New gTLDs: a good read

This is a recent article, entitled "Food for thought on the new TLD business

models", written by Loic Damilaville.

I strongly suggest the reading of this publication for new comers to the new gTLD world, entrepreneurs wishing to launch a new domain name extension or, Trademarks starting to wondering about securing - and using - their .BRAND personalized domain name extension:

• Unequal business models;
• Brand TLDs (or .BRAND);
• Sponsored (or Community) TLDs;
• GeoTLDs (geographic Top-Level Domains);
• Pure generics:
• generic domains that can only reach a small customer base;
• "open" generics, with terms used worldwide, which are lucky enough to address a global target or at least one that is very broad. 

• The consequences in terms of marketing strategies;
• Exclusive TLDs versus mass TLDs;
• Bad pricing never pays;
• Rights holders and domainers, two false friends;
• Convincing investors;
• "Success" or failure is not related to volume but to the relevance of the strategy with respect to market conditions.

Read the publication on the AFNIC website.

An offer received for a new domain name?

Just like many people involved in new gTLDs or domain names, I put domain names on sale: sometimes to learn about selling platforms and sometimes to try to sell get rid of a domain name. To be honest...I never receive offers and the reason for this might because the domains that I sell are of no interest. Recently, I bought 2 ultra generic domain names in complete unknown domain name extensions: both have less then 4,000 registrations. The reason why I am writing about this is that I just received an offer for one of them and checking the stats of the other...there is incoming traffic to the page where it is offered: something that I rarely saw before. Is this the solution to sell domain names on Internet?

News

1. Article - Assessing Current Generic New gTLDs;
2. Article - Are brands convinced by the pull of new gTLDs?
3. Article - There are so many powerful ways to use the dotBrand;
4. ICANN56: Core issues;
5. Two more new gTLDs were delegated:
1. The .FARMERS domain name extension;
2. The .FEDEX new gTLD.
6. ICANN56 - in Helsinky - has started;
7. New domain names registration volumes:
1. New gTLDs for French speaker: the Nameshield report;
2. New gTLDs related to CITIES;
3. New gTLDs related to CATERING;
   (2 new entries in the Catering report)
4. New gTLDs related to PHOTOGRAPHY.
8. French - DNS News n°218 (June 2016): a crazy year:
1. Etat statistique des nTLDs au samedi 25/06/16 (données publiées);
2. La déferlante du .XYZ;
3. Lutte au couteau en Chine;
4. Le Côté Obscur;
5. Gouvernance de l’Internet, entre le «Pourquoi pas ?» de la NTIA et le «Pourquoi donc?» des sénateurs américains.
9. There is a group (at ICANN?) which deals with Universal Acceptance;
10. More coming during the day.

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The new gTLD info for Monday, May 2nd

I just registered my first ".gdn" domain name. For the moment, I will use it as a redirection to point to my contact page for Jovenet Consulting. I want to try this domain name extension because "Jovenet" is Trademarked by myself and I believe that a short 3 letters domain name extension offers two options:

1. The possibility to use a domain name extension which could come in competition with ".com" domain names since ".gdn" stands for "Global Domain Name" and it is as short as ".com" and...cheaper.
2. Lower the risk of infringement: I don't want someone to register my trademark using a generic Top-Level Domain: ".gdn" clearly is the equivalent to ".com" and there are many - BUT MANY - domain names still available to register.

News:

1. Ending soon: the .PROMO Sunrise Period;
2. Article - ICANN in a strop that major Trademarks aren't using their .BRAND;
3. Multistakeholder Policy Development and new gTLDs;
4. Acquisition - A "Multiple Registry" just acquired the .GAME new gTLD;
5. Half of the ownership of all registered new domains belong to Chinese investors;
6. Reports:
1. New gTLDs related to Catering;
2. New gTLDs related to "French" (by Nameshield);
3. New gTLDs related to Photography;
4. New gTLDs related to Cities.
5. (Coming: new gTLDs related to Trademarks).
7. Hot - .GAME for $300 or .GAMES for $12?
8. In French - DNS News n°216:
1. Etat statistique des nTLDs;
2. Bulle spéculative;
3. Un nom de domaine, et alors ?
4. Valeur versus coût;
5. Dialogues de sourds;
6. Communication, capture et intégration verticale.
9. How To Kill It On Social Media Marketing Using New gTLD;
10. A Guide to Building the Perfect Website for Your Fitness Business;
11. New gTLDs 'Nobody Cares About;
12. More coming during the day.

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The new gTLD info for Easter (28 March 2016)

Today is Easter and we found it important to remind it (...) This being done, you probably noticed that there is no .EASTER new gTLD but the closest that we found is .CHRISTMAS so here are the 2 figures of the day: there are 15,525 new domain name registered ending in ".christmas" according to nTLDStats.com and Google has indexed 96,100 registered URLs ending in ".christmas".

1. Question - What is the best domain name extension for a mobile application?
2. HOT - Internal certificates can hijack gTLDs ("Slow clap");
3. Answer - Multiple Registry's answer to Spamhaus' latest new gTLD report;
4. In French - DNS News n°215: Ombres sur les nTLDs:
1. Etat statistique des nTLDs au samedi 26/03/16 (données publiées);
2. Naming-shaming sur quelques “stars”;
3. Le cybersquatting, aussi… mais sur d’autres;
4. Le « domaining traditionnel » et les « noms liquides »;
5. Noms de domaine, spéculation et création de valeur;
6. Les dépenses de l’ICANN;
7. La Gouvernance : une étape clef franchie à Marrakech.
5. Are One-Letter Domains in the New gTLDs Worth it?
6. Examples - Six Real Estate broker to use domains ending in ".property";
7. .AFRICA update - DotConnectAfrica Trust v. ICANN;
8. Complete ICANN 55 Marrakech Recap (last one I promise :-)
1. Next Generation Whois PDP Launch;
2. Updates on subsequent rounds of the New gTLD Program;
3. Rights Protection Mechanisms – Expressing Brand Owner concerns.
9. Amazon registered ".com" domain names related to its new gTLD applications.

The Nameshield Group: Registry, Corporate and Retail Registrar

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The French new gTLD info of the day

DNS News n°211 de Loic Damilaville

• Etat statistique des nTLDs au samedi 28/11/2015 (données publiées)
• De nouveaux records battus
• La vague chinoise
• Renouvellements : des chiffres portant à l’optimisme
• Ethique et marché des noms de domaine

http://www.dns-news.fr/

The Nameshield Group: Registry, Corporate and Retail Registrar

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