{"id":5183,"date":"2016-02-09T09:58:14","date_gmt":"2016-02-09T14:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.digitalbrandinsider.com\/?p=5183"},"modified":"2022-01-04T07:44:56","modified_gmt":"2022-01-04T12:44:56","slug":"cscs-new-gtld-utilization-report-february-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cscdbs.com\/blog\/cscs-new-gtld-utilization-report-february-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"CSC\u2019s New gTLD Utilization Report \u2013 February 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitalbrandinsider.com\/blog-authors\/vincent-dangelo\/\">Vincent D\u2019Angelo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The latest edition of <strong>CSC\u2019s New gTLD Utilization Report<\/strong> shows .brand launches continuing to pick up speed, more new gTLDs climbing up the Alexa rankings and some interesting examples of new gTLDs in use. We also take a closer look at the .bank extension.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cscdbs.com\/blog\/email-sign-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5184 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #797979;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cscdbs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/CSC-gTLD-Report_Feb16-EN.jpg\" alt=\"CSC-gTLD-Report_Feb16-EN\" width=\"200\" height=\"245\" \/><\/a>In our latest report, we also look at:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The number of active .brands and those already making the Alexa Top 1M<\/li>\n<li>The number of generic new gTLDs in the Alexa Top 1M<\/li>\n<li>The \u201csuspicious\u201d new gTLDs in the Top 10<\/li>\n<li>Interesting examples of utilization in both generic TLDs and .brands<\/li>\n<li>The performance of .brands in search<\/li>\n<li>An alternative look at the Top 10 generic new TLDs with CSC\u2019s New gTLD Utilization Indicator<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&gt;&gt; <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cscdbs.com\/blog\/email-sign-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View the latest New gTLD Utilization Report<\/a><\/strong>.<br \/>\nBe sure to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitalbrandinsider.com\/email-sign-up-2\/\">subscribe to our blog updates<\/a> or follow us on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cscdbs\">@CSCDBS<\/a> to get the bi-monthly New gTLD Reports.<\/p>\n<p>&gt;&gt; <strong>For more information on our new gTLD solutions, please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cscdigitalbrand.services\/en\/new-gtld-services?utm_campaign=NewgTLDReport%2BFEB16&amp;utm_source=blog%2Bpost&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_content=EN\">visit our website<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Vincent D\u2019Angelo. 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