Friday, December 11, 2015

The new gTLD info of the day (Friday)

New gTLD Infographic
The announcement of new generic top-level domain names excited many domain investors and webmasters since they offered a chance to register exact match business and sector focused domain extensions, such as .market,.dentist,.actor and many others, when they first released. However a few was able to register valuable domain names that worth thousands of dollars. The infographic that we designed and shared below shares the lists of the biggest selling new gTLD extensions and top 10 gTLD domain name sales of 2015.
https://domainpromo.com/1757/top-gtld-sales-2015

Refusal to accept .scot email suffix
A HIGHLAND MSP has attacked energy giant E.ON after it refused to allow an account holder to log on with a .scot email suffix.
http://www.thenational.scot/news/msp-attacks-eon-over-refusal-to-accept-scot-email-suffix-because-it-would-cost-too-much.11051?

Are the new gTLDs performing better for SEO?
Since the new generic top level domains (gTLDs) started being released last year, there has been an inevitable question in many brand managers and marketeers heads: will they have an impact upon Search?
https://www.dotnice.com/new-gtlds-performing-better-in-search-than-the-traditional-ones/

SEO and new TLDs
As we all know each domain name is different. stahura.club is different than stahura.photography. Each domain name being “globally unique" is the main benefit of the domain name system.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/seo-new-tlds-paul-stahura

Public Comment Period opens
On 2 December 2015, XYZ.COM LLC submitted a Registry Services Evaluation Policy (RSEP) request to offer a new registry service for .XYZ, .COLLEGE, .RENT, .THEATRE, .PROTECTION, and .SECURITY TLDs. The registry service is a proxy service that will provide secondary gateway access toSRS/EPP, RDDS (via Whois – port 43 –, web-based Directory Service, RDAP, or any combination of the three), or both for the purposes of operating these TLDs in local domain name markets.
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-12-10-en

Nameshield Corporate Registrar: Corporate domain name portfolio management
The Nameshield Group: Registry, Corporate and Retail Registrar

Most recent Trademark Clearinghouse Sunrise Period announcements

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