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Register .Asia Domain Names: Landrush Open

February 22nd, 2008 | Filed under Blogging, Domains, Events, India.
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.Asia Domain NamesDotAsia Organisation has officially launched “Landrush” for the .Asia top level internet domain name and now anyone can register .Asia domain names worldwide. The Landrush phase will close on March 12, 2008, and it is a good time to buy your favorite .asia domain name or win a domain name auction for it.

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The .ASIA gTLD will allow companies, organisations, events and individuals within the Asia community to establish their online identity in a regional context. After the landrush phase was opened on 20 February, a total of 266,663 applications were received by the registry within the first 24 hours!

Unlike conventional first-come-first-served processes, DotAsia is utilizing a model that treats all applications received equally no matter if you submit the application within the first second or on the last day of the Landrush period. For domains receiving two or more applications, an auction will be held between the applicants. Domains with only one application will be allocated directly without auction. It also means you must apply during the Landrush period (Feb 20 – Mar 12, 2008) in order to be eligible to participate in the domain auctions.

This Landrush was preceded by the Sunrise process - Sunrise 1 provides priority for governments in the community to reserve and register domains; Sunrise 2 allows Registered Mark owners to obtain domains corresponding to the marks they own; and Sunrise 3 allows registered companies, organisations and other entities in the DotAsia Community to obtain domains corresponding to their entity names. Sunrise 1 (SR1) is preceded by a Pre-Sunrise period when governments from the region are invited to submit to the .ASIA Registry a list of Reserved Names.

The DotAsia Organisation is the sponsoring organisation and the registry operator of the .ASIA top-level domain. I checked that World’s Largest Registrar - GoDaddy.com is also selling .asia domain names. We buy all our domains from them.

Remember .Asia Landrush opened Feb 20 and will close on March 12, 2008. After Landrush concludes on March 12, Go Live (i.e. start of normal First-Come-First-Served registration process) is scheduled from March 26, 2008. Its your chance to invest in the most prestigious and potentially profitable cyber real estate in Asia.

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  • Baris Unver | 22/02/08  #

    I’m confused about something. Let’s say that I registered a awesome domain name, for example gr.asia. Can some company named GR (and in Asia) take that domain name from me with the help of legal stuff?

  • QuickOnlineTips | 23/02/08  #

    Most companies were given an opportunity to grab the .asia domain names in the sunrise period. However, its always a good idea not to register a domain name which would possibly be owned by a well known organization, fearing trademark infringement. They might just do the legal stuff and take your site away. Some people do it purposefully to sell at high prices to the company, and it is called cybersquatting.

  • Freeman Hung | 7/05/08  #

    The .ASIA top-level domain (TLD) is an ICANN-sponsored domain extension that represents the Asia-Pacific region. A .ASIA domain gives you exposure to the region as a whole, as opposed to individual countries, such as a .JP or .CN extension. This is particularly useful for companies that conduct business in different Asian countries, because securing the .ASIA domain gives you regional recognition, makes it easier to manage your Web presence, and increases your exposure to the growing number of Internet users in the Asia-Pacific region.

    Experts predict that 95 percent of all South Korean households will be wired for broadband Internet by the year 2010. Ninety-four percent of Japanese homes will have broadband access, with Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia expected to be nearly 80 percent wired. By 2010, China will have replaced the US as the largest Internet market in the world.†

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