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20-Feb-2013
What’s Next for the New gTLD Process?
We have kept all of you up to date with the New generic Top Level Domain (New gTLD) process from day one. ICANN has now finished taking applications for New gTLDs. As ICANN releases their revamped New gTLD mini site, Business Domain Registration ICANN Internet Technology TLD Web
17-Sep-2012
WHOIS Statuses – What do they mean?
When you perform a WHOIS search against a domain you may see any number of different messages. Depending on what domain name extension you are looking at, the statuses described below may differ slightly in their wording. Each registry sets up their own WHOIS format. You wi...
16-Jan-2012
A Closer Look at ICANN's New Top Level Domain Application Program
The new TLD application system or TAS is lengthy and expensive. Simply registering for the TAS costs $5000 with the remaining $180,000 payable upon submission of the application. It is therefore essential that the decision to apply for a new top level domain should be the re...
09-Nov-2011
Africa Gears Up for .Africa Application
With under 2 months to go until the grand opening of the ICANN application window for New TLDs, organisations, charities and even countries are gearing up for a potentially long battle to get their chosen string to the right of the dot. Currently there are only 21 gT...
25-Oct-2011
.IN Surpasses 1 Million Registrations
October 2011 marks the month that .IN surpassed the one million registration mark. The National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) published the statistics, stating that the 1 million registrations included the second level
13-Oct-2011
Ping Golf Applying for New Top Level Domain?
Companies, brands and private individuals across the globe are preparing their applications for a New TLD, which they will be able to submit to ICANN from January 2012. A tactic employed by many is to register a trademark on their chosen New TLD to give weight to their applica...
22-Sep-2011
London Announces Intention to Secure .London Domain
As the January 2012 date draws nearer, more and more people are announcing their intentions to apply for their own New TLD. It seems that London is now joining the likes of Berlin, Madrid and Paris in an attempt to get .London approved as a New TLD. The announcement ...
20-Sep-2011
ICANN Release Latest Version of Applicant Guidebook
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers have released the eighth version of the New TLD Applicant Guidebook, which firms up some of the rules surrounding the wave of New TLD applications that will begin in January. Many were left wondering why ICANN w...
31-Aug-2011
ICANN Appeal for Global Background Screening Services Provider
As the opening date for New TLDs draws ever nearer, ICANN are advancing their efforts to ensure that they are fully prepared for the first round of applications. Yesterday, they launched a Request for Proposal, in order to obtain a Global Background Screening Service Provider ...
30-Aug-2011
Google and Francotel Fight Over AdWords Domains
Google are no stranger to UDRP cases, but they’re usually the ones filing them against other organisations, not the ones defending their own domain registrations. It looks like at least on this occasion, they are getting to experience the other side of a dispute for a change.<...
26-Aug-2011
Approval for .mumbai Apparently Issued in Error!
Back in June this year it was announced that Minds and Machines had been named as the exclusive registry and consulting provider for the New TLD .mumbai. Minds and Machines have also been linked to several other New TLD applications, including .berlin, .eco and .nyc. The compa...
22-Aug-2011
Google Win a XXX Domain
In an effort to protect their brand in as many ways as possible, Google have got their hands on a xxx domain. Of sorts! They have been awarded googlexxx.com after a WIPO ruling that has just been announced. Although the decision on the official WIPO website sates tha...
16-Aug-2011
Free Speech Coalition Continue to Oppose .XXX
With the hype surrounding .XXX continuing to grow, the New TLD is dominating Domain News sites. New announcements regarding the TLD are being made on a regular basis by many adult organisations supporting the TLD, companies planning to protect their brand, and occasionally peo...
03-Aug-2011
PIR to apply for new .NGO Domain
With the window to apply for your chosen New TLD opening in January of next year, the Public Interest Registry, the organisation behind .ORG, have announced their plans to grab .NGO when the time comes. NGO is the abbreviation for Nongovernmental Organisations and the TLD is p...
21-Jul-2011
.ME Domains Celebrate their 3rd Birthday!
It’s all about Birthdays in the Domain Name World this month! .CO has just celebrated their first Birthday, and .ME has recently turned three years old! The .ME registry released a press release to mark the occasion commenting on the history of .ME so far. The registry now boa...
19-Jul-2011
.XXX Domains Receive 900,000 Expressions of Interest
With the .XXX launch drawing ever nearer the ICM registry have announced that they have received almost 900,000 expressions of interest for their new TLD! Here at Domainmonster we’re currently on countdown, and with only 50 days until launch we are consistently receiving more ...
10-Mar-2010
Brand New Features to .tel You About!
A year on from launch the .tel community is going strong and proving to be consistently popular for businesses and individuals alike, to enrich their web pages with clear, detailed ...
02-Mar-2010
Domainmonster guide to choosing your Domain name!
When you're choosing your domain names, deciding on your branding and what to have as your online identity can be a difficult decision. You can register anything that's available, and put your own stamp on it! To give you a few handy hints, we have developed the Domainmonster ...
08-May-2008
Network Solutions Front Running Domain Name Whois
Network Solutions have been front running domains for some time according to multiple sources. It appears that domains that are searched via Network Solutions whois checker are then being registered by the registrar, preventing a registrant from purchasing the domain themselv...
11-Nov-2007
.tv Domains
If you’re looking for a domain name to promote any media website, .tv could be a great choice for your site. Although officially the country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) of Tuvalu, a Polynesian island nation in the Pacific Ocean, the name has been adopted by companies with te...