Once again, who the string confusion panelist is determines the outcome of an objection. A string confusion objection panelist has ruled that having both .shop and .shopping as top level domain names will confuse the average internet user, and thus ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Donuts willing to send 68 strings to auction in August
· ServicesNew top level domain applicant commits more strings to private auction model. Donuts, the largest applicant for new top level domains, has committed up to 68 strings to the next new TLD "private" auction held by Applicant Auction next month. In the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Hey buddy, it’s probably too late to trademark .NYC
· Policy & LawA good way to waste $325. The guy who just recently wasted his money filing a trademark application for .music is at it again. Joseph Walker DBA ExtraWeb Ent just filed trademark applications for .nyc and .shop. New York City has already ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Get Out the Vote with .Vote?
· UncategorizedUtah company files trademark application for .vote. Will .vote be among the applications for new top level domain names filed later this year? A Utah company filed a trademark application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office last Friday for ... Continue Reading3 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
Glass Company Files Trademark for Company Name as TLD .Schott
· Policy & LawCompany wants trademark for .Schott. German glass and component company Schott AG has filed a trademark application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for ".schott" for "Registration of domain names (legal services); management of domain names; ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Poll: How Long Until New Top Level Domain Names?
· Policy & LawWhen do you think new TLDs will be available for registration? Another ICANN meeting has wrapped up. Blows were dealt to many, but some progress was made. With EOI off the table, the focus is on settling the "overarching issues". The intellectual ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Experts Predict 100-1500 New TLDs by 2011-2012
· UncategorizedPanel predicts number and timing of new TLDs. Last Friday I had the opportunity to moderate a panel on new top level domain names during Domainer Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Michael Ward did a great job assembling a panel of people from all sides of ... Continue Reading11 Comments
ICANN May Consider Pre-Applications for New Top Level Domain Names
· Policy & LawNew TLD backers to propose plan for parallel processes. There are a lot of uncertainties about new top level domain names, including how many applications will actually be submitted and what they will be for. This affects a number of things -- root ... Continue Reading2 Comments
.Sport Asks, Just What is a Top Level Domain?
· Policy & Law.Sport questions the definition of "top level". If the .Sport Policy Advisory Council has its way, Shaq won't be able to get his hands on the .basketball TLD. In a letter to ICANN Chairman Peter Dengate-Thrush and CEO Rod Beckstrom, the .Sport ... Continue Reading34 Comments