I went through the new gTLD contention sets, those new gTLD extensions applied for two or more parties, to figure out based on the draw which ones would be done with initial evaluation first and which ones will go later on in the process. Looks like the winner is .tickets which has the earliest draw number of 259 and the last number 528, next up seems to be .Green with the earliest draw number … [Read more...]
The Unofficial Results From The ICANN Priority Numbers Draw for New gTLD’s
After over 13 hours the final ticket of the 1,766 purchased was drawn in the ICANN Priority Numbers Draw for new gTLD’s and the unlucky winner was .finance. Here is the unofficial results of all the 1,766 tickets purchased as drawn by ICANN. The first 108 were IDN strings which we excluded: Priority # String Applicant Name 109 PLAY Amazon EU S.à r.l. 110 dog … [Read more...]
ICANN New gTLD Draw Through #150 Most Applied For Strings Get No Love
Through the 1st 150 non-IDN strings in the ICANN Priority Numbers Drawsome of the most applied for new gTLD's extensions didn't have one pick. Unofficially I didn't hear any applications announced for .home, .music, .Inc, .LLC .Shop and .book, . 6 of the top 8 most applied for new gTLD;s and only one for .App. and .Blog. Others without any presence in the 1st 150 include what many consider … [Read more...]
As Soon As The ICANN New gTLD Draw Starts, The Live Feed Goes Out
Almost on Cue as soon as the ICANN Priority Numbers Draw for New gTLD Applications was starting the live Audio/Video stream went out. When it was last working it looked like less than 300 people were tuned in. ICANN has already Tweeted that the draw will not start until the audio/video stream is fixed. Before it went off air, ICANN let the crowd know there were 1,766 tickets sold at … [Read more...]
ICANN Draw Starts in 2 Hours: What Will We Know Today?
The ICANN Priority Numbers Drawn for New gTLD Applications starts today at 4PM EST, 1PST local time The question is what will we know by the end of today? The draw will be broadcast live but as of now there is no URL for the broadcast. You can check on ICANN site, where we expect to see the draw or be provided a link to it later on. The draw as far as we know at this point will be a … [Read more...]
5 More New gTLD Apps Withdrawn: Including .Swiss, .GMBH,.HILTON
5 more new gTLD applications have been formerly withdrawn, for a total of 13 withdrawn new gTLD applications Here are the 5 new gTLD application just posted as withdrawn on the ICANN website: .GMBH .Swiss .Hilton .Ansons .Skolkovo Here are more details about each withdrawn application .GMBH This application was submitted by GMBH Registry, LLC of Reston, Virginia and was … [Read more...]
WellPoint’s New gTLD .CAREMORE Is The 8th Withdrawn Application
Wellpoint.com has withdrawn its application for the new gTLD, .Caremore becoming the 8th new gTLD application to be withdrawn. According to its application, "WellPoint is one of America’s leading health plan providers, the largest within the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, serving members across 14 states and with more commercial membership than any other US health benefits company. It … [Read more...]