Update on Top 5 new gTLDs

Registrations as of 30-Aug-16 Growth since 27-Jun-16 Growth since 16-Feb-16
1 XYZ @ 6,485,796
2 TOP @ 3,553,591
3 WANG @ 1,061,245
4 WIN @ 1,013,822
5 CLUB @ 801,761
1 XYZ @ +2.0%
2 TOP @ +31.7%
3 WANG @ -0.8%
4 WIN @ +5.5%
5 CLUB @ -0.9%
1 XYZ @ +176.3%
2 TOP @ +159.6%
3 WANG @ +67.2%
4 WIN @ +63.5%
5 CLUB @ +12.7%
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.Co Domain Launch

With the Local Sunrise phase of the .Co ccTLD launch closed and roughly
two weeks until the end of the Global Sunrise, Landrush (public
availability at a price of around USD $300 per year) is not far away.

The Landrush phase is provided for businesses that do not hold a
registered trademark for a particular name, but wish to protect their
brand. This phase gives them the opportunity to register the .co
variation of their existing domain, though owning the existing domain
is not a requirement. Since this phase is technically open to anyone,
many of the bigger domainers will be buying up valuable generic
domains. The high price is designed to discourage domainers from
snapping up too many domains, during this phase. If two or more people
attempt to register the same domain during this phase, it will go into
an auction.

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The .xxx Extension

.xxx.gifThe ICM registry has won an appeal for an independent review of the .xxx extension.

The proposed TLD .xxx is suggested as an option for sexually explicit Internet websites. .xxx would be suitable for adult material, similar to .edu for education and .gov for government bodies.

The .xxx would be suitable for adult material, similar to .edu for education and .gov for government bodies. The appeal has caused controversy for both those for and against the introduction of the TLD.

The idea of .xxx would be to implement a way for those who wish to provide access to pornographic nature on the web and also make it easier for those who don’t wish to view explicit material to block the websites. This would also make it easier for search engines to block .xxx websites.

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Stricter .CN Regulations Lead to Registration Drop

CNINIC (.CN Registry) has recently introduced stricter regulations for registering .CN domains. As a results, some Chinese businesses and website owners are looking elsewhere when registering domain names. The new regulations require that .CN domains be registered with the Chinese government. Failure to do some will result in your domain being disabled/deleted.

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