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When Will The 2nd gTLD Round Open? ICANN Puts Out RFP For Study; Final Report July 2017
There has been much discussion on when ICANN would open up a 2nd round of new gTLD’s. We at thedomains.com, already went on record last year predicting 2018 would be the earliest and its looking like we were right. ICANN has put out a Request f...
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When Will The 2nd gTLD Round Open? ICANN Puts Out RFP For Study; Final Report July 2017
There has been much discussion on when ICANN would open up a 2nd round of new gTLD’s. We at thedomains.com, already went on record last year predicting 2018 would be the earliest and its looking like we were right. ICANN has put out a Request f...
Discussion
June 8, 2015, 1:59 pm
The Domains
Can Your Name Determine Your Entire Future ?
We talk about naming all the time in domaining, an article on Mic.com talked about the topic of names as it pertains to your first name, and how it can affect your entire life. From whether or not a weird names affects your chances at success to whet...
Discussion
Can Your Name Determine Your Entire Future ?
We talk about naming all the time in domaining, an article on Mic.com talked about the topic of names as it pertains to your first name, and how it can affect your entire life. From whether or not a weird names affects your chances at success to whet...
Discussion
June 8, 2015, 9:51 am
The Domains
Want Milk.com? The Owner Might Sell It For $10 Million
Interesting story today in Vice.com about the o domain name Milk.com which is still owned by the original registrant Dan Bornstein who registered the domain way back in July 1994 when domain names were free. In an interview with Mr. Bornstein he reve...
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Want Milk.com? The Owner Might Sell It For $10 Million
Interesting story today in Vice.com about the o domain name Milk.com which is still owned by the original registrant Dan Bornstein who registered the domain way back in July 1994 when domain names were free. In an interview with Mr. Bornstein he reve...
Discussion
June 8, 2015, 1:01 am
The Domains
ICANN CEO Fadi Writes On Huffington Post “A Critical Moment for the Future of the Internet”
In a story just published by the HuffingtonPost.com, entitled “A Critical Moment for the Future of the Internet” the CEO of ICANN Fadi Chehadé, who has already announced he will be stepping down next year, makes the case for ...
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ICANN CEO Fadi Writes On Huffington Post “A Critical Moment for the Future of the Internet”
In a story just published by the HuffingtonPost.com, entitled “A Critical Moment for the Future of the Internet” the CEO of ICANN Fadi Chehadé, who has already announced he will be stepping down next year, makes the case for ...
Discussion
June 7, 2015, 9:35 pm
The Domains
Report: Digital.NYC Chief Named Chief Digital Officer of New York City
Fast Company is reporting that New York City will Name Jessica Singleton as its Chief Digital Officer who is currently the city’s digital director. “”Singleton, who was a member of President Barack Obama’s digital team during ...
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Report: Digital.NYC Chief Named Chief Digital Officer of New York City
Fast Company is reporting that New York City will Name Jessica Singleton as its Chief Digital Officer who is currently the city’s digital director. “”Singleton, who was a member of President Barack Obama’s digital team during ...
Discussion
June 7, 2015, 9:17 pm
The Domains
Inc.com Says Guru & Ninja Are 2 of the 12 Worst Things You Can Call Yourself On Linkedin
An interesting post by Inc.com on the worst things you can call (or refer) yourself on Linkedin and out of the 12 words you can use the authors says that two of the words are also new gTLD’s. “There are so many terrible words people use t...
Discussion
Inc.com Says Guru & Ninja Are 2 of the 12 Worst Things You Can Call Yourself On Linkedin
An interesting post by Inc.com on the worst things you can call (or refer) yourself on Linkedin and out of the 12 words you can use the authors says that two of the words are also new gTLD’s. “There are so many terrible words people use t...
Discussion
June 6, 2015, 1:58 pm
The Domains
How The Internet Will Change
Fox News and their “Tech Take” sat down with Amish Shah of SierraMaya 360. The talk deals mostly with the Internet of Things and how the Internet will change. Shah starts out talking about smart houses and then moves on to smart cars, men...
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How The Internet Will Change
Fox News and their “Tech Take” sat down with Amish Shah of SierraMaya 360. The talk deals mostly with the Internet of Things and how the Internet will change. Shah starts out talking about smart houses and then moves on to smart cars, men...
Discussion
June 6, 2015, 2:26 am
The Domains
.Porn Ends Its 1st Day Of With 10,038 Domain Registrations; .Adult 8,277
According to the ICM Registry as of midnight EST, the first day of general availability (GA) the number of registered .porn domain names totaled 10,038. This number includes all domain name registered in Sunrise by trademark holders which numbered ar...
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.Porn Ends Its 1st Day Of With 10,038 Domain Registrations; .Adult 8,277
According to the ICM Registry as of midnight EST, the first day of general availability (GA) the number of registered .porn domain names totaled 10,038. This number includes all domain name registered in Sunrise by trademark holders which numbered ar...
Discussion
June 5, 2015, 6:07 am
The Domains
Airline Uses a .WS To Make a URL Strictly out of Emojis
Adweek published an article about an airline that was trying to reach millenials, They decided to use a .WS in the campaign and make the url entirely out of Emojis. From the article: Norwegian Airlines decided its target millennial audience was proba...
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Airline Uses a .WS To Make a URL Strictly out of Emojis
Adweek published an article about an airline that was trying to reach millenials, They decided to use a .WS in the campaign and make the url entirely out of Emojis. From the article: Norwegian Airlines decided its target millennial audience was proba...
Discussion
June 5, 2015, 12:36 am
The Domains
.Porn & .Adult Rack Up Around 4K Registrations In 1st Hour
According to Stuart Lawley the CEO of ICM Registry the operator of .XXX, .porn and .adult registry about 4,000 domain names were registered in the 1st hour of general availability today of the new gTLD’s .porn and .adult that went live at noon ...
Discussion
.Porn & .Adult Rack Up Around 4K Registrations In 1st Hour
According to Stuart Lawley the CEO of ICM Registry the operator of .XXX, .porn and .adult registry about 4,000 domain names were registered in the 1st hour of general availability today of the new gTLD’s .porn and .adult that went live at noon ...
Discussion
June 4, 2015, 5:24 pm
