The latest news and info about the .Build top-level domain name
Great building industry uses of new .build websites
.BUILD is about a month into being open and available to all entities and it is exciting to see the number of large brands and small and medium sized companies in the global building and construction business registering both their company names as well as key...
A Q&A between CEO of Centralnic Ben Crawford and .build founder George Minardos
What in your opinion is an example of the best use of the internet in the construction industry and why? There are many great examples but I am most excited about our launch of .build. For the first time in the building industry’s we have a created a unique namespace...
ASA: American Subcontractor’s Association paving the way online with .BUILD
The American Subcontractor’s Association (ASA) has demonstrated itself as a leading builders association, paving the way forward for subcontractors to build better by offering a .BUILD domain to its members. Through its ASA Advantage program, the ASA is...
.BUILD ENTERS GENERAL AVAILABILITY TODAY AT 15:00 UTC
Builders around the globe now have a new name for their online identity that matches what they do. We are proud to announce that the New Internet real estate for builders is now available at all major registrars worldwide. Read the full press release here: Build...
Last Chance for a .build Landrush application
Hello Builders! After nearly 120 days, our Sunrise Period and Landrush are both almost over. It’s almost hard to believe that we will be in our General Availability (GA) period on Tuesday April 29th! It took almost three years of planning and development to get here!...
mgroup.build – The FIRST Builder to use a .build domain
Check out this great use case of a .build domain! It is awesome to help builders build:) http://www.mgroup.build
ICANN meeting #49 in Singapore
The 49th meeting of ICANN will be held in Singapore starting tomorrow March 23rd -Thursday the 27th. http://singapore49.icann.org/en In addition to the business at hand of new registries launching, there will be much discussion around the NTIA’s announcement to...
.build on times square with AGC!
.build on Times Square Jumbo-Tron!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! The Internet turns 25
On March 12th 2014, the Internet turns 25 years old. It’s hard to believe on one hand how young the internet is, and that it is already 25 years old. We’ve come to accept it as a given that it’s always there and always growing and improving. .BUILD wishes many...
Construction Business gets a new name according to Equipment World
“Very soon, rather than construction business’ Web address ending in a boring “.com” or “.net,” contractors in the U.S. will be able to register for a “.build” address.” – See more at: bit.ly/1oz6NtR
.build and The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) create initiative for association members.
AGC to Join .build in Providing Opportunities for Member Companies in the Construction Industry to Grow and Improve their Online Identity. Initiative offers construction businesses new .build web and email addresses and a better way to be found online. Read the full...
.build announces agreement with The Bluebook Building & Construction Network
.build announced a strategic agreement at the largest US building and construction show CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2014 in Las Vegas Nevada. The show represents an immense unveiling of all the newest equipment, technology and product breakthroughs in construction. Read the full...
.BUILD brings on Internet industry veteran
George Minardos, Founder and CEO of .BUILD, announced today that Tim Switzer, formerly of Neustar and DotGreen, is joining .BUILD as head of operations and registrar relations. Switzer will team up with Minardos, Tom Brackey, ARI Services and the rest of the .BUILD...
.build to launch to 125,000 attendees at the ConExpo Show in Las Vegas
.build is about to launch the new gTLD for builders of all kinds, at the largest construction industry show, ConExpo. Next week March 4th-8th in Las Vegas Nevada, over 125,000 attendees will be taking over the Las Vegas Convention Center to learn about all the latest...
Protect your Brand by Registering your Trademark online
Here is what you need to know about Trademark Protection with the new gTLD rollouts: Standard rights protection mechanisms to fight unauthorized use of your marks already exist on the web. As an added protection in the new expansion of the Internet ICANN set up the...
.build in Bloomberg’s Business Week
Great article on the new gTLD launch. http://goo.gl/NZ5iNX
.build enters pre-delegation testing with ICANN
One week and counting….On December 2nd .build started pre-delegation testing (PDT) with ICANN. This is one of the last steps before .build becomes added to the internet root. What that means in plain English is soon .build will be a piece of virtual real-estate...
Pre-registration of .build domains now available on Godaddy
Godaddy, the leader in domain sales worldwide is selling .build domain name pre-registrations as only one of four offerings in the list of 1,000+ new gTLD’s soon to come to market. This is a huge opportunity for both .build and for our potential users. Get a head...
.build signs Registry Agreement Contract with ICANN
November 7th 2013: .build is proud to announce that it has successfully transitioned from gTLD applicant to an official registry with it’s completion of the signed contract with ICANN to administer the .build namespace. Soon registrants will be able to buy a .build...
ICANN posts new timeline for earliest gTLD launch
ICANN posted the latest timeline today that shows the first gTLD’s launching Sept 5th of this year. Based on this information we think that .build will be launching to Trademark holders by the end of this year and available to the general public in Q1 of 2014!...