.Host Pre-Registrations at HostingCon

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Radix Registry will be the operator of the .Host domain registry, as it is one of the uncontested strings for which the company applied. Smartly, the company just announced that it will be accepting pre-registrations for .Host domain names at HostingCon, which is being held in Austin, Texas right now. There are three applicants for a competing .Hosting gTLD.

HostingCon is reportedly the web hosting industry’s largest tradeshow, and there are close to 2,000 attendees at the annual conference. Radix has a booth on the tradeshow floor, and the company will begin to accept non-binding pre-registrations for .Host domain names today.  Pre registrations are available for HostingCon attendees as well as people who aren’t at the conference, and they can be made at  DotHostRegistry.com.

There are several reasons why I think offering pre-registrations are smart:

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Uniregistry is Hiring

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Uniregistry LogoFrank Schilling is a big proponent of gTLD domain names, and he has invested millions of dollars into his company,  Uniregistry. Not only is Uniregistry physically expanding in Grand Cayman, but the company is also hiring. According to a promoted article on CircleID, Uniregistry is looking to hire a number of employees in different areas of expertise.

Whether you are a developer, engineer, or are in the field of marketing, there may be a job opening that suits your skill set. According to the article, Uniregistry is looking to hire Software Developers, Systems Specialist, Front-end Developers, and Marketing People. The one caveat to this is that employees must be based in Grand Cayman, so you should expect to move to the Caribbean if you are going to be hired.

If I was new to this business, wasn’t married with a child, and/or I was looking to work for someone else in the domain space and had a matching skill set, I would probably consider learning more about the job openings at Uniregistry. We are in a time of massive change to the Internet, and I think Uniregistry is going to be one of the companies at the forefront of these changes. Frank is clearly one of the smartest guys operating in the business, and it would be very cool to be involved with gTLDs from nearly the beginning.

I have no idea when gTLDs will be adopted by consumers or if gTLD domain names will make good investments, but I think we are in a unique period of time right now. Working for a cutting edge company, located in paradise, at this time, seems like something that is going to be a cool experience no matter what happens with these new extensions.

If you are looking to do something cool, take a look at some of the opportunities Uniregistry is currently offering.

Name.com Educating Clients About New TLDs

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Name.com LogoI strongly believe that the more that domain registrars publicize and promote new gTLD domain names, the greater the likelihood these TLDs will gain traction with consumers and be in demand. I’ve mentioned how eNom is promoting gTLDs, and I wanted to share the interesting way Name.com is also promoting them.

When you visit Name.com under Products, there is a section called “New TLD Watcher.” This section is devoted to gTLD domain names, which Name.com is calling “nTLDs.” I think that variant is interesting in and of itself because of the confusion factor, but the real area of interest for observers is the amount of information the company provides about these TLDs, including a fairly comprehensive but understandable FAQ page.

Name.com takes things a step further than many other registrars at this point, and the domain registrar has created

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Directi, Tucows and Namecheap Form Alliance for .Online

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Three leading companies in the domain space announced that they have teamed up to apply for, and ultimately manage, the .Online gTLD string. Directi, Tucows, and Namecheap independently applied for the .Online gTLD along with three other companies: Bitter Frostbite, LLC (Donuts), i-Registry LTD, and Dot Online, LLC.

The press release announcing the news gives a good explanation about why the group decided to partner up on .Online:

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Sedo’s Kathy Nielsen Featured on Blog Talk Radio Discussing gTLDs

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I want to share an interview about gTLD domain names that was recently posted on the Small Business Digest radio show on Blog Talk Radio, “the world’s largest social radio network.” The hour-long interview features a discussion with Kathy Nielsen, Director of Strategic Alliances (and Business Development for gTLDs) at Sedo. In the interview, Nielsen discussed the launch of gTLD domain names and how small to medium sized businesses can buy relevant domain names.

If you would prefer

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Uniregistry is Expanding

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According to a news report on a Grand Cayman-based local television station, Uniregistry is expanding its physical footprint. Uniregistry is the company founded and funded by Frank Schilling, and it applied for 54 gTLDs.

The report focused on the closure of a popular Brazilian churrascaria-style restaurant called Prime, and it said that the restaurant’s next door neighbor, Uniregistry, will be taking over the space.

I think it says something that Uniregistry is expanding well before gTLDs are awarded and available for public purchase. Whether the company has already overgrown its current office space or if it is ramping up to bring on additional employees and add equipment, it’s great to see expansion in the domain space.

Thanks to Bret for sharing the news.

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