Category Archives: nTLDs

Guest Post: Top Level Domain Applicants Featured in the Wall Street Journal

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Guest Blogger

Guest Blogger: Mary Iqbal, Founder of Domain Security Company, LLC The Wall Street Journal on January 9, 2012 featured the .shop, .eco, .secure, .bank, and .wine Top Level Domain applicants as the headline article on the Small Business Section. The … Continue reading →

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How Many New gTLDs Will Companies Have To Register?

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Kate E. Hutchinson

During a recent interview on the podcast “As WE See It,” the show’s hosts, Fred Boas, Ed Jupin and Holly Hurley asked me a common question in relation to new gTLDs: “Why should we, as a company, register all these … Continue reading →

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A Guide to Promoting and Using Your .Brand TLD

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Kate E. Hutchinson

The application period for ICANN’s new TLD program opens in January 2012, but already many brands have announced or considered plans for their own .brand TLD. The new TLD program has faced many harsh critics, but despite the protests of … Continue reading →

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nTLD News: .hiv – the domain ending for the fight against HIV and AIDS

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Guest Blogger

Hamburg/Berlin/San Francisco – A new dimension in crowd funding. On 14th of October 2011, 8:00 (CET) an international online partnership is launched with the goal of anchoring the fight against HIV and AIDS in the cornerstones of the Internet: four … Continue reading →

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gTLDs: The Numbers to Know

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Kate E. Hutchinson

If you’re not a regular in the domain industry, you might be surprised to learn that there are actually 22 gTLDs, not just 3 (.com, .net, and .org). Here’s a handy infographic that neatly encapsulates some of the top numbers … Continue reading →

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