Read an interesting take on the new gTLD's in an article entitled A New Quality gTLD Can Compete With .Com on CircleID.com "If you choose a new generic top-level domain (gTLD), will it be able to compete with .com? A recent academic paper indicates that the answer is yes if your new is of outstanding quality. ""How Quality Drives the Rise and Fall of High-Tech Products” by professors … [Read more...]
$5 Billion Reasons You Should Know About New TLDs
Adrian Kinderis, CEO of AusRegistry International, published a post on domainnews.com today entitled: $5 billion Reasons You Should Know About New TLD's Its one of the best articles on the subject I have read and here are some of the highlights: 1. Don't try to be the next .com "Rather than trying to become the next .com, entrepreneurs should look to create boutique name spaces, turning … [Read more...]
ICANN Passes the Baton on New TLDs at Master of Your Domain: Report From iBreakfast Conference in NYC
The iBreakfast new gTLD meeting was held in New York last week. I was scheduled to speak at the conference but due to some family problems I had to excuse myself. I just saw a report on the meeting and it sounded like successful event. Here are the relevant parts from the Press Release from the show organizers summarizing the event: After a touching keynote address by ICANN's Kurt Pritz, … [Read more...]
iBreakfast & Smart TLD To Put On New gTLD Conference In New York On August 3rd
iBreakfast, the leading forum for Digital Media Companies and Smart TLDs are co-hosting the first conference on the opening up of the new Domains since ratification at ICANN Singapore on June 20, 2011. The one day conference in New York will be held on August 3rd on the new gTLD program. The event is going to be Sponsored by Verisign, Afilias, Neustar, Dot Green, Definition6, and Herrick … [Read more...]
MarkMonitor & Verisign Expect 1,000 – 1,500 New gTLD Applications In 1st Round With Brands Making up 66%
Phil Corwin of the Internet Commerce Association (ICA) attended the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) USA meeting yesterday at Georgetown University Law School in Washington, DC where the afternoon keynote address was by Larry Strickling, the Assistant Secretary for Communications and Administrator. You can read Mr. Corwin recap of that speech on the ICA site. However prior to the speech, Mr. … [Read more...]
Outgoing ICANN Chairman, Peter Dengate Thrush, Joining Minds + Machines as Executive Chairman
According to the Independent.co.uk, the outgoing chairman of ICANN Peter Dengate Thrush is joining Minds + Machines as its executive chairman. The article quotes Antony Van Couvering, CEO of publicly traded Top Level Domain Holdings, otherwise known as Minds+Machines as saying: "Peter is a superstar in our field. We are delighted to have him at the helm" Peter Dengate Thrush was chairman … [Read more...]
Now That Justin Timberlake Is Part Owner Of MySpace.com What Does That Mean For .Music
.Music is expected to be one of the most sort after new gTLD's with mulitple applicants already having come forward. So now that Justin Timberlake is part of the group that bought MySpace.com for $35 Million dollars and the new owners seem to be gearing the site towards all things music, what effect will today's purchase on the new gTLD .Music? The Sydney Morning Herald writes … [Read more...]