Industry Articles and Perspectives

In the currently speculative world of generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs), it helps to understand various viewpoints in order to determine the right strategy for your own company. Here are a number of different views and opinions, both from MarkMonitor and the industry at large.

MarkMonitor Articles

03.17.10
ICANN Nairobi Concludes 37th Meeting in Nairobi »

11.20.09
MarkMonitor posts a public comment on the third version of the Draft Applicant Guidebook »

10.28.09
A Sigh of Relief for Brand Owners…Not So .Fast »

07.02.09
MarkMonitor Posts a Public Comment on the IRT Final Report »

07.02.09
New ICANN Chief on gTLDs »

06.16.09
ICANN to Host New gTLD Outreach Events »

06.02.09
A Seemingly Overwhelming Number of Important Documents Released by ICANN »

05.30.09
ICANN Releases Amended Guidebook Sections »

05.27.09
IRT to Release Final Report on Friday, May 29 »

04.10.09
MarkMonitor posts a public comment on the second version of the Draft Applicant Guidebook »

03.20.09
Consider Planning Now for Internationalized Top-Level Domains »

03.10.09
ICANN Update - Mexico City »

03.05.09
ICANN Releases Preliminary Reports on Competition and Pricing for New gTLDs »

02.19.09
ICANN Releases Second Draft of New gTLD Applicant Guidebook »

02.09.09
New Schedule for gTLDs »

12.22.08
New gTLDs: How Did We Get Here? »

12.15.08
MarkMonitor posts a public comment on ICANN’s Draft Applicant Guidebook »

10.29.08
Expansion of Top-Level Domain Names: Why Current Brand Protection Procedures Will Be Impractical »

10.01.08
How to Improve Institutional Confidence in ICANN »

08.22.08
ICANN Update to New gTLD Implementation »

07.24.08
ICANN’s New gTLDs: Brandholders Navigating Uncharted Waters »

07.14.08
Gartner on New TLDs »

07.09.08
ICANN Approves Proposal to Introduce New gTLDs »

07.02.08
Ready, Fire, Aim »

04.01.08
A Guide to Internationalized Top-Level Domains »

Industry Articles

04.07.10
ICANN to Host Consultations Covering New gTLD Processes »

06.12.09
ICANN to Host Global Outreach Events »

06.10.09
Public Comment Period for IRT Trademark Protections Report Extended to July 6 »

05.30.09
ICANN Releases Amended Guidebook Sections »

05.06.09
MarkMonitor Posts a Public Comment on the IRT’s Draft Recommendation »

02.17.09
City politicians eye '.nyc' domain to generate revenue »

01.05.09
ICANN Advertises to the Mainstream, Update on New TLDs »

12.22.08
US to ICANN: Plan to Sell New gTLDs is a Real Stinker »

12.22.08
Commerce Dept Criticizes Internet Addressing Plan »

12.18.08
Letters from US Dept of Commerce and US Dept of Justice Re: New gTLDs »

12.18.08
What's in a Domain Name? The Changing Internet »

12.17.08
Microsoft, Time Warner, Others Weigh In On New TLDs »

12.16.08
ICANN plan for new TLDs comes under barrage of criticism »

12.15.08
MarkMonitor Posts Comment on Draft Applicant Guidebook »

11.11.08
Obama to make call on ICANN »

11.06.08
NTIA Chief To ICANN: Proceed With Caution »

11.06.08
Race for Internet Hub Begins Next Year »

11.06.08
What's Going on at ICANN in Cairo »

11.05.08
New Domain Names Put Name Brands in a Bind »

10.27.08
Web Free-For-All On The Horizon – Brand Owners Should Begin Planning Their Defensive Strategy Now »

10.21.08
New Top Level Domain Names: Challenges and Opportunities »

10.13.08
Naming Rights »

10.13.08
What's in a dotCom Name »

10.02.08
Changes To The Internet Space: Is Your Client Ready? »

10.01.08
TLD Trouble »

09.25.08
Fight for Your Corner of the Web »

09.15.08
Industry Still Wary of ICANN Plan for New Top Level Domains »

09.03.08
New gTLDs String Theory for Bidders »

07.30.08
More On The Search And Brand Impact Of Vanity Generic Top Level Domains »

07.29.08
Domain Ruling Poses Paid Search Threat »

07.22.08
.anything is the Next Big Challenge »

07.16.08
Anythinggoes? The Impact Of New ICANN Vanity Top-Level Domains »

07.10.08
Let's Rethink ICANN, Not TLDs »

07.10.08
How the New TLDs Could Impact Your Search Rankings »

07.02.08
ICANN Decides to Expand Internet »

06.30.08
Changes to Internet Naming Policy May Lure Net-Squatters »

06.27.08
Tons of New Domain Names to Hit the Web - a .disaster Waiting to .happen? »

06.26.08
New Flavors for Addresses on the Web Are on the Way »