Yesterday marked the end of the .blog Sunrise Launch Phase, a period where trademark owners could make their domain claims. We are pleased to announce that since beginning the Sunrise Phase on August 18th, more than 1,000 .blog domain sites have been activated, signaling growing interest and enthusiasm for our Top Level Domain (TLD).
The response to the availability of .blog has been extremely positive. As Elliot Silver wrote on DomainInvesting.com, “.blog is one of the few extensions I could see having a major impact on the entire new gTLD space.”
Thus far, interest has been particularly high among major tech companies, but spans brands across industries, from banks and automobile manufacturers, to hotels and household consumer products.
What we are hearing from early subscribers is that .blog is valuable because it means something without explanation. It’s short, it’s easy to remember and easy to say. .blog provides a solid foundation to build something that can grow and be shared independently regardless of what’s happening in the social space.
The next phase of the .blog TLD launch will be Landrush, open to everyone where early adopters can reserve domains freely from November 2nd through November 9th at a slightly higher price. Following Landrush, General Availability for all will begin on November 21st when the domains are offered on a first-come, first-serve basis at standard prices
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Trademark owners, check out our list of registrars at my.blog/registrars and reserve your .blog name today.
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