supermonopolies.com - Closed gTLD Super Monopolies

Description: A strategic analysis of the new generic top level domains (gTLDs) with a warning on closed registries being evaluated for release by ICANN.

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New Domain Submissions 1930 submissions for about 1400 new generic top level domain (gTLD) extensions were received by ICANN (the domain name regulator) when applications closed in June, 2012. A countless number of new, valuable and high potential domain names such as Play.game , Tech.news , Drug.store , Buy.home , Mobile.phone and Bank.loan will be created. From thin air.

Up to a dozen applications have been received for some of the most sought after categories. For example .home has 11 applicants. (230 domain names have more than one applicant — for which there are a total of 751 applications.) These will be resolved via auctions or prior private negotiations.

A majority of the world's most famous corporations have applied for their own dot brand string, such as .cisco . However, there are also some notable and surprising omissions.

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