Connections are important. In the past decade or so, social networks have proven that point astonishingly well, as though it needed to be proven. But it's something we know is even deeper at the heart of the Internet as well: connecting people, yes, but also connecting networks, connecting machines, or even just connecting a website to a domain name.
This January, connecting is a little easier. From January 1 until January 31, 2016, .link, the TLD made to connect, will be on sale for an incredible 80% off. That means, a .link domain that normally costs $12.02 will be available for just $2.41 per year.
It's a busy time of year, we get it. There's a lot of running around getting last minute gifts, travelling to be with family, and, of course, celebrating various wintertime festivities but we suggest thinking about the future. The classic generic TLDs of the past are slowly getting more and more saturated. The future is in .xyz. While most new gTLDs focus on specific niches, .xyz is for anyone and is becoming the go-to alternative gTLD. So before the ball drops and 2015 goes down with a champagne toast, remember to take advantage of our great $5.00 promotion on .xyz (normally $13.63), this deal only lasts until 4:00 PM PST on December 31st.
To be honest, it kind of bugs us that there are those who only think about Ireland and the .irish on St. Patrick's Day. As a result, all they know about either is shamrocks and leprechaun, "luck-o-the-Irish" and beer that's dyed green.
Well, we couldn't be further from St. Patrick's Day, but we want to show our love for all things .Irish just to spite the types we talked about above. Domains in the .irish extension are available until November 10December 31, 2015February 29, 2016 for just $15.00, versus the normal $47.82 at A rates.
So there's no better time than now to get one. Let the ones who only ever think of the Irish in March pay full-price.
Protection and security are our wheelhouses. Whether it's the protection and security of your domain, of your personal information, of your data, or of access to your site through SSL, security and protection are our top concerns.
Which is why we're happy to see two new related gTLDs entering the Sunrise phase: .protection and .security.
During this phase, these domains will be available for $3294.19 per year.
When these extensions enter a 24 hour Landrush phase at 6:00 AM PST on January 26. 2016, they will be available for $3294.19 per year.
Then, when they enter the GoLive phase on January 27, 2016 at 6:00 AM PST, they will be available for $2214.19 per year.
But that's not all. Since these are TLDs specifically focused on security and protection, while being open to anyone (in Sunrise anyone with a TMCH claim), the site you put on a domain in one of these extensions will need to be https only, using a valid TLS protocol (including redirections).
You can regulate from the outside or you can regulate from the inside. In the second case, it's feedback that makes the system work. And just look at the online world if you need an example: feedback loops abound in tech companies developing the next big thing. Web developers in developing new interfaces need feedback. And teams supporting just about any tech products rely on customer feedback.
That's why it's great that now feedback has it's own TLD: .feedback, which is now entering the Sunrise phase.
It actually entered the Sunrise phase October 20, so we're a little late in offering this domain, but Sunrise still extends until January 6, and until then, domains in this extension can be purchased with a TMCH claim for $2214.19 per year.
Since this extension is intended to bring together Internet feedback, all domains registered in .feedback are automatically redirected towards a dedicated platform provided by the registry.
Landrush on this extension will go from January 9 to January 18, 2016 (until 5:59 AM PST). During this period, you have a chance to register a .feedback domain for just $10.63 per year, provided you commit to stay with the registry's platform during the duration of your domain's registration.
Then, on January 18 at 6:00 AM PST sharp, domains will be available in this extension in the GoLive phase for $41.41 at A rates.
The theater is where the masses go to see a picture. The .THEATRE, however, is a magical place where since the days of Shakespeare thespians have plied their craft humbly upon old oak boards.
And now they can ply the bard's art online, finally, with a .THEATRE domain, now entering the Sunrise phase. Landrush, will be for just one day at Gandi from 26 to 27 of January, ending at 11:59pm PST, at a price of US$ 1,134.19.
During this phase, .THEATRE domains will be available for US$ 1674.19 per year for those possessing TMCH claims. General availability,will be on Wednesday January 27 at 8pm PST, at US$ 564.19, all at A rates.
There's now a dividing line slicing right through the heart of our existence. It's the line between here and there, public and private, anonymous and nonymous (we guess?) online and offline.
Dividing and slicing and cutting is all well and good but we like to bridge. So starting December 15, 2015 and lasting until 3:59 PM PST on January 14, 2016 (bridging the new year), .online, the ideal TLD for bridging that divide between offline and online, is on sale for 80%-offfor first-year domain creations.
That means we put a line right through the normal price of $51.67 per year at A rates for .online domains: for the next month they'll be just $10.33 for first-year creations.
.コム (.xn--tckwe) is the IDN (Internationalized Domain Name) for .COM in Japanese. Now, .コム is in Sunrise phase and could be registered for US$ 224.83for the first year (at A rates). Starting February 1 to April 3, 2016, there's a "Godfathering" period when current owners of a .com second-level domain name will be able to register the perfect match of their domain name in .コム. For more information on this "Godfathering" period, check out the .コム info page.
Then, from April 4 to May 1, 2016, .コム will be in Landrush phase. Domains will be available for US$224.83 per year. Starting May 2, .コム will enter the GoLive phase and will be available for US$16.79 (general launch).
Remember, the Sunrise phase is for TMCH-registered trademark holders. Contact our Corporate support team if you have a TMCH-registered trademark and wish to register your brand name's domain in one of thenew gTLDs during Sunrise.
The next installment of a certain epic space opera is due in a matter of mere days and while we'd like to be celebrating return of the scruffy-looking nerfherder himself to the franchise, the domains entering this Sunrise phase, though, have us thinking more of an earlier movie by the same filmmaker, with an actor in a not-so-different role.
Of course, we're talking about American Graffiti, the 1973 classic celebration of the cars, rock-and-roll and teenagers with disposible income culture in Southern California during the 50s, because this Wednesday December 9, 2015, .car.cars, and .auto are entering the Sunrise phase and have our motor started.
These days, of course, kids cruise in electric hybrids and self-driving cars, and American Graffiti stands as an eternal and perhaps puzzling document of their grandparents' decadence.
Remember, the Sunrise phase is for TMCH-registered trademark holders. Contact our corporate support team if you have a TMCH-registered trademark (or would like help registering your existing trademark at TMCH) in order to register one of these new gTLDs during Sunrise.
During this phase, domains in these extensions will be available for $3294.19 per year at A rates.
The Gandi v5 platform has been deployed now for about 2 years. Many features have been added to it and we continue to update and improve it regularly.
We are planning to definitively close the v4 customer web interface. Please migrate your account by logging in to https://www.gandi.net/ to start the migration process.
