Will we someday see VeriDaddy? The ICANN board of directors has passed a resolution that will relax restrictions on registries owning domain name registrars and vice-versa. While specific to new top level domain names, don't be surprised to see this ... Continue Reading20 Comments
Trademark Application Filed for .Bank Top Level Domain Name
· Policy & LawApplication filed for .bank domain name. The same company that filed a service mark application for .Secure is at it again, this time filing an application for .Bank. Wisconsin-based Asif LLC filed application 85,120,345 on August 31 to cover ... Continue Reading4 Comments
.Ngo Wants to Be a Secure .Org
· UncategorizedNon-profit proposes .ngo top level domain name. A U.K. charity wants to create a secure .org top level domain name at .ngo. Non-profit Article 25 has set up a web site at dotNGO.net describing its plan: There is currently no secure version of ... Continue Reading5 Comments
An Easy Way to Comment on EOI for New Top Level Domain Names
· Policy & LawWeb based form makes commenting easy. Last week I wrote about how International Trademark Association (INTA) asked its members to comment on ICANN's proposed "Expressions of Interest" (EOI) scheme for new top level domain names. As a result of ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Five Warning Signs a Top Level Domain is Doomed
· UncategorizedIf you see any of these warning signs, run for the hills. A number of domain investors, myself included, have invested money in newer top level domain names. Many times these investments haven't panned out. So here are five warning signs that the top ... Continue Reading18 Comments
ICANN Asks for Your Feedback on “Expressions of Interest”
· UncategorizedICANN asks for feedback on Expressions of Interest for new TLDs. As I've reported before, ICANN is exploring accepting "expressions of interest" for new top level domain names. This would allow applicants to put their hat in the ring for new TLDs and ... Continue Reading5 Comments
What Makes a Top Level Domain Successful?
· UncategorizedConsider what the benchmark for a successful domain name is. In light of yesterday's news that .me has hit 250,000 registrations and .tel has already reached 200,000, a number of people are asking if that makes these TLDs successful. Michael Berkens ... Continue Reading18 Comments
