BRS Media Inc. Passes ICANN’s Initial Evaluation for the .RADIO New Top Level … - The .RADIO TLD will provide an unparalleled branding opportunity for the on air online radio Industry. (PRWEB) July 08, 2013 BRS Media Inc., a diverse and growing media e-commerce firm that helps traditional and interactive media companies build and brand on the power of the Web, today announced that it’s New gTLD (New generic Top-Level Domain) Application to operate the .RADIO top level domain registry has passed the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) ... read more ...

Google’s .App TLD Application Under Fire - I've written about "closed generic" new TLD applications several times over the last year. I'm opposed to them, as I've said in the past and continue to say today. However I've generally been supportive of "restricted" TLDs. The Association for Competitive Technology (ACT) has serious concerns about Google's application for .app and want ICANN's board of directors to treat as a "closed generic". If you recall, their original application was 100% closed. But a couple of months back Google ... read more ...

ICANN Approves .nyc Top Level Domain For New York City - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), a global multi-stakeholder organization responsible in coordinating and managing the DNS, IP addresses, autonomous system numbers, and top-level domain names (TLDs) approved the application of the New York City government for an .nyc geographical TLD. New York City is one of the first cities in the United States and around the world to have its own unique, and city-specific top-level domain name, which can be used by its residents ... read more ...

GMO Registry Passes ICANN’s Initial Evaluation - July 3rd, 2013 By: THN News <!-- GA_googleFillSlot("THN-140x60-1-Rotating");--> <!--GA_googleFillSlot("THN-140x60-2");--> <!--GA_googleFillSlot("THN-140x60-3");--> (The Hosting News) – GMO Internet Group company, GMO Registry, Inc. today announces that its applications to operate new generic Top Level Domains, .tokyo, .osaka, and .nagoya have passed the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers initial evaluation process. GMO ... read more ...

New York City Finally Gets the .nyc Domain - Good news, Gotham residents: Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) just approved New York City's bid for a .nyc web domain. ICANN is the body overseeing the rollout of new top-level domains (TLDs), which can replace the more common .com, .net and so on. New York officials filed for .nyc soon after ICANN announced it would make new TLDs available, which are also being scooped up by other cities, businesses and organizations. Microsoft filed for .Xbox and .Windows, while Amazon ... read more ...

OIC: Counter Use Of Domains Under Names Of Islam, Halal - KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 (Bernama) -- The Muslim world should work together to counter the use of new Top-Level Domains (TLDs) under the names of Islam and halal, said Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, Secretary-General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). He said this measure should be taken to avoid any complication that might cause disputes or result in the misuse of domains such as .islam and .halal. Ihsanoglu said currently, there was a lack of support to counter the use of new TLDs by the ... read more ...

GMO Registry Passes ICANN’s Initial Evaluation for New gTLDs, .tokyo, .osaka … -  News    Images GMO Registry Passes ICANN’s Initial Evaluation for New gTLDs, .tokyo, .osaka, and .nagoya PRWEB.COM Newswire Tokyo, Japan (PRWEB) July 02, 2013 GMO Internet Group company, GMO Registry, Inc. today announces that its applications to operate new generic Top Level Domains, .tokyo, .osaka, and .nagoya have passed the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers initial evaluation process. GMO Registry was first selected by the Tokyo Metropolitan ... read more ...

DomainsBot Announces Release of TLD Relevancy Suggestion Engine -

Early adapters of a Engine seem to be Tucows and Enom and Melbourne IT. which were enclosed in a press release

The DomainsBot TLD Recommendation Engine is giveaway to registrars and resellers that now use a DomainsBot Name Suggestion API.

To representation a demo chronicle of a TLD Recommendation Engine, greatfully visit:

Via: thedomains.com

Here’s Why Verisign’s Stock Is Worth $44 - Verisign (NASDAQ:VRSN) provides registry services for all .com, .net, .cc, .tv, and .name domain names. It also provides back-end systems for all .gov , .jobs and .edu domain names, as well as a host of Internet infrastructure assurance services. We have a near $45 price estimate for Verisign’s stock, which is approximately in line with the current market price. Our valuation is based on a number of forecasts. We expect the share of .com and .net domain names as a percentage ... read more ...

How will the introduction of new gTLDs change the internet? - With new gTLDs due to start appearing on the web, it’s time again for brand owners to stop and think about their domain strategy. ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), the body responsible for managing and coordinating the Internet’s Domain Name System, last week made a surprise announcement that the first new gTLD could go live in the internet as early as August 28 2013 and we may see the first registrations from September 28. The new generic top-level domain program ... read more ...

Tom Embrescia, founder of Second Generation, Ltd. and .JOBS. - Tom Embrescia, founder of Second Generation, Ltd. and .JOBS. Meet Tom Embrescia, founder of Second Generation, Ltd., a family-owned investment firm focused on investing in well-managed companies and uncovering unique business opportunities. One of the businesses Second Generation owns is .JOBS, one of 22 currently existing Top Level Domains (TLD) in the world. Others include ... read more ...

Customised domain names get greenlight - Previously, the endings of top-level domain names were limited to a limited group of generic top level domains such as .com, .net, .org, as well as individual country code domain names such as .ca for Canada or .uk for the United Kingdom.   New names won't start appearing until at least next year, and ICANN won't be deciding on specific ones quite yet. The organization still must work out many details, including fees for obtaining new names, expected to exceed $100,000 apiece to help ICANN ... read more ...

Internet Infrastructure: Stability at the Core, Innovation at the Edge (Part 2 of 5) - For nearly all communications on today's Internet, domain names play a crucial role in providing stable navigation anchors for accessing information in a predictable and safe manner, irrespective of where you're located or the type of device or network connection you're using. Over the past 15 years hundreds of millions of domain names have been added to the Internet's Domain Name System (DNS), and well over two billion (that's Billion!) new users, some ~34 percent of the global population, ... 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, ... read more ...

New TLDs: The Future of Domain Names - Have you ever tried buying a domain name? If yes, then you know the pain that comes along with it. Everytime you think of a name and assume that it can’t be taken, you end up being wrong. Almost anything imaginable has been taken by someone and some of them are just hoarding it. They buy the Top Level Domains and hold on to it like their life depended on it. So with the popular TLDs almost impossible to acquire, what new extensions will make an appearance in this field? Let’s have a look.Click ... read more ...