3 new Sunrise Periods coming for .HAIR - .SKIN and .BEAUTY new gTLDs

3 old new gTLD properties of L'Oréal were acquired by serial entrepreneur and are now relaunched. The Top-Level Domains concerned are:

1. .HAIR
2. .BEAUTY
3. .SKIN

"Parce que je le vaux bien"

The official ICANN websites just announced that all 3 Sunrise Periods will start on 1 Decembre 2020 and end on February the fifth, 2021. There is a Trademark Claims Period and an Early Access Period.

For more, check the .HAIR sunrise details, other new gTLDs have the exact same dates.

Official: the .FORUM new gTLD

This publication follows our previous post about the .FORUM new gTLD.

The update is dated November the fourth and it appears that the start date for the Sunrise Period has changed to the 16 of November 2020.

The general availability starts on March the second, 2020.  

.BEST to reinforce partnership with Backend

The .Best Registry today announced that is reinforcing its strategic partnership with Backend Registry provider before launching THE.Best social commerce innovation.

"As we are now close to the Best social commerce app launch, we have decided to strengthen our backend operations to support our .Best domains distribution from the Best app” said Cyril FREMONT, Chief Executive Officer of the .Best Registry and THE.Best social commerce".

.Best Registry will be the first Top-Level Domain to distribute .Best domains from the Best app. 

THE.Best social commerce onboarding already started with social media early-adopters: Cyril.Best, Hotels.Best, Adrien.Best, Julian.Best, Alexandra.Best, Christophe.Best, Joao.Best, Pizzas.Best, Sonia.Best, Miami.Best, Foodlover.Best, Fashionista.Best, Jesuis.Best, Cars.Best, Foodvegas.Best, Chaussures.Best, Jean.Best, Fabrice.Best, Heloise.Best, Stephane.Best, Luxe.Best, Music.Best, Games.Best, Kevin.Best, Emilyinparis.Best, Hotels.Best, Watch.Best, Trailer.Best, Djs.Best, Luxury.Best, Foodparis.Best, Wines.Best, Show.Best, Book.Best, Laptops.Best, Spas.Best, Karim.Best, Maillotdefoot.Best, Parisien.Best, Foodnyc.Best, Steven.Best, Valerie.Best, Foodla.Best, Restaurants.Best, …

About .Best (Top-Level Domain): .Best (THE BEST SAS) is the Registry Operator for .Best domain names and already counts +100K .Best live domains registered in 180 countries.

.Best mission is to develop THE.Best social commerce as a new rewarded social media solution for 4B social media users and a new promotion and e-commerce opportunity for brand & business owners.

 .Best Websites:

• Register your .Best Domain Names : www.go.best
• Join THE.Best Social Commerce : www.the.best
• Protect your Best Trademarks : www.brands.best

UPDATE: the .RUGBY new gTLD

I am so excited to announce that the .RUGBY new gTLD is (finaly) announcing something new. ICANN just updated its "Sunrise Claims Periods" page and there is an updated dated October the 31st (today).

Here is what is of interest to me:

• Trademark Claims open on the 1st of February 2021;
• The Community Priority Period closes on the 31st of January 2021.

There are more details here.

New gTLD Reports from October were updated

New gTLD reports are monthly captures of domain name registration volumes according to specific groups, businesses or industries.

On the last day of each month, we capture these registration numbers so our readers can see if these increase or decrease.

This method is a good way to see if these domain names meet adoption by consumers or not.

20 reports are updated:

1. New gTLDs related to POLITICS (.gop - .vote - .republican - .democrat - etc...);
2. New gTLDs related to LUXURY (.rich - .yachts - .chanel - etc...);
3. New gTLDs related to the MUSIC community (.music - .band - .hiphop - etc...);
4. New gTLDs related to CATERING and CULINARY (.restaurant - .kitchen - .bar - etc...);
5. New gTLDs related to PHOTOGRAPHY (.photo - .film - .gallery - etc...);
6. New gTLDs related to CITIES : these are city names only (.paris - .london - .tokyo - etc...);
7. New gTLDs related to COMPANIES : new domain name extensions that we believe a company should keep its eyes on;
8. New gTLDs related to the LAW and LEGAL matters (.legal - .attorney - .lawyer - etc...);
9. New gTLDs related to FINANCE (.credit - .capital - .finance - etc...);
10. New gTLDs related to a COLOR (.orange - .pink - .green - etc...);
11. New gTLDs related to SPORTS (.hockey - .basketball - .ski - etc...);
12. New gTLDs related to ALCOHOL (.beer - .wine - .vodka - etc...);
13. New gTLDs related to REAL ESTATE (.realestate - .realtor - .villas - etc...);
14. New gTLDs related to RELIGION (.catholic - .bible - .church - etc...);
15. New gTLDs related to CARS (.taxi - .auto - .car - etc...);
16. New gTLDs related to HEALTH (.health - .doctor - .hospital - etc...);
17. New gTLDs related to ADULTS (.wtf - .adult - .porn - etc...);
18. FRENCH new gTLD applications : these are applications submitted by French companies only;
19. Multiple Registries : group of Registries operating five (5) and more domain name extensions;
20. Singular VS Plural versions of a new gTLD : these are domain name extensions which exist in their singular and plural version (ie: .gift and .gifts).

.BOOK - .FASHION and .BOT new gTLDs

Three Sunrise Periods were updated:

1. The .BOT new gTLD;
2. The .FASHION IDN new gTLD (.xn--bck1b9a5dre4c) from Amazon : the Japanese language characters that mean “fashion” in English;
3. The .BOOK IDN new gTLD (.xn--rovu88b) from Amazon : the Japanese language characters that mean “book” in English.

For these three strings, the Trademark Claims will open on the fourth of November 2021 and will close on the fourth of February 2020.

For details, see here for .BOT - .FASHION and .BOOK