New gTLDs brought by Donuts

Slides of the last ICANN new gTLD webinar

Slides of the last new gTLD applicant webinar are online and available for download below.

Topics included:

• GAC Advice
• Objections & Dispute Resolution
• Community Priority Evaluation
• Auction
• Contracting
• Pre-Delegation Testing
• Name Collision
• Trademark Clearinghouse
• etc...

http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/webinar-23oct13-en.pdf

A good URL is SHORT (new gTLDs)

I often attend Webinars and noticed it becomes popular to show your face...for eye-contact. So when it turns to joining a Webinar, I also have that problem to find the good URL where to meet: if it is not in my emails, I definitely need to search for it.

So when you are sent the link to connect to a Webinar or a video conference, what kind of a URL woud you find best not to waste time searching for the right link?

1. https://brand.adobeconnect.com/e1n8ast3qtv/event/login.html ?
2. https://brand.webex.com/brand/ldr.php?AT=pb&SP=MC&rID=88043257&rKey=3fa0427556835238 ? Or,
3. https://www.brand.webcam ?

Come on, this is an easy one.

;-)

Today is a Historical moment for "the ICANN ROOT"

Below are the first 4 new gTLDs (these are IDNs) to be given get a green light by for delegation in the ICANN root. The delegation is one of the last ICANN processes to almost guarantee an applicant he will make it to the finish line and operate his TLD.

1. شبكة (xn--ngbc5azd) – Arabic word for “Web” or “Network”;
2. онлайн (xn--80asehdb) – Russian for “Online”;
3. сайт (xn--80aswg) – Russian for “Web site”;
4. 游戏 (xn--unup4y) – Chinese for “Game”.

In the ICANN announcement, a paragraph attracted my attention, it says: "Only applicants that can meet the requirements outlined in the New gTLD Applicant Guidebook will be given an opportunity to operate a gTLD."

Actually, this is not true. There are other roots which do not need the ICANN to operate. They don't work the same way but they do exist. You can even buy .GUN domain names on these Alternative Roots and request the creation of a city name, just for yourself.

An example here: http://gun.shofardomain.com/

Read the official announcement on the ICANN blog.

New domain names: will they do it? (new gTLDs)

On the list are hundreds of domain name suffixes to be launched, I wonder if those who already use a domain name and who already have a prominent online presence, will convert to them.

Maybe .COM is just not best!

I am quite familiar with the common attitude that .COM domains are everlasting, that no other “TLD” (Top-Level Domain = domain name extension) can replace them. I have already heard quite often that new gTLDs will fail.

Read more about this article here.

Will Uniform Rapid Suspension Be a Substitute for Defensive Domain Name Registrations?

Many law firms and Intellectual Property departments in charge of managing brands and domain names for their customers or businesses must have had that same question: "how do I protect a brand online under the ICANN new gTLD program?" The first potential answer that is usually offered up to an enquirer is: "the Trademark Clearinghouse does that".

The Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) is not protection mechanism; rather it is a privileged access to registering domain names prior to registry launch.

Read my article on CircleId.