This is a recent interview that I have done with Cyril Fremont, new operator of the .BEST Registry. The interview is about the new .BEST Brand Protection Program that the Registry just launched for Trademarks to secure their name.
In simple words, with the .BEST Registry, Cyril is also launching another venture named "The.Best". This innovative project is a new kind of social network, using a dedicated domain name extension for the publication of reviews: domain names ending in ".best".
Doing reviews?
You will love to learn more about how you can be granted for using "The.Best" to post them on Internet but to make it simple here, the idea behind the .BEST Brand Protection Program is to offer Trademarks to secure their name(s) prior to the launching of the social network .
The Interview was just published on CircleId.
A blog about New gTLDs and dotBrands (.BRANDs) from the ICANN new gTLD program. You can subscribe to The gTLD Club's Newsletter.
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Interview: the .BEST Brand Protection Program

Monday, January 21, 2019
There's no CMS for .BRAND new gTLDs
I checked the web and found no service provider offering a tool dedicated to .BRAND new gTLDs. I mean by this that a .BRAND Top-Level Domain acquires the possibility to use not one, but as many domain names as it wants; but then, how to manage contents?
If it exists dozens of very good Content Management Systems (CMS) such as Drupal, Joomla, Google Sites, Shopify, WordPress, Blogger, etc, I found none for .BRAND new gTLDs operating multiple domains. I found Drupal but it requires to code a lot and none wants to code a lot when tools such as Goggle Sites offer to operate multiple websites without having to code.
The power of uniqueness
When starting to use a .BRAND new gTLD, a Trademark acquires the capacity to create as many generic domain names as it wants. For example, when previously using a www.whatever-trademark.com, adding to this sometimes hundreds of pages with long URLs; the new operator of his .BRAND new gTLD acquires the capacity to create ultra generic domain names such as, for example, insurance.brand or shoes.brand: this offers the advantages after:
A ".brand" is unique, a ".com" is not
Let's be frank, operating a website using a CMS is great and the tools available online are very efficient ones, but thinking about changing to operating a .BRAND new gTLD with multiple CMS is just...not feasible and truly a gas machine ("machine à gaz" in French).
If companies often use inside developers to code, or external service providers to maintain their website, a lot - and even prestigious ones - use a simple hosted CMS.
When is this coming to .BRAND new gTLDs and which CMS will be first to come with a solution to host CMS for .BRAND new gTLDs?
If it exists dozens of very good Content Management Systems (CMS) such as Drupal, Joomla, Google Sites, Shopify, WordPress, Blogger, etc, I found none for .BRAND new gTLDs operating multiple domains. I found Drupal but it requires to code a lot and none wants to code a lot when tools such as Goggle Sites offer to operate multiple websites without having to code.
The power of uniqueness
When starting to use a .BRAND new gTLD, a Trademark acquires the capacity to create as many generic domain names as it wants. For example, when previously using a www.whatever-trademark.com, adding to this sometimes hundreds of pages with long URLs; the new operator of his .BRAND new gTLD acquires the capacity to create ultra generic domain names such as, for example, insurance.brand or shoes.brand: this offers the advantages after:
- Segmentation of contents;
- Ultra meaningful domain names for each content;
- Personalized domain names in the name of a brand;
- Very short domain names;
- Easily memorable domain names;
- The SEO benefit due to cross linking between multiple websites (reference to back linking);
- Etc...
A ".brand" is unique, a ".com" is not
Let's be frank, operating a website using a CMS is great and the tools available online are very efficient ones, but thinking about changing to operating a .BRAND new gTLD with multiple CMS is just...not feasible and truly a gas machine ("machine à gaz" in French).
If companies often use inside developers to code, or external service providers to maintain their website, a lot - and even prestigious ones - use a simple hosted CMS.
When is this coming to .BRAND new gTLDs and which CMS will be first to come with a solution to host CMS for .BRAND new gTLDs?

Wednesday, January 16, 2019
The .DEV Sunrise Period starts
The Trademark Clearinghouse announces the Sunrise Period for .DEV domain names. The Sunrise Period starts today.
WHEN
- START: Wednesday, 16 January, 2019;
- END: Tuesday, 19 February, 2019.
The .DEV new gTLD is for developers and is the property of Google (Charleston Road Registry). The positive thing about these domain names is that they have to be secured to work properly. the official applications says:
"The proposed gTLD will provide Google with direct association to the term ʺdev,ʺ which is an abbreviation of the word, ʺdevelopment.ʺ The mission of this gTLD, .dev, is to provide a dedicated domain space in which Google can enact second-level domains specific to its projects in development. Specifically, the new gTLD will provide Google with greater ability to create a custom portal for employees to manage products and services in development."
FOR INFORMATION
For information, the .INC Sunrise Period, previously announced to start today was postponed to Wednesday, 27 March, 2019 - 16:00.
Check the Trademark Clearinghouse calendar for more.

Tuesday, January 15, 2019
Bank surveys and .BRAND new gTLDs
Like me, you probably receive surveys from your bank, wondering about their level of service and how satisfied you are about them (also how they could improve their service), but how do you ensure that your bank is the one asking you questions...and not a third party or a frauder?
This article published on CircleId explains how banks could (should?) improve their level of service - AND TRUST - using their personalized domain name extension.
Jovenet Consulting offers Banks and Trademarks to study the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats to (not) create their personalized domain name extension.
This article published on CircleId explains how banks could (should?) improve their level of service - AND TRUST - using their personalized domain name extension.
Jovenet Consulting offers Banks and Trademarks to study the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats to (not) create their personalized domain name extension.

Wednesday, January 9, 2019
New gTLDs and Politics: one Year in Review
There are domain name extensions dedicated to politics. Right after is a link to my recent article published on CircleId and which covers the year of 2018 with a few notes on registration volumes. The article is entitled "Political New gTLDs: One Year in Review" and this is the list of new gTLDs covered:
- .DEMOCRAT
- .EXPOSED
- .FAIL
- .GIVES
- .GRIPE
- .GURU
- .GOP
- .BEST
- .REPUBLICAN
- .VOTE
- .VOTING
- .VOTO ("vote" in Spanish)
And by the way: "happy new year"!
Labels:
circleid,
Jovenet Consulting,
newgtlds,
politics,
statistics
Location:
Washington, DC, USA

Sunday, January 6, 2019
The .BEST new gTLD Execution Plan

Timeline
- July 2018: .BEST registry acquisition by Cyril Fremont and team of investors;
- August 2018: transition to backend registry solution provider;
- September 2018: strategy for quarter four;
- October 2018: on-boarding of new ".best" accredited registrars;
- November 2018: .BEST promotion;
- December 2018: social media marketing;
- January 2019: strategy FY2018.
Check the official stats on the new gTLD report dedicated to which domain name extensions companies should keep their eyes on. The ".best" domain name registration figures already speak by themselves.
Reminder
Price of ".best" domain names is below $10 per year at certain registrars. Ensure you register your domain names before the promotion ends on January the 31st, 2019. Check the full list of registrars here.
Labels:
Cyril Fremont,
dotbest,
innovation,
new gTLD applicants,
social network,
timeline
Location:
94500 Champigny-sur-Marne, France

Thursday, January 3, 2019
ICANN new gTLD Application Statistics
This is the Overview as of 30 November 2018 (last ICANN update):
Readers will also be interested in checking:
- Total Applications Submitted: 1930
- Completed New gTLD Program and Delegated (introduced into Internet): 1232
- Application Withdrawn: 620
- Applications that Will Not Proceed or Not Approved: 46
- Currently Proceeding through New gTLD Program: 32
Note that this page should be updated soon (since we are now in January 2019).
- Contention Resolution;
- Contracting;
- Pre-Delegation Testing (PDT);
- Breakdown: Delegation Statistics;
- gTLD Startup Statistics.
Diggers, interested in "things about the ICANN new gTLD program" will also be interested in finding all bookmarks related to it on Jovenet.link
Labels:
icann,
new gtld stats
Location:
Paris, France

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