Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Accredited Registrars to offer Premium ".club"

Generic ".club" domains  now open to all
Until then, it was difficult to register a good domain name ending in ".club". It required to go through a confusing auction procedure and no matter what you think: a normal end-user doesn't do that. Try with football.club: you understand what I am talking about.

Standard domain name end-users (Registrants) usually register their domain names with their Accredited Registrar because the process is familiar to them and also...because they trust them.

There are other places to register Premium domain names but they are for professionals who know how to manipulate domains. Last week I attended the French NDD.camp for Domainers and I learnt that one of them generates thousands of Euros with a short list of 120 domains generic domains "only": the guy generates traffic and gets paid by...Google.

A Good news for non professionals
As soon as tomorrow, it becomes possible to register one of the 8,000 exceptional ".club" domain names directly at your accredited Registrar.

In simple words
This is what the Registrars wanted: to be able to present and sell .CLUB premium names directly, instead of having to explain their customers that they should go to another website.

What is important here
The most important thing is that the premium price is for the first year only. All renewals are always at regular General Availability prices (unless your Registrar invents something different).

An example
If you pay €100,00, €800,00 or more for your generic Premium ".club" domain name, the price you will pay each year could be as low as €12,00 !

I want one (the official list)
The complete list of Premium domain names is available here and they can be registered with Nameshield.com or Namebay.com.

New gTLDs: .ANIMAL names in the second Round?

Round 1 of the ICANN new gTLD program has been successful in many areas and industries such as "colors", "clubs" and "city domain name extensions" (city Top-Level Domains). In which areas of interest should we expect the the second Round to be as successful?

Colors are selling pretty well in Round 1
A few figures:
  1. .RED : 31,609 domains registered;
  2. .BLACK : 4,950 registrations;
  3. .PINK : 13,330 registrations;
  4. .ORANGE : This is a trademark;
  5. .BLUE : 15,585 registrations;
  6. .GREEN : 1,464 registrations.
Afilias submitted four applications for colors: red, black, pink and blue. A trademark applied for the .ORANGE new gTLD application and .GREEN was submitted to represent the Green movement ("Earth's domain").

What about animals?
Some applicants realized that speculating with new gTLD applications was possible. Auctions for some of them also seem to have been lucrative but this is nothing compared to private auctions: some new gTLD applications were won in auctions for millions of Dollars leaving their applicants with more money than what they spent to apply.


For the second time, I hear about "animals" and with the experience of Round one, I wouldn't be surprised to see applications related to names of animals. If speculating on domain names has existed for the past 20 years and speculating on new gTLD applications is profitable, it could become the next trend.

A few animal names I heard recently:
  1. Lion(s);
  2. Crocodile.
There are many more possibilities:
  • Bull
  • Panda
  • Tiger
  • Jaguar: application was submitted already for a Trademark.
  • Gazelle
  • Eagle
  • Penguin
  • ...
Some of these names are Trademarks too so here is my next question: what if an applicant was to submit an application for one of these animal names?

Friday, June 26, 2015

2 posts that I wrote recently about new gTLDs

Two articles written recently:

  1. There is .TAXI strike in Paris
    http://www.gtld.club/2015/06/coming-soon-in-paris-wwwstriketaxi.html
  2. The domain name World is changing (following the NDD.camp)
    http://www.ndd.buzz/2015/06/nddcamp-lunivers-des-noms-de-domaine.html (in French).


Register your .CLUB domain name with Namebay.

Thursday, June 25, 2015

Coming soon to Paris: www.strike.taxi

Another Taxi strike in Paris
I am searching for reasons why French Taxis can be any famous...but I am sorry: I don't find anything to say. Live details of this new strike are available here for anybody interested.

Coming: the .TAXI new gTLD
The Sunrise Period for .TAXI domain names started last Tuesday, 9 of June, 2015 and will end on Saturday, 8 August, 2015. At that date (more or less), it becomes possible for anyone to register a domain name ending in ".taxi" instead of (for example) ".com". French and worldwide travelers flying through Paris airports are so annoyed by these strikes that I believe it is important to remind that, there is no restriction with .TAXI new domain names.

A few suggestions
If I doubt anybody will consider registering "grève.taxi" ("grève" means "strike") since the word carries an accent, I have no doubt that someone will consider doing something with "greve.taxi" in French and "strike.taxi" in English. I am almost even able to guarantee traffic developed on subdomains such as city.strike.taxi...starting with...no...no name ("Paris" is a Trademark).

On last suggestion for the SCDTP
The SCDTP stands for "Le syndicat de défense des conducteurs du taxi parisien" (the Parisian Taxi Union). Keep an eye on .TAXI domain names because if you don't...Uber is probably watching these for you.


Wednesday, June 24, 2015

I questioned a Club Manager

I asked a famous club manager about changing his domain name to a .club domain name and it turned to an interesting discussion.

Extract: "It started with the same good old talk about Search Engine Optimization ("SEO"), losing positioning on the first page of Google results… If I clearly understood that reasoning on the part of a small club, I think it is a non sense for a club that already has some notoriety because notoriety is considered in Google search engine's algorithm".

Read my complete article on CircleId:
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150623_i_spoke_to_a_club_manager/.



Register your .CLUB domain name with Namebay.

Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Sunrise Periods start for .FYI and .MBA new gTLDs

When:
SUNRISE PERIOD START: Tuesday, 23 June, 2015 - 16:00;
SUNRISE PERIOD END: Saturday, 22 August, 2015 - 16:00.

Register your .FYI and .MBA new domain names in Sunrise Period with Nameshield.

Source: http://trademark-clearinghouse.com/gtld-calendar.

Thursday, June 18, 2015

.ONLINE Sunrise Period starts on Thursday, 18 June

When:

  • SUNRISE PERIOD START: Thursday, 18 June, 2015 - 16:00;
  • SUNRISE PERIOD END: Monday, 17 August, 2015 - 16:00.




Source: http://www.trademark-clearinghouse.com/content/online.

Register your .ONLINE domain name with Nameshield.

Tuesday, June 16, 2015

4 Sunrise Periods are starting today

New gTLDs concerned by Sunrise Periods:
  1. SOCCER
  2. MOVIE
  3. COUPONS
  4. FANS
WHEN:

SUNRISE PERIODS START: Tuesday, 16 June, 2015 - 16:00;
SUNRISE PERIODS END: Saturday, 15 August, 2015 - 16:00.

Source: http://trademark-clearinghouse.com/gtld-calendar.

Register your .CLUB domain name with Uniregistry.

Monday, June 15, 2015

Why did you register Jeux.club ?

Jeux.club : interview du titulaire

Suite à un échange avec le titulaire du nom de domaine, celui-ci nous a expliqué son choix: non seulement Pierre-Eli Normandeau est fan de jeux vidéos mais aussi, grand fan des nouveaux noms de domaines. L'opportunité s’étant présentée à ce développeur de site Internet (le site s'appelait Natom.ca), Pierre-Eli nous a indiqué que le nom de domaine Canadien - le “.ca” est l’extension de noms de domaine pour le Canada - n’était plus cohérent car il y avait autant de visiteurs en provenance de France que du Canada or il n’existe pas d’extension Internet pour la langue Française dans sa globalité.

Read the complete article in French on the JDN: http://www.journaldunet.com/web-tech/expert/61154/le--club-du-jeux.shtml and register your .CLUB domain name with Uniregistry.

New gTLDs on LinkedIn: 2000 subscribers

A Milestone

It is difficult to catch up with information related to new gTLDs and there are many writers to publish excellent content every day.

The problem for readers interested in following this information is that they just can't search/visit all websites everyday to read that analysis from DomainIncite, from Domain Name Wire or from The Domains.

Who has the time to receive each Newsletter from every Registry to read about their latest announcement and who has time to read ALL articles published everyday about new generic Top-Level Domains A very few like Jovenet Consulting do: we receive most content published...every day.

In 2009, we created this group on LinkedIn about "new generic Top-Level Domains" and we select the information everyday for our readers to receive it directly in their email.

Join us here for free: https://www.linkedin.com/groups?groupDashboard=&gid=1840166 and stay tuned following Jean Guillon on Twitter.

.BANK Sunrise Period is ending soon

The .BANK Sunrise Period ends on Wednesday, 17 June, 2015 - 16:00. Hurry-up!

Source: http://www.trademark-clearinghouse.com/content/bank.

Register your .BANK domain name with one of these Registrars.

Tuesday, June 9, 2015

5 Sunrise Periods are starting today

New gTLDs concerned by Sunrise Periods:
  1. THEATER
  2. TAXI
  3. HOCKEY
  4. DOG
  5. RUN
WHEN:
  • SUNRISE PERIOD START: Tuesday, 9 June, 2015 - 16:00
  • SUNRISE PERIOD END: Saturday, 8/10 August, 2015 - 16:00

Source: http://trademark-clearinghouse.com/gtld-calendar. Register your domain names with your accredited Registrar.

Friday, June 5, 2015

The World Wine Web should read this

Questions to have if both .WIN & .WINE ever had to coexist

You probably noticed that .WINE is the same as .WIN but with an "E" added (...) Here is a few questions that come to my mind if both new gTLDs were to coexist one day. Note that this thinking is valid for the 10 coming years.

Read my article on gTLD.club: http://www.gtld.club/2015/06/how-will-wine-and-win-new-gtlds-coexist.html. Wine Clubs can register their .CLUB domain name with Uniregistry.

Project dotVinum is the official sponsor for this fantastic publication

How will .WINE and .WIN new gTLDs coexist?

The .WINE new gTLD situation
Nobody knows if .WINE new gTLD will ever see the day. It is possible that the situation remains as it is: a "no situation". If we stick to the ICANN new gTLD applicant guidebook which says that Round 2 should start within the year following the end of Round 1; it means that this .WINE "no situation" could block Round 2 from happening if no solution is found...

Who cares?
Both applicants and contestants wanted that, didn't they? I am confident the ICANN will solve this situation whatever the new gTLD applicant guidebook says but one question remains: what happens when .WINE launches and; a question to have now AND NOT IN 10 years; what happens if both .WINE and .WIN new gTLDs have to coexist?

.WIN new gTLD has launched
The .WIN new gTLD application was submitted by Famous Four Media, a friendly company based in Gibraltar. The applicant also submitted an application for .WINE but withdrew it for a reason only Bacchus knows (in fact, there is a story around this but I find it really boring to count it again).

Mission and Purpose of ".WIN"
Extracted from the application itself: "The Applicant’s mission and purpose is to create an environment where individuals and companies can interact and express themselves in ways never before seen on the Internet, in a more targeted, secure and stable environment. Its aim is to become the premier online destination for such creators and their wide range of users. The Applicant will create an Internet space whose central function is to provide a platform for creating, producing and disseminating informative, creative and innovative content that is easily recognizable as pertaining to its stakeholder group. The Applicant is acutely aware of the importance of ICANN’s mission in coordinating the global Internetʹs systems of unique identifiers and ensuring their secure and stable operation. The Applicant’s core focus is to create a secure, sustainable, and specialized gTLD, thus supporting ICANN’s primary goals for this program in promoting consumer trust, consumer choice, competition and innovation". For more, have a look here.

Questions to have if both TLDs ever have to coexist
You probably noticed that .WINE is the same as .WIN but with an "E" added (...) Here is a few questions that come to my mind if both new gTLDs were to coexist one day. Note that this intense thinking is valid for the 10 coming years:
  1. If you are a wine producer with the intention to register a domain name ending in ".wine": what happens if someone registers the same domain in ".win" in the coming days (the ".win" new gTLD just entered its Sunrise Period)?
    1. If you are registered in the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH), you should receive a notice about a similar registration but another suggestion could be to register your ".win" domain name now.
    2. If you are not registered in the TMCH but have a Trademark, I suggest to do this now with an agent;
    3. If you don't have a Trademark, I suggest you to ask the following question in the Trademark Clearinghouse LinkedIn group: "what is the fastest way to register a Trademark and who should I do that with?", then proceed with an Agent.
    4. If you don't have the money to register a Trademark, don't tell anybody about your situation and secure your domain name as soon as Monday, 3 August, 2015 - 16:00 (more or less) with Uniregistry: one of the cheapest Registrar in the Industry.
  2. What's the plan if you are registering a ".win" domain name but can't avoid to miss the same domain name when ".wine" launches? Read above.
  3. What if .WINE is cancelled by ICANN (you never know) and I registered a ".win" domain name: what should I do with it? Keep it... If .WINE (and .VIN by the way) new gTLD(s) don't see the day in the first Round, they probably will in the second one (2017/2018 hopefully).
I strongly recommend to submit your Datas in the Trademark Clearinghouse for the reasons explained above. I'll come back on .WINE when something happens.

Thursday, June 4, 2015

FFM to launch 5 new Sunrise Periods

Famous Four Media to launch 5 Sunrise Periods

The company from Gibraltar launches five new generic T-op Level Domains today. New gTLD concerned are:
  1. .LOAN
  2. .ACCOUNTANT
  3. .WIN
  4. .RACING
  5. .DOWNLOAD
SUNRISE PERIOD START: Thursday, 4 June, 2015 - 16:00;
SUNRISE PERIOD END: Monday, 3 August, 2015 - 16:00.

I suggest Brands to submit their datas in the Trademark Clearinghouse prior to registering their domain name with their Corporate Accredited Registrar.

I recommend using an Agent...if you're complete lost with this procedure.

Source: http://trademark-clearinghouse.com/gtld-calendar.

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Les Nouveaux noms de domaine dans la presse

Extract in French: "A la lecture d’hebdomadaires d’information, on ne peut éviter les nombreux produits présentés et dont sont affichés les noms de domaine pour présenter un site Internet. Dans les parutions du Point du mois de mai, je ne peux m’empêcher de m’interroger sur certains d’entre eux".

Source: http://www.journaldunet.com/ebusiness/expert/61079/les-nouveaux-noms-de-domaine-dans-la-presse.shtml. Register your .CLUB domain name with Uniregistry.

Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Update: Sunrise Period for .MOVIE new gTLD

Sunrise Period

  • START: Tuesday, 2 June, 2015 - 16:00;
  • END: Saturday, 1 August, 2015 - 16:00.
New: 

SUNRISE PERIOD START: Tuesday, 16 June, 2015 - 16:00;
SUNRISE PERIOD END: Saturday, 15 August, 2015 - 16:00.
Sourcehttp://www.trademark-clearinghouse.com/content/movie.

You can register your .MOVIE new domain name with accredited Registrar LexSynergy.

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