gTLD applicants clarify intentions; Google launches domain registry

Applicants for generic stringshave clarified their intended useof the top-level domains (TLDs)that they seek to operate. Thiscame a day after the InternetCorporation for Assigned Namesand Numbers (ICANN) revealedthat some stalled applicationscan proceed to delegation if theapplicant blocks certain secondleveldomains while furtherassessment is carried out. Inother gTLD-related news, Googlehas launched its online domainregistry, Charleston Road Registry.