TLD Registry has released a new Chinese Landrush 3.1 The TLD Registry has been very pro active imo in making sure those that decide to register their strings have tools to help them make better decisions, they know for non – Chinese registrants, some education is going to be needed. This version is an upgraded […]
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“Internet 2020: An Analysis of How New gTLDs Will Transform the Internet,”
Fierce CIO posted an article by Gary McIlraith CEO of NetNames with regards to a study they undertook. “Internet 2020: An Analysis of How New gTLDs Will Transform the Internet,” The study seemed a bit too .com defeatist imo, certainly in six years it makes sense that some new gtlds will have taken hold, what that […]
Continue ReadingOne Realtor Explains Why They Are Not Interested in Dot Realtor and Will Stick With Dot Com
Teresa Boardman wrote a piece on Inman.com where she expressed her desire to control her own destiny, not stand with the pack, and stick with .com over the new .realtor extension. I tend to agree with Teresa that the domain names should be more about the real estate she is showcasing and not about her. […]
Continue ReadingWith 2 Million New gTLD registrations – What Have We Learned So Far ?
So we have passed 2 million new gtld registrations, what have we learned so far ? 1)It is better to be a guru (69,069 regs) than it is to be an expert (20,211 regs) or a ninja (14,501) 2) All that talk about shorter is better is hogwash, Photography has (43,603 regs) vs Photos (14,161 […]
Continue ReadingThe Meaninglessness of .COM ?
Mason Cole wrote a post on the Donuts blog about Semantics, Affinity and that .com is meaningless. Of course Mr.Cole has a vested interest in .com becoming meaningless. It is probably also true that .com will still have value long after many new gtlds flame out. I get being high on your product and believing […]
Continue ReadingWhere is the excitement and significant market value ?
Sedo released their 2014 first half domain market study on July 31. One of the things that stood out to me was a quote from Tobias Flaitz, the CEO of Sedo. Mr. Flaitz said, ““It’s exciting to finally start seeing new TLDs being traded and already commanding significant market value,” Where is the excitement ? […]
Continue ReadingNot everyone is Dot “Sexy”
The right actors in a video can help it really pop, and then sometimes the skit is so outrageous that the actor can’t keep from breaking character. There is a new video out from DNPost.com that was giving .sexy a little plug. The video is a parody of the “I’m a Mac and I’m a […]
Continue ReadingA Parody Video on New gTLDs
DNPost.com put out a little parody video mocking the new gtlds. There was more to this post that will be posted in an updated post shortly. Here is the parody video
Continue ReadingFinally The One New gTLD I was Interested Made it to General Availability
Well the one new gtld I was interested in went into General Availability yesterday, .Media was the one extension I had interest in, that interest stems from media.com related names being a focus. It looks like according to Ntldstats.com that .Media did roughly 2883 registrations on the first day of GA. So we are clear […]
Continue ReadingGo Daddy Reviews/Ninja Auction Today – Here is a look at the corresponding .coms
With only 5 out of 25 names getting bids so far, the .Ninja/.Reviews auction will close tonight on Go Daddy at 8 pm Eastern time. I decided to take a look at the corresponding .coms when you remove the dot. Some think these are the beneficiaries of any new gtld development, while others think those […]
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