Domain Extensions

I checked out the zone files from 4 new gTLDs that completed sunrise and went into general availability (Early Access Program (EAP)) on Wednesday and here are the results. Zone files only include domain names …

Over the course of the last month, 25 Donuts new gTLDs have entered the general availability phase, and to date Donuts claims in today’s newsletter to have registered over 150,000 domains. Today’s zone numbers are …

I think it would be useful for all to understand why domainers are buying New gTLD domains. My purchases so far are a combination of long term investments, some domains I could flip and a …

On the eve of the insertion of 5 French GeoTLDs in the root zone, the Afnic Industry Report on Domain Names looks into their prospects for development. The Afnic Industry Report on Domain Names focuses …

Worldwide Media, Inc., the company owned by Michael Berkens, has bought at least 4 domain names in the New gTLD .diamonds. 2 domain names were purchased on the second day of Donuts, the .diamonds registry, …

The domain namess ibm.ventures and ibm.guru were suspended on the 12th of February after the URS complaint by IBM. That was just 6 days after the URS complaint by IBM at the National Arbitration Forum …

China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) has been approved by ICANN to provide data escrow services to new gTLD Registry Operators. All new gTLD Registry Operators are required to regularly deposit a backup copy of …

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA), S.A. has filed yet another URS complaint on a New gTLD domain name today. This time a URS complaint was filed for the domain name bbva.ventures. On the 19th of …

The number of domain name registrations from the 21 first Donuts New gTLDs surpassed 135000 yesterday. The number does not include domain names without nameservers so the number is certain to be higher. .Guru is …

BBC had an article yesterday debating the need of a New gTLD for England: .England. Scotland will have its New gTLD .scot this summer and the city of London will have it’s own in a …

ICANN announced that 6 more New gTLDs were delegated for a total of 150 new gTLD strings. The 6 new gTLDs are: .XYZ, .WIKI, .NEUSTAR, .MANGO, .QPON, .بازار (xn--mgbab2bd) – Arabic for “bazaar/bazar” Check out …

Here is short interview from James Trevino that is the Founder/President/CEO of .VEGAS New gTLd. The interview first appeared in the .vegas official website. What drew me to the domain name field: A venture investment …

2 new URS complaints were filed at the National Arbitration Forum for New gTLD domain names: aeropostale.clothing (filed on the 17th of February) bbva.guru (filed on the 19th of February) The first ever URS complaint …

GMO Internet Group company, GMO Registry, Inc. today announced the opening of new geographic top-level domain, .nagoya. In the first stage of the launch, application is open exclusively to trademark holders to protect both trademark …