Reglikedomain industry desk

Experts Predict 100-1500 Fresh TLDs by 2011-2012

Panel predicts number and timing of fresh TLDs.

Last Friday I had the opportunity to moderate a panel on fresh top level domain names during Domainer Mardi Gras in Fresh Orleans. Michael Ward did a great job assembling a panel of people from all sides of the fresh top level domain spectrum:

Mike Rodenbaugh – attorney
Michael Berkens – domainer
Jeffrey Eckhaus – Demand Media
Ken Hansen -Neustar
John Berryhill – attorney

There were certainly some disagreements amongst that group, especially when it came to trademarks, registry/registrar separation, and the point of fresh TLDs.

I asked each panelist how many unique fresh TLDs will be applied for in the first round. By “unique”, I mean that if 5 people apply for .money, that’s one unique TLD.

The results were widespread, with 100 on the low end and 1500 on the high end. Four of the five panelists predicted 400 or fewer applications.

How soon can we expect fresh TLDs? The earliest guess for when a fresh TLD will be available to the general public was April 2011; the latest was September 2012.

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