It's .NEW (Sunrise Period coming)

The .NEW (pronounced "dotnew") Sunrise Period was just announced by the Trademark Clearinghouse. This extension belongs to Google.

When:

• START: Tuesday, 15 October, 2019 - 16:00;
• END: Tuesday, 14 January, 2020 - 16:00.

What the application says:

Charleston Road Registry is an American company, wholly owned by Google, which was established to provide registry services to the Internet public. Google is an American multinational public corporation and global technology leader focused on improving the ways its hundreds of millions of users connect with information. Since its formation, Google has been developing technology that can improve upon existing ways of doing business on the Internet. Google provides a variety of services and tools for Internet users and advertisers of all sizes, from simple search features and local ads to enterprise-scale business applications and global advertising solutions. These tools make it easier for people to make use of the world’s information and enable entrepreneurs and publishers around the world to grow their businesses.  

In line with Google’s general mission, Charleston Road Registry’s mission is to help make information universally accessible by extending the utility of the DNS while enhancing the performance, security and stability of the Internet for users worldwide. Charleston Road Registry aspires to create unique web spaces where users can learn about products, services and information in a targeted manner and in ways never before seen on the Internet. Its business objective is to manage Google’s gTLD portfolio and Google’s registry operator business. As discussed further in the responses to questions 23 and 31, Charleston Road Registry intends to outsource all critical registry functions to Google Registry Services.  

The proposed gTLD will provide the marketplace with direct association to the term, ʺnew.ʺ The mission of this gTLD, .new, is to provide a dedicated domain space in which registrants can enact second-level domains that position content as ʺnew.ʺ This mission will enhance consumer choice by providing new availability in the second-level domain space, creating new layers of organization on the Internet, and signaling the kind of content available in the domain. Charleston Road Registry believes that registrants will find value in associating with this gTLD, which could have a vast array of purposes from enterprises, small businesses, groups or individuals seeking to associate with the term ʺnew.ʺ Charleston Road Registry expects these uses may include but are not limited to applications such as media (tv show.new, author name.new) and marketing campaigns (cheerios.new, shampoo.new). 

The proposed gTLD will also provide Charleston Road Registry with the means to meet its business objectives.

Just for the note
There is a .NEWS (for News) that exists too and you will find it in the list of similar Top-Level Domains that I created.

Learn more here.

The .MADRID Sunrise Perdiod

The Sunrise Period for the .MADRID new gTLD starts today.

The purpose of .MADRID
This content was extracted from the application submitted to the ICANN:

The Comunidad de Madrid (the Government of the Region of Madrid) is applying for the .madrid TLD to serve the Madrid’s community, defined as the community of individuals and legal entities with a bona fide presence, direct or indirect, in the Region of Madrid, including Madrid as the capital of Spain.

The goals of .MADRID are:

• Facilitating digital communications from, to and within the Region of Madrid.
• Providing a platform for the urban development in the digital space of the Region of Madrid.
• Strengthening the image of Madrid in the online world.

This is to be achieved by:

• Actively designing and developing the .madrid TLD name space with a focus on the needs of the Region of Madrid, involving cultural, civil society, business and public-sector stakeholders.
• Allowing registrations of second-level domains in the .madrid TLD by individuals and organizations with a bona fide nexus with the Madrid area.
• Operating the .madrid TLD under the stewardship of the Region of Madrid in consultation with the local public authorities of the area and the private-sector stakeholders. 

The .madrid TLD will be the new trusted domain-name space that offers a secure and global option for local institutions, companies, brands and citizens. It will allow them all to be present online by creating a multicultural space that integrates and facilitates new opportunities; a space that enables the materialization of public and private initiatives in order to promote and strengthen the brand image online driven by the solid image that Madrid already enjoys globally.

As .madrid Registry, the Region of Madrid (Comunidad de Madrid) is well aware of and fully acknowledges, the responsibility that arises from the management of the domain name ad commits to manage it in full respect of the interest of both the .madrid and the larger Internet communities.

The constant and sustained effort made during the last years, makes that the implementation of the Information Society in the Madrid area is a consolidated fact and in this sense, the Region of Madrid is the most suitable public institution to execute the management and running of the .madrid TLD.

Dates:

• START: Tuesday, 16 July, 2019 - 16:00
• END: Thursday, 3 October, 2019 - 16:00

To learn more, check the TMCH website.

Trademark Clearinghouse: improving the service

Starting today, ongoing notifications will be activated for those additional TLDs and you will start receiving notifications as of 25th of June 2019:

1. .cat
2. .coop
3. .jobs
4. .mobi
5. .museum
6. .net
7. .pro
8. .tel
9. .travel
10. .xxx

Learn more here.

2 new features added to the Trademark Clearinghouse

Two new features were added to the Trademark Clearinghouse:

1. Update a Valid POU to a Verified Trademark Record: it allows trademark holders/agents to update the POU documents through the Mark details page in case the current POU documents submitted no longer reflect the validity of the trademark.
2. "Invalid" Trademark Record - Extra correction: this new functionality is accessible directly through the TMCH web interface for trademark holders with a prepaid account and agents. It gives the possibility to modify either the trademark name or the trademark registration number (not both).

To learn more: check the TMCH News.

Numbers from the Trademark Clearinghouse

The Trademark Clearinghouse issued a new statistical report:

• 45,154 Trademark record submitted;
• 43% submitted for multiple years;
• 84% registered by Trademark Clearinghouse agents;
• 82% are verified;
• 117 countries covered;
• 131 jurisdictions.

Check the report

The .INC Sunrise Period begins

Announced by the Trademark Clearinghouse, the Sunrise Period for domain names ending in .INC is starting.

WHEN

• START: Wednesday, 27 March, 2019 - 16:00
• END: Tuesday, 30 April, 2019 - 16:00

WHAT the applications says
.inc intends to be an open gTLD for those who believe that a name itself can make a difference.

The .inc Registry believes in the economic and social value of a broadly generic namespace whose meaning will be defined by the users and registrants of the domains rather than predetermined by the Registry. The vision of the Registry is that the availability of .inc TLD as a distinct, attractive new frontier for the Internet challenges the prevailing mindset within and beyond the industry, which in turn serves to foster innovations with prospects of redefining how namespaces can be imagined.

The mission and purposes of the .inc Registry are:

1. To operate the .inc TLD as an open namespace that is globally recognized as a frontier and platform for Inter-connectivity, Internet activity and development;
2. To promote a socially responsible approach for the development of the .inc namespace that balances the respect for the rights of others with fostering innovation;
3. To encourage the creative use of domain names and to enhance consumer choice with the acceptance that names can represent value in and of themselves; and,
4. To preserve and advance the security and stability of the Internet and the DNS in the operation of a economically viable and socio-technically sustainable registry.

Many feel that “value” is created only with the content and services served under a domain, while the domain name itself is purely an address providing means for navigating, or occasionally “categorizing”, the Internet. The .inc Registry challenges that mindset with a proposition that domain names can be substance itself, echoing Marshall McLuhan’s celebrated observation that “the medium is the message”.

The Registry intends to offer “.inc” domain names for open registrations. Nevertheless, the Registry understands and acknowledges that the string “inc” is used as a short form of “incorporated” and a form of registered legal entity in the United States, Canada, Australia and the Philippines. What is important to note is that the collective represents a minority in the global context based on their collective population, Internet users as well as size of the economies as compared to the world at large.

Even though this represents a minority community, the Registry is committed to take strong measures to curb abusive registrations that exploit this. These include, in addition to standard Rights Protection Mechanisms, comprehensive extra reservation and Sunrise processes, prolonged priority periods, special claims and notification procedures that aim to ensure a stable and orderly launch of the .inc TLD into the technical and social fabric of the Internet.

In addition, to its mission and vision, as a new gTLD, the Registry believes in its responsibility as a responsible industry participant to advance competition, enhance consumer trust and promote consumer choice with the development of the TLD:

1. Advance Constructive Competition: a critical feature of the DNS, with a single authoritative root, is in its maintenance of global uniqueness of names. As a broad generic TLD, “.inc” presents itself as an attractive alternative to existing generic TLDs. While the Registry believes that .inc would likely attract serious business users, we further believe in allowing the users of “.inc” to ultimately define what it means to them. The meaning of words and phrases changes over time. And in the context of a broad generic TLD, we believe that not pre-determining what it fully stands for may in fact be better.
   As a good example, “.com” which was intended to mean “commerce” is perceived by many internet users as possibly meaning “company”, “communications”, “computer” and others. The .inc Registry aspires to let end users and registrants define what “.inc” means to them. Through which, the Registry aims to advance constructive competition by providing a fully open and broadly generic namespace, which in turn challenges the prevailing mindset about top-level domain names, which often believes either in a category-based notion or a TLD agnostic view.
   The .inc Registry imagines a new possibility where a TLD represents a meaningful part of a domain name expressing a deliberate choice for an identity. For example, “Monsters Inc” was the name of a feature film from Disney, and “monsters.inc” would be a good domain for the movie even when “Monsters Inc” is not actually a registered incorporation. The Registry believes in opening up further opportunities for creative development of .inc names.
2. Enhance Consumer Trust: the .inc Registry is dedicated to ensuring a secure and stable TLD platform (technology infrastructure) as well as an orderly introduction of the TLD (policies) to enhance consumer trust for the Internet and the DNS. The Registry will put in place Rights Protection Mechanisms and Abuse Prevention & Mitigation policies above and beyond the standard ICANN requirements described in Specification 7 of the New gTLD Registry Agreement. Furthermore, the Registry believes in maintaining an open TLD with broad appeal without predetermining.
   Strong and comprehensive RPM and APM policies serves to curb abusive registrations and enhance consumer trust. At the same time, overly restrictive or protective policies would mean a bias in favour of corporations and vested interests, which goes against consumer trust. Therefore, the Registry believes in a balanced 3-prong approach:
1. Thorough set of startup processes, along with robust and effective procedures, will be put in place to ensure that prior rights of others are protected through priority registrations by eligible registrants (including duly registered “inc.” designated companies);
2. Open registrations with equitable allocation processes (non-chaotic contention resolution processes during startup, and first-come-first-served approach upon GoLive) that do not compromise the integrity of the registry (including special considerations for reserving names of duly registered “inc.” designated companies);
3. Ongoing abuse prevention mechanisms including the use of standard RPM dispute resolution processes, as well as additional claims and notification processes (especially for duly registered “inc.” designated companies).
   Together, protective startup mechanisms, open and equitable allocation processes as well as ongoing measures to mitigate against abuse, provides the foundation that enhances consumer trust.
3. Promote Consumer Choice: as an open gTLD, the .inc Registry believes in promoting consumer choice by offering a broadly generic name for registration. Furthermore, the Registry believes that the registrants and end users of “.inc” domains will eventually define what “.inc” means. This promotes consumer choice of how a gTLD can be used and what it represents.

Check the date on the Sunrise Calendar from the Trademark Clearinghouse.

Action required: 5 year Proof Of Use re-validation

The Proof Of Use documents (signed declaration and sample) of the TMCH trademark records must be re-validated every 5 years. In case your documents are (almost) older than 5 years, you are required to re-verify the validity and actuality of the uploaded sample and declaration of use.

To do so, a POU revalidation page has been launched on the TMCH web interface. This page is accessible when logged in to your account, via the right hand side of the page in the Mark overview tab or Mark details page.

The possibility to re-validate your POU will only be available in case you have POU documents that are almost 5 years or older.

For further details on the different steps to re-validate your POU documents, please refer to the one pager below or the full manual.

In case you have any further questions related to the revalidation of the POU, feel free to contact the Trademark Clearinghouse directly via their hotline or via their support page.

Download the documentation

Meet with the Trademark Clearinghouse

Join us this Sunday in Barcelona to meet the full #TMCH team, discover the new #TREx service and enjoy the Spanish hospitality. Register via: https://t.co/Dwp0MYcfuV #ICANN63 pic.twitter.com/G8u0wVvwgM

— TMCH (@tmchinfo) October 16, 2018

The .PAGE and .FAN Sunrise Periods

1. The .PAGE Sunrise Period ends today: Monday, 1 October, 2018 - 16:00.
2. The .FAN Sunrise Period starts tomorrow: Tuesday, 2 October, 2018 - 16:00.

Check the Trademark Clearinghouse calendar for more.

Note about the .PAGE "EAP"

The Early Access Program is a 7 day period in advance of General Availability (GA) during which domains can be registered immediately with five different price tiers, starting with the highest tier and decreasing each day. The "real" General Availability period with no more additional one-time fee starts October the 9th (16:00 UTC).
Learn more here.

Recording webinar Rightside DPML Upgrade

Rightside DPML is a convenient, cost-effective solution to protect your client’s trademark against cybersquatting. DPML provides protection across all 40 of Rightside's Top-Level Domains (TLDs), with subscriptions terms ranging from 1–10 years. The covered TLDs include some of the best domains for brands in the industry such as .NEWS, .LIVE, .GAMES, .REVIEWS and .GIVES to name a few.

New Customer Benefits Include:

• Expanded Protection – Brands can now use DPML Variants to block up to 10 phrases that are confusingly similar to their trademarks in over 200 supported IDN languages;
• Enhanced Coverage – DPML from Rightside now provides coverage for over 1 million Premium domains including exact matches and Variants of trademarks;
• Domain Activation – It’s now easier than ever to activate one or more domains covered by DPML without additional override fees.

For more information on registering your mark in the TMCH, contact one of the Agents.

The .STOCKHOLM new gTLD

The Trademark Clearinghouse just announced the Sunrise Period for .STOCKHOLM new domain names.

WHEN

• START: Thursday, 15 June, 2017 - 16:00;
• END: Saturday, 15 July, 2017 - 16:00.

Check the TMCH calendar for details.

WHAT
Here are interesting extracts of what the application submitted to ICANN says:

The purpose of the City of Stockholm’s own gTLD .stockholm is twofold:

1. First, .stockholm will be a strong marketing tool, being part of a greater strategy for the City of Stockholm, aimed at the international business public. The purpose is that the City of Stockholm once more states its strong position as a highly modern and innovative city, using cutting edge technology to deliver the infrastructure needed in order to enable its business community to be successful in their area of expertise and to continue to attract international companies for investment.
2. Secondly, .stockholm shall be used as reliable and trusted communication tool for the citizens of Stockholm in their contacts with the city and its service providers. It will be the official channel for communication from its own institutions like municipal offices, schools, hospitals, events etc. to the citizens of Stockholm. .stockholm will be used as a strong communication tool aimed at Stockholm’s citizens, ensuring the origin of message, communicated either by email or web, leading to enhanced consumer trust in the field of online communication and marketing. .stockholm is part of a greater plan to enable the citizens of Stockholm the ultramodern lifestyle they expect from their city. 

There are more than 1400 ICT companies in the area – employing approximately 25 000 people. In order to continue this positive development, the City of Stockholm has to keep up the pace, taking advantage of new possibilities such as controlling its own gTLD .stockholm in order to remain the top city of innovative forerunners.

Digital technology is not only important in order to improve service, but also from a sustainability perspective. Having a well developed service sector and a wide use of broadband services among citizens, schools and companies gives the opportunity for a sustainable life style. Thus Stockholm was appointed Europe’s first Environmental Capital by the EU in 2010. Stockholm sees its own gTLD .stockholm as natural further development of the digital services already offered to the local business community as of today.

However, with more and more services available online, the city’s need for a high control and security level increases. The demand is for 100% reassurance when using e-services with private data. Communicating with the City’s inhabitants via .stockholm websites and email addresses, will have the possibility to enhance citizens trust that can increase the citizen´s use of city e-services.

Objectives of the gTLD .stockholm
Stockholm is growing and sustainability and smart services are used to attract citizens, investors, business people and visitors. The City of Stockholm wants to take an active part in shaping the Internet of the future, and contribute to the digital development. Therefore, the City of Stockholm is investing in creating its own gTLD for all city services and activities.

In conclusion, the objective of .stockholm is to:

• Increase the visibility of the City of Stockholm, as well as the accessibility and usability of e-services for its citizens.
• Attract companies and coveted business people to the Stockholm region and to enable them a smooth and successful business entry by facilitating information transparency and increasing service availability."

Check the complete application here.

The .CREDITUNION Sunrise Period

The Sunrise Period for the .CREDITUNION new gTLD starts today:

• START: Thursday, 4 May, 2017 - 16:15
• END: Saturday, 3 June, 2017 - 16:15

Mission and Purpose of ".CREDITUNION"

The intention of CUNA Performance Resources, LLC (ʺCUNA LLCʺ) in filing this application is to provide a trusted, hierarchical, and intuitive namespace for entities that have a meaningful nexus with the credit union sector. Such entities include but are not limited to, credit unions, credit union trade associations and leagues, credit union service organizations, regulatory bodies, and entities offering products and services aimed primarily at credit unions.

Potential Business Models

CUNA LLC is still analyzing potential use case options for the type of domain names that will be permitted to be registered and by whom. Specifically, CUNA LLC is relying upon CUNA Inc. and other members of the credit union sector to help develop a framework that will ensure that the credit union community is provided information and services in a safe and trusted environment. The current best thinking involves a two-stage roll-out.

• Stage One (3 months – 12 months)
  The primary use of the .CREDITUNION gTLD will initially be primarily defensive in nature, with CUNA LLC registering a small number of second level domain names to CUNA Inc. and select members of the credit union sector. This initial use will provide select IT and security personnel within the credit union sector the ability to run a number of tests to ensure seamless and secure access to various websites, and interoperability with various software and web-based applications. This will take at least several months, and up to one year.
• Stage Two (Following Conclusion of Stage One)
  Once appropriate security and stability issues have been satisfactorily addressed, CUNA LLC will implement the appropriate Sunrise and Trademark Clearing House Rights Protection Mechanisms and expand the allocation of domain names within the broader credit union sector as identified above. This phased roll-out will likely take place as soon as CUNA LLC makes a business decision that it is the appropriate time to expand the registration universe and use of the new domain name, but any final decision is subject to change depending upon a range of external factors. During this same period of time CUNA LLC, in consultation with the credit union sector, will evaluate potential strategies to integrate with and⁄or migrate traffic away from the current patchwork network of second level domains registered in various TLDs, to the new .CREDITUNION gTLD. 

Check the Trademark Clearinghouse calendar.

The .AFRICA Sunrise Period

The Trademark clearinghouse just announced the launching of the .AFRICA new gTLD Sunrise Period.

When:

• START: Tuesday, 4 April, 2017 - 16:00;
• END: Saturday, 3 June, 2017 - 16:00.

What the application says about .AFRICA
This is an extract of the new gTLD application submitted to the Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN):

"Our mission is to establish the dotAfrica TLD as a proud identifier of Africa’s online identity, fairly reflecting the continent’s rich cultural, social and economic diversity and potential. In essence we will strive to develop and position the dotAfrica TLD as the preferred option for individuals and businesses either based in Africa or with strong associations with the continent and its people. The dotAfrica TLD represents a unique opportunity for Africa to develop and enhance its domain name and Internet eco-systems and communities by collaborating with each other to:

• identify, engage and develop African-based specialist skills and resources;

• share knowledge and develop DNS thought-leadership; and

• implement world class registry standards and contribute towards their continued development."

Next ICANN new gTLD Round: 2020 ?

There are discussions at ICANN on the subject at the moment and there will be more. A probably interesting one was the one from the GAC discussing the next steps following the ICANN bylaws changes. There should even be a more interesting one entitled "New gTLD Program Reviews" to take place this Saturday, November 5 between 13:45 and 14:45.

I downloaded the presentation and there is a slide - on page four - which tells a lot about what the date od "Round 2" might be. As usual, it is entitled "Program Reviews & Policy Timeline (Projected)", because no one, in the ICANN community, will ever take the risk to mention a date again :-)

It is important to know that a lot of interested parties in the new gTLD business want the second round of the ICANN new gTLD program to open as fast as possible but they are not the only ones: more and more Trademarks show signs that they want to submit an application too.

Some parties don't want of another round to happen for several reasons and one of them is that ".com has to remain kind". Another one is that...it takes time to install new domain names and flooding the market with even more domain name extension won't now help.

It also appears that the ICANN community wants Geographic domain name extensions and .BRAND new gTLD applicants to be able to submit an application as soon as possible. Unfortunately, it is not what the documentation says on page 4 of next Saturday's presentation because according to my understanding of this document, the earliest date that I read is not before 2020.

What you missed in our previous Newsletters:

1. Should new gTLDs be first-come, first-served?
2. .DOCTOR : 1,400 domains on day 1;
3. Governments mull greater geo gTLD powers;
4. Applications to ICANN for Community-based new gTLDs;
5. The .BUZZ auction;
6. Algorithm Red Flags Potentially Dangerous Domain Names at Time of Purchase;
7. The .商店 (store) Sunrise Period ends soon;
8. Percentage of Parked New gTLD;
9. .blog Domains: Let the Landrush Begin;
10. Playstation: not ready (New gTLDs Universal Acceptance);
11. ICANN: Board Governance Committee Meeting;
12. .Buzz top level domain name hits market for $3. 5 million+
13. The .BABY Sunrise Period begins;
14. The Strength of Top-Level Domains in UDRP Decisions;
15. Want To Buy A New gTLD?
16. Insights from ICANN 57, Hyderabad;
17. ICANN57 Preview: What to Expect in Hyderabad;
18. DomainWire Global TLD Report 2016/3
19. .BASEBALL & .BASKETBALL
20. Gear.club (download and Play)
21. New gTLDs in which Companies should consider securing their domains.

Domain name registration volumes: 

• Cool - Singular VS Plural new gTLDs; 
• New gTLDs related to FRENCH applications; 
• New gTLDs related to RELIGION (see the .FAITH new gTLD);
• New gTLDs related to HEALTH (see the .DOCTOR new gTLD);
• New gTLDs related to CARS (see the .VOLVO new gTLD);;
• Cool - Generic new gTLDs (see the .XYZ new gTLD).

Since most new gTLDs have launched, reports will be updated on a monthly basis starting January 2017.

Recent Trademark Clearinghouse Sunrise Period announcements

Note to our readers: starting January 2017, the content of our Newsletter will be sent by email only. It will not be made available online anymore on www.newsletter.domains.

New gTLDs: new announcements from the TMCH

The Trademark Clearinghouse just announced more Sunrise Periods, many are from Amazon. The new gTLD concerned are:

1. the .食品 (food). The TLD was added to the CATERING weekly new gTLD report;
2. the .ファッション (fashion);
3. the .ストア (store);
4. the .家電 (consumer electronics);
5. the .書籍 (book);
6. the .クラウド (cloud);
7. the .BABY;
8. the .GOOG (Google and its affiliates will be the sole registrants).

New domain name registration volumes:

• New gTLDs related to .COM competitors;
• New gTLDs related to HEALTH;
• New gTLDs related to CARS.

Tonight's new gTLD Newsletter:
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What you missed in our previous Newsletter:

1. HOT - The silent evolution of domain names:
1. An industry that is finally maturing;
2. Will this evolution in naming work?
3. How big Is the market, really?
4. The big league;
5. The future is already here.
2. CRAP - The 10 Most Abused Top Level Domains;
3. Good read - Famous Domainer talks about new gTLDs;
4. Registration volumes: Donuts Inc provides another source of info;
5. Two Great Videos For Entrepreneurs, From new gTLD Entrepreneurs;
6. French - "Le.taxi";
7. For .CLUB resellers: domain names can be bought at the retail price of $1,99 (details here);
8. The .CAM Sunrise Period has started.

The .CAM new gTLD Sunrise Period starts

The Trademark clearinghouse is opening the .CAM Sunrise Period.

Sunrise Period:

• START: Thursday, 6 October, 2016 - 16:00;
• END: Monday, 5 December, 2016 - 16:00.

Mission/purpose of your proposed gTLD:

The TLD is intended to benefit internet users by providing a designated namespace for people, organizations and businesses to provide websites and services related to cameras, photography and film-making. The Company is an established internet services business, providing services to 1 million users per day across the globe, and with the first company in our corporate group in operation since 1994.
The TLD will be an Internet space, under control of The Company, to allow the creation, distribution and exchange of entertainment, information and services involving and related to cameras, photography, broadcasting and film-making. The TLD will cater to a broad array of personal, commercial and community interests by means of, but not limited to, webcams, websites, social networks, email and other technologies that will reside within the .CAM domain name space. In addition, ancillary services may be provided in relation to registration of domains within the TLD, including but not limited to webcam and⁄or website hosting, SEO, marketing and consulting services.
Today, there are many uses for cameras in combination with internet distribution and⁄or other services. To name just a few examples, “webcams” are used for monitoring and security, video calling and videoconferencing, and for entertainment purposes. One of the most popular internet destinations, YouTube, amply demonstrates the breadth of use of cameras in combination with internet technology to create a wide array of information and entertainment for all sorts of people across the globe. The .CAM TLD will allow anyone to have their own domain name to offer their own information, entertainment and⁄or other services combining the wonders of photography with the wonders of the internet.
The Company intends for .CAM names to be registered and used by persons and entities with an interest in providing entertainment, information and services related to cameras, photography, broadcasting and⁄or film-making to interested consumers. Any person or entity will be able to register a .CAM domain name, provided that they represent that they will use the domain name for legitimate purposes involving and⁄or related to cameras, photography, and⁄or film-making.

Registration volumes:

The .CAM new gTLD has been added to the PHOTOGRAPHY new gTLD report and will be updated weekly.

Details
More details about the Sunrise Period can be found on the official website of the Trademark Clearinghouse.

Sunrise Period starts for .MAKEUP

The Sunrise Period for the .MAKEUP new gTLD has begun but it remains unclear when it launches exactly. The ICANN website gives the date of September the 22nd and the Trademark Clearinghouse gives the date of today: Thursday, 8 September, 2016 - 16:00.

SUNRISE PERIOD:

• START: Thursday, 8 September, 2016 - 16:00
• END: Tuesday, 18 October, 2016 - 16:00

See details here.

WHY:
"Because I'm worth it?"

WHERE:
The Registry does not (yet) publish a list of Accredited Registrars.

Old ".wine" new gTLD projections

Registration volumes are slow but they increase. This reminds me the projections I wrote in my business plan for the .WINE new gTLD (the dotVinum project). My projection dated 2011 stated that the Registry (all included) could start to be profitable in year one if 100,000 domain names were registered at a wholesale price of €7 - 14€ and €20 but this did not include Premium domain names.

Profitability:

1. Wholesale price of €7 in year one: €53.900,00
2. Wholesale price of €14: in year one: €753.900,00
3. Wholesale price of €20: in year one: €1,353.900,00

I calculated that profitability in year two was -217,690.00 for 10,000 domain names registered at a wholesale price of €20 but again, this did not include huge lists of Premium domain names and the back-end Registry service and operations were calculated for one single Registry, not multiple ones.

Scary, isn't it?

New domain name registration volumes:

• New gTLDs related to SPORT;
• New gTLDs related to ALCOHOL;
• New gTLDs related to REAL ESTATE.

HOT - Tonight's Newsletter:
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In our previous Newsletter:

1. Sunrise Period for .DOCTOR has started;
2. HOT - The new gTLD map;
3. Registries rebel against ICANN;
4. Does ICANN wish to open the window for more new TLDs sooner?
5. A few things I extracted from the ".mcdonalds" mission/purpose;
6. List of live .club websites.

Previous Campaigns can be viewed here.

Most recent Trademark Clearinghouse Sunrise Period announcements

Yesterday was on .FIRE (new gTLD)

It happens that we don't send our Newsletter: the reason of this can be a lack of info that day (so it is added the next day) or it can be a fire next to the place where I reside and it is what happened yesterday. No worry, family and Jovenet Consulting headquarters are fine.

There are a lot of different NEWS today: BREXIT, good reasons to use new domain names with a relation to SEO, The Amazon acquisition of Premium ".club" domains, Sunrise Periods ending, the fantastic weekly update of the awaited new gTLD report on Singular VS Plural new gTLDs. We even talk about old".com" domains ;-)

News:

1. Article - Google and "dotless" domains;
2. $109,269.75 - Amazon Buys Prime.club, Alexa.club & Fire.club;
3. Article - Why You Should Use Unique Domain Names for Shortcuts and Microsites;
4. Brexit - What about .london?
5. Article - The ".brand" state of play;
6. Three Sunrise Periods are ending soon:
1. the .STCGROUP new gTLD
2. the .STC
3. the .VIVA
7. Registration volumes:
1. New gTLDs related to RELIGION;
2. HOT - Plural vs Singular new gTLDs;
3. New gTLDs related to FRENCH applications.
8. Article - Companies still love descriptive ".com" domain names;
9. URS - Was complaint an abuse of process in Grey.email?
10. 27 July 2016: Discussion on BREXIT - Challenges for the Domain Industry;
11. Will governments get new rights to own 2 domains in new gTLDs under new ICANN policy?

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The .PROMO Sunrise Period starts today

The Trademark Clearinghouse is launching the .PROMO new gTLD Sunrise Period. We are happy to remind that the .PROMO new gTLD is one of the chosen domain name extension to be listed on our weekly report on "new gTLDs related to Companies". This report is updated every Tuesday. At the moment of this publication: two domain names are registered. To receive next week's report, subscribe to our Newsletter.

WHAT

.PROMO is the new top level domain created for marketers that want to highlight promotions online and is the best domain name for sites that feature promotions and promotional items. Because .PROMO lets your visitors know what your site is all about from the domain level! And, .PROMO web addresses are short and easy to remember – perfect for advertising campaigns both on and offline.

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WHEN

• SUNRISE PERIOD START: Thursday, 14 April, 2016 - 16:00;
• SUNRISE PERIOD END: Monday, 16 May, 2016 - 16:00

WHERE

To register a domain name ending in ".promo", it is required to participate in the Sunrise Period with an Accredited Registrar. Contact Nameshield to register your .PROMO new domain name.

The Nameshield Group: Registry, Corporate and Retail Registrar

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