There is a rift between Move Inc. and the National Association of Realtors, Inman.com reports that associations will not be able to display or even link to property listings on a .Realtor domain. So far there are about 96,000 .Realtor registrations. From the article: Come May 7, U.S. and Canadian brokerages and associations who want to make sure their home on the Web reflects their Realtor … [Read more...]
Walmart Files UDRP on New gTLD Domain Walmart.LGBT
Walmart has filed a UDRP on the new gTLD domain Walmart.lgbt. The new domain extension .LGBT, for those that may not know, "is the first internet address created specifically for connecting with the Lesbian, Gay Bisexual and Transgender community." and is operated by Afilias. Interestedly just a couple of months ago Walmart came out against the "Anti-LGBT … [Read more...]
Will New gTLDs be to the Internet what Cable was to Television ?
Jennifer Wolfe published an article on ClickZ that used an analogy that I myself have thought about to a certain degree when it comes to the new gtlds. Will the new gtlds be to the Internet what Cable TV was to Television ? There is something there, COM, NET and ORG would play the roles of ABC, CBS, and NBC, but the comparison imo doesn't stay completely true, that is because when cable tv … [Read more...]
New gTLD’s Hit The Big Screen As The Official Site For The New Ryan Reynolds Movie Self/Less
The new gTLD's have made it to the big screen. Big Screen, as in a Movie trailer that a reader of TheDomains.com was nice enough to send me. The movie is Self/Less is opening July 10th and stars Ryan Reynolds and Ben Kinsley. It looks like a pretty good movie by the way. Here is the official trailer The domain name used to promote the movie is Outlive.Life which is being forward … [Read more...]
.Marriott Launches New gTLD Site: “A Journey Beyond .Com”
Marriott just laid out its vision for its new gTLD brand on a website dedicated to its .Marriott new gTLD entitled "A journey beyond .com" "Marriott is helping to pioneer how businesses use this new type of top-level domain as an opportunity to evolve, innovate and simplify your online … [Read more...]
Minds + Machines: Premium Names Are 3%.of Registrations; 25% of Revenue
Minds + Machines Group Limited (LSE:MMX), released some interesting information in a press release we received overnight. Premium Names accounts for approximately 3%. of Minds + Machines new gTLD registrations, but accounts for 25% of its revenue. Minds + Machines also announced that they "hold a significant inventory of Premium Names across its gTLD portfolio and sees significant … [Read more...]
.Poker Winds Up Its 1st Day With 1,342 Registrations & .Science Tops 150K Registrations
.Poker launched into general availability yesterday and including those domain names registered by trademark holders in the Sunrise period and those Landrush applications that were awarded uncontested, .Poker finished the day with 1,342 registrations. .Poker is not one of the cheap gTLD extensions with non-premium domains selling for around $50 and some premium domains selling for into the … [Read more...]