Wealthy developers can get a .Dev domain today. Others should wait until next week. Today is the first day that non-trademark holders can register domain names ending in .Dev. Google is releasing the domain name in Early Access today. The ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Domain Name Rewind: domains in January
· UncategorizedCNBC's The Profit, Prince settlement and great domain investor data were top stories last month. Here are the top five stories on Domain Name Wire in January, as well as the DNW Podcasts for the month. The stories are ranked by views. 1. A ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Google’s Ben McIlwain – DNW Podcast #221
· PodcastsLearn about the HSTS preload list and how to add your domain (or entire TLD) to it. This week Ben McIlwain of Google talks about SSL on domain names, particularly the HSTS preload list. Learn about the benefits of adding a domain name to this list and ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Newspack could solve one of WordPress’ problems
· UncategorizedWordPress-for-newsrooms could help small publishers avoid the IT guy. There's a problem with WordPress: it's too complicated for the typical small business owner. It's also too complicated for the typical small news publisher. So it's exciting to ... Continue Reading2 Comments
.Com Winners & Losers
· Domain RegistrarsHow domain name registrars performed in the latest official report. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers September 2018. Here's how ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Year in Review: .App domain names
· UncategorizedGoogle's .App launch brought visibility to new top level domains. It's been a while since a top level domain name launch caught mainstream attention but Google's (NASDAQ: GOOGL) launch of .App made waves in 2018. Perhaps it's because it is a ... Continue Reading18 Comments
Google announces .Dev domain launch dates
· Uncategorized.Dev will be released in early 2019. Google has announced launch plans for the .dev top level domain name. Sunrise will start in January 2019. A Dutch auction early access period will take place in February, with general availability beginning ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Talking .New on This Week in Google
· UncategorizedI had a short cameo on TWiG yesterday to discuss .New. I had an unexpected cameo on This Week in Google yesterday to talk about how Google is using the .New top level domain. If you missed it, Google has created shortcuts using the .new domain that ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Google uses .New TLD to create shortcuts for Google Docs
· ServicesType "Doc.New" to easily create a new Google Doc. Google is using its .New top level domain name in a unique (and perhaps unprecedented) way. People can now type certain .new domains in their browsers to instantly create Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, ... Continue Reading2 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