Nearly 20% of new TLD applications are for dot-brands. Here are some interesting ones. ICANN published the full list of 1,616 top level domain applications on Wednesday. Just over 20% of applications (345) are so-called "dot-brand" ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Taylor Swift applies for her own top level domain
· UncategorizedMusic.taylorswift is coming to a browser near you. Pop star Taylor Swift is getting a new home on the web. The singer has applied for her own top level domain name, .taylorswift, as part of ICANN's 2026 expansion round of top level ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
University of South Carolina beats the other USC to .usc
· UncategorizedSorry, USC in California. Another school will operate .usc. The University of South Carolina has applied for a top level domain name: .usc. I believe this is just the second university in the United States to apply for a top level domain. ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Booking.yeah could become an actual domain name
· UncategorizedThe travel booking site wants to create the .yeah TLD after using it in commercials for years. It's been a joke among domain industry insiders that the company promotes the non-existent domain name. Well, the joke might end soon: the company ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Link Freedom Group chooses its final TLDs, swapping 19
· UncategorizedCompany replaces 19 of its proposed strings. Well, that was quick. Less than 24 hours after ICANN revealed which top level domains companies applied for, Link Freedom Group has decided which strings it will continue to pursue. The second-largest ... Continue Reading3 Comments
XYZ revs up with 139 top level domain name applications
· UncategorizedCompany behind .xyz and 34 other TLDs makes a big splash. Daniel Negari's new top level domain name empire is continuing to expand. XYZ.com LLC applied for 139 top level domain names, making it the third-largest applicant in the 2026 round by my ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
.Org registry applies for eight top level domain names
· UncategorizedNonprofit looks to add more do-good domains to its portfolio. Public Interest Registry, the nonprofit that runs .org, is expanding its top level domain offerings. The company applied for 14 top level domains in the 2026 round: aid cause ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Surprise? Intercap registry is one of biggest new TLD applicants
· UncategorizedSmaller registry goes big with 71 new TLD applications. Intercap Registry is one of the biggest new top level domain applicants in the 2026 round, applying for 71 strings. Until now, the company has been a smaller player in the registry ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Most contested top level domains: .agent, .lab(s), .bit
· UncategorizedUnofficially, these TLDs have the most applicants. Today, ICANN released the full list of 1,616 new top level domain name applications it received this year. The most-contested sting is no surprise: .agent is at the top of the list. But two ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Squarespace gets into the domain registry business
· UncategorizedRegistrar applies for 15 top level domains. Domain name registrar and web presence platform Squarespace has thrown its hat into the ring for new top level domain names. The company applied for 15 top level domains with ICANN this ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
