1.0Acro.net - A Domain Investing Blog by Theo Develegashttps://acro.net/blogTheo Develegashttps://acro.net/blog/author/admin/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="CQWM4PcFQl"><a href="https://acro.net/blog/new-gtlds-like-candy/">New gTLDs are not like candy</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://acro.net/blog/new-gtlds-like-candy/embed/#?secret=CQWM4PcFQl" width="600" height="338" title="“New gTLDs are not like candy” — Acro.net - A Domain Investing Blog by Theo Develegas" data-secret="CQWM4PcFQl" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://acro.net/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> There is an ongoing obsession with gTLD numbers, that needs some debunking. According to several web sites that track the number of gTLD registrations, the total numbers now exceed one million gTLD domains. That’s like saying that WalMart offers 1,000,000 different types of candy – which is as far from the truth as it gets. […]