In a new post by AdWeek.com entitled: "Brands Facing Dot-Com Domain Identity Crisis. As ICANN readies roll out, marketers and media outlets will spend millions" " It all adds up to a 6,300% increase in web site domains." I actually have never seen the new gTLD program expressed in terms of a percentage of increase in web addresses but its a pretty dramatic number. The article talks to … [Read more...]
27 More New gTLD Applications Pass Initial Evaluation
ICANN just passed 27 more new gTLD applications today bringing the total of passed applications to 52. Included in today list an application from Verisign another application for Donuts and One From Google, Amazon, and Afilias. This batch of new gTLD applications brings the prioritization number of reviewed applications up to 60. All the applications passed today are all still … [Read more...]
Motorola Objects To Demand Media’s Application for .Moto
Motorola Trademark Holdings LLC has filed a Legal Rights Objection to Demand Media, Inc. (DMD) application for the new gTLD domain name .Moto Motorola Trademark Holdings LLC is owned by Google which also applied to for the .Moto new gTLD. According to Demand Media, Inc: "The term “moto” is a generic and broadly used word that holds particular affinity for people and organizations … [Read more...]
Defender Security Files Objections To All 9 Other .Home Applicants
Defender Security Company which is an applicant for the new gTLD .Home under DotHome Ltd, filed a Legal Rights Objection against the 9 other applicants for the new gTLD .Home. Applicants for .Home include Google, Donuts, Frank Schilling's Uniregistry, Radix (Directi) and Top Level Domain Holdings Limited. Godaddy had also applied for .Home but withdrew its application. According to … [Read more...]
United States Postal Service Files Objection To All New gTLD .Mail Applications
The United States Postal Service has filed a Legal Rights Objection with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) against all the new gTLD applications for .Mail. The applicants for the new gTLD .Mail include Google, Amazon, and Donuts, Afilias and 1&1 Mail & Media GmbH, which owns 1 & 1 hosting which is also a domain name registrar and also owns the domain name … [Read more...]
ICANN: GAC Expects To Deliver Advice On New gTLDs In Beijing
ICANN has posted that the Government Advisory Council (GAC) Expects to Deliver Advice on New gTLDs in Beijing ""With the GAC Member Early Warnings phase complete, the GAC is now moving to the next phase, which is GAC advice on new gTLDs. " "GAC advice is a key element of the overall process of the new gTLD Program. " "In that context, GAC sessions at ICANN's public meeting in Beijing in … [Read more...]
AccuWeather Files Objection On Weather Channel’s Application For .Weather
According to USAToday.com AccuWeather has filed an objection with the International Chamber of Commerce on the Weather Channel's application for the new gTLD .Weather The Weather Channel plans to operate the new gTLD as a closed generic TLD. According to the Weather Channel's application: "The mission and purpose of a new restricted .weather gTLD is to benefit internet users by ensuring … [Read more...]