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 new domain name extension registration volumes related to photography.

1. The .PHOTOGRAPHY new gTLD = 52 554
2. .PICS = 32 077
3. .PHOTO = 26 101
4. .PHOTOS = 19 695
5. .VIDEO = 13 739
6. .STUDIO = 7 835
7. .PICTURES = 6 664

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

Source: ntldstats.com

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New gTLDs related to Catering

We strongly believe that the .RESTAURANT new gTLD will be a commercial success in the long term. This post reports on new domain name extension registration volumes related to catering.

1. The .PUB new gTLD = 44 128
2. .MENU = 6 727
3. .RESTAURANT = 5 669
4. .KITCHEN = 6 209
5. .BAR = 4 666
6. .COOKING = 3 182
7. .RECIPES = 3 543
8. .CATERING = 3 244
9. .REST = 1 408

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

Source: ntldstats.com

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The weekly French new gTLD report by Nameshield

What are the registration volumes of TLDs (new domain name extensions) with a French meaning? 

This weekly publication reports on new domain name registration volumes for domain names such as ".club", ".yoga", ".auto"...

This week, Nameshield focusses on:

• The .LOL new gTLD
• .PARIS
• .VIN
• .GDN

Read the complete report @Nameshield

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The new gTLD info for Monday the 7th

The ICANN meeting in Marrakech has started and it will last until the end of the week. We can expect announcements and hopefully...decisions. I believe a major information would be to give the date for "Round2.domains"

1. The .HOMES Sunrise Period has started;
2. New report: "New gTLDs related to SPORT";
3. HOT - Delegation of .AFRICA blocked, DCA gets relief from US Court;
4. Governments split on IANA transition (example used: .AMAZON) new gTLD;
5. There is a top 10 for Worst Top Level Domains for spammers;
6. FUNNY - Poll: .XYZ or .CLUB domain names? [vote here]
7. In French, DNS NEWS (new gTLDs)
1. Remises en cause et en ordre de bataille ;
2. Des chiffres toujours florissants;
3. Etat statistique des nTLDs au samedi 5/03/16 (données publiées);
4. Trois clefs pour un mystère.
8. Announcement on .AFRICA new gTLD by the ICANN;
9. Music artists use .BUZZ domain names to perform in Texas!
10. Spotlight on Premium .CLUB domain names;
11. The Vistaprint Limited String Confusion Objection Expert Determination (.WEBS & .WEB new gTLDs);
12. Article: The New gTLDs: Sink or Swim?
13. A negative recap from last week (on ICANN and new gTLDs);
14. In Spanish: Nuevos dominios gTLDs: ¿qué oportunidades ofrecen a tu negocio?
15. New gTLD Reports: 
1. New gTLDs related to Photography;
2. New gTLDs related to Catering;
3. HOT: New gTLDs related to Cities.
16. ICANN new gTLD revenue: $27.3 million in 2016?

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Sunrise Period for .HOMES new gTLD starts today

WHEN:

• SUNRISE PERIOD START:
  Monday, 7 March, 2016 - 16:00;
• SUNRISE PERIOD END:
  Friday, 6 May, 2016 - 16:00.

WHAT:

"Get noticed with a unique domain that easily and quickly reveals to consumers you actively work in the real estate industry".

WHERE:

Registrants interested in participating in the .HOMES Sunrise Period can contact the Nameshield Corporate Registrar to register their domain name.

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The new gTLD info for Friday the 4th

I received an email yesterday from someone asking: "where are the links to the new gTLD NEWS?"

To read all articles, you must be subscribed to the gtld.club Newsletter:

• Daily NEWS are posted here without links to the info;
• To read these NEWS, you must subscribe to the NEWSLETTER (which is sent everyday at 8PM CET.

Today's new gTLD NEWS:

1. The Australian Football League has a new website and guess what its (new) domain name is?
2. .CAR & .AUTO are in the News;
3. Amazon really wants its .AMAZON new gTLD;
4. Which domains do you buy when the ".com" is taken?
5. FUNNY - Going to ICANN55 Marrakech for new gTLDs? Read this;
6. Major Trademark can't have .SPACE domain name suspended in URS;
7. 13,000 registered domains on day one for .BET;
8. HOT - Interesting: new domain names sales in February 2016;
9. More coming during the day.

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The new gTLD info for Thursday the 3rd

I published a new report related to sports and new gTLDs. It is pending publication on CircleId. I appreciate comments and will be happy to add new domain name extensions I may have forgotten.

1. The ICANN new gTLD program: both a success and mess?
2. HOT - How Google plans tu use its .GOOGLE new gTLD;
3. Multilingual Top-Level Domains;
4. Will you buy a domain name ending in .BET?
5. The .HOMES new gTLD is launching soon;
6. Is Amazon planning to become a Registrar for its own new domain name extensions?
7. Registry to give domain names away during conference (for one year).

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Google's projects for new gTLDs

This is something that I like to do: use the Google's advanced search to check about new domain names created in a specific new gTLD. Today I searched for potential new domain names created by Google and I found three interesting one:

1. map.google
2. translate.google
3. classroom.google

Most of the time, these new domain name creations are redirected to existing projects but these are not and point to an error. If the sub-domain redirections for Google Maps are active (maps.google.com and maps.google.com), the sub-domain translate.google.com points to the right service so what is the idea behind the creation of these ultra short domain names ending with the ".GOOGLE" extension?

To do your own search:

1. go to Google;
2. search for something (whatever);
3. click on the little wheel on top right of the window;
4. select "advanced search";
5. remove what you searched for in the "all these words" field, and leave it empty;
6. go down to "site or domain" and enter the domain name extension you are interested in;
7. click on "Advanced Search";
8. Done.

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