The .XYZ registry got thrown into the world stage last night when Google announced the formation of a new parent company, Alphabet which would be using the domain name abc.xyz. The new gTLD .XYZ got over 6,000 domain name registrations yesterday including hundreds which played off either the "ABC" theme, or Google and/or off the word Alphabet, … [Read more...]
Meet Google New Parent’s Company Alphabet Whose Domain Name is ABC.XYZ
Google announced today on its company's blog, its forming a new parent company to see all of its businesses calling it Alphabet. The domain name of the holding company is not going to be Alphabet.com but the new gTLD abc.xyz. "What is Alphabet? Alphabet is mostly a collection of companies. The largest of which, of course, is Google" "Alphabet Inc. will replace Google Inc. as the … [Read more...]
.Law Expects 100K Domain Registration In 12-24 Months at $200 Per
According to a story in the abajournal.com, the .Law registry which is owned by Minds + Machines expects to sell 100,000 domain names in 12-24 months after launching . .Law will only be opened to licensed lawyers. The CEO of .Law Lou Andreozzi, of LexisNexis North American Legal Markets and the former chairman of Bloomberg Law is quoted as saying he "estimates the U.S. market is about 1.2 … [Read more...]
1st Day New gTLD Totals: .Tech 4,715; .Win 401; .Download 397; .Accountant 316; .Racing 263; .Loan 242
6 New gTLD's went into General Availability where they could be registered on a first come, first served basis. 5 of the new extension are owned and operated by Famous Four Media wile the 6th .Tech is owned and operated by Radix. Here are the number of domain name registrations including those registered in Sunrise by trademark holders: .Tech 4,715 .Win 401 .Download … [Read more...]
.Online Tops 550 Sunrise Registrations With 15 Days To Go
Radix the owner of the new gTLD .Online told TheDomains.com today that the number of Sunrise domain name registrations for .Online by trademark holders have exceeded 550 with over 15 days to go. The .Online Sunrise period for trademark holders ends on 17th August, and will be followed by an Early Access Phase from 19th to 26th Aug. General Availability starts on August 26th, 2015. The … [Read more...]
Fed Court of Appeals Affirms Dismal Of Name.Space’s Claim Against ICANN’s New gTlD Program
The United States' Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the dismissal of antitrust and other claims against ICANN made by a company called name.space, related to ICANN's new generic Top Level Domain (gTLD) Program, in an opinion published today In 2013, a federal district court dismissed all of name.space's claims, and today the Ninth Circuit affirmed that dismissal in all respects. … [Read more...]
1st Day New gTLD Totals .Team 2,643 .Show 1,310; .Jewelry 961
Three new gTLD's went into General Availability (GA) on Wednesday. Including domain names registered in the Sunrise Period by trademark holders and domain names registered in the Early Access Program (EAP) for an extra fee, here are the totals after the first day of GA: .Team 2,643 .Show 1,310 .Jewelry 961 Another new gTLD extension entered an EAP period on Wednesday, .Tech which … [Read more...]