The new top-level domain (TLD) .wiki has Landrush today.
The Landrush phase is a brief 2 week period when the you can register a .wiki domain on an early access basis.
Of course any domain taking in landrush will not be available during general availability.
The only .Wiki domain names not available during landrush will be those that are banned or reserved by the registry, have been temporarily blocked (collision list) , or were already claimed during the Sunrise period.
“The possibilities for great, available domain names are astounding, and Top Level Design has highlighted a number of broad categories of domain names that it expects will be popular and available for application at landrush. These include nearly every domain name in languages other than English (ley.wiki, musique.wiki); nicknames for cities and locales as well as medium-sized city names and neighborhood names (bigapple.wiki, soho.wiki, florence.wiki, geneva.wiki); specific academic topics or interests (ocean.wiki, archaeology.wiki); references to fan followings (trekkie.wiki); and a wide range of compelling topics (alien.wiki, baking.wiki, algebra.wiki, rainforest.wiki).:
“The .wiki TLD promises to usher in a new Internet experience where users interact on wikis to participate in discussions about their favorite brands, their home cities, sports and hob- bies, academic topics, development projects and professional pursuits, and any other topic worthy of open and lively interaction.”
Raymond King, CEO of Top Level Design, corroborates this: “Wiki is certainly one of my passions as it is the best way to collaborate effectively with others from worldwide communities. I know that there are many new names to choose from, but some of the best will be applied for and registered during Landrush. I think great examples that speak to my other personal interests are scuba.wiki, helicopter.wiki, terrier.wiki, econ.wiki, robotics.wiki, and the list goes on.”
Landrush started today, May 8th, at 9:00 UTC and will run until May 22nd at 23:59 UTC. It is available for registrations through a number of registrars, click here
Here are a a few hundred .Wiki domains that the registry wants to highlight that are available for Landrush:
acappella.wiki
acting.wiki
action.wiki
adventura.wiki
advocacy.wiki
advocate.wiki
airplane.wiki
algebra.wiki
alien.wiki
aliens.wiki
alternative.wiki
americanrevolution.wiki
animation.wiki
apparel.wiki
arabspring.wiki
arbol.wiki
arboles.wiki
artistic.wiki
astronaut.wiki
audit.wiki
aventure.wiki
baila.wiki
bailar.wiki
baking.wiki
banco.wiki
banque.wiki
bartend.wiki
bartender.wiki
basejumping.wiki
beach.wiki
beaches.wiki
bedandbreakfast.wiki
bigapple.wiki
boda.wiki
bouldering.wiki
breastcancer.wiki
breed.wiki
brunch.wiki
bruxelles.wiki
budget.wiki
budgeting.wiki
bulldog.wiki
bulldogs.wiki
caballo.wiki
cake.wiki
calle.wiki
calorie.wiki
calories.wiki
carpentry.wiki
carro.wiki
carta.wiki
character.wiki
characters.wiki
cheval.wiki
chihuahua.wiki
classics.wiki
coche.wiki
cocina.wiki
coder.wiki
collaborate.wiki
colosseum.wiki
comida.wiki
commonknowledge.wiki
concept.wiki
coral.wiki
coralreef.wiki
cordoba.wiki
cosmos.wiki
crafting.wiki
crafts.wiki
creation.wiki
crocodile.wiki
crossfit.wiki
cruise.wiki
cuidad.wiki
cuidades.wiki
cupcake.wiki
curiosity.wiki
current.wiki
currentevents.wiki
custom.wiki
darwin.wiki
debates.wiki
deporte.wiki
deportes.wiki
desert.wiki
detective.wiki
detox.wiki
dictator.wiki
dinosaurs.wiki
diver.wiki
dolphin.wiki
doomsday.wiki
eagle.wiki
elements.wiki
empire.wiki
empleo.wiki
emploi.wiki
endangered.wiki
engine.wiki
equestrian.wiki
escuela.wiki
estado.wiki
estilo.wiki
explore.wiki
explorer.wiki
facts.wiki
fame.wiki
famous.wiki
fandom.wiki
fashiondesign.wiki
firenze.wiki
flashmob.wiki
florence.wiki
flyfish.wiki
furries.wiki
geometry.wiki
ghost.wiki
globalwarming.wiki
grammar.wiki
grandcanyon.wiki
guerra.wiki
guerre.wiki
guidedog.wiki
hacking.wiki
handcrafted.wiki
harajuku.wiki
harvest.wiki
haunted.wiki
hawk.wiki
homemade.wiki
horsebackriding.wiki
investigate.wiki
investigation.wiki
jamband.wiki
jogging.wiki
joyas.wiki
jungle.wiki
jurassic.wiki
labs.wiki
lee.wiki
leer.wiki
legend.wiki
leukemia.wiki
lex.wiki
lexicon.wiki
ley.wiki
libro.wiki
libros.wiki
linguistics.wiki
literatura.wiki
litterature.wiki
livre.wiki
livres.wiki
malaria.wiki
mammal.wiki
mapa.wiki
medieval.wiki
meditate.wiki
meditation.wiki
mendoza.wiki
metallurgy.wiki
moda.wiki
mode.wiki
modern.wiki
monde.wiki
munich.wiki
musee.wiki
museo.wiki
museums.wiki
musique.wiki
mystery.wiki
mythology.wiki
nanny.wiki
nationalpark.wiki
nightlife.wiki
novela.wiki
ocean.wiki
origami.wiki
outback.wiki
owl.wiki
pais.wiki
parkour.wiki
pedigree.wiki
pelicula.wiki
perro.wiki
philosophy.wiki
phobia.wiki
phobias.wiki
photograph.wiki
politica.wiki
politique.wiki
practical.wiki
prehistoric.wiki
prose.wiki
protest.wiki
pug.wiki
purebred.wiki
purebreed.wiki
qui.wiki
quien.wiki
rafting.wiki
rainforest.wiki
raptor.wiki
rebate.wiki
rebel.wiki
receta.wiki
redesign.wiki
reef.wiki
reference.wiki
renaissance.wiki
reptile.wiki
rescue.wiki
resort.wiki
respuesta.wiki
respuestas.wiki
restaurante.wiki
retriever.wiki
revolucion.wiki
revolution.wiki
riding.wiki
rights.wiki
roadside.wiki
roadtrip.wiki
robotics.wiki
roman.wiki
rosecity.wiki
royal.wiki
rue.wiki
running.wiki
sale.wiki
scandal.wiki
scuba.wiki
secondcoming.wiki
sewing.wiki
sexeducation.wiki
sights.wiki
sightseeing.wiki
skeptic.wiki
skincancer.wiki
skinny.wiki
skydiving.wiki
slang.wiki
snake.wiki
soapopera.wiki
soaps.wiki
soho.wiki
solarsystem.wiki
solucion.wiki
soul.wiki
streetcar.wiki
superhero.wiki
supernatural.wiki
tasmania.wiki
taxreturn.wiki
teatro.wiki
tequila.wiki
terrier.wiki
text.wiki
thesaurus.wiki
thirteen.wiki
tiempo.wiki
tierra.wiki
tijuana.wiki
timeline.wiki
toxic.wiki
toxin.wiki
toxins.wiki
trabajo.wiki
trail.wiki
travail.wiki
traveler.wiki
treasure.wiki
trekker.wiki
trekkie.wiki
trekkies.wiki
trex.wiki
trivia.wiki
typhoid.wiki
underground.wiki
unexplained.wiki
universe.wiki
universidad.wiki
unsolved.wiki
urbanlegend.wiki
vacacion.wiki
vacances.wiki
veganism.wiki
vegans.wiki
veggie.wiki
velociraptor.wiki
viajar.wiki
viaje.wiki
viajes.wiki
ville.wiki
villes.wiki
vintage.wiki
voiture.wiki
volcanoes.wiki
wage.wiki
wages.wiki
wakeboard.wiki
walkabout.wiki
weightloss.wiki
whitewater.wiki
windycity.wiki
woodshop.wiki
woodwork.wiki
worldwar.wiki
worldwar1.wiki
worldwar2.wiki
ww1.wiki
ww2.wiki
Brands-and-Jingles says
kiwi.wiki sounds like a jingly one
Grim says
Hmmm, is getting a .wiki name and competing against Wikipedia much like trying to compete against Google in search? Seems like the vast majority of these would just lost in the crowd and ignored. Especially since there are lots of .COMs out there that have been around for awhile that cover all of the individual subjects listed above, already.
DomainInvestor says
what happens when there’s more than one person that purchases the same name during landrush? Will it be like .club where the name goes into auction?
Michael Berkens says
I would assume so.