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Domain Name Wire
Amazon, Google, and Symantec to fight for .cloud domain name
Seven applicants to compete for .cloud top level domain include some really big internet giants. Seven applicants filed requests with ICANN for the .cloud top level domain name — and three of them are heavyweight contenders. Amazon.com, Google,...
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Amazon, Google, and Symantec to fight for .cloud domain name
Seven applicants to compete for .cloud top level domain include some really big internet giants. Seven applicants filed requests with ICANN for the .cloud top level domain name — and three of them are heavyweight contenders. Amazon.com, Google,...
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June 13, 2012, 9:24 am
Domain Name News
Only 113 new IDN gTLD domain names applied for
Less than 10% of the total applicants released at the ICANN’s Big Reveal day today are non-Latin IDN domain names. 113 of the new gTLD domain name applicants, seen below, appear to be IDNs. 12 of these applicants are from Verisign f...
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Only 113 new IDN gTLD domain names applied for
Less than 10% of the total applicants released at the ICANN’s Big Reveal day today are non-Latin IDN domain names. 113 of the new gTLD domain name applicants, seen below, appear to be IDNs. 12 of these applicants are from Verisign f...
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June 13, 2012, 9:21 am
Domain Name News
FairWinds Partners assists big brands with new gTLD’s: .WALMART, .HYATT, .DELL + 100 more.
FairWinds Partners is working hand in hand with many of the biggest companies and brands in the world to get them their own domains. A total of 109 applications are being handled by FairWinds including those for Nike, Wal-Mart, Sam’s Club, Stap...
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FairWinds Partners assists big brands with new gTLD’s: .WALMART, .HYATT, .DELL + 100 more.
FairWinds Partners is working hand in hand with many of the biggest companies and brands in the world to get them their own domains. A total of 109 applications are being handled by FairWinds including those for Nike, Wal-Mart, Sam’s Club, Stap...
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June 13, 2012, 9:12 am
The Domains
Multiple Application Leaders For New gTLD’s: .App; .Shop; .LLC; Music & More
9 Apps for .Shop 9 Apps for .LLC 8 Apps For .Music 8 Apps For .Movie 7 Apps For .Love 7 Apps for .Web 7 Apps for .Mail 7 Apps for .News 7 Apps for .Store 6 for .Vip 6 For .Tech 6 for .Online 6 for .Now 5 for .Ste 5 for .Style &hel...
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Multiple Application Leaders For New gTLD’s: .App; .Shop; .LLC; Music & More
9 Apps for .Shop 9 Apps for .LLC 8 Apps For .Music 8 Apps For .Movie 7 Apps For .Love 7 Apps for .Web 7 Apps for .Mail 7 Apps for .News 7 Apps for .Store 6 for .Vip 6 For .Tech 6 for .Online 6 for .Now 5 for .Ste 5 for .Style &hel...
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June 13, 2012, 9:11 am
Domain Name Wire
Surprise? Facebook doesn’t apply .Facebook
Facebook doesn’t apply for any top level domains. Back in April AdAge reported that Facebook wasn’t applying for a new top level domain. I found that surprising, and wrote: Of course, it’s entirely possible that AdAge just didn&rsqu...
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Surprise? Facebook doesn’t apply .Facebook
Facebook doesn’t apply for any top level domains. Back in April AdAge reported that Facebook wasn’t applying for a new top level domain. I found that surprising, and wrote: Of course, it’s entirely possible that AdAge just didn&rsqu...
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June 13, 2012, 9:00 am
Domain Name Wire
.App most popular TLD application, .home, .inc, and .art close behind
13 applications for .app domain name. We must be in an app economy… .App is the most contested new top level domain name application with 13 applications, and there are some big players battling for the domain. Amazon.com and Google are among ...
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.App most popular TLD application, .home, .inc, and .art close behind
13 applications for .app domain name. We must be in an app economy… .App is the most contested new top level domain name application with 13 applications, and there are some big players battling for the domain. Amazon.com and Google are among ...
Discussion
June 13, 2012, 8:51 am
The Domains
Tucows Applies for 4 New gTLD’s
Tucows (TCX) applied for only 4 new gTLD’s GROUP MARKETING MEDIA ONLINE …
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Tucows Applies for 4 New gTLD’s
Tucows (TCX) applied for only 4 new gTLD’s GROUP MARKETING MEDIA ONLINE …
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June 13, 2012, 8:50 am
The Domains
Here Are the 307 New gTLD’s That Donuts Applied For
Here are the 307 new gTLD’s that Donuts, Inc. applied for: academy accountants agency apartments app architect art associates attorney auction audio auto baby band bargains baseball basketball beauty bet bike bingo blog boats book boutique broa...
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Here Are the 307 New gTLD’s That Donuts Applied For
Here are the 307 new gTLD’s that Donuts, Inc. applied for: academy accountants agency apartments app architect art associates attorney auction audio auto baby band bargains baseball basketball beauty bet bike bingo blog boats book boutique broa...
Discussion
June 13, 2012, 8:44 am
Domain Name News
Google applied for 101 new domains, full list unveiled at ICANN’s official reveal
Rumors had it that Google applied for around 50 new gTLD’s. Now we can put those rumors to rest, as the list is now officially in. Google Inc. applied for 101 new gTLD’s such as .WEB, .SHOP, .YOU, .SEARCH, .BLOG, .BUY and more. The offici...
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Google applied for 101 new domains, full list unveiled at ICANN’s official reveal
Rumors had it that Google applied for around 50 new gTLD’s. Now we can put those rumors to rest, as the list is now officially in. Google Inc. applied for 101 new gTLD’s such as .WEB, .SHOP, .YOU, .SEARCH, .BLOG, .BUY and more. The offici...
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June 13, 2012, 8:40 am
Domain Name Wire
VeriSign applies for 9 transliterations of .com and 3 of .net
VeriSign’s IDN plans finally unveiled. Internationalized Domain Name investors, your wait is over. We now know the transliterations of .com and .net that VeriSign has applied for. You can read more about VeriSign’s plans for how it will o...
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VeriSign applies for 9 transliterations of .com and 3 of .net
VeriSign’s IDN plans finally unveiled. Internationalized Domain Name investors, your wait is over. We now know the transliterations of .com and .net that VeriSign has applied for. You can read more about VeriSign’s plans for how it will o...
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June 13, 2012, 8:36 am
