.theatre at $750
XYZ.com may be best known for its budget .xyz gTLD, but its portfolio is increasingly leaning toward the super-premium end of the industry price range.
http://domainincite.com/19811-security-names-priced-at-3000-theatre-at-750
French Breakfast
Trademarks to gather in Paris to talk new gTLDs and Brand protection.
https://www.nameshield.net/public/mailings/brand_protection_20160121.html
In 2016, New Top-Level Domains Go Mainstream
.buzz enters 2016 with just under 10,000 domain registrations. Business, travel and entertainment domains make up 40+% of .buzz registrations.
http://get.buzz/in-2016-new-tlds-go-mainstream/
Rightside’s new .family domain extension
Domain name operator Rightside introduced the .family extension on Wednesday with a push toward encouraging families and brands to embrace the warm and fuzzy feelings such an online address would presume.
http://www.geekwire.com/2016/rightside-family-domain-extension/
Cars gTLD launch clears $1 million in EAP
There was a small turn-out for the premium launch of .cars, .car and .auto gTLDs, but the registry says it cleared over $1 million in revenue.
http://domainincite.com/19822-cars-gtld-launch-clears-1-million-in-eap
List of delegated strings
(reminder)
After completing the New gTLD Program, a new gTLD becomes part of the Internet when it is delegated. This means it is introduced into the Internet's authoritative database, known as the Root Zone.
Registries.tel
Registries.tel is a list of bookmarks Jean Guillon created to find links related to new gTLDs.
The Boston Globe newspaper decided to offload the gTLD after its new owners decided it was a “distraction”.
http://domainincite.com/19809-boston-was-a-distraction-says-gtld-seller
What's the feedback on .feedback?
If you follow my posts, you'll know I'm not a big fan of .sucks but .feedback is a different matter and has been on general release now for a day now (today being the 2nd day).
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/whats-feedback-gary-mcdowell
Kred has given CEOs a place to connect and tools to promote themselves with their dot.ceo platform. The whole concept is just evolving and will even be localised with for example newyork.ceo a page for New York CEOs wanting to connect and profile themselves.
http://www.michaelqtodd.com/dot-ceo-kred
Major brands sign up for .sucks
Apple, Pfizer, Walmart and IBM are among the major brands that have registered for a .sucks domain, according to the domain’s registry Vox Populi.
ICANN program statistics
(updated weekly)
- Application Statistics: Overview
- Contention Resolution
- Contracting
- Pre-Delegation Testing (PDT)
- Breakdown: Delegation Statistics
- gTLD Startup Statistics
- Claims
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Most recent Trademark Clearinghouse Sunrise Period announcements
