Millions of iOS 8 users are being reminded about how to quickly insert .com using the iOS keyboard. I made the switch from Android to iOS last week with the iPhone 6. iOS 8 has a "tips" app that pushes a new usage tip to you every few days. It's ... Continue Reading6 Comments
With just 22 domains registered, .Rich is the biggest bomb in new TLDs. Or is it?
· Domain Sales.Rich zone file only has 22 names in it. Last week the .rich top level domain name quietly launched in general availability. And I mean quietly. .Rich registry I-Registry's website is still promoting the January launch of the .rich sunrise. ... Continue Reading18 Comments
Verisign files patent application for automatically creating Whois service for TLDs
· ServicesVerisign wants to patent a way to scale creation of whois service for top level domain names. Verisign has filed a patent application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office related to automatically creating Whois for new top level domain ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Anti-Google group FairSearch.org loses objection against .map
· Policy & LawPanelist unmoved by FairSearch.org's arguments against Google's bid to run a .map top level domain name. FairSearch.org, a consortium representing companies that compete against Google, is now 0-for-2 in community objections it filed against Google's ... Continue Reading2 Comments
.Gay Objector Strikes Out
· Policy & LawILGA loses three community objections against .gay and one against .LGBT International Lesbian Gay Bisexual Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) has lost (link removed because decisions no longer online) three community objections it brought against ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Google hiring for new top level domain name initiative
· UncategorizedGoogle is looking for a couple people to work on its top level domain name program. Google has posted two job openings related to its new top level domain name plans. The company is seeking both a Product Marketing Manager, Domains and a Strategic ... Continue Reading8 Comments
California wineries are a bit drunk over .wine top level domains
· Policy & LawTwo groups representing the same wineries take opposite views on .wine and .vin top level domains. When you're around a cellar full of wine, it's understandable that your judgment might get a bit cloudy. Does that explain the apparent contradiction ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Dish DBS ruled a top level domain cybersquatter
· Policy & LawDish's .direct application tossed out; Donuts is sole applicant remaining for .direct top level domain name. It's notable that the two applicants deemed to be attempting to cybersquat top level domain names thus far aren't nefarious cybersquatters, as ... Continue Reading1 Comment
How applicants selected their new top level domains
· UncategorizedHere's how new TLD applicants decided which strings to apply for. Some new top level domain applicants picked one or two domains to apply for. Others applied for dozens. It would be interesting to be a fly on the wall when these companies debated ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Top Level Domain Holdings releases financials through December
· UncategorizedTLDH releases annual report and earnings. Top Level Domain Holdings, the only publicly traded pure-play top level domain applicant, today released its annual report and audited financials for the fourteen month period ending December 2012 (pdf). ... Continue Reading6 Comments