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 …
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.Photography gets a boost as the first 21 New gTLDs from Donuts surpass 135000 domain registrations
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 …
Read More »Does England need its own New gTLD .England?
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 …
Read More »6 more New gTLDs were delegated: .XYZ, .WIKI, .NEUSTAR, .MANGO, .QPON, etc.
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 …
Read More »Meet James Trevino, Founder/President/CEO of .VEGAS
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 …
Read More »2 URS complaints filed for New gTLD domain names: bbva.guru and aeropostale.clothing
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 …
Read More »Japan’s first GeoTLD, .nagoya, entered sunrise today
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 …
Read More »New gTLD .wiki selects Namejet for sunrise, landrush and premium auctions
Top Level Design, LLC, the applicant for the new top level domain .wiki, has selected NameJet, the leading domain name auction platform, to operate the sunrise and landrush auctions and help with future premium auctions. …
Read More ».london asks ICANN to allow name collision terms such as: business, fashion, hotels, soho, thames, transport
The CEO of London & Partners, London’s official promotional agency (and the parent company of Dot London Domains Ltd, the applicant of .london gTLD), Gordon Innes, wrote a letter to ICANN expressing some concerns about …
Read More »General Availability Starting Today: .diamonds .enterprises .tips .voyage
Donuts entered EAP general availability for the following 4 New gTLDs today: .diamonds, .enterprises, .tips, .voyage The following 7 New gTLDs are out of the EAP pricing and into the real general availability today: .construction, …
Read More »2 New gTLD domains sold for $12,500 – 6 domains sold for $3,000+ – 28 domains sold for $1,200+)
This past week the following 7 New gTLDs entered general availability with EAP: .construction, .contractors, .directory, .kitchen, .land, .technology and .today. So this week another 2 New gTLD domain names were sold for 5 figures …
Read More »eNom and Tucows don’t use their official websites for domain name verifications
With the introduction of the 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) registrars are obligated to send whois verification emails to all domain name registrants. Inaccurate contact data may result in the suspension or termination of a …
Read More »Update on my Go Daddy trademark problem: Go Daddy is protecting me by exposing me
Yep Go Daddy has officially lost it. They actually think that they are protecting me by keeping a trademark New gTLD domain name, I never bought, active. Are you confused? Read on… Yesterday I made …
Read More »The 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) – What You Need to Know
Last summer, ICANN announced the 2013 RAA, which was created to foster transparency and accountability in the domain name industry. The RAA is the contract registrars sign with ICANN that outlines the rules they agree …
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