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Four New gTLD Applications Withdrawn

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Joe Alagna

Doug Isenberg reported on four new gTLD applications that have been withdrawn. Three of them were applied for by Google. I can see why they changed their mind; they don’t really seem sensible for use as a top level domain. … Continue reading →

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Big Investors Bullish on Domain Names

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Joe Alagna

I just read an article about Billionaire, Stephen Mandel buying stock in Verisign. Considering that Verisign has continually focused deeper into the domain name business, this is good news for our industry. Lone Pine reflects “big money” thinking and it’s … Continue reading →

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A Dotless Domain Name? Why?

Posted on August 25, 2012 by Joe Alagna

I ran across a report today put out by ICANN’s Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC). The report is SSAC’s Report on Dotless Domains. In this report, the SSAC stated that dotless domains would not be universally reachable and the … Continue reading →

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New TLD Infographic

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Joe Alagna

Donuts, Inc, the new TLD applicant that has applied for the most number of new top level domains, has commissioned a fun infographic about new TLDs. Of course it highlights their accomplishments (applying for over 300 new tlds), but it’s … Continue reading →

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