Domain Name News: “Uniregistry new gTLD registry aims to put registrants first” plus 1 more |
| Uniregistry new gTLD registry aims to put registrants first Posted: 10 Jun 2012 03:38 PM PDT We’ve now learned about another new gTLD registry operator,Uniregistry. The guy behind the company is none other than Frank Schilling, one of the most successful and well respected domain investors around today. So, we reached out to Frank Schilling, managing director of Uniregistry, to get some more details about the newly unveiled company that is going to be shaking things up in the domain naming space in the next few month’s and years to come, that’s for sure. Schilling informed DNN that Uniregistry is the registrants friend — that is how his new venture can best be summarized. In his 12 years of being involved with the domain business, he’s never heard a registry talk with love for their real clients; the registrants. Now, that’s all about to change.
According to Schilling, it’s always been about milking sunrise periods for profit, playing the fear card (get it before a squatter does) if you’re a new domain space; or raising prices to bleed registrants if you’re an incumbent. He tells us “When we’re successful, this new registry will keep the well being of its registrants and the string they thrive in – above all else.” Uniregistry is dedicated to supporting the prosperity of it’s domain registrants through the responsible and proficient stewardship of the internet's best top-level domain alternatives. The company imagines an intuitive and reliable experience across the internet for both site users and site creators; equal access to unique, meaningful domain names; and world-class infrastructure for all businesses and individuals. According to their website, Uniregistry has assembled a team of around 30 people already including industry veterans Vern Jurovich, Bret Fausett and John Berryhill, just to name a few. Schilling went on to say:
According to the company’s website, all of their services are centered on the needs of registrants. They will go to great lengths to create an easy and enjoyable user experience from name purchase to going live. Everything is taken care of behind the scenes by their robust systems and dedicated team of domain experts. Below are some highlights from the registry’s products overview which provide a glimpse into what may immediately set them apart from everybody else: Pricing StructureUniregistry does not believe that registry fees should rise when the costs of other technology services have uniformly trended downward. The company plans to maintain fair, non-preferential pricing practices that fully embody their culture of service. Registrants will benefit from an affordable, flat pricing structure that is predictable and transparent across all Uniregistry gTLDs. Renewal costs will be fixed, with no material price increases for the first five years. Registrant ExperienceUniregistry plans to improve the registration and ownership experience for domain name registrants. Here are some examples that speak to our registrant-centered approach:
Promotion of new gTLD’sUniregistry strives to bring value to both Internet users and website owners. The planned gTLDs have been carefully selected because of their inherent relevance to the way the people browse and search the Internet. Uniregistry believes that there is a demand for these domains based on their years of experience in Internet-search and the naming industry. Uniregistry plans to use directory services, traffic-generation toolkits, and search-related functionality to promote their gTLDs and the companies and individuals that choose to register a domain name with us. Uniregistry has a unique relationship with a large network of sites that market domain names in existing TLDs. We will leverage that relationship to increase awareness of our gTLDs – providing them with instant visibility across some of the Internet's most engaged users. The company hasn’t announced yet how many new gTLD’s they have applied for with ICANN under the new generic top level domain program, but as more details become available over the next few days, we will be sure to release those. According to the Uniregistry website, they plan to announce all the details on June 13th, ICANN’s big reveal deal. We will learn of about 1,900+ applicants and strings on Wednesday. Related posts:
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| Facebook quietly scoops up typo domain: wwwFacebook.com Posted: 10 Jun 2012 03:27 PM PDT It looks like Facebook has finally gotten control over one of the most popular typo variations of it’s website. As Fusible first reported a few days ago, according to DomainTools.com historical records, wwwFacebook.com had expired in late May of this year and was listed on the SnapNames marketplace available for a backorder. The previous owner used whois privacy protection services from Moniker to keep their identity hidden.
Fusible goes on to say “while many companies have been forced to file complaints to secure rights to their "WWW" typo domains, it appears Facebook acquired the domain name through the brand protection company MarkMonitor.” It is not clear whether the previous registrant simply handed over the domain when demands/threats were made, or whether the domain registrar (Moniker) got involved and did the right thing by transferring the domain to it’s rightful owner. As of this writing, the domain name wwwFacebook.com currently does not resolve to anything or forward to Facebook.com. The domain is now registered and held with MarkMonitor, Facebook’s domain name registrar of choice. Related posts:
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