Company files launch plans for three more top level domains. Google Registry has filed plans with ICANN to launch the .eat, .here, and .fly top level domain names. The company applied for the domains in the 2012 top level domain expansion round. ... Continue Reading1 Comment
.Meow selects CORE, deals with new TLD headaches
· UncategorizedA nonprofit that raised funds for .meow through Kickstarter has selected its backend provider. One interesting thing about a new top-level domain applicant using crowdfunding is that you can follow along during the application and launch ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Dish launches .latino top level domain
· UncategorizedAt long last, Dish launches its TLD for Latinos. The .latino top level domain name entered sunrise today. Sunrise runs through June 11, and General Availability starts the next day. Unique to the .latino launch is that there's no early access ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Early Warning Report officially launches for new top level domains
· UncategorizedPlatform helps top level domain applicants resolve contention sets before applications are revealed. Early Warning Report, a system to help top level domain applicants navigate potential contention sets, officially launched today. This new TLD ... Continue Reading1 Comment
ICANN opens application period for new top level domains
· UncategorizedApplicants have until mid-August to apply. The wait is over. Fourteen years after the last round closed, ICANN has opened a brief window to apply for new top level domains. The deadline is August 12. Applicants will have to fork over $227,000 ... Continue Reading3 Comments
ICANN to study registries connecting with Web3
· Policy & LawThe group will examine the risks of creating matching domains within web3 namespaces. ICANN is forming a technical study group to look into integrations between "real" DNS top level domains and the same names in alternative naming systems ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Round Two: new TLDs return – DNW Podcast #584
· PodcastsThings for new TLD hopefuls to consider as the application window opens this week. ICANN is opening applications for new top level domain names this week, 14 years after the last round of TLD expansion. The rules have changed: Fees are higher ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Needy new TLD applicants might get bigger discount
· Policy & LawBoard considering extra funds to extend bigger discount to all qualified ASP applicants. ICANN plans to offer a steeper discount to new top level domain applicants under its Applicant Support Program (ASP). Under the original plan, up to 45 ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Domain Incite launches Stringtel to analyze new gTLD strings
· ServicesNew tool can help prevent costly mistakes. Domain Incite has launched Stringtel, a tool to help new top level domain name applicants analyze potential strings. Stringtel uses the rules of the applicant guidebook and external domain registration ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
.Mobile domain names become available today
· UncategorizedDish DBS launches .mobile domains, and an SEO specialist says it's already helped her a lot. It seems a bit odd to write about a new top level domain from the 2012 round going live this week, given that applications for the next round open in just ... Continue Reading1 Comment
