The new gTLD info of the day (Monday)

The current state of ‘.brands’: an infographic
Momentum is building on the use of ‘.brands’. Barclays Bank has transferred its primary website to a branded domain string (‘home.barclays’), while Sony has been promoting the new James Bond film, Spectre, on its ‘.sony’ string (‘assistmoneypenny.sony’). As more enter the fray, we thought it was a good time to summarise the current status of ‘.brands’ in an infographic.
http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/blog/Detail.aspx?g=d8ac609a-e2fb-4b8f-a086-3f238def3823

Domain Owner sues National Arbitration Forum and complainant after losing UDRP
VirtualPoint, Inc., which operates the site UDRPSearch.com, has filed a lawsuit after losing a UDRP for the domain name WindCreek.com.
http://domainnamewire.com/2015/12/07/naf-lawsuit/

Foot-dragging Amazon has bumper crop of new gTLDs
Amazon Registry Services took possession of 17 new gTLDs at the weekend.
http://domainincite.com/19673-foot-dragging-amazon-has-bumper-crop-of-new-gtlds

.XYZ asks Verisign to pay $1.6 million in fees from lawsuit
The .XYZ domain name registry has asked a court (pdf) to force Verisign to pay $1.6 million in fees and expenses related to the lawsuit Verisign filed against it.
http://domainnamewire.com/2015/12/06/xyz-verisign-fees/

Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP) Operational Profile for gTLDRegistries and Registrars
Purpose: This public comment proceeding is being opened to obtain community input on the Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP) Operational Profile for gTLD Registries and Registrars.
https://www.icann.org/public-comments/rdap-profile-2015-12-03-en

French GeoTLDs Boost the Domain Name Market
Launched a year ago, the new TLDs for use in France (.paris, .bzh, etc.) are now part of the country’s digital landscape.
https://www.afnic.fr/en/about-afnic/news/general-news/9513/show/french-geotlds-boost-the-domain-name-market.html

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Les chiffres des extensions Internet francophones

What are the weekly registration volumes of TLDs (new domain name extensions) with a French meaning? This publication reports on new domain name registration volumes for domain names such as ".fans", ".club", ".social", ".guide"...

In blue: French extensions with a notable domain name registration increase; inpink we added ".bzh" and ".eus" region new gTLDs; in red, French extensions facing a registration dicrease from one week to the other.

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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 decrease from one week to the other. Please note that ".tours" (a French city) was added to the list.

1. The .NYC new gTLD: 87 672 domain name registrations;
2. .LONDON : 65 371;
3. .BERLIN : 58 083;
4. .TOKYO : 41 236;
5. .KOELN : 23 988;
6. .MOSCOW : 24 989;
7. .AMSTERDAM : 23 328;
8. .HAMBURG : 23 172;
9. .МОСКВА (xn--80adxhks) :22 551;
10. .PARIS : 22 456;
11. .CITY : 19 188;
12. .VEGAS : 14 955;
13. .WIEN : 13 371;
14. .MIAMI : 12 826;
15. .QUEBEC : 11 106;
16. .MELBOURNE : 8 548;
17. .SYDNEY : 7 748;
18. .BRUSSELS : 6 303;
19. .CAPETOWN : 5 282;
20. .COLOGNE : 5 176;
21. .NAGOYA : 4 067 (0);
22. .JOBURG : 3 806;
23. .TOURS : 3 547; 
24. YOKOHAMA : 3 117;
25. .GENT : 3 040;
26. .TOWN : 2 841;
27. .DURBAN : 2 734;
28. .OKINAWA : 2 552;
29. .TAIPEI : 2 342;
30. .RIO : 1 051;
31. .OSAKA : 455.

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

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New gTLDs related to Photography

We strongly believe that the .PHOTO new gTLD will be a commercial success in the long term. This post reports on photography TLDs registration volumes.

1. The .PHOTOGRAPHY new gTLD = 51 197;
2. .PICS = 30 820
3. .PHOTO = 23 889
4. .PHOTOS: 19 088
5. .PICTURES = 6 336.

In blue: domain name registrations increase, in red, they decrease from one week to the other.

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

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New gTLDs related to Restoration

We strongly believe that the .RESTAURANT new gTLD will be a commercial success in the long term. This post reports on restoration TLDs registration volumes.

1. The .PUB new gTLD = 42 822
2. .MENU = 6 698
3. .RESTAURANT = 6 102
4. .BAR = 4 498
5. .REST = 1 360

In blue: domain name registrations increase, in red, they decrease from one week to the other.

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

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The new gTLD info of the day (Week-end)

New domain names underdevelopment
Below is another look at a few developed sites on the new gTLDs. Screenshots are linked to the sites if you’d like to check them out for yourself.
http://domainshane.com/new-gtld-development-clearer-link-volo-global-various-property/

After a Record Sales Month .CLUB Will Have a Lot of Domains in Our Next Weekly Report
A day after our latest weekly domain sales report came out Wednesday (December 2),.CLUB announced they had a record-breaking month in November, booking just over$1,622,000 worth of premium domain sales.
http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2015/dailyposts/20151204.htm#.VmMQe1gzIt4.twitter

New gTLDs recently delegated:

1. 3 December 2015: ".INSURANCE";
2. 3 December 2015 ".NORTON";
3. 3 December 2015 ".MED";
4. 3 December 2015 ".SYMANTEC".
   http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/delegated-strings

Night.club
Nine "Category Killer" .CLUB Web Addresses Including Strip.club and Fitness.club to Be Offered January 11, 2016 in Las Vegas
http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/-2079436.htm

Now Available In Chinese!
State of the Domains, the magazine that is published by the Domain Name Association, is now available in Chinese. It was translated from the original English version that was distributed at ICANN 54.
http://onlinedomain.com/2015/12/06/news/state-of-the-domains-magazine-now-available-in-chinese/

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