Thursday, July 30, 2015

Sunrise Periods: .LAW & .ABOGADO new gTLDs

When:
  • SUNRISE PERIOD START: Thursday, 30 July, 2015 - 16:00;
  • SUNRISE PERIOD END: Monday, 28 September, 2015 - 16:00.
Sources:
  1. The official Trademark Clearinghouse calendar:
    http://www.trademark-clearinghouse.com/gtld-calendar;
  2. .LAW Registry:
    http://nic.law
To register a .LAW domain name, participate in the Sunrise Period with your Corporate Registrar.

Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Football Clubs to start using .club domain names

Extract in French: "Ce que disent les utilisateurs: nous avons pris contact avec Francois-Joseph Bouyer, le titulaire de lesporting.club, afin de lui poser la question du choix de son nom de domaine. Le Sporting Club propose des salles de sport dans différentes villes pour pratiquer le football par exemple. Voici ses réponses".

A lire sur NDD.buzz: http://www.powerpress.fr/ads/nouveaux-clubs-football/.


Register your .CLUB domain name with Uniregistry.

Thursday, July 23, 2015

A Sunrise Period starts for the .JPRS new gTLD

Purpose of the .JPRS new gTLD: ".jprs" is a TLD that has the purpose of research and development related to the Internet. It is aiming to provide an environment where autonomous research pertaining to the Internet can be conducted and to serve a wide purpose with the knowledge gained through its operations.".jprs" will be used not only for studies carried out by JPRS, but also for collaborative research and development with the relevant technology communities, academic institutions and accredited business partners" (source: the Registry).

When:

  • SUNRISE PERIOD START: Thursday, 23 July, 2015 - 16:00;
  • SUNRISE PERIOD END: Tuesday, 22 September, 2015 - 16:00.

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

The Registryhttp://nic.jprs/

Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Sunrise Period for .LOTTO new gTLD starts

When:

SUNRISE PERIOD START:
Wednesday, 22 July, 2015 - 16:00

SUNRISE PERIOD END:
Friday, 21 August, 2015 - 16:00
The Registryhttp://nic.lotto

Register your .LOTTO domain name here.

Sourcehttp://www.trademark-clearinghouse.com/content/lotto.

Tuesday, July 21, 2015

NDD.buzz : acquisition completed

What is NDD.buzz?
The domain is the Premium domain name negotiated with the .BUZZ Registry to talk about domain names in French. Most of the information being published by accredited Registrars, there was no independent website pointing to the global domain name information. NDD.buzz was born.

The domain was created in March 2014 and was recently transferred to Jean Guillon's accredited Registrar with help from the Registry.

Why a ".buzz" domain name?
The purpose of the NDD.buzz website is to point to the right information as soon as it is published. The info usually come from Registrar and Bloggers. According to Wikipedia, the "marketing buzz" is a term used in word of mouth marketing. It is exactly what we do here: we provide an extract of a few line from the information and offer to read it on the author's website. The idea is to publish as fast as an information appears, as often as possible. We also write articles here from time to time.

Who uses ".buzz" domain names?
There will soon be 10 000 domain names registered and the travel/tourism industry has understood, and values, the meaning of the word "buzz": there are few geographic and city domain names left in ".buzz". There are also another communities registering ".buzz" domain names.

Thank you
If I would not disclose the deal, I particularly want to thank the .BUZZ Registry for helping me with this transfer and the gaining Registrar Namebay who was king enough to install the zone file for me prior to transferring the domain.

Friday, July 17, 2015

Is ICANN still the right Governing Body?

Titles from the post:
  • Mistakes from the ICANN new gTLD program;
  • The AFNIC report explains what is behind domain names;
  • Can domain names be upgraded or improved?
  • The .SUCKS new gTLD: pure genius or end-users nightmare?
  • What could come next?
  • The Afnic Report is full of suggestions for a “version 2”;
  • A new Governance is the issue;
  • Make the DNS more simple to end-users.
Source: http://www.gtld.club/2015/07/a-better-governing-body-for-better.html.

Sunrise Period for .COURSES new gTLD has started

When:
  • SUNRISE PERIOD START: Wednesday, 15 July, 2015 - 16:00;
  • SUNRISE PERIOD END: Sunday, 13 September, 2015 - 16:00.

Source: http://www.trademark-clearinghouse.com/content/courses.
The registryhttp://nic.courses/

Wednesday, July 15, 2015

A better Governing Body for better domain names?

ICANN has shown that the Internet works, and actually, it has never stopped working: who can tell the same about any online project? Internet works and the world can thank ICANN for this. When if comes to talking about domain names, this is a different speech and the ICANN clearly shows that it might not be the right Governing body anymore. I am no journalist and here is my opinion.

Mistakes from the ICANN new gTLD program
The problem with what comes next is that it is now too late and there is no way-back until “better” is found.

The ICANN new gTLD program has shown that the many mistakes made will have an impact on end-users in the coming years: plural and singular new domain name extensions to confuse future Registrants, (I like to call them) the “ultra-negative” new gTLDs like “.sucks” to seriously harm trademarks, companies and people when they discover that their name was registered in “.sucks”, the impossibility for Trademarks to protect themselves without “paying”, the incapacity of real end-users to be listened to and an ICANN Board who is not able to say “no” when it should. These are the first one to catch my attention and actually...this post is not about listing them.

The AFNIC report explains what is behind domain names
The Recent AFNIC report gives ideas on “how the DNS could be improved”. It is a very good explanation on how the Internet actually works for domain names and what other alternatives already exist. You probably never noticed about other alternatives right? You never noticed because they are no standard and require to set up your computer: something you’ll probably never do because you have no idea that this can be done nor how a computer can be set up to access them. Yes...there are other “Internets”, other ways to name a website and other networks you could navigate to see a content online. But who cares as long as emails work and website return an information when you search on Google?

I care because Internet is now led by bodies who don’t have the capacity to take the right decisions anymore and this has an strong impact on future generations of Internet users. I am French and I know what I am talking about. I live in a country where our debt is increasing as well as unemployment and we are the one to explain Greeks what they should do to recover their place in Europe! This gives you an idea of what I think about the role of ICANN when it comes to deciding about domain names. Many times, the ICANN should have said “no” and it hasn’t.

Can domain names be upgraded or improved?
“Alternative roots” are “other Internets”, pretty much the same as what the ICANN governs but in their case, the governing body is the legal entity to have developed each root, the body to maintain it. The Afnic report explains what they are much better than I do. I remember talking about alternative roots for the past 20 years with the same feed-back: “not a chance to ever see the day nor to be adopted by Internet users unless it is made simple”. The problem with alternative roots is that they need “adoption”. Adoption requires a serious communication back-up (by countries or member states for example) but not only: they require a good method of governance and from a governing body whose decisions cannot be “pushed” for adoption by one single country or spoken language: English in the case of the ICANN.

The .SUCKS new gTLD: pure genius or end-users nightmare?
Pure genius of course when you sit in the chair of the Entrepreneur because impacted parties by this Top-Level Domains have no other choice but to pay and this means big money for the applicant. I particularly love the way the applicant promotes the benefit of “.sucks” domain names to end-users.
A nightmare for any party who can be associated to this negative term at any moment with, as sole solution, to pay to fight infringement.

Even if it is already too late, I believe this Top-Level Domains is just a beginning unless ICANN changes that. And if it doesn’t, I see no reason why an applicant would not submit an application for a “.pedophilia” or a “.fuck” new gTLD in the future Round of the ICANN new gTLD program. Trademarks will probably pay not to be associated to these domain name extensions.

What could come next?
Angela Merkel started the discussion in 2014 and proposed building an European Network: understand an Internet where the ICANN wouldn’t have its word to say. The article explains why. I also remember launching the subject of alternative roots to an AFNIC member during a conference about new gTLDs but I was fast taken to a dead-end since it does not really promote new gTLDs...but I now read an AFNIC report on how to improve the DNS. I also keep receiving a very negative speech from all Trademarks I discuss with about the the “.sucks” new gTLD with the same question: “how could this happen?” ICANN, this question is for you. So I wonder: isn’t it time to build a better naming system based on mistakes made from the existing one?

The Afnic Report is full of suggestions for a “version 2”
The Afnic report is full of ideas based on existing solutions which could be adapted to a version 2 of the Internet. Cryptography offers an alternative to better fight spying for example: part of Angela Merkel’s problem (and now the problem of more European Leaders since 2012)?

New gTLDs are great and offer real advantages to end-users: registration figures truly demonstrate that. The success of Registries such as .CLUB and its level of adoption from Clubs, geographic TLDs such as .PARIS or .LONDON, IDNs are good examples which demonstrate that the ICANN new gTLD program brought innovation and serves end-users. New gTLDs are being adopted and most should be granted access to a version two of the Web, getting rid of…”mistakes from the past”. Only a new governing body can make a mix of the existing to start another version of the Internet...based on end-users suggestions, not those from service providers.

A new Governance is the issue
I won’t write about the political mess around the announcement from an European member State announcing its version of Internet: lobbyists exist for this.

If a version 2 of Internet was to be created, I’d see no reason to get rid of existing new generic Top-Level Domains. There is a way to offer entry tickets to selected existing Registries so they could keep their place on a version 2 of a better Internet. In return, they’d have to adapt their project according to new legal and technical rules, up to them to want it or not.

Make the DNS more simple to end-users
If we all admit that things like “sub-domains” are not brandable, building a new Internet also offers advantages to Trademarks and other end-users to upgrade domain names. My personal website’s name is “www.jovenet.consulting”: why can’t I have “Jovenet Consulting” instead of having to go through the registration process of a domain name and technically decide wheither I have/want to use the “www” in front of it or not? Can’t we invent something more simple today?

Internet is great and it works technically. It is free too and let’s keep it this way - unless paying is the solution to make it a decent place for future generations of users - but if I like the idea that if should belong to everyone, we also know that democracy exists because there are leaders to decide. When someone is above final leaders to push decisions, when these leader’s close circle are able to push decisions, this is not called democracy anymore. It is what I believe is happening to ICANN today and as an Internet user, I want better than this for myself and for my kids.

Sources:

Monday, July 13, 2015

The .TICKETS (new domains) Sunrise Period starts

When:
  • SUNRISE PERIOD START: Monday, 13 July, 2015 - 16:00
  • SUNRISE PERIOD END: Friday, 11 September, 2015 - 16:00.
Source: http://www.trademark-clearinghouse.com/content/tickets. The Registry: http://nic.tickets

Register your new .TICKETS domain name with Nameshield

Thursday, July 9, 2015

“.CLUB” : les Registrars prennent le relais

Extract in French: "La nouveauté: Les noms de domaine à forte valeur ajoutée coûtent souvent plus cher car ils peuvent être plus courts ou plus génériques. Un nom de domaine tel que fra.club (nom de domaine court) ou handball.club (nom de domaine générique) font partie de la liste que le registre vient de mettre à disposition du public. Jusqu’à présent, il fallait s’adresser à une plateforme d’enchères bien connue des Domainers, pour prétendre à l’enregistrement d’un de ces noms que nous appellerons “Premiums”. Si le fonctionnement de cette plateforme est bien connu des professionnels du marché, sa complexité la rend peu accessible par des utilisateurs comme vous et moi. Le principe de l’enchère n’inspirant pas non plus confiance lorsque l’on ne pratique pas régulièrement, ces noms de domaine étaient restés inaccessibles pour tous".

Source sur le JDN: http://www.journaldunet.com/ebusiness/expert/61575/projet---club----les-registrars-prennent-le-relais.shtml.

Register your .CLUB domain name with Namebay and ask for the list of Premium .CLUB domain names at Nameshield.

Sunrise Period for .MEN new gTLD starts today

SUNRISE PERIOD START: Thursday, 9 July, 2015 - 16:00;
SUNRISE PERIOD END: Monday, 7 September, 2015 - 16:00.

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

Register your .MEN new domain name(s) with Nameshield.

Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Sunrise Period starts for .健康 (healthy) new gTLD

Sunrise Period:
  • SUNRISE PERIOD START:
    Tuesday, 7 July, 2015 - 16:00
  • SUNRISE PERIOD END:
    Tuesday, 8 September, 2015 - 16:00.

Source: http://www.trademark-clearinghouse.com/content/%E5%81%A5%E5%BA%B7-healthy.
The Registryhttp://nic.健康

Register your .健康 (healthy) new domain name with Nameshield.

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

.SKI & .MANGO Sunrise Periods start today

  1. .SKI new gTLD:
    SUNRISE PERIOD START: Wednesday, 1 July, 2015 - 16:00
    SUNRISE PERIOD END: Sunday, 30 August, 2015 - 16:00
  2. .MANGO new gTLD:
    SUNRISE PERIOD START: Wednesday, 1 July, 2015 - 16:00
    SUNRISE PERIOD END: Sunday, 2 August, 2015 - 16:00
Source: http://www.trademark-clearinghouse.com/gtld-calendar.

Participate in the .SKI Sunrise Period with Nameshield

Accredited Registrars offer exclusive ".club" domains

A good news for non professionals
Traditional Registrants (end-users), like you and I, now have access to unique ".club" domain names directly at their Retail or Corporate Accredited Registrar. I personally use Namebay at the moment.

Extract from gTLD.club
"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 !"

The official list of Premium ".club" domain names is available on gTLD.club but asking Nameshield is a good option too.

Do you like .ANIMALS ?

"Rumors Rumors"
What if multiple applicants applied for strings such as .LION or .CROCODILE in Round 2 of the ICANN new gTLD program? If we focus on sales registrations for color new domain name extensions, animal names could be a hit...but not for the same reasons.

Extract of my post: 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.

Source gTLD.club: http://www.gtld.club/2015/06/what-about-animals-in-second-round.html.



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