a comment period to provide ... read more ...
Thu 21st May 2009
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What Makes a Top Level Domain Successful? - Consider what the benchmark for a successful domain name is. In light of yesterday’s news that .me has hit 250,000 registrations and .tel has already reached 200,000, a number of people are asking if that makes these TLDs successful. Michael Berkens asked a similar question today. My answer is that it’s way too early to say they are or are not successful. I’m sure that GoDaddy/Afilias/DotMe had goals for the launch of their domains, and I have no idea if ... read more ...