Lots of new domains enter general availability next week, and only two of them are from Donuts. Only two of Donuts' new top level domain names enter their "true" general availability phase next week. It will still be a big week for new TLDs as other ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
.Green and .Wedding contention sets settled in multi-million dollar auctions
· UncategorizedTwo three-applicant contention sets are resolved. The .green and .wedding new top level domain name contention sets have been resolved in private auctions. It's unclear which company won the .green auction as applications have not yet been ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Independent Objector loses case for .health
· Policy & LawAfilias successfully defends limited public interest objection against .health. There were a couple firsts in the new top level domain name program today, all involving one objection. An objection against .health was the first limited public ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Afilias loses consolidated string confusion case against .mobile
· Policy & LawAmazon, Donuts, and Dish DBS prevail in dispute over .mobile. Afilias, the registry that operates the .mobi top level domain name, has lost a consolidated string confusion objection against applicants for .mobile. This is, I believe, the first ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Donuts loses another objection to .Pets domain name
· Policy & LawAnother panelist finds that .pet and .pets are too similar to both be delegated as top level domain names Apparently two panelists agree: .Pets and .Pet should be in a contention set because they'll cause confusion amongst internet ... Continue Reading1 Comment
CREA loses objection to Afilias’ .MLS new top level domain
· UncategorizedCompeting application loses objection over .mls top level domain name. The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) has lost its Legal Rights Objection against Afilias' application to run the .mls domain name. CREA is a competing applicant for the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Afilias and Go Daddy to hold second .info auction
· Domain SalesSecond "sunrise" auction features 135 .info domain names. Afilias and Go Daddy are teaming up for a second .info auction consisting of domain names originally reserved in the .info sunrise period in 2001. The auction includes 135 .info domain names ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Cancer.info hits $11,000, leading .info domain auction
· Domain Sales.Info auction attracting serious bids with three days to go. Cancer.info is leading the way at the Afilias .info auction at Go Daddy. Bidding on the domain name has reached $11,005 with 17 different bidders placing 87 bids. The auction features ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Go Daddy to auction .info “sunrise pending reallocation” domains
· Domain SalesAuction features domains originally reserved during 2001 sunrise. Domain name registry Afilias is working with Go daddy to auction off over 100 domain names claimed in the .info sunrise that were later deemed ineligible. The 106 domain auction runs ... Continue Reading5 Comments
5 Reasons for Brands to Get Their Own New TLD
· UncategorizedBy Roland LaPlante [Roland LaPlante is Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at Afilias, a domain name registry services and DNS provider. In this guest article he gives five reasons why a brand might want to get its own top level domain ... Continue Reading11 Comments