Rightside to Release 20K+ Two Character New gTLD Domain Names On March 18th

Rightside (Nasdaq:NAME), announced that it will release certain two-character domains for each of the Top Level Domains (TLDs) in its portfolio, which includes such popular extensions as .SOCIAL and .ATTORNEY. on March 18

These two-character domain names, such as 2b.social, 21.rocks, and A1.lawyer, offer more than 20,000 new URL options for businesses and consumers to share their identities, interests, and brand personalities with short, memorable web addresses.

Rightside included the following details in today’s announcement:
— The release will take place on March 18, 2015, at 17:00 UTC
— Over 20,000 new domain names will be made available, with prices ranging from $200 to $50,000
— Domain names will be made available on a first-come, first-served basis
— Registrars can offer their customers the opportunity to pre-register for these domain names
— Many (but not all) two-character configurations will be available (number/letter, letter/number, number/number)

These desirable new domain names offer relevant and cost-effective ways for professionals and businesses to drive traffic to their websites by offering easy-to-remember URLs, ideal for sharing via word-of-mouth, offline print or radio advertising, and for social media. Rightside’s user-friendly consumer site Name.com makes getting a new web or email address a simple process.