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Here are the winners of the Afilias Global Innovation Contest for New TLD Ideas

Submitted by Roland LaPlante on Oct 25, 2011

The winners of the Afilias Global Innovation Contest for New TLD Ideas are in.

dot Brands Need to Look under the Hood before Partnering

Submitted by Roland LaPlante on Oct 21, 2011

As the countdown for the ICANN gTLD program ticks away its final 100 days, potential dot Brand applicants have to make important decisions in a short space of time: whether to apply for a new TLD, how to best leverage a new top-level domain, and which gTLD partner to choose.

Afilias to sponsor Columbia Business School webinar on ICANN new gTLD program and dot Brand domains

Free global event features business, branding, and Internet experts focusing on the strategic questions surrounding new TLDs for brands

Afilias launches international contest to explore innovative uses of new top-level domains

"Global Innovation Contest for New TLD Ideas" represents first-of-its-kind competition for defining new domain concepts

DUBLIN -- October 3, 2011 -- Afilias Limited, a leading Internet registry services provider, today announced a rapid-fire contest to generate ideas for new top-level domains (new TLDs). As organizations consider whether or not to invest in new TLDs under the forthcoming ICANN New TLD program, they may not consider all the possibilities for new TLDs. The "Afilias Global Innovation Contest for New TLD Ideas" is designed to address that issue.

Wrap-up: ICANN 46 in Beijing

Submitted by Roland LaPlante on Apr 26, 2013

ICANN 46 Logo Earlier this April, the largest ICANN meeting ever — more than 2,500 attendees — kicked off in Beijing. Given the imminent addition of hundreds of “dot Brands” to the Internet, the topic of new gTLDs was at the top of the discussion list for all attendees.

Afilias Joins Internet Infrastructure Coalition

Industry leader joins group to provide public policy and advocacy voice for the Internet infrastructure industry

dot Brand or dot What? Consumers unaware of New Top-Level Domains, including .Google, .Microsoft and .Nike

Afilias research reveals 75 percent of UK and US consumers oblivious to new Web extensions

The final year of Internet fraud

Submitted by Roland LaPlante on Dec 17, 2012

Dot Brand Domains Promise a New World of Online Shopping Security The holiday shopping season is in full swing, and it's a bigger season than ever, especially online. According to Shop.org, online holiday sales this year will increase 12 percent over 2011, translating to $96 billion in sales.