ICANN just released 40 more new gTLD's that passed Initial Evaluation today. Some of the highlights of those applications passing IE are Google's applications for .Chrome, .Soy, .How, and .Ads; The British Broadcasting Corporation application for .BBC; Top Level Domain Holdings first new gTLD application that was not an IDN passed today with the passage of its application for .Blog. With … [Read more...]
ICANN Still Has Virtually No Revenue Coming In From Last Resort Auctions
If two or more applicants applied for the same new gTLD unless the parties can resolve their contention between themselves the parties go to an ICANN last resort auction. We have chatted before that we expect some of the new gTLD string auctions to go into the $xx,xxx,xxx range. With potentially over 200 new gTLD strings going to an ICANN auction we would expect revenue to ICANN from these … [Read more...]
Now At 66 ICANN Expects 105 New gTLD Applications To Be Withdrawn Before End of IE
In its 2014 budget ICANN expects a total of 646 new gTLD applications will be withdrawn up from its estimate of 545. We know that there were 1931 applications submitted for 1,409 strings. So we know that all the non-winning applications in strings with more than one application will be withdrawn accounting for 522 of the 646 applications. Of the 646 applications it is now budgeting to be … [Read more...]
Donuts Agrees To Private Auctions For 63 New gTLD’s: Will Anyone Come To Play?
According to a Press Release just out, Donuts Inc., the largest applicant in the new gTLD's program has committed to participate in the first online applicant auction for 63 of the 307 total gTLDs for which it has applied. The announcement is made in advance of next week’s commitment date for participation in the auction, which will be held on June 3 and is the first of a planned series of … [Read more...]
WIthdrawn Applications Are Reflected On The ICANN Website The Same Day
Earlier today Straat Investments let us know they had withdrawn their application for .Book today, we now know that once a site is withdrawn with ICANN it is reflected on the ICANN site the same day. Straat's withdrawn application for .book is now reflected on ICANN's site just hours after it was withdrawn making it the 65th new gTLD application to be withdrawn. Also today another .Brand … [Read more...]
Straat Withdraws Application For .Book In Favor Of Deal With Another Applicant
NU DOTCO LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of STRAAT Investments, has withdrawn its application for the new gTLD .Book which had a prioritization number of 357. The withdrawal is not yet reflected on ICANN's site. .Book is one of 13 new gTLD applications filed by STRAAT, which is affiliated with .CO Internet. According to Jose Rasco, Managing Director of NU DOTCO, the organization is still … [Read more...]
NetNames: 33% Have No Idea What A New gTLD is; 62% Have No Plans To Register One
NetNames, a online brand protection and domain name management specialist, released the results of a poll of 100 business directors in UK enterprises (minimum turnover of £5 million) on domain names and the new gTLD's. In its research, NetNames found 99% of respondents feel domain names are important to their brand’s internet presence, reflecting the significance of maintaining a company’s … [Read more...]