Auction for 1 Contention Set – .APP – Slated for 25 February

An Auction will be facilitated by Power Auctions LLC on 25 February 2015 to resolve string contention for one new generic Top-level Domain (gTLD) string: APP. Twelve applicants are expected to participate in the Auction for the applied-for string.

 

Within seven days after the completion of the Auction, the results, including a results report, will be posted to the Auction Results page of the New gTLD Microsite. In addition, the Auction Proceeds page will be updated within seven days to reflect the proceeds and costs related to the Auction.

Shein.Com Wins Weekly Sales List at $95,000

Shein.Com,sold for $95,000,topped Domain Name Journal sales list of reported domain names for the week,ending February 15,2015.

 

Sedo had a great week in the sales chart,taking 19 of the top 20 positions .Correspondingly,Golem.eu took only one of the top 20 positions .

.COM dominated once again the list,with 12 of the top 20 positions.

Here are the top 20 positions for the week ending February 15,2015 :

1.Shein.com     $95,000    
2.Whitstable.co.uk      $18,480    
3. FirePro.com     $15,000    
4.tie     Dabba.com     $12,000    
4.tie     Renovest.com     $12,000    
4.tie     Upcycling.com     $12,000    
7. Panzerglass.com      $10,170    
8. BestOption.com     $10,000    
9. BAO.tv     $9,200
10.Unicaymujer.com     $8,500    
11.CarUnity.ru     $8,000    
12.ColorSchemes.com     $7,500    
13.Toca.tv     $6,549
14.Clavis.eu      $6,215    
15.Crap.tv     $6,000
16.TexasInvestments.com     $5,990    
17.2607.com      $5,650    
18.tie     AmericanBulldogClub.nl      $5,649    
18.tie     Scenic.eu      $5,649    
20. GENB.com     $5,500    

.College Domain Name Available for Free to Trademark Holders and Universities

XYZ.com LLC, the company behind .XYC extension, announced the launch of its second extension to the market – .College.

The company announced in a press release that the new TLD .College will be free for the first year of registrations for trademark holders and Universities.

You can read the press release after the jump:

“XYZ.COM LLC, the company behind the .xyz domain extension, announced the global launch of the .College domain extension today. Following the successful rollout of .xyz, which has become the world’s largest new domain extension with 800,000 registrations in eight months, XYZ is introducing its second extension to the market with .College.

First year fees waived for universities and trademark holders
As an innovative leader in the internet industry, XYZ has announced that it will waive the application fee and first year’s registration fee for companies registered in the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH), as well as applicants with a valid .edu or .ac.uk domain name. This initiative of offering the domains for free for the first year represents the registry’s continuing commitment to protecting brands and encouraging utilization in its namespaces.

The .College domain is for businesses, institutions, communities, and individuals
.College is a platform for people and organizations of all types to come together for a common purpose and a common future. It offers institutions, businesses, and the communities around them an open namespace to share knowledge and drive innovation.

March 17 – April 17: Exclusive registration period for brands and trademark holders
The .College trademark-exclusive Sunrise phase begins on March 17 with one of the largest retail distribution networks of approximately 200 accredited registrars. Brands and trademark holders who have registered with the TMCH will have priority registration access to their marks on a first-come, first-served basis until April 17.

The Sunrise phase gives brands not only the rightful opportunity to claim their names, but also gain a first-mover’s advantage by leveraging .College domains to grow their businesses. Brands will be able to immediately launch .College sites as platforms for recruitment, training and development, marketing, and branding.

April 20 – September 22: Open registration for US and UK-based institutions
Following the Sunrise, .College will enter a strategic five-month Landrush registration phase catered towards higher-education institutions. In the past, educational institutions have faced several restrictions, such as being limited to just one .edu domain per institution, despite being composed of a number of departments and colleges. In contrast, .College will allow institutions with a valid .edu or .ac.uk domain name to register an unlimited number of available names on a first-come, first-served basis, such as Boston.College, BostonSciences.College, BostonLibrary.College, or BostonAthletics.College, to further its educational mission and serve its different departments.

Educational institutions without an existing .edu or .ac.uk domain may be approved on a case-by-case basis.

September 22 – September 28: Early Access Period for the General Public
Reflective of the fundamental meaning of the term “college”, .College is the new online platform to bring people and organizations together with a common purpose. As an unrestricted domain extension, .College can also be used by non-accredited institutions, campus organizations, support services, businesses of all sizes, and individuals. Examples include OnlineMathCourses.College, PiThetaBeta.College, StandardizedTestPrep.College, BostonTutoring.College, and ProfessorSmith.College.

The Early Access Period gives these non-accredited institutions, businesses, and all other types of registrants, the opportunity to register .College domains of their choice at a premium price. Keyword-domains and other highly desirable names can be acquired at this time. During the EAP, premium pricing will decrease each day for the first five days.

September 29: Global General Availability launch
Following the Early Access Period, .College domains will launch into global General Availability on September 29. Once in General Availability, all available names can be registered on a first-come, first-served basis by any business, organization, or individual without restrictions. The .College namespace will be carefully monitored for abuse to the same industry-leading standards as the registry operator’s first domain extension, .xyz.

Where to get your .College names
Brands, trademark holders, as well as .edu and .ac.uk registrants are advised to immediately contact their brand protection agencies or registrars about the opportunities, as well as implications, of the global launch of .College.

Educational institutions without an existing .edu or .ac.uk domain who seek to participate in the .College Landrush phase are encouraged to contact the XYZ registry for further information.

To learn more about the upcoming launch of .College, visit http://nic.college

.Yoga – 3,833 Registrations on Day One Of General Availability; .Sydney – 1,508 and .Party 1,105

Six other new gTLDs entered General Availability yesterday. After the first 24 hours of General Availability, there were 3,833 .Yoga domain names registered.

 

.Sydney had 1,508 registrations after the first 24 hours of General Availability,while .Party had 1,105 registrations after the first 24 hours of General Availability. .Vote had 264 registrations, .Cricket had 167 .while .Voto had 124 registrations.

These numbers also include registrations from Sunrise and Landrush period.

.SYDNEY Joins List Of gTLDs Launching This Week

The gTLD for Australia’s largest city Sydney launched this week and saw 1,301 registrations on day one of General Availability taking registrations to 1,434. And Thursday (19/2) will see another four Donuts gTLDs launch taking their tally to 150 gTLDs to have entered GA.

The four Donuts gTLDs to enter GA this week are .diamonds, .enterprises, .tips and .voyage and follow seven gTLDs to have entered GA on 12 February – .contractors, .land, .technology, .construction, .directory, .kitchen and .today.

Regarding .sydney, from 11:00 on 17 February, all eligible residents in New South Wales, of which Sydney is the capital, and service providers to the State are able to register a domain name ending in .sydney.

NSW Finance and Services Minister Dominic Perrottet said the launch will encourage greater ecommerce and give a boost to the State’s digital economy.

“The Government invested in .sydney to provide the New South Wales business community with a long-term digital asset that will create a platform for innovation and ensure the continued development of the digital economy across the State,” Mr Perrottet said.

“Registering a .sydney domain name offers individuals and brands a new and innovative way of doing business online in New South Wales.”