New Top-Level Domains

[Vulcan]

https://www.namecheap.com/domains/new-tlds/checklist.aspx

First batch being released in a few days:

On February 4th, 2014, at 1600 GMT, .guru, .bike, .clothing, .holdings, .ventures, .singles and .plumbing will all be available for general registration.

They are going way too far bringing out hundreds, but it's something I've been keeping an eye on for a while and might end up buying some.

 

[bcjames]

I've got a headache already thinking about the impact of all these domains!

 

[m4rkw7]

Going to be a nightmare, I don't think we need them?

 

[Phantom Shadow]

Good thing we have google, would have no hope remembering which TLD each website is using.

How many websites use weird ones anyway? Prettymuch every website I use is either .co.uk or .com, maybe .org.uk on occasion

 

[geuben]

When I left my old job (software engineer) my colleagues/friends thought it would be funny to by me a .guru domain. Been waiting for it to get registered for ages. No idea what I will do with it when it is registered though.

 

[sniffy]

Some of them are bloody awful.

.sexy? Really?

 

[TopOfTheWorld]

Can imagine it could get difficult remember all the different domains associated with different businesses.

 

[Russinating]

So unnecessary. The only thing I can see a use for is the custom TLDs; .bbc, .google etc.

Things like sport.bbc for example are much neater and memorable (I can still never remember whether it's sport.bbc.co.uk or news.bbc.co.uk/sport or bbc.co.uk/sport).

There's also going to be SHED loads of campers holding cruddy 'formed' words like spider.web and bl.inc. Every other common word will be sniped as well which leaves absolutely nothing of use.

Out of interest, how does the process work for registering domains?

 

[.Jay.]

These really aren't needed, having worked in the online sector for years, these just come as another gimmick. As Russianting said, some like the BBC could do well, but the majority will be just more clutter

 

[Mynight]

I'm quite annoyed by these if I'm honest. Just another way to drag money from businesses. They say we're running out of .co.uk and .com ones but really were not its just people sitting on them without intention to use them.

If it wasnt for the 6 figure sums some of them decide to attach I wouldn't be so annoyed. Sell them for a few thousand fine doesn't stifle a memorable name too badly but when they ask £100,000 plus for an unknown entity it prices start ups out.

I only see these new gtld as money printing schemes/more hassle for people like myself when we have to buy more domains to protect a brand identity

(Feel free to shred me just how I feel).

 

[Hyburnate]

I'm waiting for .co.uk to turn into .uk

 

[Toadem]

So did they offer large companies ( Disney, Microborg, Intel for example ) the chance to purchase theirs before anyone else can snatch it and hold it for ransom ?

 

[Mynight]

If you hold a trademark then you get a month or two to purchase before its available for general release.

 

[Hyburnate]

Plus any large company will get their domain through court anyway :L

 

[Toadem]

If you hold a trademark then you get a month or two to purchase before its available for general release.

Cool thanks ... I wasnt sure how that worked

 

[Mynight]

No worries

Pain in the bum proving trademarks at least with my provider

Lol at microborg though

 

[Toadem]

No worries

Pain in the bum proving trademarks at least with my provider

Lol at microborg though

Yea ... resistance is futile .... stability is irrelevant ...you will be assimilated lol

 

[GravyMonster]

www.dotdot.dot

 

[Russinating]

What about www.doubleu.you

Subdomains become fun too dot.dot.dot

 

[MaX_PoWah]

What is the best way to preregister some of these? I am after a .support domain for my business? I am with 1&1 for my other domains but for some reason it won't show me what I have preregistered or what I can buy yet ?