General availability starts on November 15. It's been nearly a decade since new top level domains started rolling out to the public, but new launches are still happening: Google is in the middle of the Early Access phase of its launch of ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Google launched a new top level domain yesterday
· UncategorizedEarly Access is underway. What, you didn't get in on the big landrush yesterday? To little fanfare, Google launched the .day top level domain name yesterday in Early Access. That means, for an early bird premium, you can secure your .day domain ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Google’s .app “junk drop” hasn’t been too bad
· UncategorizedThe namespace still has 380,000 domains. Google's .app domain name entered general availability on May 8, 2018. It immediately took off with 100,000 domains registered almost immediately and 180,000 domains under management within a couple of ... Continue Reading10 Comments
Google launches Safe.page to improve web security smarts
· UncategorizedSurvey shows people still need help. Google Registry, the Alphabet division responsible for new top level domain names such as .dev and .app, has launched a website at Safe.page that helps people learn about phishing and secure websites. The ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Larry.Page coming soon as Google launches .Page domain names
· UncategorizedLarry.Page and other domains ending in .page are coming soon. Google released the .Page top level domain name today in Sunrise, meaning trademark owners who have registered their marks with the Trademark Clearinghouse can register domains ending in ... Continue Reading12 Comments
Google has already GDPR’d its Whois records
· Policy & LawGoogle's domain name registry is showing limited data for Whois records. We're just weeks away from domain name registrars and registries beginning to obscure Whois records to comply with their interpretation of the European Union's General Data ... Continue Reading16 Comments