This past month Paul Vixie visited our office in San Francisco to talk about DNS. When he was asked what fights were worth fighting on today’s internet, he reflected on two phases in his career: the time he spent at ISC heading the organization that wrote BIND 9 and the time spent building MAPS, trying to stamp out internet abuse completely.

In the first case, he paved the way for the modern internet. In the second, he tried to hold back a growing tide of spam.

“Build roads,” he said, “don’t build walls.”

It’s good sense. It’s better to make something work than try to stop people from using something already out there. This month, we’re building roads.

We introduced One-click WordPress installations on Simple Hosting instances, for one, and released a new Node.js instance.

We also looked at Recently-delegated TLDs. We also looked into how ICANN’s nTLD program, which began with a promise to open up innumerable new namespaces, is coming along.

As always, of course, we’re summing up this month’s TLD release calendar and we rounded up all our current TLD promos for your convenience.

Paul’s words make good sense and are a good mantra to live by. And it’s a wish for the world as well. We hope this month and the rest of this year, we can all focus on building roads, not walls.

1. One-click Wordpress on Simple Hosting

The most popular CMS (content management system) in the world, WordPress, can now be installed with a single click on Gandi Simple Hosting. We created a video tutorial on how: youtu.be/n3yNr6m-F-g For the rest of the details, check out our post:
www.gandi.net/news/en/2016-06-22/8575-one-click_wordpress_on_simple_hosting/

2. New Node.js instance on Simple Hosting

In the past few months we’ve been bringing you a lot of new improvements on Node.js instances. The developer ecosystem for Node.js has evolve a bit since we first introduced Node.js so we had some long overdue updates to make.
So we’re happy to have launched this month a new version of our Node.js instance designed with developers in mind. Read about what that entails: www.gandi.net/news/en/2016-06-20/8542-new_node.js_instance_on_simple_hosting/

3. Recently-delegated TLDs: July 2016

The TLDs added in June this year all seemed to have been a bit contentious, with objections for string confusion, legal use rights and one attempt to game the system represented in this past month’s delegated TLDs. Embrace the controversy: www.gandi.net/news/en/2016-07-12/8827-recently-delegated_tlds_july_2016/

4. Checking in on new TLDs

ICANN launched the nTLD program in October 2013 and a little under three years later more than a thousand new TLDs have been delegated. By the beginning of June, 20 million domains in over 1,000 nTLDs had been registered, so we thought it was as good a time as any to check in on
how things are going. Check in with us on ICANN’s nTLD program:
www.gandi.net/news/en/2016-06-29/8677-checking_in_on_new_tlds/

5. TLD Release Calendar

Here's a look at TLD releases at Gandi for the month of July 2016:

Thursday July 7:

• .tube (GoLive)

Tuesday July 12:

• .games (Sunrise)

Tuesday July 19:

• .shopping (Sunrise)

ALSO:
You can now register .网络 (punycode .xn--io0a7i, the Chinese equivalent of “.net”) and .公司
(punycode .xn--55qx5d the Chinese equivalent of “.com”).

6. Promo Roundup

STARTING JULY 1:
.live, .studio, .video 50% off through December 31 www.gandi.net/news/en/2016-07-01/8719-were_.live_in_a_.studio__and_on_.video_with_this_promo/
.online, .press, .website, .site, .host, .space, .pw, .tech on promo through December 31
www.gandi.net/news/en/2016-07-01/8716-eight_extensions_on_promotion/

STARTING JULY 8:
.tech, .online, .site renewals 50% off through December 31
www.gandi.net/news/en/2016-07-08/8824-renew_.tech_.online_.site_domains_half-price/

STARTING JULY 12:
.xyz €3.99 per year through December 31
www.gandi.net/news/en/2016-07-12/8821-.xyz_is_on_sale/

ENDING JULY 31:
.club premium domains 25% off through July 31
www.gandi.net/news/en/2016-07-01/8683-25_off_new_premium_domains_from_.club/

.eu 50% off per year through July 31
www.gandi.net/news/en/2016-07-01/8680-july_.eu_sale/

EXTENDED:
.black, .blue, .pink, .red, .lgbt, .kim, .shiksha, .poker, .pro, .info,
.mobi, .移动 50% off until December 31 (previously June 30)
www.gandi.net/news/en/2016-07-01/6464-a_colorful_explosion_of_extensions_50/

ONGOING PROMOTIONS:
.cat €5.00 per year through August 31
www.gandi.net/news/en/2016-06-27/8614-get_a_.cat_its_good_for_you/

.store €15.00 per year in GoLive until August 14
www.gandi.net/news/en/2016-06-14/8320-what_does_the_future_have_in_.store/

.stream €2.00 per year in GoLive
www.gandi.net/news/en/2016-04-25/7772-a_.stream_at_sunrise/

.me €9.60 through December 31
www.gandi.net/news/en/2016-01-04/6614-spend_2016_with_.me_40_off_all_year/

.accountant, .bid, .cricket, .date, .download, .faith, .loan, .party,
.racing, .review, .science, .trade, .webcam, .win €2.00 per year through
December 31
www.gandi.net/news/en/2016-04-01/7466-a_big_batch_of_extensions_on_sale/

As we enter the summer months in the northern hemisphere, we want to help you relax a bit. Choose your favorite tee-shirt (and why not a re-issued vintage Gandi one: www.gandi.net/tshirts/), kick back on the porch with a glass of lemonade (or a mint julep if you’re so inclined) and relax — because making things easier is what we’re all about this month.

To start out with, we’re making it easier for our global customers to buy products and services with us because now we’re proud to accept payment in ten more new currencies than before. We’ve also just updated Simple Hosting to PHP 7 and MySQL 5.6. We have some plans with that which aren’t quite ready yet that should make things easier for you too.

Next we hopefully ease some anxiety with our look at one of the reasons mail can be delayed. We’re also making it easier to pick out a hosting option with our Visualization of the levels of complexity and technical knowledge associated with different levels at which you might want control of a site.

And as always, we’re rounding out this month’s newsletter with a look at this month’s promos and TLD releases.

Ten new currencies now available at Gandi
We’re making it easier this month for customers who may not have ready access to a bank account with funds in USD by accepting payments in ten new currencies, increasing our total number of accepted currencies to 15 (well, 16 if you count Bitcoin).

Read about all currencies Gandi now accepts: www.gandi.net/news/en/2016-06-13/8392-ten_new_currencies_now_available_at_gandi/

Update: PHP 7 + MySQL 5.6 (Percona) and PostgreSQL 9.4 on Simple Hosting
We are making it easier to use our Simple Hosting platform for hosting web applications by adding PHP 7, MySQL 5.6, PostgreSQL 9.4 and MongoDB 2.4 to Simple Hosting.

Find out how to try it out here: www.gandi.net/news/en/2016-05-23/8130-php_7__mysql_5.6_percona__postgresql_9.4_on_simple_hosting/

Recently-delegated TLDs
This past month it seemed like all the strings that were delegated were attractive properties on a Monopoly board getting snatched up by all the usual players. TLDs like .blog, .dot, and .shop were all delegated this past month.

See if anyone got a monopoly this month: www.gandi.net/news/en/2016-06-06/8332-recently-delegated_tlds_june_2016/

In-Depth: When your mail is delayed
Email is great and reliable when it gets there on time. But it can cause serious stress when on rare occasions it can be delayed for reasons beyond either your control or ours. We thought we’d at least provide you with an explanation of one possible reason for this and what you can do about it this month to relieve a bit of that anxiety.

Get answers on why your mail can get delayed: www.gandi.net/news/en/2016-06-15/8473-when_your_mail_is_delayed/

Visualization: How to choose a hosting option
With the goal of making choosing a hosting option simpler and easier, we’ve peeled away hosting layer by layer to tease out a convenient hosting options diagram that illustrates the level of control you get at each level and the technical knowledge level you need to manage hosting at that level.

Find your hosting option: www.gandi.net/news/en/2016-06-14/8431-how_to_choose_a_hosting_option/

TLD Release Calendar
Wednesday 1 June:

• .moi (Sunrise)

Monday 6 June:

• .group (Landrush)
• .salon (Landrush)

Tuesday 7 June:

• .store (Landrush)

Monday 8 June:

• .group (GoLive)
• .salon (GoLive)

Tuesday 14 June:

• .store (GoLive)

Monday 20 June:

• .gmbh (Landrush)
• .ltd (Landrush)

Wednesday 22 June:

• .gmbh (GoLive)
• .ltd (GoLive)

Wednesday 29 June:

• .store (GoLive)

Promo roundup
Starting 1 June :

• .irish €6.50 per year through 30 June
• .lgbt €20.86 per year (60% off)through 30 June
• .space €2.00 per year through 30 June
• .club €5.16 per year (50% off) through 30 June
• .ngo|.ong 50% off through 30 June

Starting 3 June:

• .xyz

Starting 20 June for 10 days only:

• .online, .site .tech, .website, .space, .host, .press

Ongoing promotions:

• .green €23.84 / £19.71 (50% off) per year through 30 June
• .store €15.00 / £12.00 per year in GoLive until 14 August
• .me €9.60 / £8.40 through 31 December
• .accountant, .bid, .cricket, .date, .download, .faith, .loan, .party,
• .racing, .review, .science, .trade, .webcam, .win €2.00 / £1.50 per year
• through 31 December

Last chance for these promos ending 30 June

• .boutique, .immo, .maison, .sarl, .voyage €10.00 through 30 June
• .live €12.98 per year through 30 June
• .family €7.50 per year through 30 June
• .in €6.25 through 30 June
• .link €3.24 and .click €2.64 through 30 June

Check out our promo page to find out more: www.gandi.net/news/tag/en/promos_tld

It’s May, which means it’s now full-on springtime in the northern hemisphere. Nature seems like one big information processing system, where the input of so many little packets of code is transmuted into the beautiful output of green sprouts and buds and flowers and debugging is taken literally. Maybe it just means we need to step away from our keyboards more often, but It has us thinking about transformation.

This month, we launch a more expansive look into slamming email scams. We’re also looking at the latest TLDs to be transformed from application to an actual extension in our Recently Delegated TLDs update.

Then, we visualize the domain name transfer process. Going In Depth we briefly explore the history of Public Key Encryption in this month’s Tech Fundamentals. Finally, of course, we end with a look at TLD releases and current and ongoing promos.

1. In depth about Slamming Emails
Last month, we provided a guide on how to spot a slamming email. That launched us into a more expansive look at domain slamming in general, the different forms it comes in, and some additional tips for staying safe out there.

Read our full post here:
www.gandi.net/news/en/2016-05-06/7952-we_need_to_talk_about_slamming_again/

2. Recently-delegated TLDs
In the past 30 days or so, plenty of new generic TLD applications have come to ultimate fruition by being added to the root zone.

The list includes a couple of TLDs that may have been the subject of some wheeling and dealing behind the scenes were delegated to the root, as well as an unexpectedly controversial TLD and more.

Read which strings were delegated:
www.gandi.net/news/en/2016-05-04/7940-recently-delegated_tlds_may_2016/

3. Visualization: Domain name transfer procedure
This month, we planted the seeds of our expertise in all matters domain-related, and put together a visualization that blossomed into quite a neat little project. We have to admit we had some fun with it. This time around, we looked at the procedure for transferring a domain name between registrars (with special attention to the process to transfer in to Gandi, of course).

The result was a visual guide to a quest fraught with peril: transferring your domain name.

Begin your quest:
www.gandi.net/news/en/2016-05-11/8024-transfer_quest_the_domain_name_transfer_procedure/

4. Tech Fundamentals: Public key encryption
From the start, public key cryptography was seen as needed by all and a challenge to military authority.

From Diffie and Hellman through Rivest, Shamir and Adleman, Phil Zimmerman's landmark PGP, we looked at public key cryptography’s flourishing as an invaluable human rights tool and look to the future fruits we hope to see it bear in this month’s Tech Fundamentals.

Read our history of public key encryption:
www.gandi.net/news/en/2016-05-11/7790-tech_fundamentals_public_key_cryptography/

5. TLD Release Calendar
Here’s a look at TLD releases at Gandi for the month of May 2016:

Tuesday 3 May:

• .mom (GoLive)
• .game (Sunrise)

Monday 9 May:

• .insurance (Sunrise)

Tuesday 10 May:

• .ist (GoLive)
• .istanbul (GoLive)

Monday 17 May:

• .vip (GoLive)
• .promo (Landrush)

Monday 23 May:

• .promo (GoLive)

Tuesday 24 May:

• .game (Landrush and GoLive)

Thursday 26 May:

• .autos (Landrush )

6. Promo Roundup
There are plenty of opportunities this month to plant the seeds to be reaped later by taking advantage of new and ongoing promos:

Starting 1 May:

• .green €23.84 (50% off) per year through 30 June
• .xyz €2.00 per year through 30 May
• .family €7.50 per year through 30 June
• .design €25,99 per year (50% off) through 15 June
• .tech €10.00 per year through 31 May

Starting 3 May:

• .press €5.00 per year through 3 June

Starting 9 May:

• .mx €19.95 per year (50% off) through 31 May

Ongoing promotions:

• .earth €12.98 per year (50% off) through 31 May
• .live €12.98 per year through 30 June
• .accountant, .bid, .cricket, .date, .download, .faith, .loan, .party,
• .racing, .review, .science, .trade, .webcam, .win €2.00 per year through
• 31 December
• .boutique, .immo, .maison, .sarl, .voyage €10.00 through 30 June
• .me €9.60 through 31 December
• .in €6.25 through 30 June
• .rocks €5.97 and .social €12.49 through 31 May
• .link €3.24 and .click €2.64 through 30 June
• .adult, .porn, .sex, .xxx €12.00 through 31 May
• .co.com €14.69 through 31 May

1. Node Version Manager on Simple Hosting

Node Version Manager, better known as nvm, is now available on Simple Hosting Node.js. This means you can run any version of Node.js distributed via nvm. You no longer have to limit yourself to the ones pre-installed on your instance.

All you need to do is add a ".nvmrc" file to your project's root directory and deploy your code.
One consequence of this update is that you can now run a parse server to build your own Facebook apps. Read about how to set that up in our wiki:
wiki.gandi.net/en/tutorials/simple/nodejs/parse-server
For full details, you can read our post about it:
www.gandi.net/news/en/2016-03-17/7355-node_version_manager_nvm_is_now_available_on_simple_hosting/
Or read our wiki tutorial:
wiki.gandi.net/en/simple/instance/nodejs#selection_of_nodejs_version

2. How to tell if you have received a slamming email

www.gandi.net/news/en/2016-03-21/7445-how_to_detect_a_slamming_email
Over the past month or so, Gandi domain owners have been hit with a wave of slamming emails. These emails pretend to be official notices regarding your domain name registration trying to get you to provide your banking information to a third party.

If you ever get an email like this, remember:

• i. Check the sender email address. Gandi reminders come from the address support-renew@gandi.net.
• ii. Check the recipient address. If you have our anti-spam service activated, your real address will not be available to spammers. Gandi will only contact you at your real address. An email sent to an email address @contact.gandi.net, then, should be suspicious.
• iii. Check the Messages tab and the Domains page in your Gandi account. If your domain is expired, you’ll see it on your Domains page. If we emailed you, you’ll see it in your Messages tab.
• iv. Turn on anti-spam in your account management. If your account doesn’t have this feature activated, it’s harder to tell if an email is legitimate.

If this is a concern for you be sure to read our whole post:
www.gandi.net/news/en/2016-03-21/7445-how_to_detect_a_slamming_email

3. Recently-delegated TLDs

www.gandi.net/news/en/2016-03-30/7478-recently-delegated_tlds_april_2016
A few of the notable strings added to the root this month (that is, newly-added TLDs) provide a glimpse into some of the factors that ICANN considers when it decides to approve or not approve new gTLD applications. In particular, they shed some light on Community TLDs, Community Objections, and Public Interest Commitments. Read about which strings were delegated and what they reveal: www.gandi.net/news/en/2016-03-30/7478-recently-delegated_tlds_april_2016

4. Gandi Events

This past month, our CTO and Gandi US VP Pascal visited Holberton School a couple of times and we hosted a UX Speed Dating event at our San Francisco office. Coming up this month, we’ll be hosting another UX Speed Dating event on April 20 and on April 16 we’ll be kicking off our new series about DNS The Root Zone. with CloudFlare.
Read the details here:
www.gandi.net/news/en/2016-04-06/7562-gandi_events_april_2016

5. In-depth: What’s a premium domain?

“This domain name is categorized as ‘Premium’ at the registry.”
Maybe you’ve seen something like this message before at Gandi or another registrar. If you have, you may also have wondered what makes these domains special and why they cost extra.
This month we went in-depth on this topic. See what we found out:
www.gandi.net/news/en/2016-03-25/7469-what_is_a_premium_domain

6. Visualization: Things you can do with a domain name

We are continuing our data visualization series this month with a look at a few of the most common and best uses for domain names.
See the image on this page:
www.gandi.net/news/en/2016-04-07/7634-things_you_can_do_with_a_domain_name

7. TLD release Calendar

Here's a look at TLD releases at Gandi for the month of April 2016:
Tuesday 5 April:

• .ist (Landrush)
• .istanbul (Landrush)

Wednesday 6 April:

• .store (Sunrise)

Tuesday 12 April:

• .gmbh (Sunrise)
• .ltd (Sunrise)

Thursday 14 April:

• .promo (Sunrise)

Thursday 21 April:

• .tube (Sunrise)

Stay tuned for updates and, of course, for next month's releases.

8. Promo Roundup

We've got some serious, no-fools April promos:
Starting 1 April:

• .live €12.98 per year through 30 June
• .accountant, .bid, .cricket, .date, .download, .faith, .loan, .party,
• .racing, .review, .science, .trade, .webcam, .win €2.00 per year through
• 31 December
• .site, .website €2.00 through 30 April
• .mx €13.30 through 30 April
• .boutique, .immo, .maison, .sarl, .voyage €10.00 through 30 June
• .mom €1.00 through 6 May

Ongoing promotions:

• .asia 70% off, through 31 March
• .me €9.60 through 31 December
• .in €6.25 through 30 June
• .rocks €5.97 and .social €12.49 through 31 May
• .link €3.24 and .click €2.64 through 30 June
• .adult, .porn, .sex, .xxx €12.00 through 31 May
• .co.com €14.69 through 31 May

That’s all we have in the forecast this month. Stay tuned next month to
find out what’s in store for May. See you then!

It’s March and that fresh, clean Spring air is coaxing the buds on the trees to open up and cover the branches with soft, green spring leaves. That Spring air seems to have even blown through this month’s newsletter. At least, a crop of fresh, green updates, promos, and new releases are budding.

Premium .paris domains, long held dormant like winter plants, are now being released, we’re looking at new TLDs being added by ICANN to the root zone, Gandi is attending and hosting a flurry of events, you can upgrade your Simple Hosting instance to PHP 5.6 with one click and witness the lifecycle of a domain in one glance. We’ve also go some great new releases and promos this month, so don’t miss those calendars either.

1. Premium .paris domains released

A whole bunch of premium domains for generic terms in .paris like café.paris, brunch.paris or antiquites.paris that, starting 10 March will become available at the registrar of your choice. These domains are pure gold, and being premium domains they can come at a steep price—between €475.00 and €4,210.00 before tax. For more information, check out our post here: www.gandi.net/news/en/2016-03-02/7196-ah_.paris_in_the_spring_premium_domains_released/

2. Recently-Added TLDs to the Root

We took a look at the TLDs coming down the line that were just added to ICANN in the past month. We won’t necessary end up offering all of them, but we thought you’d at least like to know. Have a look at what we found here: www.gandi.net/news/en/2016-03-01/7124-recently-added_tlds_march_2016/

3. Gandi Events

This month we attended, are attending and even hosted a number of events, whether in Paris, San Francisco, Luxembourg, Taipei or beyond. You can read about what we saw, who we met, and what we learned in this post: www.gandi.net/news/en/2016-03-10/7259-gandi_events_march_2016/

4. Update: One-click upgrade to PHP 5.6

A one-click upgrade to PHP 5.6 for Simple Hosting instances is now available in Beta.
All you need to do is go to your instance’s control panel and click on the “Update” link.
This operation will move everything over to PHP 5.6 automatically, though you might experience some issues during the next few days as we still consider the feature to be in Beta. We also highly suggest checking our guide to learn more about the differences between versions and about the issues you might encounter, since you won't be able to rollback this update. Users of other types of PHP instances, such as PostgreSQL or MongoDB databases, unfortunately will still have to upgrade manually. Our documentation also includes instructions and examples to help with manually migrating your instances.
For more information, check out our post here: www.gandi.net/news/en/2016-03-08/7214-one-click_update_to_php_5.6_available_on_simple_hosting/

5. In-depth: The Lifecycle of a Domain

We’re also starting a new series of infographics exploring the mysterious recesses of domain name registration, hosting, the Internet as a whole. This month, we are delving into the life and death of a domain name: from the moment it is first registered and blinks into existence, to its
renewal, and then to the mysterious afterlife that lies beyond expiration. A picture is worth a thousand words, so before we spend too many of those words here, we should just recommend that you check out our visualization here: www.gandi.net/news/en/2016-03-04/7226-the_lifecycle_of_a_domain/

6. TLD release Calendar

Here's a look at TLD releases at Gandi for the month of March 2016. HTML version available here:
www.gandi.net/news/en/2016-03-08/7262-new_tlds_calendar_march_2016/

• Thursday March 3: .bet (GoLive)
• Monday March 7: .佛山 (.xn--1qqw23a // Foshan GeoTLD) (GoLive)
• Tuesday March 8: .bible (GoLive)
• Thursday March 10: .vip (Sunrise)
• Monday March 21: .barcelona (GoLive)

Stay tuned for updates and, of course, for next month's releases.

7. Promo Roundup

We've got a healthy early spring harvest of promotions this March. Take a look below (HTML version available here: www.gandi.net/news/en/2016-03-07/7265-promo_roundup_march_2016/

Starting Tuesday March 1:

• .CLOUD €9.00 per year through December 31
• .CLUB 50% off through March 31
• .CO.COM €14.69 per year through May 31
• .ONLINE €5.00 per year through March 31

Spring has sprung: .XXX, .PORN, .SEX, and .ADULT are €12.00 per year through May 31

Starting Monday March 7:

• St. Patrick's Day Promo: .PUB €7.00 per year through March 18

Ongoing promotions:

• .ASIA 70% off, through March 31

Don’t hesitate to drop us a line with your impressions and feedback on any of our services or our newsletter. We’d love to hear from you.

Otherwise, see you in April.
You can also reach us at:

• Twitter twitter.com/gandibar
• Facebook www.facebook.com/gandibar
• Google+ plus.google.com/u/0/+GandiNetUS/posts
• and on the #gandi channel on Freenode.

All the best, The Gandi Team

With 2015 ending, we thought it was time for a little sign of appreciation for you, our loyal customers and fans.

The year 2015 turned out to be a big one for us. Two things in particular marked this year: first our 15th anniversary, which we celebrated in grand fashion with a fifteen-year anniversary game. It was also marked by our continued commitment to spreading our roots across the globe, especially in North America and in Asia, where two of our teams grew spectacularly. With the addition of new currencies (including one crypto-currency payment method) and new hires that are helping to ensure the best possible customer service around the clock, no matter where you are in the world, 2016 is already shaping up to be even better than 2015. Especially when you take into account the fact that a new version of our site (including new functionalities) is slated to go live next year (for a sneak peak, check out beta.gandi.net, which is being updated at this point about once a week).

And we're not just accomplishing these things all on our own. We couldn't have done it without your loyalty and support. So what better way is there to show our appreciation for a great year than a holiday gift?

What gift, you ask? Well, we've added a promotional code to your account to use before midnight UTC New Year's Eve (that is, through 23:59 UTC 31 December 2015) for three months Simple Hosting (size S) free. Here it is: NYPS-99983-3670-8356
www.gandi.net/hosting/simple

And with that, we wish you and your loved ones a happy new year. We'll see you in 2016.

Life keeps coursing on endlessly in the interminable stream of time, seasons come and go and blur together as they come to more and more resemble each other not in just what we are doing but in how they look. And that last part is not such a good bit of news. Where's the snow? That should have been one of the questions asked at COP21 in Paris. To save the planet we're all doing our parts, however small. This month, we are proud to present you this newsletter printed on recycled electrons (in a chemical sense), containing 0% heavy metals, 30% natural blood, sweat and tears and just a whole bundle of promotions on domain names. All to bring you as much information we have arbitrarily deemed useful to you, dear Gandi users: we decided this month to take the opportunity to give you some extra information on premium domains, recently approved TLDs, a reminder about .net prices going up, the new gTLD release calendar for December and of course the moment you've all been waiting for, our promo roundup for December. The year is ending and so are a lot of promos, so read carefully.

1. What's a Premium Domain?
«Premium,» we all know, is one of those words people use to make «expensive» sound better. You may have also come across this term or at least the concept in the realm of domain names too. Essentially, regstries reserve the right to charge more than is standard for certain domain names they have deemed to be especially high-value of high-demand. You see, when they started releasing new gTLDs, registries learned from the wild gold rush days of domain name speculators that cool domain names can be sold for much higher than your run-of-the-mill domain name. So many registries of new gTLDs, both to try to restrict the inevitable panic of the rush on these highly desirable domain names as well as to make their pricing more responsive to demand, sat down and thought of what they expected to be the highest demand domains in their TLD and priced them differently for resale to registrars like us. So that's why when you try to register a cool domain name in a hot new TLD you might get a little sticker shock when you proceed to checkout. But don't get too down about it. Look at it this way: your domain name will be even cooler if you can think of one nobody thought to make premium.

2. Recently Approved TLDs
A quick look at recently added strings on ICANN's list of strings recently added to the root (see newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/delegated-strings) reveals, first of all, a lot of Brand TLDs. Putting aside those TLDs, two stuck out in particular: .med and .insurance. Medistry LLC, which is the parent of the Cleveland Clinic, an actual hospital in Cleveland, won out in its application against Google. As for, .insurance, it was fTLD, the joint project between American Bankers Association and the technology policy arm of the Financial Services Roundtable (BITS) who beat out Donuts, whose application was withdrawn to do an objection filed by none other than the Financial Services Roundtable. So it looks like lately it's been wins for the professions your mother always wanted you to go into.

3. Reminder: .net prices go up in February
Just a quick reminder to owners of .net domains, or those who may be thinking about bringing a .net into their lives soon, that there will be a small rise in .net prices starting February 1, 2016. So once again, we'd just like to encourage all of you looking to keep your .net domains for at least one more year to renew them before that magic date of February 1 rolls around. You can renew your domains for up to ten years so if you want to take most advantage of current prices, renew up to that limit and you'll be set for a decade.

4. New gTLD release Calendar for December
Here is this month's calendar of new gTLDs coming out this month:

Wednesday December 9:
.auto (Sunrise)
.car (Sunrise)
.cars (Sunrise)
.xn--tckwe (.com in Japanese) (Sunrise)

Monday December 14:
.theatre (Sunrise)

Thursday December 17:
.protection (Sunrise)
.security (Sunrise)

5. December Promo Roundup
It's your last chance for a lot of promos we've been running for a while now.
Here's a roundup of promos in the month of December:

Until December 31, .TOP costs less than a post stamp, and you'll be able to send much more than one letter, as every domain includes 5 mailboxes and 1000 forwarding addresses:
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-12-01/6254-top_of_the_.top_at_fifty_cents_a_pop/

Get a .club for half the price until December 31, that's only 5,16€ for one year!
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-12-01/6245-get_a_.club_for_half_the_price/

.io or .tech? You don't have to chose between these 2 tech savvy TLDs: if you buy a .io domain name, you will get a coupon to register a .tech for free. Be quick, it ends on December 25:
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-11-20/6017-a_.tech_for_every_.io/

Our funniest promo is ending on December 31, last days to get a .lol for 3,45€:
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-09-14/5174-u_can_has_.lol_nao_90-off/

Make it personal with a .me domain, and do it quick as promo's ending soon (9,60€ instead of 16,00€):
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-05-12/4094-promo_.me_at_40_off/

Promo on .irish is also ending on December 31, hurry up and get yours at only 14,00€:
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-10-05/5780-.irish_are_on_sale_this_fall_extended/

Ending January 15, .press and .host are on sale at 20,00€ and 18,00€ (instead of 69,20€ and 91,04€):
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-10-01/5678-another_great_promotion_for_.press_and_.host/

.news and .eu promos are ending on December 31:
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-09-03/5360-extra_.news_takes_50_off_registrations/
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-11-02/5981-promotion_on_.eu/

While .cm continues until the end of January:
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-11-01/5936-promotion_for_.cm_until_the_end_of_january/

Also, as Christmas is just around the corner, some flash sales might peep out. We suggest you keep an eye on our promo page to be sure not to miss them:
www.gandi.net/news/tag/en/promos_tld

Well that's all for this month. We hope it's been interesting? Exciting? Educational? Everything you've ever wanted? Let us know, you can reach us at:

• Twitter [https://twitter.com/gandibar],
• Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/gandibar],
• Google+ [https://plus.google.com/u/0/+GandiNetUS/posts]
• and on the #gandi channel on Freenode. \o/

All the best, The Gandi Team

1. status.gandi.net is now open source
As many of you may be aware, we are committed to the idea of open source. As such, when we need a new tool, we first turn to the Open Source community to see if one already exists. In some cases, though, we can't find exactly what we need. This was the case with the status page on our site (status.gandi.net), which we needed to be able to keep you all informed in all possible channels of the status of our services.

So when we found we couldn't accomplish this with any existing Open Source solutions, we developed our own. We called our little sapling Baobab.

And now that it's up and has been working how we want it to work for awhile now, we decided it's about time to set it free so that it can grow into the kind of majestic, old tree it's named for (Baobab, image search it if you don't know). Check out our GitHub repo (and fork it, if you're interested) here:
github.com/Gandi/baobab

2. Bitcoin payments are live
This past month we joined a growing number of merchants, in meatspace as well as cyber space, who have embraced Bitcoin.

It's been exciting to hear the positive reactions so far and we're hoping that as more of your domains expire and need renewed that an increasing number of those renewals make use of our Bitcoin payment option.

Bitcoin payment with Gandi works like any other payment method. Just select Bitcoin for your payment method next time you check out. You pay in the currency of your account and the conversion is made by our Bitcoin provider. Find out more on this page:
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-10-21/5885-now_accepting_bitcoin/
Or, even better, by making a payment via Bitcoin.

3. High Price of Cheap
If you're reading this, you probably already know we're not really into buying up billboard space and plastering ourselves all over busstops. It's just not our style. We rely on having a product that works how people want it to and of course has a low tolerance for bullshit. And that's where you come in; we do all our promotion via word-of-mouth.

But when you talk us up, and we hope we've gained your trust enough that you do recommend us, maybe you've heard something along the lines of «Gandi is great but so-and-so is cheaper.» The thing is, when you look into the details, it's just not true. There's a high price of cheap. And that's why we put together this guide to some of the tricks out there as well as the value of a Gandi domain.

Check it out on this page:
www.gandibar.net/post/The-High-Price-of-Cheap

So next time you come across someone waffling between Gandi or a «cheap» domain, feel free to pass on the link.

4. A .tech for every .io
And before we get into this month's new gTLDs and our other promos we have planned, we wanted to highlight one in particular that's close to our hearts. This month (until December 10th) when you buy a .io domain, you'll get a code for a .tech domain from us by email. With the holidays approaching, a .io or a .tech domain would make great virtual stocking stuffers.

Find out more here:
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-11-10/6017-a_.tech_for_every_.io/

An update to Gandi Site
We took the opportunity this month to do some long-needed updates to our
Gandi Site platform.

You will find lower prices for the personal and professional packs, and
overall, we've found this new version is better than the previous one,
so the upgrade was not just an aesthetic change, but a real improvement.

Here's our news article about this, with more information:
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-08-06/5048-gandi_site_update_to_version_7/

Free disk space on Simple Hosting
There are a couple of great Simple Hosting promotions we
just couldn't help but share with you this month!

First, to get an extra 10GB free on a new Simple Hosting instance with a
one-year commitment, you can use the code 10GFREE. You can even combine
this with one of our 50% Simple Hosting coupons for a domain creation,
if you want.

And as an added bonus, we have decided to offer an additional 50% off
additional disk space on an existing instances of up to 10GB with the
code 10G50P.

For more information please see our news at:
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-08-10/5072-free_disk_space_for_your_instances

.TECH Golive + promo
What, there's a .TECH? And it's available for a promotional price?
Yes there is! .tech has been in GoLive since August 5th.

More information at:
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-08-05/4946-a_gtld_for_techies_.tech_is_entering_the_golive_phase/

Get a .CO.COM for half price
It's a landrush of a different color! Get in the virtual real estate
boom in Gandiville, with .co.com domains going for just €14.99 for one
year registrations!
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-07-31/4943-huge_promotion_on_single-year_or_multi-year_registrations_in_.co.com/

Promo on 11 new gTLDs at once
Starting now, through the end of the year, there's a great promo on 11
new gTLDs.

Register new domains in these gTLDs at Gandi for one to 10 years, and
pay only the following excl. VAT per year:

• .BEER for €19.17
• .COOKING for €14.00
• .FASHION for €19.17
• .FISHING for €14.00
• .FIT for €19.17
• .GARDEN for €10.00
• .HORSE for €14.00
• .RODEO for €10.00
• .SURF for €19.17
• .VODKA for €10.00
• .YOGA for €19.17

For more information, see:
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-07-22/4889-our_pairing_guide_for_50-75_off_domains_until_the_end_of_the_year/

Some €1 domains
Yes, it's true. The .faith .date & .review domains are up for just 1
euro/pound
for new registrations, now until October 13th.
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-08-06/5051-only_1.00_for_a_.date_.faith_or_.review_domain/

and also, just to top it off, .TOP is €1.99.
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-07-07/4760-now_on_sale_.top_creations_and_renewals/

.Promo roundup
Here is a summary of other domain name promos still underway:

A rainbow of promos on .wedding .sexy and .photo:
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-07-03/4715-a_rainbow_of_promos/

.CLUB at 20% off:
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-01-05/2996-promo_.club_at_20_off/

.COUNTRY at 75% off:
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-01-05/3004-promo_.country_at_75_off/

.LOL at 90% off:
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-07-10/4745-a_new_gtld_is_entering_golive_and_will_be_90_off_lol/

50% off .photo, .sexy until September 15th:
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-07-22/4463-the_summer_of_you_50_off_.photo_.sexy/

.TOP creations and renewals:
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-07-07/4760-now_on_sale_.top_creations_and_renewals/

50% off on .cat until September 1st:
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-06-11/4433-i_can_haz_50_off_on_.cat/

.INFO at 40% off until the end of the year:
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-06-15/4460-fyi_40_off_.info/

.ME at 40% off until the end of the year:
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-05-12/4094-promo_.me_at_40_off/

Welcome to June, the month when days grow longer towards midsummer in the Northern Hemisphere of our small, blue planet. Not only are the days growing, but so is our Taipei team, which is now ready to take on the Asian market.

It is also a big month for new gTLDs, and we will give you a little summary of what to expect, both the good and the bad. There are also some updates to ccTLDs that you should know about.

1. Looking East to Gandi Asia

Gandi Asia is open for business! While we've been offering support
services in the Asian time zone for some time, we are now expanding, in
order to offer Asian customers a far more convenient way to buy domains
and hosting from Gandi. For one thing, the Gandi website is now
available in Chinese and simplified Chinese, and you can pay in several
Asian currencies. We have also strengthened our DNS services in Asia,
and even trained a team to offer Corporate services to Asian companies.
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-06-05/4379-launching_gandi_asia_and_the_.tw_too/

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