Happening today: TMCH Webinar (15:00 [UTC])

In this TMCH webinar, and Radix Registry will cover their TLD's that are in Sunrise: .PRESS, .WEBSITE and .HOST. Rolf Larsen, CEO of dot Global will introduce the dot Global TLD.

This webinar is free and open to general public.

https://lounge.anywhereconference.com
Participant PIN: 66278734
Weblogin: 105424152

http://www.trademark-clearinghouse.com/content/tmch-webinar-global-website-press-host

What is a .ORGANIC domain name?

Get organic.

Strange question received this morning about LinkedIn (new gTLDs goup)

This morning I was asked about the reason why I hardly ever publish links about certain people's article in the New generic Top-Level Domains (new gTLDs) group on LinkedIn ?

Just to point it out, every single link is sent to roughly 1,600 subscribers every day and those links added to the "Manager's choice" appear on top of each email sent to its members.

My answer: I don't make choices, I just select the information I am interested in. The funny thing about this question is that just a few people know that they can post links to their articles themselves...

It is just as easy as:

1. Join the group;
2. Paste the hyperlink to your article in the object field;
3. LinkedIn then captures the link (nothing to do there);
4. Add your Title in replacement of the hyperlink;
5. Click on "share".

It is as simple as this.

New gTLD .RIP : “Requiescat in pace”

Thinking twice about it: .RIP new gTLD is multilingual...

Why would you have a grave in a cemetery when you know that few people will visit in a lifespan? Much better to have one on Internet: people will be able to keep on hearing about you, after you have died. They could read about your life and, why not, find a set of pictures from that very person who died. It is much nicer than standing in front of a grave that has plastic flowers on it.

Read my article on gTLD.club

“Requiescat in pace” (.RIP new gTLD)

What does “RIP” stand for?

I thought “RIP” stood for “Rest In Peace”. I thought it was an acronym used in English only and a TLD that would be understood by the next generation; because no one would ever register such a domain name ending in .RIP today.

When you say “RIP”, it makes you think of death…

I have also said that such a TLD was something…typically American and that no other culture would consider buying such domain names because promoting death online is something a bit odd.

“RIP” is not an English acronym … it is Latin and it is not used only in the United Kingdom or in the USA; it is used worldwide in all cemeteries. Once I went to a French cemetery and I found a tombstone on which “R.I.P” was written. I learnt something on that day: “RIP” means “Requiescat in pace”.

Bright idea in fact

Multilingual

The RIP acronym reminds me the problems we face with new gTLDs in multiple languages: what happens if you have a .WINE and a .VIN but no .VINO? Isn’t it unfair for the Spaniards and the Italians? Actually it is the reason why I chose the Latin word for Project dotVinum to have all the major wine extensions under the same domain name.

.RIP is a direct answer to that multilangual problem because Latin is a universal TLD here and addresses all those interested: not only the English speakers.

The idea

I downloaded all three applications but I did not even read them. I don’t mind what is written inside. What does matter is how I feel about registering a .RIP new domain name as a “user”.

Why would you have a grave in a cemetery when you know that few people will visit in a lifespan? Much better to have one on Internet: people will be able to keep on hearing about you, after you have died. They could read about your life and, why not, find a set of pictures from that very person who died. It is much nicer than standing in front of a grave that has plastic flowers on it.

I even started believing that .RIP domain names and a vast range of other dedicated online services are something you may start finding when organizing funerals. What if undertakers from different countries started to offer this as a service? Isn’t this a great idea?

The French “Confédération des Professionnels du Funéraire et de la Marbrerie” is going to be happy when reading about this.

Who is behind the .RIP ?

Who is crazy enough to have considered applying for the .RIP new generic Top-Level Domain?

There were three aplicants and only one is left now; the two other applications have been withdrawn from the ICANN new gTLD process:

1. One is from United TLD Holdco Ltd (now RightSide) and was won in an auction; 
2. dotRIP LIMITED (application was withdrawn); 
3. Nevaeh Ventures Inc (application was withdrawn). 

Interested in reading about the applicant’s plan for .RIP? Download the public portion of the application here.

Why most brands may never sign the ICANN contract

What many dotBrands have failed or seem to have not to have understood (especially those who have already signed with ICANN) is that the contract is not designed for trademarks. The agreements are basically a lease agreement that can be revoked from you and given to someone else. What brand on earth would allow for someone else to run their trademark on the internet without their approval?

Read the article from Shaun Le Cornu on gTLD.club:
http://gtld.club/2014/07/28/why-most-brands-may-never-sign-the-icann-contract/