According to a press release we received, Dot Food, LLC an applicant for the new gTLD .Food, launched "FoodDomainia.com, a pre- registration and awareness solution for the new .FOOD gTLD". "By pre-registering for a .FOOD domain name on FoodDomainia, food retailers and service providers can secure a better, more professional domain name for their business, product, or service. Registrants will … [Read more...]
Just Because Your gTLD Application Escaped GAC Early Warning, It Doesn’t Mean The GAC Won’t Object To It
This week the Governmental Advisory Council (GAC) issued 242 early warnings on new gTLD applications. There seems to be a belief held in the domainer community that if an application didn't receive a GAC early warning, the GAC will can't or won't object to a string or an application. Wrong. This is what the latest ICANN Applicant Guidebook (dated June 4, 2012) has to say about GAC early … [Read more...]
How many new gTLDs Applications Will Not Be Approved? Dirk Krischenowski of DotBerlin Says More Than 700
In a story posted by Netnames.com, DotBerlin promoter Dirk Krischenowski gave his analysis on how many gTLD applications might not make it. As we know there are over 1,900 applications still alive after several have been withdrawn for around 1,400 different strings. Mr. Krischenowski concluded that that 521 would drop out because they are in direct contention sets and another 80 would be in … [Read more...]
ICANN Issues Details On New gTLD Prioritization Draw For December 17th
ICANN just released details on the Prioritization Draw ("Draw") that will be held on 17 December 2012 in Los Angeles to assign priority numbers to all new gTLD applications including the place that the draw will take place. Each application will be assigned a randomly-drawn priority number. These priority numbers … [Read more...]
Biggest Winners & Losers From GAC Early Warnings: .Gay, .Sex, .DotGreen, Uniregistry, Generic & Professional TLD’s
Reviewing the GAC early warnings issued last night some winners really stick out. New gTLD applications that were generally thought would get a GAC early warning, but did not include .gay, .sex, .adult, and .porn. Another clear winner out of the GAC early warnings was Frank Schilling's Uniregistry that applied for 54 new gTLD's and did not receive even one early warning. The DotGreen came … [Read more...]
So What Does A GAC Early Warning Really Mean & Where Do Applicants Go From Here
Last night we published the list of the 242 new gTLD's applications that got hit with a GAC early warning. The GAC is the Governmental Advisory Group to ICANN. So what is the effect of receiving an GAC early warning and what happens from here, we look to the new gTLD Guidebook for answers: The GAC Early Warning is a notice only. It is not a formal objection, nor does it directly … [Read more...]
Frank Schilling’s Uniregistry Launches .blackfriday Website
Frank Schillings new gTLD company, Uniregistry.com just launched a new site promoting its .blackfriday new gTLD application. Uniregistry is the only company that filed an application to operate the new gTLD of .blackfriday. .blackfriday did NOT receive a GAC early warning. According to the site here is the vision for .blackfriday: ""Our Vision for the .blackfriday Domain More … [Read more...]