ICANN Answers IDN TLD Questions
| Posted February 8th, 2010 |
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ICANN has posted a blog to address a myriad of IDN TLD questions.
Click HERE to read the blog post.
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Posted in ICANN, gTLDS by Kelly Hardy |
GoDaddy 2010 SuperBowl Comerical
| Posted February 6th, 2010 |
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On the eve of the 2010 Superbowl, we look forward not only to the yearly ritual of the game, but to the Christmas-eve-like anticipation of the biggest public exposure our industry gets. That’s right, I’m talking about the annual GoDaddy.com Superbowl commercial.
As reported by Domain Name Wire, this years spot will be called “Spa”. Classy.
For the full story on this year’s GoDaddy Superbowl commercial, click HERE.
Tags: GoDaddy, SuperBowl
Posted in Events, Registrars by Kelly Hardy |
.VEGAS, An Example Of What Can Happen When More Than One Party Is Interested In a New gTLD
| Posted February 4th, 2010 |
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As reported by Domain Name Wire: ““Not so fast”, says a competitor who wants the chance to operate a .Vegas top level domain name.
Dot Vegas Inc. has struck a deal with the City of Las Vegas to launch and operate a .vegas top level domain name when (if) ICANN approves new TLDs. It has anoptimistic view on how much money it can bring in to the city.
But the owner of Vegas.com wants in on the action, and offered the city more than the 75 cents per domain or 10% that Dot Vegas Inc. is offering to run the registry.”
Click HERE for the full story.
Tags: .VEGAS, City of Las Vegas, Dot Vegas Inc, ICANN, Las Vegas
Posted in ICANN, gTLDS by Kelly Hardy |
ICANN To Internet Community - Adoption of IPV6 Is Essential
| Posted February 2nd, 2010 |
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As reported on ICANN’s website “ It has long been anticipated, but the available pool of unallocated Internet addresses using the older IPv4 protocol – which holds a total of slightly more than four billion IP addresses - has now dipped to below the 10 percent mark, meaning that there are only a bit over 400 million IP addresses left in the global pool of unallocated addresses.
The IPv4 protocol defines the unique numeric address number assigned to each computer that is connected to the Internet. The Internet was developed in the early 1980s and has served us well for about three decades. With a bit over 400 million addresses remaining, the IPv4 address space is expected to be fully allocated in about two years’ time, although predicting an exact date is not practical as this will depend upon human behaviour.
“It is important that the public understand that many of the IPv4 addresses that have been allocated have not yet been distributed to the public, so there will be no immediate global shortage of IPv4 addresses at the consumer level,” said Rod Beckstrom, ICANN’s CEO and President.”
For the full article, click HERE.
Tags: ICANN, IPV4, IPv6, Rod Beckstrom
Posted in ICANN, IPv6 by Kelly Hardy |
An Easier Way To File UDRPs, You Say?
| Posted February 1st, 2010 |
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As reported on Domain Name Wire: “Typosquatting domain recovery company Alias Encore has opened a beta for its new Domain Enforcement and Management System. The system helps companies find out which of their domain names are being typosquatted, prioritize enforcement action, and even use a simple tool to create and file UDRP cases.”
Click HERE for the full article.
Tags: Alias Encore, Typosquatting, UDRP
Posted in Typosquatting by Kelly Hardy |
GAC Asks ICANN To Delay A Decision On The Expressions Of Interest Process Until Nairobi Meeting
| Posted January 28th, 2010 |
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As reported at Domain Name Wire: “The Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) is asking ICANN to delay a decision on the so-called “Expressions of Interest” process for new top level domain names.”
For the full story, click HERE.
Tags: Expressions of Interest, GAC, ICANN, Nairobi
Posted in EOI, ICANN by Kelly Hardy |
ICANN Teleconferences On Nairobi Meeting Security And Logistics
| Posted January 27th, 2010 |
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ICANN is providing security and logistics information for attendees and potential attendees of the Nairobi ICANN meeting. Meetings are scheduled for January 28 and 29th. The agenda for both meetings will be identical and a Q&A will follow each.
For more information on these meetings, click HERE.
Tags: ICANN, Nairobi
Posted in ICANN by Kelly Hardy |
South African Airways Domain Expires, Finger Pointing Ensues
| Posted January 27th, 2010 |
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As reported by Domain Name Wire: “South African Airways (SAA) is blaming service providers for letting its domain name expire, causing a web site outtage. When the domain name expired, Network Solutions followed its standard practice of changing the DNS and sending visitors to a landing page.”
For the full article, click HERE.
Tags: Network Solutions, SAA, South African Airways
Posted in Know Your Domains by Kelly Hardy |
DomainFest 2010 Begins Today
| Posted January 26th, 2010 |
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If you are in the Los Angeles are and aren’t already registered for DomainFest 2010 at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica we highly recommend fixing that as soon as possible. The networking opportunities alone are worth the price of admission.
For more information on this event, please click HERE.
Tags: DomainFest 2010
Posted in Conferences by Kelly Hardy |
Expression of Interests for new gTLDs Explained. Last Chance for Public Comments with ICANN
| Posted January 26th, 2010 |
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Most people would agree that in all areas of life, it is best to hope for the best but to be prepared for the worst. We keep fire extinguishers in our homes, earthquake kits in our cars and wear helmets when we ride our bicycles. We can anticipate problems that might arise and prepare for them. If this logic were subscribed to, it would then follow that prior to embarking on a large-scale business endeavor one would want to take every measure to prepare.
The road to the new gTLD rollout is pitted with disagreement regarding the anticipation of what the first round of applications will actually look like. Although the process of introducing new gTLDs is not untested, there has never before been the prospect of introducing a potentially unlimited amount into the DNS. Thus, applicants and administrators are fervently trying to discern the scope of resources needed to push the program forward and how those resources will be allocated. There are questions of how ICANN will adequately prepare for the rollout, how the revenue generated by application fees will be used, and what the staffing and legal needs will be. It is impossible to have an absolutely precise picture of what the rollout will look like without the aid of a time machine, but it is possible to remove some of the mystery from the process.
At the ICANN meeting in Seoul in October 2009 the idea of a pre-application Expression of Interest was floated. A Working Group comprised of members from several different constituencies and groups within ICANN then formed to work out the details and logistics of what an Expression of Interest period would look like. What they came up with is an interesting solution to the problem of how to prepare for a successful application round.
Essentially, the Expression of Interest or EOI is a pre-application round for those who intend to implement and operate a new gTLD. It is an opportunity for those who are planning to apply for a new gTLD in the first round to set the process in motion, get a clearer picture of how many applicants will participate in the first round, whether they will have competition (providing a pre-application opportunity to work out a situation with competitors) and allowing a pre-application round assessment of the scope of resources needed to operate as smooth and successful a process as possible.
Tags: EOI, ICANN, new gTLDs
Posted in ICANN, Know Your Domains, gTLDS by Kelly Hardy |
