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[ NNSquad ] Dot-word warehouse Donuts to launch new top-level domains this week
Dot-word warehouse Donuts to launch new top-level domains this week
http://j.mp/1evT16b (Register)
Upstart domain registry Donuts has announced that its first seven new
global top-level domains (gTLDs) will be made available to the public
on Wednesday, with more to come throughout the year. "This is a
unique opportunity for businesses, brands, organizations, and
individuals to find an online identity that speaks precisely to their
products, services and interests," Donuts co-founder and CEO Paul
Stahura said in a canned statement. The domains to go on sale this
week - including .BIKE, .CLOTHING, .GURU, .HOLDINGS, .PLUMBING,
.SINGLES, and .VENTURES - are just the first of more than a hundred
that Donuts plans to launch this year to compete with the likes of
.COM, .NET, and .ORG. The company's second batch of domains is
scheduled to launch next week and will include .CAMERA, .EQUIPMENT,
.ESTATE, .GALLERY, .GRAPHICS, .LIGHTING and .PHOTOGRAPHY. The new
domains will be managed by Donuts but will be offered to the public by
various accredited registrars worldwide - including 1&1, GoDaddy,
Register.com, Secura, and Tucows, among others. A well-heeled startup
backed by venture capitalists, equity funds, banks, and other
investors, Bellevue, Washington-based Donuts has emerged virtually out
of nowhere to become the largest registry to capitalize on internet
overseer ICANN's new gTLD expansion scheme.
- - -
As soon as I see the first piece of spam or a phishing message that
originates in any of these TLDs, I plan to immediately block them --
the entire TLD -- from sending inbound mail into my networks. You want
to reach me from those domains? Tough luck. The most likely result
from all these new TLDs -- other than lots of suckers getting
fleeced -- is that .COM domains will become more valuable than ever as
they cut through the clutter of crud.
--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info
Founder:
- Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org
- PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com/privacy-info
Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy
Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com
Google+: http://google.com/+LaurenWeinstein
Twitter: http://twitter.com/laurenweinstein
Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 / Skype: vortex.com
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