Monday, July 4, 2016

Did you check the plural version of your extension?

I came out to wonder how many plural versions of a singular new gTLD do exist. Actually, the list was not so difficult to create and I first thought that there would be very few. In fact, there are 25 of them and this raises questions:
  1. Is there a plural version of the domain name extension I just registered my domain name with?
  2. Should I consider registering my domain name in the plural version of it extension?
  3. What if...I don't do it.
Of course, my answer to question 2 is "yes" and if you want my answer to question 3, "squatting" is the first word that comes to my mind. I build a weekly new gTLD report entitled "Singular and Plural new gTLDs". The report lists all extensions' domain name registration volumes week after week.

News:
  1. The .MOI new gTLD Sunrise Period ends soon;
  2. Court denies ZACR motion for reconsideration on preliminary injunction for DCA;
  3. Registration volumes:
    1. New gTLDs related to CITIES;
    2. New gTLDs related to CATERING;
    3. New gTLDs related to PHOTOGRAPHY;
  4. Report - The CENTR report on ICANN56 in Finland;
  5. The Startup Summit:
    1. Listen to Director General for .GDN Registry;
    2. Listen to CMO of .CLUB Registry.
  6. URS Final determination - The Examiner finds that the Complaint was neither abusive nor contained material falsehoods (boucheron.xyz);
  7. Study - gTLD pilots paving the way for roll-out;
  8. Six new gTLD were just delegated:
    • ".shangrila" new gTLD;
    • ".zippo";
    • ".香格里拉" (".shangrila" in Chinese);
    • ".cbre";
    • ".ikano";
    • ".pnc".
  9. More coming (you can subscribe here).
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