Weekly Launch Guide October 15, 2018

SPOTLIGHT:

Unaware of Your Digital Footprint? An Abandoned Domain Name Could Hurt You.

According to a recent article published by CSO Online, researchers attempted to understand the impact old domain names by re-registering merged or acquired companies’ expired domains and setting up email servers, thus testing the dangers of letting an old domain expire. Read more!

Still Launching

The following TLDs have launch phases (Pre-General Availability) that are currently still in progress. If you are interested in participating in any of these launches, please contact your Client Service Partner.

.fan

.sport

.luxe

.קוֹם (.xn--9dbq2a )

.realestate

.UK

.basketball

.bot

.rugby

.mt

Launches within 30 days (bold indicates where dates fall within time frame)

 

Extension Start Date Order Entry Deadline First-come First-served (FCFS) Registry
 Sunrise
.sport 4-Sep-2018 2-Nov-2018 No Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF)
 Limited
.luxe 9-Oct-2018 23-Oct-2018 No Minds + Machines Group Limited
.sport 4-Sep-2018 2-Nov-2018 No Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF)
 Landrush
.xn--9dbq2a (.קוֹם “com”) 2-Oct-2018 1-Nov-2018 Yes Verisign Sarl
.sport 4-Sep-2018 2-Nov-2018 No Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF)
 EAP
.luxe 30-Oct-2018 1-Nov-2018 Yes Minds + Machines Group Limited
 General Availability
.xn--9dbq2a (.קוֹם “com”) 5-Nov-2018 N/A Yes Verisign Sarl
.luxe 6-Nov-2018 N/A Yes Minds + Machines Group Limited

The information provided is intended for informational purposes only and is subject to change without notice.