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Digital Big Bang: New TLDs, New Opportunities?
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Digital Big Bang
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What happens when
the Internet grows
from 23 gTLDs to
more than 1,500?
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Pre Big Bang
.ME*
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Post Big Bang
The next generation of Internet
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Post Big Bang
The next generation of Internet
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Post Big Bang
The next generation of Internet
ICANN Registration Window 2012
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Post Big Bang
The next generation of Internet
ICANN Registration Window 2012
‣ 1.930 Application were submitted
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Post Big Bang
The next generation of Internet
ICANN Registration Window 2012
‣ 1.930 Application were submitted
‣ 1.409 unique strings to launch in the next 2 years
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Post Big Bang
The next generation of Internet
ICANN Registration Window 2012
‣ 1.930 Application were submitted
‣ 1.409 unique strings to launch in the next 2 years
‣ 50% of Interbrand‘s Top 100 Global Brands applied
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Post Big Bang
The next generation of Internet
ICANN Registration Window 2012
‣ 1.930 Application were submitted
‣ 1.409 unique strings to launch in the next 2 years
‣ 50% of Interbrand‘s Top 100 Global Brands applied
‣ 36 of the Fortune 100
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Post Big Bang
The next generation of Internet
ICANN Registration Window 2012
‣ 1.930 Application were submitted
‣ 1.409 unique strings to launch in the next 2 years
‣ 50% of Interbrand‘s Top 100 Global Brands applied
‣ 36 of the Fortune 100
‣ ICANN is likely to open a second windows to
acquire to top level domains in 2-5 years
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Post Big Bang
The next generation of Internet
ICANN Registration Window 2012
‣ 1.930 Application were submitted
‣ 1.409 unique strings to launch in the next 2 years
‣ 50% of Interbrand‘s Top 100 Global Brands applied
‣ 36 of the Fortune 100
‣ ICANN is likely to open a second windows to
acquire to top level domains in 2-5 years
‣ ICANN earned more than $350 million in fees
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Post Big Bang
The next generation of Internet
Question
‣ What will companies do who collectively invested $350
million for new TLDs?
‣ Sit and wait
or
‣ Innovate, Develop and Push to drive ROI
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Post Big Bang
The next generation of Internet
Top Filers
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Post Big Bang
The next generation of Internet
Top Filers
‣ Who filed?
‣ Who did not?
‣ No Facebook?
‣ No Twitter?
‣ No eBay?
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Post Big Bang
The next generation of Internet
Top Contested TLDs
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Post Big Bang
The next generation of Internet
Evolution Search
‣ How will search develop with the rise of new TLDs?
‣ Google invested roughly $20 million in new TLDs.
What does this mean to Google‘s Search Algorithm?
‣ Change:
Always opportunities for Innovators.
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Post Big Bang
The next generation of Internet
But two things are for sure....
‣ The value of a good domain will never decline.
‣ The importance of domains will grow.
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