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The Practicalities of a New Domain Launch

If you weren't able to attend Afilias CMO Roland LaPlante's recent webinar on "The Practicalities of a New Domain Launch," you can watch it here. This webinar was designed to help you by sharing what Afilias learned from the original New gTLD launch (.INFO) and New gTLD launches since then. more

Neustar Launches First Site Under ‘.Neustar’ - Its Own Branded TLD

Starting this year, however, thousands of branded and generic top level domains (TLDs) like .Citibank, .kpmg, .nyc, .club, .buzz and .uno will change the online landscape. To lead the way, we launched .neustar this week, kicking off our own branded TLD with a new webpage at nic.neustar. more

New Internet Top Level Domain “.One” Goes to Highest Bidder in Historic Auction

RightOfTheDot announced today that they and their partner Escrow.com have facilitated the contention set auction of the new gTLD Web address ".One"; the winning bidder for the new TLD extension is One.com of Dubai, AE, which will act as the worldwide registry for .One domains.  more

Dot Desi Reseller, LLC Selects LogicBoxes’ Vertical Integration Solutions for the .desi gTLD

LogicBoxes, the Vertical Integration solutions provider for New gTLD Registries today announced that it has been selected by Dot Desi Reseller, LLC (an affiliate of Desi Networks, LLC Registry for .desi gTLD) to manage their wholesale and retail infrastructure and provide marketing assistance. more

Afilias Announces Its First Internationalized TLD With the Launch of .MOBILE in Chinese

Global registry services provider Afilias today announced that March 14, 2014, is the sunrise launch date for its first Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) at the top level: .?? (.MOBILE in Chinese). more

Afilias Announces Sunrise Launch Dates for 3 New TLDs: .PINK, .RED and .BLUE

Global registry services provider Afilias today announced the sunrise launch dates for three new generic top-level domains (gTLD): .PINK, .RED and .BLUE – today begins the 30-day minimum notice period of the Start Date sunrise for these three new TLDs. more

Afilias Announces Sunrise Period Start of .KIM, the First Family of the Web

Global registry services provider Afilias today announced the sunrise launch date for the first "family" generic top-level domain (gTLD): .KIM. "Kim" is an ancient Korean surname, meaning "gold," and is the most common Korean last name: more than 10 million individuals carry the name Kim. more

ARI Registry Services Supports .luxury to Delegation

The .luxury Top-Level Domain to offer registrants a digital platform catering solely for the opulent and premium market, offering a dedicated digital platform for all things luxury. This provides product manufacturers, service providers, retailers and consumers a central place to engage, transact and celebrate a luxury-oriented lifestyle. more

.Build Constructs Niche Presence Online With ARI Registry Services

.build joined the likes of .com, .net and .org live on the Internet when web infrastructure specialists ARI Registry Services facilitated the delegation of the new namespace yesterday. The .build Top-Level Domain is designed specifically for the online needs of the building industry and beyond. From toys to towers, .build will be the Internet hub for builders of every kind. more

ARI Registry Services Adds World’s First .Brand to the Internet

Monash University has trumped the likes of Google, Amazon, Apple and over 600 other major brands around the world to become the first ever globally recognised organisation to have its own Top-Level Domain added to the Internet. more

LogicBoxes Rolls Out ‘Registry Wallet’ Service to All Registrar Clients

LogicBoxes today announced the launch of their new Registry Wallet service, aimed at alleviating the Registry funds management woes of their ICANN Accredited Registrar clients. more

Heritage Auctions and RightOfTheDot Partner on Live Auctions of New gTLD Domains

Heritage Auctions and RightOfTheDot, LLC announced today an exclusive joint partnership to provide live and online auction services for premium domains in new gTLD extensions that are being launched over the next several years. more