UPDATE: the new gTLD info of the day (Monday)

www.joker.com

Investor talks about new gTLDs

(End of the article)

"Clearly 3 out of 4 new gtld's are underwater by number of registrations. Of course the number of registrations may have little to do with the actual commercial success of a gtld. It just happens to be one of the only pieces of data we can judge by early on. Number of registrations may not matter to an end user. Then again, it may! I will judge by the total amount of money spent to advertise and promote any single gtld. That includes all Radio, TV, Magazine, Billboards etc."http://www.ricksblog.com/2015/12/20-year-post-part-2-gtlds/

New gTLDs and Legal Rights Objection : which rights to be invoked ?
In the framework of a legal rights objection proceeding, the panel shall assess whether the disputed new gTLD application might infringe complainant’s rights.
http://ip-it.philippelaw.eu/new-gtlds-and-legal-rights-objection-which-rights-to-be-invoked/?lang=en
Season's Greetings from .AFRICA
The high point of our year was the Independent Review Panel (IRP) victory over the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) -the California-USA based organization that oversees the Internet Domain Name System. DotConnectAfrica Trust had applied for the .Africa generic Top-Level Domain registry from ICANN in 2012.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20151218_seasons_greetings_2015_end_of_year_message_from_dotconnectafrica/

Dish DBS prevails in .PHONE over Donuts

https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/110

.phone will be restricted
The new gTLD .phone is going to be tightly restricted, after Dish DBS won the contested string at auction.
http://domainincite.com/19732-phone-will-be-restricted-after-dish-gtld-auction-win

Will your dot brand help your SEO ranking?
Dot brand sites have the potential to be better ranked than other TLDs, but it will actually be the brands’ responsibility to make it happen.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/your-dot-brand-help-seo-ranking-arnaud-astier

Tata’s bid for .tata gTLD scuppered by Morocco
Tata Group, the humongous Indian conglomerate, has been told its flagship application for a dot-brand gTLD has been refused.
http://domainincite.com/19729-tatas-bid-for-tata-gtld-scuppered-by-morocco

New gTLD Development
A few foreign language sites are included this week, as the new gTLDs of course aren’t limited to the English language. The screenshots are linked, if you would like to check them out for yourselves.
http://domainshane.com/new-gtld-development-iot-flowers-datacom-global-atec-link/

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Quand Pékin s’empare de la gouvernance d’Internet
La Chine organisait cette semaine une Conférence mondiale de l’Internet. Est-ce le bon endroit pour en débattre?

https://www.letemps.ch/monde/2015/12/18/pekin-s-empare-gouvernance-internet

Le contentieux des nouveaux noms de domaine (new gTLDs)
Afin d’élargir le champ d’exploitation commerciale de l’internet, un processus de création de nouvelles extensions a été lancé en 2011. Progressivement, des dénominations de sites web, plus conviviales et intuitives (.hotel, .flowers, .book, etc.), deviennent disponibles, au sein des nouveaux domaines ainsi ouverts. Certaines autorités publiques, grandes entreprises ou organismes professionnels ont par ailleurs souhaité accroître leur visibilité sur le net en créant leur propre domaine (.bmw, .siemens, .paris, .gent, .amsterdam, .alsace, .brussels), dont elles se réservent l’usage ou qu’elles mettent à la disposition des tiers intéressés, selon leurs stratégies respectives.
http://shop.wolterskluwer.be/shop/fr_BE/navigation/110/Le-contentieux-des-nouveaux-noms-de-domaine-gTLDs-?p=BPNOMDOMBI15001

Mon Nom de Domaine .corsica
Montrer sa localisation en Corse : le référencement des moteurs de recherche est aujourd'hui géolocalisé, ainsi les sites en .corsica seront prioritairement indexés par ces moteurs de recherche et apparaitront plus facilement dans les résultats de recherche.
http://www.corsicamania.com/boutiques-en-ligne/boutiques-en-ligne/1.3165-mon-nom-de-domaine-corsica.html

Noms de domaine : nouvelles extensions, nouveaux enjeux, nouveaux risques.
Le 26 juin 2008, l’ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) confirmait sa décision d’ouvrir au public la possibilité de créer de nouvelles extensions. Depuis 2012, plusieurs centaines de nouvelles extensions génériques ont été créées.
http://www.village-justice.com/articles/Nouvelles-extensions-nouveaux,21055.html

Appel d'offre noms de domaine (Camieg)
Externalisation du service de messagerie électronique et hébergement de noms de domaines de la camieg
http://www.e-marchespublics.com/annonce_marche_public_1192_419122.html

Appel d'offre noms de domaine (Ville de Paris)

Gestion et valorisation du portefeuille de noms de domaine de la Ville de Paris

http://centraledesmarches.com/marches-publics/PARIS-Ville-de-Paris-Gestion-et-valorisation-du-portefeuille-de-noms-de-domaine-de-la-ville-a-Paris/1810991

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The weekly "cities" new gTLD report by Jean Guillon

Are new domain names for cities purchased? This weekly publication reports on cities new domain name registration volumes.

In blue: city extensions with a notable domain name registration increase; in pink we added ".city" and ".town" new gTLDs; in red, city extensions facing a registration dicrease from one week to the other. Please note that ".tours" (a French city) was added to the list.

1. The .NYC new gTLD: 86 522 domain name registrations
2. .LONDON : 62 489
3. .BERLIN : 58 304
4. .TOKYO : 41 726
5. .MOSCOW : 25 786
6. .KOELN : 24 015
7. .AMSTERDAM : 23 643
8. .МОСКВА (xn--80adxhks) : 23 320
9. .HAMBURG : 23 254
10. .PARIS : 22 782
11. .VEGAS : 14 977
12. .CITY : 19 407
13. .WIEN : 13 434
14. .MIAMI : 13 140
15. .QUEBEC : 11 145
16. .MELBOURNE : 8 607
17. .SYDNEY : 7 868
18. .BRUSSELS : 6 352
19. .CAPETOWN : 5 189
20. .COLOGNE : 5 177
21. .NAGOYA : 4 072
22. .JOBURG : 3 729
23. .TOURS : 3 664
24. YOKOHAMA : 3 101
25. .GENT : 3 080
26. .DURBAN : 2 667
27. .OKINAWA : 2 582
28. .TOWN : 2 442
29. .TAIPEI : 2 387
30. .RIO : 1 096
31. .OSAKA : 459

Source: https://ntldstats.com/tld/paris

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Porn firm wins .cam after years of objections

The controversial new gTLD .cam has been won at auction by Dutch porn site operator AC Webconnecting, putting an end to over two years of back-and-forth objections.
http://domainincite.com/19723-porn-firm-wins-cam-after-years-of-objections

Verisign IDNs: Landrush details and Premium Domains
Verisign is getting ready to launch its first internationalized domain name, a Japanese transliteration of .com .コム.
http://domainnamewire.com/2015/12/18/verisign-idns-landrush-details-and-premium-domains/

Cheers! Registries and Registrars Doing the Right Thing by Patients
The good news? There are many registrars out there who take action and hold registrants accountable. The behavior of Rebel as discussed in the 2015 Notorious Market List is the exception, not the rule, at least when it comes to registry and registrar action against illegitimate online drug sellers. The majority of registries and registrars are doing the right thing by patients.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20151218_cheers_registries_and_registrars_doing_the_right_thing_by_patients/

.MUSIC new gTLD
Imogen Heap wrote to ICANN
There are no other applicants willing to support and nurture our music community in the way DotMusic are bound to do so, should they win.https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/heap-to-icann-eiu-16dec15-en.pdf

.feedback and .sucks: podcast
Invited to expand on their offerings, Top Level Spectrum CEO Jay Westerdal and Vox Populi CEO John Berard both joined us on the latest episode of the World Trademark Review podcast.
http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/Blog/detail.aspx?g=7787177a-40c5-4d20-babb-adbddaf7baa2

Domain Name Industry Brief
The third quarter of 2015 closed with a base of approximately 299 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), an increase of 3.1 million domain names, or 1.1 percent over the second quarter of 2015. Registrations have grown by 14.8 million, or 5.2 percent, year over year.1
https://www.verisign.com/en_US/innovation/dnib/index.xhtml

Google confirms: Yes, you can switch to a new .melbourne domain without penalty
In the past, Google has been notoriously tight-lipped about the search performance of new TLDs, stating only that they will “not be treated any differently” than legacy TLDs such as .com and .net. This is despite independent research that has demonstrated some search benefits of new extensions and reports from businesses which have seen an increase in customers because of their new domain name.
http://live.melbourne/media-release/google-confirms-yes-you-can-switch-to-a-new-melbourne-domain-without-penalty/

What is a URL?
Is a URL the same as a domain name? Surprisingly to many, the answer is no. But the terms are used so interchangeably, it’s understandable why people confuse one for the other. But there is a difference.

https://www.verisign.com/en_US/domain-names/online/what-is-a-url/index.xhtml

How I just registered Twitter.sucks for free in just five clicks
This morning, I caused the registration of and was given control of a web site at twitter.sucks.
http://domainincite.com/19706-how-i-just-registered-twitter-sucks-for-free-in-just-five-clicks

Could a new gTLD help you achieve your business goals?
Consider what registrations in generic new gTLDs would make strategic sense, but also brainstorm whether your own .BRAND might be a good idea. It’s a long evaluation process that, to paraphrase Nao Matsukata, starts with one question: Would it solve a problem for you?
http://blog.fairwindspartners.com/gtld-basics/creating-a-strong-domain-name-portfolio

CentralNic’s growing very rapidly
CentralNic CEO, Ben Crawford discusses the company’s involvement in Alphabet’s “.xyz” domain name and how they’re performing compared to the “GoDaddy’s of the world.”
http://cnb.cx/1PcMofE

Going on Holidays?
http://visit.rio/

.XYZ Registry Reports Nearly All 5 Number Domains Sold Out
Daniel Negari, CEO of the .xyz registry has reported to TheDomains.com that there are less than 10,000 five number .xyz domain name combinations left before they are all registered!
http://www.thedomains.com/2015/12/17/xyz-registry-reports-nearly-all-5-number-domains-sold-out/

Domain Management Starter Guide: Strategy, Policies and Procedures
The bad news is domain management pain will aggravate further as the Top Level Domain (TLD) space expands from 22 (.com, .net, .org etc.) to 1,000+ TLDs (.news, .tech, .bank etc.), resulting from ICANN's domain name expansion program.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/domain-management-starter-guide-strategy-policies-andre-forrester

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MISE A JOUR: des noms de domaine qui se vendent vite!

www.prodigy.club

Ce sont plus de 2000 4000 noms de domaine ".club" qui viennent d'être vendus en un jour. Il s'agit là d'un "score" plutôt impressionnant car si l'on s'en tient aux chiffres des autres "nouveaux" Registres, il est extrêmement rare de vendre autant de noms si rapidement.

Rare
Si, dans la pratique, il est courant de donner des noms de domaine pour les principaux Registres du top 10 des nouvelles extensions Internet en volume (voir ntldstats.com); il faut savoir que tel n'est pas le cas pour tous les Registres: tout le monde ne "donne" pas de noms de domaine...pour des raisons évidentes de budget, de finance...et de valeur.

Ce qu'il faut savoir, et c'est là toute la magie de la méthodologie de ce registre hors du commun, c'est qu'il est encore plus rare de vendre autant de noms de domaine "Premiums" en un seul jour car les investisseurs misent habituellement sur les noms de domaine ".com" et nom sur les nouvelles extensions Internet.

Changement de mode de pensée
Le Registre pour les ".club" est en train de créer - et peut être même d'inverser - cette tendance qui pousse les acheteurs de noms de domaine à penser au ".com" en premier...tout en négligeant les autres extensions. Mieux encore, les noms de domaine ".club" vont peut être remplacer un mode de pensée que chaque Registrant (titulaire d'un nom de domaine) avait il y a encore quelques années lorsqu'il achetait son ".net" en plus de son ".com": juste "au cas où".

A présent, et si les noms de domaine ".com" conservent toujours une grande valeur, peut être va t-il falloir penser à sécuriser son ".club" en plus de son ".com " ou de son ".fr": pour des questions de sécurisation de son patrimoine identitaire par exemple.

Des chiffres et des noms
Un tiers des 2000 noms enregistrés sont des ".club" à 3 caractères, il s'agit là d'une indication claire sur la valeur des noms de domaine courts. Si au moment où nous publions ces lignes il est fort probable que de nombreux autres noms ont été achetés, il est à noter que l'achat de noms de domaine à des fins spéculatives (ou autres) se fait souvent pour des signes en anglais, et non en français.

Ainsi, si le coeur vous en dit, il y a fort à parier que vous trouverez encore des noms de domaine courts à trois caractères et en français dans la liste des noms qui sont encore disponibles. Celle-ci est disponible en téléchargement (dernière mise à jour au 16 décembre à 3 heures ET).

Tiens... sql.club est disponible à l'enregistrement ;-)

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Thursday: the new gTLD info of the day (updated)

www.idea.club

Curiosity of the day

The .BROTHER new gTLD (see application here) uses two letter second level domain names. The new gTLD applicant guidebook is not supposed to allow this.

http://hk.brother/

ICANN Appoints MFSD as First European Uniform Rapid Suspension System Provider

ICANN today announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with MFSD Srl (MFSD) establishing MFSD as a new Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS) provider.
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-12-16-en
.Club has sold 2,000 premium domain name so far today
.Club registry gets solid results from release of 13,000 premium names.
http://domainnamewire.com/2015/12/16/club-has-sold-2000-premium-domain-name-so-far-today/

.BANK By the Numbers: Domestic Impact
To date*, 5,165 .BANK domain names have been registered in the U.S. by 2,534 banks. Outside the U.S., 560 domain names have been registered. An infographic from last month provides additional insights into the international impact of .BANK.https://www.ftld.com/WP/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/fTLD-Blog-Domestic-Impact-20151216.pdf

new gTLDs 2015: Wachstum und Prestige-Projekte
In ihrem zweiten Jahr haben die neuen Domain-Endungen ihre Position auf dem internationalen Markt gefestigt – dank kontinuierlich steigender Registrierungszahlen und öffentlichkeitswirksamen Projekten.
https://seo-portal.de/2015/12/16/google-zu-autosuggest-bildern-und-gtlds/

British businesses fall victim to 'cybersquatters' amid domain name rollout
However, new research reveals that some of the UK’s biggest companies are failing to protect their intellectual property, with many domain names relating to British brands already being bought up by third parties.http://thespokedblog.com/2015/12/17/british-businesses-fall-victim-to-cybersquatters-amid/

The Com Laude & Valideus Gazetteer of Top Level Domains
The purpose of the Gazetteer is to help brand owners and IP professionals navigate the new world of domains which emerged when ICANN launched its new gTLD programme three years’ ago.
https://comlaude.com/com-laude-valideus-gazetteer-top-level-domains

Two Sunrise Periods started today

the .SECURITY new gTLD;

the .PROTECTION new gTLD.

http://www.trademark-clearinghouse.com/gtld-calendar

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