Thousands upon thousands of domain names are being registered with new gTLD extensions, 746,000+ new domain names at the time of this post, with endings like: .guru .berlin .club .photography .email .link .today .tips .company (gTLD stands for generic top level domain) – but I’m finding less than 1% (guesstimate) of them have real websites up-and-running yet. Until there’s more usage, these new gTLDs stay out of public awareness and that means they’ll have little value, though a lot of potential. Take a look at these top 12 websites with new gTLDs that I’ve recently found:
- http://hitchcock.zone
- http://gtld.club
- http://crackerscomedy.club
- http://chip.photography
- http://conventionbureau.london
- http://eastcoast.photos
- http://leadership.training
- http://fredericksburg.today
- http://nimaxtheatres.london
- http://cute.menu
- http://tumblrtheme.directory
- http://consumers.center
And these domain names are mostly self-evident and they don’t need an added description to tell what it’s about. (Note: The above list does not include previous websites listed in this blog series about new gTLDs.)
I think there are 4 things that will accelerate and increase the number of websites using these new gTLD extensions:
- universal accessibility – to have URLs that are useable in all browsers, email account systems, login accounts that use emails, auto-linking hyperlinks, etc..
- easier finding & registering – new gTLDs are still rolling out and the user experience in searching for a fitting name is currently quite a chore
- big brand usage – companies with big budgets for marketing & advertising will engage a lot of people who’d want to connect with those brands, like .google .amazon .microsoft .apple .walmart
- celebrity usage – celebrities today have a disproportionate amount of power, influence on media, economy, and popular culture
Imagine these domain names being used by the top 10 celebrities (in the Forbes’ Celebrity 100 List – The World’s Most Powerful Celebrities) [note: these are example illustrations, not real domains (yet?)]
- Oprah.Today
- LadyGaga.sexy
- Spielberg.productions
- Beyonce.watch
- Madonna.blue
- TaylorSwift.gallery
- BonJovi.foundation
- RogerFederer.tennis
- JustinBieber.buzz
- Ellen.dance
These illustrations are using currently available gTLDs. Many more are launching every week for the next year or so, and anticipated popular ones are coming, like: .app .web .online .music .site .blog … this chart below shows the currently most registered new gTLDs to date:
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