Platform 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 ReadingLeave a 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 Reading2 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
ICANN publishes initial list of RSPs for new top level domain names
· Services28 companies have passed technical screening to offer registry services. ICANN has published a list of Registry Service Providers (RSPs) that have already passed their technical screening. Some of the RSPs have also cleared technical ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
New TLD Kickstarter campaign reaches its goal
· UncategorizedCampaign surpasses €80,000 fundraising goal. A nonprofit that turned to Kickstarter to raise funds for its new top level domain ambitions has met its fundraising goal. dotMeow Foundation, a Belgian nonprofit that aims to promote social ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
ICANN hosting new TLD webinars ahead of April 30 application window
· Policy & LawTwo sessions this month will help applicants understand the process. Well, this is the year. For the first time since 2012, entities wishing to control their own top level domain name can apply. The window to apply is tight, however, as ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
