Tom Gilles of NewgTLDSite.com just started an online petition to be sent to ICANN to stop closed generic strings from being awarded and is hoping to get 100,000 signatures. The petition is on change.org. Here is how the letter that Mr. Gilles wants to send to ICANN reads: ""To: The Board and Government Advisory Committee of ICANN I strongly urge ICANN to reject New Top Level Domain … [Read more...]
ICANN New gTLD Committee Not Sure How To Handle Closed Generic Applications
Its seems pretty clear that the New gTLD committee of ICANN doesn't know what they should do about what is fast becoming one of the biggest issues of the new gTLD program, applications for closed generic strings. The issue generic strings like .App and .Music which were applied for by companies like Amazon, which would not allow any third party registrations, but rather keep the entire generic … [Read more...]
Now We Know Why Apple Didn’t Apply For .App As They Open AppStore.com For Vanity Domains
When the applicants for new gTLD's were announced by ICANN in what was called the "big reveal" one of the biggest surprises we noted was the absence of an Apple application for .App. Now it seems we know why Apple passed on applying for the new gTLD .App, the are going to let developers use Vanity Domains off of its AppStore.com According to Cnet.com and Techcrunch.com, Apple's plan was … [Read more...]
Fairwinds Chat About What Brands Are Going To Do With Their gTLD’s
There has been a lot of speculation in the domain channel on what exactly big brands are going to do with their new gTLD's. While many think that brands just applied for their TLD's as defensive registrations or to point to their .com, according to Phil Lodico, managing partner for FairWinds Partners which handled more than 100 .Brand new gTLD'scompanies such as Calvin Klein, Nike, Staples, … [Read more...]
.Shop Applicant Tells ICANN On String Similarity There are Only 56 Unique Generic Strings
A letter sent by one of the .Shop applicants to ICANN chats about what I see as the next big issue for the ICANN new gTLD process which is String Similarity. The letter was written by Jeffrey Smith, CEO Commercial Connect, an applicant for .Shop, who not only applied for the new gTLD .Shop but was an applicant for .Shop way back in 2000, we have edited the letter to keep it on point but you … [Read more...]
If You Get An Objection To Your String, You Have To Pay The Fees Upfront Too
If your are an applicant for a new gTLD and someone files a formal objection to your application, not only does the objector have to pay the fees, but the applicant for the new gTLD has to pay the fees as well. During a webinar held today entitled: New gTLD Objection & Dispute Resolution" it was made clear that not only does the party filing an objection have to pay the fees, but since its … [Read more...]
Enom New gTLD Program Joining Parallels
eNom, a top 5 ICANN accredited registrar, and Parallels, worldwide leader in hosting and cloud service enablement and desktop virtualization, today announced the inclusion of eNom’s new Top Level Domain (TLD) program in the latest version of Parallels Plesk Panel and in Parallels Domain Name Network (DNN). According to the press release out today, additionally, Chris Sheridan, vice president of … [Read more...]