Single/plural gTLD combos to be UNBANNED Read more

Single/plural gTLD combos to be UNBANNED

It’s looking like ICANN won’t ban companies from applying for plural versions of existing singular gTLDs, and vice-versa, after all. Among the pieces of the GNSO’s new gTLD policy advice ICANN’s board of directors rejected at the weekend was a proposal to essentially ban potentially confusing singular/plural combos coexisting in the DNS. The board threw […]

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ICANN rejects a whole bunch of new gTLD policy stuff Read more

ICANN rejects a whole bunch of new gTLD policy stuff

ICANN has delivered some bad news for dot-brands, applicants from poorer countries, and others, at the weekend rejecting several items of new gTLD policy advice that the community spent years cooking up. The board of directors on Sunday approved a scorecard of determinations, including the rejection (or non-adoption) of seven GNSO recommendations that it deems […]

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Volkswagen ditches its dot-brand Read more

Volkswagen ditches its dot-brand

Another major car-maker has thrown in the towel on its key dot-brand gTLD. This time it’s Volkswagen. Referring to .volkswagen, the company has told ICANN: “This top level domain has never been utilized by Volkswagen of America and we do not intend to utilize it.” The company had already ditched its secondary dot-brand, .大众汽车 (.xn--3oq18vl8pn36a), […]

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August 2023 New Gtld domain sales come in at $222K Read more

August 2023 New Gtld domain sales come in at $222K

Looking back at August there were 342 reported new gtld domain name sales at Namebio. This is compared to 189 in July. Sales totaled $222,700 vs $279,020 in July. Average price per sale came in at $651 down from $1,460 in July. August was a month where .app shined taking 182 out of 342 spots. […]

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July 2023 New Gtld domain sales come in at $279K Read more

July 2023 New Gtld domain sales come in at $279K

Looking back at July there were 189 reported new gtld domain name sales at Namebio. This is compared to 121 in June. Sales totaled $279,020 vs $262,000 in June. Average price per sale came in at $1,460 down from $2,188 in June. bc.xyz 110,000 USD 2023-07-19 DAN.com property.app 25,000 USD 2023-07-26 DAN.com wow.art 10,000 USD […]

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A second new gTLD has FAILED and will be sold off Read more

A second new gTLD has FAILED and will be sold off

A second commercial, non-branded new gTLD has thrown in the towel after failing to sell many domains and ICANN will seek out a new registry operator to take over. Desi Networks has told ICANN it wants to unilaterally terminate its contract to run .desi, which as of the end of March had 1,425 domains under […]

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Next round of gTLDs could come much sooner than expected Read more

Next round of gTLDs could come much sooner than expected

ICANN’s next new gTLDs application round may be closer than we thought, after a policy working group dramatically reduced the timetable for completing its work. The Internationalized Domain Names Expedited Policy Development Process team has managed to shave a whopping 13 months off its schedule, potentially leading to a similar period being shaved off the […]

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June 2023 New Gtld domain come in at $262K .App takes top two spots Read more

June 2023 New Gtld domain come in at $262K .App takes top two spots

Looking back at June there were 121 reported new gtld domain name sales at Namebio. This is compared to 266 in May. Sales totaled $262,000 vs $346,000 in May. Average price per sale came in at $2,188 up from $1,329 in May. .App took the top two spots. Swetha posted 4 sales in the top […]

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