Category Archives: Domain Names

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Do ccTLDs Matter In A New gTLD World?

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Joe Alagna

If you read the industry press about domain names and ICANN it’s easy to assume that the entire industry is all about new gTLDs. There are articles upon articles about new TLD applicants, the process, the programs, the progress, and … Continue reading →

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6 Agencies Plan Toyota’s Tagline; What About Their New gTLD?

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Joe Alagna

The Importance of Business Naming – Toyota Introduces ‘Let’s Go Places’ The article didn’t state how much, but I suspect that Toyota spent millions of dollars coming up with their new tagline, “Let’s Go Places”. I’m sure they had focus … 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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