The real (no EAP) general availability started today for 7 new gTLDs offered by Donuts.co: .holdings, .ventures, .singles, .plumbing, .bike, .guru, .clothing About 19,000 new gTLD domain names were registered in the first few hours …
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Sunrise results from the 2nd batch of new gTLDs from Donuts
I checked out the zone files from the 7 new gTLDs that completed sunrise and went into general availability (Early Access Program (EAP) for the first week) and here are the results. I must say …
Read More »General Availability for .camera .equipment .estate .gallery .graphics .lighting .photography Starts Today
Donuts enters general availability for the following new gTLDs today: .camera .equipment .estate .gallery .graphics .lighting .photography. This is the 2nd batch of 7 new gTLDs following last week’s release of .BIKE .CLOTHING .GURU .HOLDINGS …
Read More »ICANN VP Cyrus Namazi on BBC: “One of the most profound changes in the history of the internet”
ICANN vice president Cyrus Namazi gave an interview on BBC Television in the UK and described the new gTLD program as, “One of the most profound changes in the history of the internet” and said …
Read More »Calzone Launches A Domain Name Calendar For Tracking The Launch of New gTLDs at Calzone.org
Today, Calzone (www.Calzone.org) launches the first dynamic calendar for tracking the various stages of every new top-level-domain extension. Calzone is a free productivity tool that was designed to help trademark lawyers, marketing managers and business …
Read More »DomainName.guru and DomainNames.guru registered today for $175 each
The domain names DomainName.guru and DomainNames.guru were registered today for $175 each at registrar Name.com.The 2 domains were part of a poll I ran last week asking how much one would pay for the domains. …
Read More »Would you attend a conference with Jim Messina, responsible for the Organization For Action domain fiasco, as Keynote Speaker?
A press release from FairWinds Partners announced the Beyond the Dot 2014 new top-level domain conference that is going to be held on February 19, 2014 in Washington, DC. Would you attend a new gTLD …
Read More »The ICANN Accredited Registrars That Have Signed The 2013 RAA Are Now 200
The number of the ICANN Accredited Registrars that have signed the 2013 RAA (Registrar Accreditation Agreement) has now reached 200. This is important because these are the only registrars from over 1000 that are allowed to …
Read More »Nominet: New Registrar Agreement and Data Quality Policy approved
Nominet published the approved new .uk Registrar Agreement and Data Quality Policy, which recognises higher standards and the diversity of registrar business models. The final agreement and policy aim to ensure that registrants have a …
Read More »Top Level Domain Holdings Limited (TLDH) Raise $33.6 million for registry, registrar and private new gTLD auctions
Highlights £21 million (approximately US$33.6 million) conditionally raised from institutional and other investors Cash balances on completion in excess of approximately US$48 million with an additional US$15 million available to compete in a single private …
Read More »Would you buy DomainName.Guru or DomainNames.Guru for $3,164.99 today? (POLL)
Donuts entered general availability for the following new gTLDs today: .BIKE .CLOTHING .GURU .HOLDINGS .PLUMBING .SINGLES .VENTURES. Early access registrations is currently available at selected registrars like Go Daddy. For the first seven Donuts gTLDs …
Read More »Apple buys apple.guru – iphone.guru – ipad.guru – mac.guru
Donuts entered general availability yesterday with the following new gTLDs: .BIKE .CLOTHING .GURU .HOLDINGS .PLUMBING .SINGLES .VENTURES. MacRumous just made a post about Apple making a few early purchases: – apple.guru – iphone.guru – ipad.guru …
Read More »“New Top Level Domains Are Fools Gold”
I didn’t know Eli the Computer Guy up until today. But he has 258,376 subscribers on YouTube.com and he sure likes to talk. Well he is my hero for today. His latest video is called …
Read More »Shorter, snappier .uk domains to launch on 10th June 2014
.uk registry Nominet has announced a launch date of 10th June 2014 for new ‘example.uk’ domain names. From this date, people will be able to register the shorter ‘example.uk’ domain names through their registrar, alongside …
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