Category Archives: Domain Names

Since I wrote last February on new domain extensions (gTLDs – general Top Level Domains), approximately 450 additional gTLDs have been launched. There are an additional 1000+ new gTLDs in various stages of approval and preparation for launch. With almost … Continue reading →

On February 5th, several new gTLDs launched!  From DotWhatever.com, we quote: “Today at 8am PST, a new phase in domain name branding begins as General Availability for seven New gTLD’s will now be available to the general public for registration:  .bike, … Continue reading →

If the reader of the earlier posts on domains would like to dig deeper, I offer the following (curated) selection of resources. Selected resources on domains/domaining: Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers – ICANN oversees the Internet. The ICANN portal for new … Continue reading →

The ICANN process for new TLDs, in brief: There were 4 categories for applications: Brand (for owners of trademarked brands), Geography (by a city, state, etc.), IDN (non-Latin alphabet), and General (all else).  For each new TLD application, there was a $185,000 … Continue reading →

Last week in Las Vegas, a new conference, NamesCon, took place.  Namescon was created in direct response to the expanding list of TLDs, a subject described briefly in the post Domain Names #1.  Evidently, the subject matter hit a chord, … Continue reading →

One of my continuing business interests is the Internet and domain names. In March, 1996, as the World Wide Web began to become commercialized, I registered Redcap.com for my family-owned corporation, Redwood Capital.  With the help of a good friend,  Andy … Continue reading →