Yesterday was on .FIRE (new gTLD)

It happens that we don't send our Newsletter: the reason of this can be a lack of info that day (so it is added the next day) or it can be a fire next to the place where I reside and it is what happened yesterday. No worry, family and Jovenet Consulting headquarters are fine.

There are a lot of different NEWS today: BREXIT, good reasons to use new domain names with a relation to SEO, The Amazon acquisition of Premium ".club" domains, Sunrise Periods ending, the fantastic weekly update of the awaited new gTLD report on Singular VS Plural new gTLDs. We even talk about old".com" domains ;-)

News:

1. Article - Google and "dotless" domains;
2. $109,269.75 - Amazon Buys Prime.club, Alexa.club & Fire.club;
3. Article - Why You Should Use Unique Domain Names for Shortcuts and Microsites;
4. Brexit - What about .london?
5. Article - The ".brand" state of play;
6. Three Sunrise Periods are ending soon:
1. the .STCGROUP new gTLD
2. the .STC
3. the .VIVA
7. Registration volumes:
1. New gTLDs related to RELIGION;
2. HOT - Plural vs Singular new gTLDs;
3. New gTLDs related to FRENCH applications.
8. Article - Companies still love descriptive ".com" domain names;
9. URS - Was complaint an abuse of process in Grey.email?
10. 27 July 2016: Discussion on BREXIT - Challenges for the Domain Industry;
11. Will governments get new rights to own 2 domains in new gTLDs under new ICANN policy?

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The new gTLD info for Monday, July 11th

There is info coming about the awaited .BLOG new gTLD. Interesting too, the recent delegation of the .NIKE new gTLD which will enter the .SPORT new gTLD report updated each Wednesday.

1. How much will it cost to register a ".blog" domain name?
2. Interesting - A new domains early warning system for TLDs;
3. 647 registrations on day 1 for .TUBE new gTLD;
4. Registration volumes:
1. New gTLDs related to CITIES;
2. New gTLDs related to CATERING;
   (was added the ".coffee" new gTLD)
3. New gTLDs related to PHOTOGRAPHY;
5. Two new gTLDs were just delegated:
1. .NIKE
2. .SES
6. Proposed Measures for Letter/Letter Two-Character ASCII Labels to Avoid Confusion with Corresponding Country Codes;
7. More coming by the end of the day.

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Is the ".com" old gTLD losing appeal?

This week, the GENERIC new gTLD report - a report focusing on challengers of the ".com" domain name extension, shows that there are less ".com" registrations than the week before: it also means that the ".com" Registry is losing registrations. Is the increasing volume of new domain name registered the reason of this?

New:

1. 12 Reasons Why Chinese TLDs Are Good For Brands and Businesses;
2. Article - Following ".republicans" and ".democrats" everywhere!
3. $0.99 for ".club" domains until the end of July;
4. Six new gTLDS were just delegated:
1. The ".GODADDY" domain name extension;
2. .XFINITY
3. .COMCAST
4. .GODADDY
5. .MITSUBISHI
6. .FUJITSU
5. HOT - GENERIC new gTLDs registration volumes;
   (for the first time".com" domain name registration volumes are in the red)
6. Registration volumes:
1. New gTLDs related to HEALTH;
2. New gTLDs related to CARS.
   (a new dotBRAND new gTLD has entered the report)
7. Do you even need keywords on the page to rank anymore?
8. The World's Most Abused TLDs;
9. I Owned 17 Single Letter/Number .TUBE Domains Today Until The Registry Took Them Back;
10. More coming.

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Dropped new domains: learn why it matters

"Dropped domains" do not necessarily mean something to traditional Registrants (those who buy domain names) but law firms should pay attention to this subject for one simple reason: once a domain was dropped and collected on a list (the Registry below offers this service), it is "more" at risk from being registered by a third party. If you are in charge of managing a domain name portfolio and don't understand what I just wrote, 2 options:

1. Call me;
2. Change your job ;-)

News:

1. New gTLDs related to SPORT;
2. 1,000 three to four character ".club"  domain names are still available;
3. ICANN - Study Finds Increased Awareness and Trust in Domain Name System;
4. Community Objection Rehearing re .SPORTS;
5. New gTLDs related to REAL ESTATE;
6. New - .STREAM new gTLD to launch this week;
7. A Registry has launched a tool to find dropped domains;
8. LOL - "I suggest you do an availability check if you didn’t protect your brand in Sunrise";
9. Article - Who really cares about new gTLDs?
10. More coming.

The Nameshield Group: Registry, Corporate and Retail Registrar

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Is the ".contact" new gTLD coming?

I just noticed a new Registry website. In fact, it is not new but it was updated. Top Level Spectrum has 5 new gTLDs in its list: .CONTACT - .FORUM - .REALTY - .FEEDBACK and .PID.
It seems that the innovation is built around a certain platform: "A platform for hosting contact sites. Conversations have never been so easy". The first thing that comes to my mind is something like what .TEL did in the past. Let's see what kind of innovation this multiple Registry is about to offer.

News

1. Podcast - It takes a lot of money to build a TLD into a brand;
2. The .BLOG new gTLD could be a multi $100 million business;
3. New gTLDs related to COMPANIES (in our Newsletter only);
4. 100,000 - Benchmark for .GDN: this is not something to be ignored;
5. Domain name registration volumes:
1. New gTLDs related to Finance;
   (were added the .ACCOUNTANT & .ACCOUNTANTS new gTLDs)
2. New gTLDs related to the Law;
   (was added the .FAIRWINDS new gTLD)
3. New gTLDs related to Colors.
6. The .VIP new gTLD to generate 6 millions in month 1 after launch;
7. Lesson learned - .INSURANCE and .BANK Tell Consumer Safety Story;
8. Domaining - Is SEDO dying?
9. New gTLD investment - "The Donuts Panic";
10. More coming.

The Nameshield Group: Registry, Corporate and Retail Registrar

Most recent Trademark Clearinghouse Sunrise Period announcements

An offer received for a new domain name?

Just like many people involved in new gTLDs or domain names, I put domain names on sale: sometimes to learn about selling platforms and sometimes to try to sell get rid of a domain name. To be honest...I never receive offers and the reason for this might because the domains that I sell are of no interest. Recently, I bought 2 ultra generic domain names in complete unknown domain name extensions: both have less then 4,000 registrations. The reason why I am writing about this is that I just received an offer for one of them and checking the stats of the other...there is incoming traffic to the page where it is offered: something that I rarely saw before. Is this the solution to sell domain names on Internet?

News

1. Article - Assessing Current Generic New gTLDs;
2. Article - Are brands convinced by the pull of new gTLDs?
3. Article - There are so many powerful ways to use the dotBrand;
4. ICANN56: Core issues;
5. Two more new gTLDs were delegated:
1. The .FARMERS domain name extension;
2. The .FEDEX new gTLD.
6. ICANN56 - in Helsinky - has started;
7. New domain names registration volumes:
1. New gTLDs for French speaker: the Nameshield report;
2. New gTLDs related to CITIES;
3. New gTLDs related to CATERING;
   (2 new entries in the Catering report)
4. New gTLDs related to PHOTOGRAPHY.
8. French - DNS News n°218 (June 2016): a crazy year:
1. Etat statistique des nTLDs au samedi 25/06/16 (données publiées);
2. La déferlante du .XYZ;
3. Lutte au couteau en Chine;
4. Le Côté Obscur;
5. Gouvernance de l’Internet, entre le «Pourquoi pas ?» de la NTIA et le «Pourquoi donc?» des sénateurs américains.
9. There is a group (at ICANN?) which deals with Universal Acceptance;
10. More coming during the day.

The Nameshield Group: Registry, Corporate and Retail Registrar

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Assessing Current Generic New gTLDs

If we are already familiar with new generic Top-Level Domains from the ICANN new gTLD program, also called "new gTLDs", are we just as familiar with these new domain name extensions, which are called "generic" and which could be an alternative to the existing ".com" domain name extension?

As the list of new gTLDs is very long, we can easily say that there is a Top-Level Domain for any kind of business: a ".club" for Clubs, a ".news" for News, a ".dentist" for Dentists, a ".actor" for Actors, etc… But what about these domain name extensions which could become an alternative for the already very popular ".com" domain names?

Read my latest article on CircleId.

The Nameshield Group: Registry, Corporate and Retail Registrar

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Announcing the "GENERICs" new gTLD report

We are announcing a new weekly report based on registration volumes. I have selected, what I consider generic domain name extensions, which could replace the existing .COM Top-Level Domain. This report will show the evolution of these generic TLDs week after week. We welcome your comments if you believe that some extensions are missing in this report.
News

1. Article - Differentiate your brand online and give your website a boost!
2. Breaking - Donuts to acquire Rightside?
3. Nine domain name extensions were just delegated:
1. .POLITIE
2. .ART
3. .NFL
4. .WOODSIDE
5. .TRAVELCHANNEL
6. .HGTV
7. .FRONTDOOR (was added to the Real Estate new gTLD report);
8. .FOODNETWORK (was added to the Catering new gTLD report);
9. .COOKINGCHANNEL (was added to the Catering new gTLD report).
4. New gTLD registration volumes:
1. New - New gTLDs related to GENERICS;
2. New gTLDs related to CARS;
3. New gTLDs related to HEALTH.
5. The Dutch Police has its “.politie” new gTLD.
6. More coming.

The Nameshield Group: Registry, Corporate and Retail Registrar

Most recent Trademark Clearinghouse Sunrise Period announcements