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Do-Over: 2 TLD apps that lost in objections get another chance

by — Policy & Law 3 Comments

.Cam and Amazon IDN domain name decisions will be reviewed.

ICANN is giving two new top level domain name applications another look after embarrassing inconsistencies in string confusion objections.

The board’s new TLD committee determined that decisions against Amazon.com’s .通販 application and Rightside’s .cam should be reviewed.

I provide the background to this story in detail here.

In the case of .cam, Verisign succeeded in a string confusion objection against Rightside’s .cam, but failed against two other .cam applicants. The same thing happened when Google, applicant for .car, filed objections against .cars. It won two cases and lost the other. Click to continue reading…

.London close to 35,000 domain registrations after first day

by — Uncategorized 1 Comment

.London shows solid numbers upon launch.

The .London top level domain name launched with much fanfare yesterday.

According to the DomainIncite Pro zone file reports, .London added 12,421 domain names to the zone file in the first partial day to reach 34,968.

If you asked me a few months ago if .London reaching 35,000 on day one would be a strong number, I’d say yes. That said, I raised my expectations a bit after its very strong landrush period. Perhaps the landrush just pulled demand forward.

I’m convinced that .city domains have the best opportunity for quick organic growth. In a concentrated area, it just takes a few store owners posting their .london domain names on the front window or in TV commercials to really take off.

It’s also interesting to consider if you can infer anything about .NYC’s upcoming launch from .London’s numbers. It’s really hard to say. .NYC is perhaps a better worldwide “brand”, but it is launching with closed registration policies that won’t let anyone who doesn’t live or work in New York register a domain.