Another potential risk with very specific niche gtlds is that something can come along and change the game. Something that has nothing to do with domain names can still come along and affect the niche extension. The Apple iPhone and its .com button along with how smartphones easily rendered a website on a phone was a big hit to .mobi. The .menu extension has already been delegated and four … [Read more...]
.Uno Reserved Domains & Rackspace, Microsoft, Google, Fox, Univision & Amazon Grab Domains
.Uno is now in Sunrise and the zone file reflects a list of over 100 domain names that have either been reserved by the registry or taken already in Sunrise. The registry so far has only reserved 30 of the 100 domains they are entitled to but you can see that some of the biggest companies in the world are registering their brands with a .Uno extension These are the domain names that have … [Read more...]
URS Filed On Branson.Guru This Could Be A Game Changer For The New gTLD’s
A Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) was filed today on the domain name Branson.Guru This is the first URS that has been filed which in my opinion should not be granted. The complainant is not listed but based on recent activity I'm going to assume its Richard Branson CEO of Virgin. The problem is that there is also a city by the name of Branson, which is in Missouri, and a pretty large … [Read more...]
If You Pre-Ordered One Of These .Sexy Domains Don’t Blame Uniregistry Blame Your Registrar
So a lot of people seem to be disappointed not getting the .Sexy domain name they pre-ordered. Including myself. While many names seemed to be reserved by the registry over 6,500 domains were blocked by the ICANN collision report. Each new gTLD had the option of either launching now, subject to its turn and not allowing registrations of any domain name contained on the collision list for … [Read more...]
.Wiki Will Be CentralNic’s First New gTLD to launch, followed by .XYZ
CentralNic's first new gTLD to launch will be .wiki, which takes a term that is synonymous with online collaboration and high quality websites, and makes it available for the use of companies, developers, communities and hobbyists alike. The first .wiki domains will be available to trademark holders on 3 March when it starts it Sunrise Period, and to others from 8 May. This will be followed … [Read more...]
The French Really Are Different: .Paris Announces 100 Pioneer Domain Names
The city of Paris released today the names of 100 Pioneers (Les pionniers ambassadeurs) for the new gTLD .Paris. For 6 months, these Pioneers will be the only ones using .Paris domain names, and will participate in all events around the launch of .Paris. The 100 pioneers were selected by a Jury which used several criteria mentioned in the call for proposals Pioneers : • The candidate must … [Read more...]
Say Hello To The Next Hit New gTLD .Tips, Breaks Out With Over 8K Registrations
.Tips went into General Availability today and from the zone file it appear the new gTLD has surpassed 8,000 registrations. Based on its numbers .Tips is already the 4th most popular new gTLD. .Tips to me is in the same category as .Guru which has more than 38,000 registration and the soon to be released .Ninja and the later to come .Expert The domains are priced at $25 at Godaddy making … [Read more...]