ICM Registry, the registry operator for the .XXX, .PORN, and .ADULT top-level domains (TLDs), announces the close of its .PORN and .ADULT Sunrise periods today with record setting numbers for new gTLD's The Sunrise periods, which allows trademark owners the first opportunity to secure names in .PORN and .ADULT, resulted in around 4,000 domain name registrations per TLD which is a record for … [Read more...]
New gTLD .Science Tops 220K Registrations; Passes .Club; & Who Is AlpNames.com?
The new gTLD .Science has now blown by the 220K domain name registration mark hitting 223,159 according to ntldstats.com becoming the 2nd most registered new gTLD passing .club It was just 11 days ago we wrote about .Science hitting the 120K domain registration mark and questioning the type of registrations the … [Read more...]
.Fit Finishes 1st Day Of General Availability With 1,269 Domains
.Fit which launched into General Availability yesterday by Minds + Machines wound up with 1,269 domain names including selling some of those premium domain names we talked about yesterday. .Fit had less than 75 domains registered during the sunrise period by trademark holders so basically picked up 1,200 registrations yesterday. It appears trademark holders went in and picked up at least 8o … [Read more...]
.Video Hits EAP Today & 85% Of All Premiums Are Priced at $200 or Less
.Video is entered the Early Access Program (EAP) today (day 1) and based on the volume of Sunrise registrations and search data it would seem to be a pretty hot new gTLD. We counted some 460 domain registrations by trademark holders in the Sunrise period which is one of the largest to date. Beyond the number of Sunrise registrations the registrations themselves are telling The CBS family … [Read more...]
.Fit Launches Today: Here’s Our Picks For The Best Domains But They Are Not Cheap
The new gTLD .Fit is launching into general availability today and thought I would let you know my top picks because I won't be registering any of them. .Fit seems to be a limited extension when it comes to natural terms as Fit is falling on the wrong side of the dot. However I did find some good domain names that are naturals,with .Fit, the problem is they are pricey in my … [Read more...]
ICANN Board Gives Go Ahead To Hotels/.Hoteis Contention Set In Denying Booking.com Reconsideration Request
The ICANN Board has rejected Booking.com request for reconsideration and thereby is allowing the Contention set of Hotels/.Hoteis to move forward to being resolved. Basically the ICANN Board is saying sorry Booking.com we will try to do better in the next round, and fix the problems that the Independent Review Proceeding (IRP) admitted were present in the Applicant Guidebook "The ICANN Board … [Read more...]
Majority of our poll respondents see new gtld registrations ending 2015 on a sour note
We started a poll two months ago that asked, "How Many New gTLD Registrations Will There Be By The End of 2015?" Currently there are over 5 million new gtld registrations according to multiple sources such as ntldstats.com. The majority of respondents see the numbers going down. 27% of readers who participated see 2015 ending with 2 million or less registrations. Thanks for voting and here are … [Read more...]