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Indiscreet But That’s Kinda The Point: .NINJA Domain Names Open for Pre-Order

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Dot Ninja

 

It’s official: ninjas have now been unleashed on the world wide web. Ninja domain names, that is, as service providers are starting to take pre-orders from people who want to reserve a domain name that ends in .NINJA (capitalized for emphasis, because, ninja.) You might recall that ICANN took in applications from individuals, groups, and companies with deep pockets who wanted to create their very own top level domain name. We say deep pockets because the entire process costs about $185,000.

Among those accepted are .ninja, .rich, .buzz, .coffee, .rodeo, .toys, and .sexy, among others. You can check out the entire list here.

VIA [ Geekologie ]

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ICANN shows the full generic TLD application list, Google’s bidding splurge

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ICANN told us that June 13th was the golden day that we'd get to see all of the initial applications for generic top-level domains (gTLDs), and the full list has surfaced on cue. The early roster shows a lot of competition for certain domains -- we're seeing a baker's dozen in companies trying for .app alone. Amazon, Apple, Microsoft and other companies are understandably trying to protect their brand names, but we're just now seeing the full extent of Google's gTLD madness: we're counting 101 instances in which the search firm has tentatively pulled the $185,000 trigger. ICANN still has to settle on which bidders get the domains they want, though, and there's no certainty that Google will fulfill its dreams. When even the cherished .lol domain has a challenger, you know the competition is getting fierce.

ICANN shows the full generic TLD application list, Google's bidding splurge originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 13 Jun 2012 14:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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ICANN stops taking custom domain names at 7PM ET, details the TLD explosion June 13th

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ICANN to stop taking custom domain names at 7PM ET, detail the TLD explosion June 13th

ICANN anticipated that we'd see the first fruits of its open season on top-level domains (TLDs) roughly a year after the hunt began; sure enough, it's winding down applications tonight. If you have the $185,000 plus $25,000 per year to make a domain your own, you've got until midnight GMT (7PM ET) to get that custom spin on the web. Don't think that you'll get the rubber stamp right away, though. ICANN plans to detail the requests on June 13th and consider any objections over similarity or multiple bids for the same name. If all goes smoothly, the first generic TLDs will be active within nine months, while those who face a fight could be waiting roughly one to two years. We're just hoping someone had the courtesy to pick up .gadget for us -- not that ICANN's worried about a gap in registrations after taking $352 million in fees and over 2,000 applications so far.

ICANN stops taking custom domain names at 7PM ET, details the TLD explosion June 13th originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 30 May 2012 12:52:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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