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Elliot's Blog
My gTLD Predictions
I’ve been investing in domain names for almost ten years, and I don’t believe we’ve yet seen anything that is going to have as big of an impact on our business as gTLDs. Hundreds of millions of dollars will be spent on these new dom...
Discussion
My gTLD Predictions
I’ve been investing in domain names for almost ten years, and I don’t believe we’ve yet seen anything that is going to have as big of an impact on our business as gTLDs. Hundreds of millions of dollars will be spent on these new dom...
Discussion
June 13, 2012, 2:05 pm
Domain Name News
Valideus and Com Laude help Amazon, Yahoo and other big brands apply for their own TLDs
London based Valideus, a gTLD consulting & registry management company, and it’s sister company Com Laude (boutique domain registrar) announced today that they assisted 19 clients, all of them brand owners — to apply for 121 new top-l...
Discussion
Valideus and Com Laude help Amazon, Yahoo and other big brands apply for their own TLDs
London based Valideus, a gTLD consulting & registry management company, and it’s sister company Com Laude (boutique domain registrar) announced today that they assisted 19 clients, all of them brand owners — to apply for 121 new top-l...
Discussion
June 13, 2012, 1:54 pm
Domain Name Wire
Uniregistry to offer single trademark block across all its top level domains
Uniregistry tries a different approach. Frank Schilling is definitely trying to shake things up with his new TLD play Uniregistry. Here are some interesting sections of his applications: On defensive registrations: “Our financial projections do...
Discussion
Uniregistry to offer single trademark block across all its top level domains
Uniregistry tries a different approach. Frank Schilling is definitely trying to shake things up with his new TLD play Uniregistry. Here are some interesting sections of his applications: On defensive registrations: “Our financial projections do...
Discussion
June 13, 2012, 1:51 pm
Domain Shane
10 Reasons Why the New TLDs Will Fail: A Reader’s Response
The following was a reader’s response to the article yesterday about my feelings regarding Frank Schillings new registry and TLDs he’s applied for. I think they are all very valid points and lay out pretty succinctly the problems al...
Discussion
10 Reasons Why the New TLDs Will Fail: A Reader’s Response
The following was a reader’s response to the article yesterday about my feelings regarding Frank Schillings new registry and TLDs he’s applied for. I think they are all very valid points and lay out pretty succinctly the problems al...
Discussion
June 13, 2012, 1:26 pm
IDN Blog
What Will Happen to the Variant of Verisign’s Hebrew Application?
Verisign applied for 12 IDN (Internationalized Domain Name) transliterations of .COM, but it was Verisign’s Hebrew application that stood out. Verisign applied for: קוֹם. (punycode: xn--hdb9cza1b). Some natives hoped for a Verisign applicat...
Discussion
What Will Happen to the Variant of Verisign’s Hebrew Application?
Verisign applied for 12 IDN (Internationalized Domain Name) transliterations of .COM, but it was Verisign’s Hebrew application that stood out. Verisign applied for: קוֹם. (punycode: xn--hdb9cza1b). Some natives hoped for a Verisign applicat...
Discussion
June 13, 2012, 1:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
These community TLD applications are a complete joke
Be ready to prove you’re part of the .shop community if you want to register a .shop domain. One of the biggest problems I’ve had with the new TLD applicant guidebook is preference given to applications representing a so-called community....
Discussion
These community TLD applications are a complete joke
Be ready to prove you’re part of the .shop community if you want to register a .shop domain. One of the biggest problems I’ve had with the new TLD applicant guidebook is preference given to applications representing a so-called community....
Discussion
June 13, 2012, 1:22 pm
Domain Name News
35 Fortune 100 Companies that applied for new gTLDs
When the idea of new gTLDs were introduced, it seemed logical that big brand owners would be the first to adopt. The cost to own one’s own “dotBrand” is somewhat restrictive because of the application price of $185,000 in addi...
Discussion
35 Fortune 100 Companies that applied for new gTLDs
When the idea of new gTLDs were introduced, it seemed logical that big brand owners would be the first to adopt. The cost to own one’s own “dotBrand” is somewhat restrictive because of the application price of $185,000 in addi...
Discussion
June 13, 2012, 1:12 pm
IDN Blog
Amazon’s Hefty IDN Investment
Amazon continued to solidify its forward thinking reputation with a significant portion of its new gTLD applications devoted to IDNs (Internationalized Domain Names). At $185,000 for each application alone, plus maintenance costs this represents a su...
Discussion
Amazon’s Hefty IDN Investment
Amazon continued to solidify its forward thinking reputation with a significant portion of its new gTLD applications devoted to IDNs (Internationalized Domain Names). At $185,000 for each application alone, plus maintenance costs this represents a su...
Discussion
June 13, 2012, 12:48 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Doh! Group applies for .dotafrica, Vistaprint applies for .webs twice, and Merck for .Merck thrice
Coming soon, .africa and .dotafrica. There were certainly some interesting top level domain applications released today. But it looks like a few companies made mistakes — or wasted some money at the very least. First, some have reported that th...
Discussion
.Doh! Group applies for .dotafrica, Vistaprint applies for .webs twice, and Merck for .Merck thrice
Coming soon, .africa and .dotafrica. There were certainly some interesting top level domain applications released today. But it looks like a few companies made mistakes — or wasted some money at the very least. First, some have reported that th...
Discussion
June 13, 2012, 12:01 pm
Domain Name News
Most wanted new gTLD’s are: .APP, .INC, .SHOP, .BLOG, .MUSIC
We have put together the list of top 10 most wanted generic top-level domains (new gTLD’s) below which have been applied for by internet giants such as Google and Amazon, as well as by some of the hottest domain startup’s Donuts Inc and U...
Discussion
Most wanted new gTLD’s are: .APP, .INC, .SHOP, .BLOG, .MUSIC
We have put together the list of top 10 most wanted generic top-level domains (new gTLD’s) below which have been applied for by internet giants such as Google and Amazon, as well as by some of the hottest domain startup’s Donuts Inc and U...
Discussion
June 13, 2012, 11:54 am
