ICANN has invited eligible community applicants to elect Community Priority Evaluation (CPE) as a potential method to resolve string contention. Today, the first two invitations were sent via ICANN's Customer Portal to STARTING DOT on its .IMMO application, and Taxi Pay GmbH application for .Taxi All invited applicants will have up to 21 calendar days to elect to proceed with CPE and … [Read more...]
Google Backs Off On Closed Generic Strings Including .Search So Does L’Oréal
It looks like Google has given up operating new gTLD generic stings as a close registry, even for .Search which at one point it wanted to operate as a Dotless Domain. According to an ICANN's announcement tonight Google d/b/a Charleston Road Registry has backed off the close generic string application for: .MOVE; .MUSIC; .MAIL; .MAP; .STORE; .SHOP; .BABY; .SHOW; .BOOK; .GAME; .CPA; APP; … [Read more...]
Brazilian Senate Formally Opposes Amazon’s Application For .Amazon
In a letter sent from the BRAZILIAN EMBASSY in Washington today to ICANN, the Committee on Foreign Affairs and National Defense of the Brazilian Senate formally opposed the application of Amazon to the new gTLD .Amazon I would love to know the number of domain holders, brand holders and Internet based company that are located in the Amazon forest in Brazil. I can't image that the Amazon … [Read more...]
Key Systems Publishes Graph Showing Time Line For Each New gTLD Roll Out
Key-Systems GmbH which operates domain name registrars, domaindiscount24.com, rrpproxy.net, and brand protection company, BrandShelter.com released a graph today on new the date that each new gTLD is expected to launch. Of course with each new gTLD there will be a Sunrise period for Trademark holders followed in most cases by a Land Rush period then the Go Live date where domain names can be … [Read more...]
Dot Latin, LLC Lays Out Its Plans For .Uno
Dot Latin LLC which announced on Wednesday, September 11, that it had formally entered into an agreement with ICANN to operate the .UNO, the new generic top-level domain (gTLD) .Uno today issued a press release to lay out its plans for the extension. “.UNO will be the first new gTLD to launch that will globally connect and unite Hispanic and Latino communities, businesses, individuals and … [Read more...]
Jennifer Wolfe On How Brands Could Use Their New gTLD’s
In a post on Clickz.com, Jennifer Wolfe is founder and president of Wolfe Domain, a gTLD digital brand strategy advisory firm providing comprehensive guidance to global brands, interactive agencies, domain registrars, and legal counsel representatives on establishing a holistic gTLD name-anchored … [Read more...]
New gTLD Program Committee On Collision Report: Registries Can Launch If They Block A Lot Of Domains/Calls For More Study/.CORP & .HOME Are Doomed
The New gTLD Program Committee (NGPC) made its recommendations tonight to the ICANN Board on the Collision report and its pretty messy. In short the NGPC recommends additional study of the issue without a stated time frame, but with the exception of .Corp and .Home which seem to be indefinitely delaye, gives all other registries the option to proceed to delegation prior to receiving its SLD … [Read more...]