What should the role of a new gTLD Registry be?

We are preparing an article on the kind a role a new gTLD applicant should have for the community it has decided to represent. DotBrand new gTLDs are not concerned but generics are. It will be published in French first and adapted to English. There is a lot of innovation that we rarely find with new Registries. We will present what we believe is the real role of a Registry.

News:

1. HOT - The owner of multiple new gTLD applications was acquired by another company;
2. Branding - What factors did you consider before choosing data.world for your brand?
3. Registration volumes:
1. New gTLDs related to ALCOHOL;
2. New gTLDs related to REAL ESTATE;
3. COOL - New gTLDs related to SPORT.
4. Facilitating a Trusted Web Space for Financial Service Professionals;
5. Revised Report on DNS Abuse and New gTLD Program Safeguards Now Available;
6. 52 new TLD sales over $5,000;
7. Donuts and Radix still miffed over .Web applicant;
8. New gTLD Breakdown according to Verisign (Registry of ".com" domain names);
9. Release of Country and Territory Names within the .SOFTBANK, .ART and .CARAVAN TLDs;
10. gTLD Marketplace Health Index (Beta): Call for Comments;
11. Three new gTLDs were just delegated:
1. the .LPL
2. the .LPLFINANCIAL
3. the .BESTBUY
12. Getting a handle on spam emanating from generic top-level domains.

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