Forbes.com just published a post entitled "Seven Things To Think About Before You Register That New Domain" clearly chatting about new gTLD domain names and I think of the 7 issues the author raises 6 are good points yes there is a counter point to each of the even "Potential buyers should take note of the following seven considerations before jumping in with both feet": 1. Customer … [Read more...]
“The .com is the way to attract traffic and make it easier for your audience to find you.”
Sharon Gaudin wrote an article on Computer World, "Brace Yourself For Flood of New Domain Names" In the article she spoke to James Cole from ICANN about the new gtlds coming to market. She also spoke to Ezra Gottheil an analyst at Current Analysis. Current Analysis is a leading provider of timely, practical market intelligence and advice that helps global IT and telecom professionals … [Read more...]
.Club Sunrise Period Starts Today
.CLUB Domains, LLC, the company formed to own and operate the new “.CLUB” generic top-level domain name (gTLD), announced today that it has officially begun its Trademark Sunrise Period. .CLUB Domains also announced it has signed agreements with more than 50 registrars around the world, including Network Solutions, LLC, Register.com MarkMonitor, GoDaddy, Name.com, Melbourne IT, 1and1, … [Read more...]
7 New Donuts gTLD’s Available For Registration Tomorrow
According to a press release out today, Tomorrow, Wednesday Donuts Inc., kicks off the general availability period for seven new Internet domain names, (gTLD's). The gTLD the will be live available for registration are : .BIKE .CLOTHING .GURU .HOLDINGS .PLUMBING .SINGLES .VENTURES. Anyone can register names in these gTLDs on a first come, first-served basis from accredited registrars … [Read more...]
OMGChrome.com Takes A look at what .chrome might look like
Omg Chrome did a piece on how Google will use dot chrome. Of course Chrome is ubiquitous all throughout the Google landscape, from netbooks, to the most popular web browser on the planet, to ChromeCast for your tv. There were a couple Chrome related news items today, Google is offering a $2.7 million bounty for cracking ChromeOS Forbes is out with a story on an add on that turns your … [Read more...]
Daniel Schindler of Donuts Says gTLDs Better Than .Com But .Com Values Will Go Up
In a blog post appearing in iparkavenue.com, Daniel Schindler of Donuts is quoted as saying gTLDs Better Than .Com. You might expect that from a co-founder of a company which applied for 3x more new gTLD's than any company on earth, however in all fairness Dan's comment that a new gTLD is better than a .com seems to be limited to end users looking for available domain names: Here are the … [Read more...]
Web.com Has 50 New gTLD For Pre-Registration
Web.com Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:WWWW), which owns two of the top to 10 domain name registrars now has over 50 new gTLD's domain extensions available for pre-registration and purchase. The following new domain names are now available for pre-registration or Sunrise … [Read more...]