Category Archives: New Top Level Domains

Info, News, and Views About the New Top Level Domain Names

What Might The New gTLD Rollout Look Like?

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Joe Alagna

What New Domain Names Will Be Released First? [UPDATE: I’ve had some feedback to this and realize that I’ve not accounted any time for Contract Negotiations, and  Pre-delegation Testing.  That could easily add about 3-4 months to the estimates I … Continue reading →

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New gTLD Progress Report; Are You Confused?

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Joe Alagna

Don’t worry, you’re not alone. I recently had a question from a new gTLD applicant who is facing no contention but feels that all the information being put out by ICANN only serves to confuse people more. I tried to … Continue reading →

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ICANN Publicizes GAC Early Warnings

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Joe Alagna

ICANN held true to its word today and made GAC (Government Advisory Council) Early Warnings public on its website. If you applied for a new TLD and your application for a new gTLD has a GAC early warning, you can … Continue reading →

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Things Heating Up for New gTLDs

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Joe Alagna

ICANN issued some great news today sharing progress on the new GTLDs.  Highlights of the “Information Paper” (see the actual document for full details; link is below): As of November 13, 2012, there are 13 requests for withdrawal of applications. … Continue reading →

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