The new gTLD info of Thursday

1st Day New gTLD Totals
.Family; .Feedback
Two other new gTLD’s launched yesterday Rightside (NAME) .Family and Jay Westerdal’s .Feedback.
http://www.thedomains.com/2016/01/21/1st-day-new-gtld-totals-family-feedback/

Globe sells .boston domain

but local nonprofits will get discount on addresses
Nearly four years ago, The ­Boston Globe tried to get in on an Internet land rush when the number of domains — the .com, .org, or .edu in online addresses — were expanded. Now, the Globe’s parent company has decided to stick to more familiar territory.
http://www.betaboston.com/news/2016/01/20/globe-sells-boston-domain-but-local-nonprofits-will-get-discount-on-addresses/

Example of .FILM domain name
Hector McAdam is embarking on his annual journey from Scotland to a London shelter, where Christmas cheer and a turkey dinner await him...
http://hector.film/

.Car, .Cars & .Auto Hauls In Another Cool Million
The new gTLD’s .Car, .Cars and .Auto went into it’s first day of general availability (GA) yesterday a domain name could be registered on a first come, first severed basis.

http://www.thedomains.com/2016/01/21/car-cars-auto-hauls-in-another-cool-million/

Reviewing New gTLD Program Safeguards Against DNS Abuse
ICANN is currently engaged in data collection on DNS abuse and mitigation efforts implemented as part of the New gTLD Program. Members of the community and general public are invited to join ICANN on 28 January 2016 in an open discussion on the topic.
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-01-20-en

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The new gTLD info for Wednesday

.security names priced at $3,000
.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.

http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/delegated-strings

Registries.tel

Registries.tel is a list of bookmarks Jean Guillon created to find links related to new gTLDs.

http://registries.tel

.boston was a “distraction”, says gTLD seller
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

How Kred is promoting and connecting influential CEOs with dot.ceo
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.

http://www.trademarksandbrandsonline.com/news/major-brands-sign-up-for-sucks-4597

ICANN program statistics
(updated weekly)

• Application Statistics: Overview
• Contention Resolution
• Contracting
• Pre-Delegation Testing (PDT)
• Breakdown: Delegation Statistics
• gTLD Startup Statistics
• Claims

http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/statistics

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The new gTLD info of Tuesday

1. What you recently read is wrong
2. Results of the ".club" yesterday's auction
3. .BOSTON new gTLD sold to M+M?
4. Internet Governance and new gTLDs
5. Premium ".global" domains are for sale this week
6. For those who still pay interest to the .SUCKS new gTLD

1. TRUE or FALSE Questions
   Conclusion? There is a lot of lying or "hype" going on when it comes to domain names--in the domain name industry, at ICANN, and elsewhere.
   http://www.domainmondo.com/2016/01/china-icann-domain-names-lies-facts.html
2. Results of the NamesCon auction
   (".club" domain names)
1. night.club was sold for $12.000
2. space.club : $3.750
3. athletic.club : $9.000
4. strip.club : $10.000
5. pot.club : $10.000
6. running.club: ?
   More names are available here (bottle.club - breakfast.club - fitness.club)
   
3. Boston Globe sells .Boston domain name to Minds + Machines
   Minds + Machines has acquired the .Boston top level domain name from Boston Globe Media, the company announced today. The acquisition price was not disclosed.
   http://domainnamewire.com/2016/01/12/dot-boston/
4. Internet Governance Outlook 2016Cooperation & Confrontation
ICANN & IETF: In the Internet Governance Microcosms, the management of critical Internet resources, the completion of the IANA transition and the further development of the new gTLD program will dominate the 2016 agenda...
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20160111_internet_governance_outlook_2016_cooperation_confrontation/
5. Premium ".global" domains
   (valid until January 15th)
   These domains are offered at a significant discount to what we would normally quote, and on a first-come-first-served basis until January 15.
   http://newsletter.cloudnames.com/t/ViewEmail/j/9082920D1FBB2FE3/8A5DF97399E0ECCA33C48669A65BFAC1
6. .sucks “gagging” registrar critics?
   .sucks may be all about freedom of speech, but some registrars reckon the registry is trying to ban them from criticizing the new gTLD in public.
   http://domainincite.com/19762-sucks-gagging-registrar-critics

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