NameSmash 2010 Year In Review

Posted January 6th, 2011

From the successful launch of IDNs to Google’s battle with China to the approval of .XXX, 2010 was a year marked by progress. We might not have flying cars, robot butlers or crops that thrive on Gatorade but we do have Twitter weddings.

Behold, the NameSmash 2010 year in review!

January

  • Cybersquatting fell to a three year low
  • Google threatened to leave China
  • Expressions of Interest for new gTLDs (http://www.namesmash.com/?p=452#more-452) was a hot button topic

February

  • China tightens rules for domain owners
  • Afilias bought Dot Mobi
  • ICANN warns that the adoption of IPV6 is essential
  • The .CO launch is announced

March

  • The Adult Industry Association announces it doesn’t want .XXX
  • The first IDN ccTLD requests completed fast track string evaluations
  • Google and China continue to butt-heads
  • The ICANN board kills the idea of an Expression of Interest Program

April

  • IDN ccTLD for Jordan successfully passes string evaluation
  • A Twitter proposal led to a Twitter wedding

May

  • The first IDN ccTLD’s become available
  • ICANN approves the .zhongguo TLD for China

June

  • ICANN board says yes to .XXX
  • The KSK key was generated
  • The DAG 4 was posted for review

July

  • A teen trades a cell phone for a Porsche
  • Warnings amass that the Internet will run out of addresses in one year

August

  • ICANN was on the hunt for a candidate for a seat on the board
  • “Sexting” makes it into The Wall Street Journal

September

  • Hebrew domain names announced
  • The ICANN Board met in Trondheim Norway to discuss new gTLD issues
  • ICANN received a proposal from the Arab Center for Domain Name Dispute Resolution (ACDR) to be recognized as one of the official dispute resolution providers under the UDRP

October

  • ICANN and UNESCO begin working together on the implementation of IDN ccTLDs
  • ICANN published the new gTLD budget
  • sex.com changed hands yet again

November

  • ICANN releases the Proposed Final New gTLD Guide Book
  • The US Supreme Court rejected Tiffany trademark appeal vs. EBay
  • Vertical Integration between Registrars and Registries is announced

December

  • The FCC Net Neutrality ruling is announced
  • Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year for 2010
  • New gTLDs are delayed again pending the resolution of standing issues

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Posted in EOI, Events, gTLDS, ICANN, IDNs, Internet Security, IPv6, Know Your Domains, Registrars, Registries, Tech News, trademark issues by Kelly Hardy