Category Archives: Registries

News, Views, and Info About Domain Name Registries – Domain Name Registries Manage the Central Databases for Domain Names (Kind of like the Wholesalers of the Domain Name Industry).

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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RightOfTheDot.com Teams up With Escrow.com

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Joe Alagna

Two Companies to Provide Neutral Auction & Mediation Resolution for gTLD String Contention Domain Name consultants RightOfTheDot ,LLC, announce today their independent private auction resolution and mediation services for competing gTLD applicants. Hot on the heels of ICANN’s welcome announcement … Continue reading →

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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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