Tagged: gTLD

Best of the new top-level domains

Best of the new top-level domains

In our crowdsourced world today, indicators of what’s best could be measured by: what’s most popular, the best reviews, the highest ratings, the most likes, the most shares, the highest score. In this new era of the Internet namespace, with nearly...

List of dotBrand websites launched to date

ICANN’s new gTLD program has many more brands applying for its top-level domain, far beyond expectations. And 400+ new gTLDs have launched so far (new domain extensions like .CHURCH, .CLUB, .LINK, and .WEBSITE) with more to come. In the mix...

Next Innovation on the Internet: no more slashes?

Next Innovation on the Internet: no more slashes?

Here at the ICANN 51 conference (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) in Los Angeles this week, sitting in on lots of policy details being examined and re-examined, so as it goes with a multi-stakeholder model of governance, and...

The Very First .CHURCH Websites are Live!

The Very First .CHURCH Websites are Live!

… the first movers might have a head start, but it’s easier than ever for others to catch up… but the first movers will always be the first movers… And, according to Google Search, these are the first 5 church websites running on their new .CHURCH domain names

What does 127.0.53.53 mean? It’s a system alert notification thing.

What does 127.0.53.53 mean? It’s a system alert notification thing.

When you, as a system administrator / network administrator, notice the IP address 127.0.53.53 in your network / system log, this is intended to alert your network is doing something unexpected. This is an alert system derived by ICANN (Internet...

How to get the new gTLD domain names you want

How to get the new gTLD domain names you want

With new gTLDs (generic top-level domains) launching every week this year and the next, there’s quite a feeding frenzy for potentially popular domain names. There are domain investors (aka domainers or cybersquatters, cf. domain name speculation) as well as individuals...