According to ICANN’s site, 143 new gTLD application which changes were requested by the evaluators still have either not been update or the changes have not been accepted by ICANN
As of February 19, 2013 there were a total of 631 change requests submitted to applicants and only 488 of the change requests have been approved & posted.
Percentage wise that means that of all the change requests submitted to applicants over 22% have still not been either submitted back to ICANN and/or not approved and posted.
We will keep an eye on this as Initial Evaluations are suppose to start being released next month.
Hi Berkens,
You’ve been doing a lot of negative stores on new GTLDs lately; did you have a change of heart? 😉
Are you still in?
I report the news whether it be positive or negative it is what it is
Opinion pieces are pretty self identifying
Just because I report positive news or negative news does not mean my personal feeling are involved
Hello MHB,
RE: “I report the news whether it be positive or negative it is what it is
Opinion pieces are pretty self identifying
Just because I report positive news or negative news does not mean my personal feeling are involved
You may start getting uncomfortable again, because I whole Heartedly agree with your statement above.
Reporting the many faults of the gTLD Folly is important in influencing your readers into making educated informed decisions on this whole still born child. The blemishes of the whole strategy are more and more enlightening.
My read is this will indeed go down as an example of wasted futility by all who participate.
Gratefully, Jeff Schneider (Contact Group) (Metal Tiger)
Hello MHB,
Now we have a chance to either agree or disagree.
I along with Phil Corwin and many others believe this gTLD power Grab is the most devicive and anti competitive contrivance to possibly enter the e-commerce landscape. If this program ever gets launched I believe it will be the target of many Corporate smack down Litigations. It has been poorly concieved and structured by self limiting interests and will most definitely be used for manipulating consumers IF LAUNCHED ?
Gratefully, Jeff Schneider (Contact Group) (Metal Tiger)
Jeff
I have stated by opinion on the closed generic strings may times
I identified this it as the biggest problem with the new gTLD program long before Corporate America woke up back in July
http://www.thedomains.com/2012/07/24/the-top-policy-mistakes-icann-made-in-the-new-gtld-program/
The attorney in me does think that if closed generic strings were to be barred or not allowed by ICANN that needed to be in the Guidebook and addressed by ICANN before the application period opened and money was taken.
So while I don’t like the idea of closed generics, don’t think it helps the internet or follows ICANN goals, it was not barred, therefore allowed and companies made application and paid money.
Hello MHB,
The ground swell backlash is pushing the launch date out furher and further. ICANN has created a Pandoras Box. If congress or WTO or Moveon.org etc. etc. or any competition promoting concern has their way this Box will never be opened. I am inclined to believe this whole thing looks as bad as any Folly in recent memory. Rick Schwartz has it right calling it EPIC and I mean EPIC.
Gratefully, Jeff Schneider (Contact Group) (Metal Tiger)
Hello MHB,
All the recent developments in the gTLD Folly will shore up two key investment areas of domaining.
1. Type-In traffic BIG WINNER
2. .COM holders Biggest winners of all
Gratefully, Jeff Schneider (Contact Group) (Metal Tiger)
I had thought the early entrants/adopters of the .gTLD would disrupt the domainscape (potentially owning coveted properties as valuable as in Dubai and Macau). And it still might. “Context search” would seem to be a natural fit for the .gtLD and the sub-domain strings. But, w/the advent of the Internet of Things, and so much search to be sensor-and voice-driven (in conjunction w/personalized setting), I fail to discern the real value proposition of the gTLD and its business model. But what do I know? I was Bullish on Facebook.
@steven
“But, w/the advent of the Internet of Things, and so much search to be sensor-and voice-driven”
New gTLDs have an advantage in voice recognition.
What’s easier to say, ‘bags.Gucci’, or ‘www.gucci.com/bags’ ?
In a world of ‘see it, say it’ direct response marketing, New gTLDs win hands down.
I know you are doing well on the consulting side but “the attorney in you” is probably where the big money is to be made in all this. You can’t lose no matter who does. PC gets that.
@NewgTLDsite
“What’s easier to say, ‘bags.Gucci’, or ‘www.gucci.com/bags’ ?
In a world of ‘see it, say it’ direct response marketing, New gTLDs win hands down.”
You may be right. Then, as William Gibson says, “The Future may be here, but it’s just not evenly distributed”
Where the “Future is here” (w/the PC on a respirator), your smart device should generate “Gucci bag” offerings based on a plurality of factors, and a combination thereon: location, preference, relevance, trust, context, without typing/tapping required.
I build products, and lack marketing expertise, so I’m not the person to make predictions on the value and opportunity of the gTLD applications. It’s a significant investment —
All the best.
@Owen Frager
If this does gain critical mass, I agree w/you, as I glanced at all the possible objections, and this might create a new niche and/or specialty within Intellectual Property Law.
Hello MHB,
Haven’t we given Google enough Monopoly power already ? Now they are swooping in for the kill and you know who they are killing Corporate Users of their services and Consumers. This gTLD
obstruction to justice is only going to arm them to the teeth in total dominance of the Ad Market.
Google and its many operators are resonsible for the conditioned responses people are used to under the current Search Engine atmosphere. When they use serch engines they are used to being hustled or biased to SEO manipulated results that are frustrating and not really honest search when looking for company services.
In my opinion Type Ins are a much more honest search method, that is the target, of Marketing Companies discrediting propoganda. This influencing is continually reinforced by the media, not for consumers sake but for their own selfish interests. The uneducated are being duped.
Hello MHB,
RE : “New gTLDs have an advantage in voice recognition.”
I can tell you without question what is the easiest voice recognition (Branded Symbol) in the world !
Answer = .COM
Gratefully, Jeff Schneider (Contact Group) (Metal Tiger)