Domain Incite https://domainincite.com Domain Name Industry News, Analysis & Opinion Mon, 24 Aug 2026 08:50:21 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://i0.wp.com/domainincite.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Domain Incite https://domainincite.com 32 32 200573764 Texas will object to .texas gTLD https://domainincite.com/31896-texas-will-object-to-texas-gtld https://domainincite.com/31896-texas-will-object-to-texas-gtld#respond Mon, 24 Aug 2026 08:50:21 +0000 https://domainincite.com/?p=31896 The US State of Texas has become the first government to publicly object to any gTLD applications matching its name. Anthony Sauerhoff, state chief information officer, wrote to ICANN earlier this month to unambiguously state that Texas does not support any applications for .texas. “At the Governor’s direction, I hereby inform you that the State […]

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]]> https://domainincite.com/31896-texas-will-object-to-texas-gtld/feed 0 31896 WordPress hints it applied for more new gTLDs https://domainincite.com/31894-wordpress-hints-it-applied-for-more-new-gtlds https://domainincite.com/31894-wordpress-hints-it-applied-for-more-new-gtlds#respond Mon, 24 Aug 2026 08:26:42 +0000 https://domainincite.com/?p=31894 WordPress.com owner Automattic has dropped some pretty major hints that it applied for a modest portfolio of new gTLDs in ICANN’s just-closed application window. In a blog post, the company all but confirmed that it has applied for at least one gTLD, probably more, to sit alongside its currently owned .blog. “We’re not trying to […]

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]]> https://domainincite.com/31894-wordpress-hints-it-applied-for-more-new-gtlds/feed 0 31894 Could you type a .chrysanthemun domain name? https://domainincite.com/31889-could-you-type-a-chrysanthemun-domain-name https://domainincite.com/31889-could-you-type-a-chrysanthemun-domain-name#respond Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:45:46 +0000 https://domainincite.com/?p=31889 Does .chrysanthemam portend the end of type-in domain names, or is it just an incredibly dumb gTLD idea? Chinese portfolio applicant Journey To The West Corporation announced earlier in the week that it has applied for .chrysanthemim, one of 323 strings it revealed on its web site. It’s not yet clear whether .chrysantemum is a […]

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]]> https://domainincite.com/31889-could-you-type-a-chrysanthemun-domain-name/feed 0 31889 LFG boss on why Telegram gTLD fight might not be all bad news https://domainincite.com/31883-lfg-boss-on-why-telegram-gtld-fight-might-not-be-all-bad-news https://domainincite.com/31883-lfg-boss-on-why-telegram-gtld-fight-might-not-be-all-bad-news#respond Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:01:32 +0000 https://domainincite.com/?p=31883 It’s currently the highest-profile fight of the 2026 new gTLD round, but the CEO of one applicant has a positive spin on having to go up against one or two deep-pocketed social media giants. The announcement by Telegram boss Pavel Durov yesterday that his company has applied for the .gram top-level domain has arguably brought […]

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]]> https://domainincite.com/31883-lfg-boss-on-why-telegram-gtld-fight-might-not-be-all-bad-news/feed 0 31883 Harper replaces Deutsch on ICANN board https://domainincite.com/31875-harper-replaces-deutsch-on-icann-board https://domainincite.com/31875-harper-replaces-deutsch-on-icann-board#respond Tue, 18 Aug 2026 05:27:37 +0000 https://domainincite.com/?p=31875 ICANN’s Nominating Committee has revealed its picks for ICANN’s board of directors and it looks like they will be considerably less controversial than last year’s round. Sarah Deutsch is leaving the board at the end of October’s annual general meeting at the conclusion of her maximum third three-year term. She is designated as North American […]

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]]> https://domainincite.com/31875-harper-replaces-deutsch-on-icann-board/feed 0 31875 Let’s just get this out of the way: yes there will be a .fart fight https://domainincite.com/31871-lets-just-get-this-out-of-the-way-yes-there-will-be-a-fart-fight https://domainincite.com/31871-lets-just-get-this-out-of-the-way-yes-there-will-be-a-fart-fight#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:00:21 +0000 https://domainincite.com/?p=31871 clownpenis.fart will very probably be a real domain name one day, but there will be a .fart fight over it. Two applicants — Link Freedom Group and Endpoint Domains — have confirmed that they have applied for the new gTLD .fart, meaning that very probably in a couple of years you’ll be able to buy […]

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]]> https://domainincite.com/31871-lets-just-get-this-out-of-the-way-yes-there-will-be-a-fart-fight/feed 4 31871 New gTLDs: what we do and don’t know about the 2026 round https://domainincite.com/31864-new-gtlds-what-we-do-and-dont-know-about-the-2026-round https://domainincite.com/31864-new-gtlds-what-we-do-and-dont-know-about-the-2026-round#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2026 10:37:59 +0000 https://domainincite.com/?p=31864 We don’t know how many new gTLD applications were submitted during the just-closed 2026 application window, but we do know the floor. ICANN said late Friday that it had received more than 1,600 — that’s down by roughly 300 on the 2012 application round — when the window closed August 12. It won’t be able […]

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]]> https://domainincite.com/31864-new-gtlds-what-we-do-and-dont-know-about-the-2026-round/feed 3 31864 Government moves to nationalize .me https://domainincite.com/31858-government-moves-to-nationalize-me https://domainincite.com/31858-government-moves-to-nationalize-me#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2026 11:18:44 +0000 https://domainincite.com/?p=31858 The government of Montenegro says it has set the ball rolling on the creation of a state-owned entity that will eventually manage its local ccTLD, .me. The ccTLD, which enjoys over a million of registrations largely due to its friendliness to English speakers, is currently managed by a joint venture, doMEn, primarily controlled by GoDaddy […]

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]]> https://domainincite.com/31858-government-moves-to-nationalize-me/feed 1 31858 Now you can plant “for sale” signs directly into your domains https://domainincite.com/31851-now-you-can-plant-for-sale-signs-directly-into-your-domains https://domainincite.com/31851-now-you-can-plant-for-sale-signs-directly-into-your-domains#respond Mon, 03 Aug 2026 02:39:49 +0000 https://domainincite.com/?p=31851 In what could prove to be a game-changer for the domain industry aftermarket, domain investors can now place “for sale” signs directly into their DNS records, potentially bypassing middlemen such as brokers. The Internet Engineering Task Force has published an informational technical standard that allows any registrant to flag their domains as available for sale, […]

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]]> https://domainincite.com/31851-now-you-can-plant-for-sale-signs-directly-into-your-domains/feed 0 31851 Bali to apply for .bali, and the dot is delightful https://domainincite.com/31847-bali-to-apply-for-bali-and-the-dot-is-delightful https://domainincite.com/31847-bali-to-apply-for-bali-and-the-dot-is-delightful#respond Thu, 30 Jul 2026 03:08:49 +0000 https://domainincite.com/?p=31847 The regional government of the Indonesian province of Bali is to formally announce an application for the .bali top-level domain at ICANN 87 in October, according to a local report. Governor Wayan Koster said the local government is supporting a bid for .bali, according to IndoBaliNews It’s not clear from the report whether the government […]

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