An early look at new TLD objections shows some questionable claims. The deadline to file objections against new top level domain applications was March 13. Dispute resolution providers are slowly posting the objections, but it looks like what has been ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Will .website domains give .ws a boost?
· UncategorizedContrary to government's opinion, .website domains will give a boost to .ws. The government of the State of Samoa submitted early warnings on top level domain applications for the .website string. So what's Samoa upset about? The country of ... Continue Reading10 Comments
.Art and .Church leading the race for public comments on top level domain applications
· Policy & LawPublic comments on new TLD applications range from boring to misinformed. Anyone with an email address (and I do mean anyone) can comment on any one of the nearly 2,000 top level domain applications. As of right now there are 161 submitted comments, ... Continue Reading15 Comments
NBA, MLB, and NFL apply for top level domains
· UncategorizedAre you ready for .baseball? The United States' three biggest professional sports leagues have applied to ICANN to run their own top level domains. As I predicted, Major League Baseball applied for .MLB. It also applied for .baseball. It will face a ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Amazon, Google, and Symantec to fight for .cloud domain name
· UncategorizedSeven applicants to compete for .cloud top level domain include some really big internet giants. Seven applicants filed requests with ICANN for the .cloud top level domain name -- and three of them are heavyweight contenders. Amazon.com, Google, and ... Continue Reading2 Comments
TLDH: Digital archery may have technical bugs
· UncategorizedBig new top level domain applicant finds odd results with digital archery system. Digital archery, which creates a secondary timestamp for new TLD applications that will determine how they are batched, is run through ICANN's TLD Application System ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Hey buddy, it’s probably too late to trademark .NYC
· Policy & LawA good way to waste $325. The guy who just recently wasted his money filing a trademark application for .music is at it again. Joseph Walker DBA ExtraWeb Ent just filed trademark applications for .nyc and .shop. New York City has already ... Continue Reading2 Comments
8 TLDs I’ll Express an Interest In
· Policy & LawAt $100 a pop, I'd submit an Expression of Interest for a bunch of new top level domain names. Tomorrow ICANN's board will consider accepting "expressions of interest" for new top level domains from applicants. On DNW Radio a couple weeks ago, Minds + ... Continue Reading15 Comments