BRS Media, which runs both .am and .fm, has confirmed that their application for .radio has been submitted to ICANN Here's the full release: BRS Media Inc., a diverse and growing media e-commerce firm that helps traditional and interactive media companies build and brand on the power of the Web, today announced that earlier this week it submitted an extensive, comprehensive … [Read more...] about BRS Media Confirm DotRadio Application
Archives for April 2012
ICM Submit Applications For More Adult Extensions
ICM Registry, the company behind .xxx, are applying for 3 other adult strings in the new TLD round. The company has submitted applications for .adult, .porn and .sex. I may be mistaken, but I suspect that all three of the desired strings are going to prove problematic. If the debate and controversy around .xxx was heated at times, then any application for more overt … [Read more...] about ICM Submit Applications For More Adult Extensions
ICANN Takes “Fail” To A Whole New Level
Today is April 12 2012. It's also meant to be the day that the new TLD application window closes. Now it's not. No. ICANN has spectacularly failed to manage the new TLD process and will miss its own deadline by over a week. Any prospective new TLD applicant will be greeted with the following message if they try to access the TAS (the online system ICANN provides for … [Read more...] about ICANN Takes “Fail” To A Whole New Level
Megaupload.net Sells On Sedo
From the "kind of weird" department Sedo has sold the domain megaupload.net for 8500 euro according to a report Megaupload.com is still offline The .net wasn't being used for anything seemingly and is not connected in anyway with the more (in)famous .com … [Read more...] about Megaupload.net Sells On Sedo
ICANN 45 Toronto Venue Announced
ICANN normally announces details of the next meeting towards the end of the most recent one, so at the end of ICANN 43 they published information on ICANN 44. However for ICANN 45 (Toronto) people can already peruse the meeting site and book hotel rooms etc., The venue for the 45th meeting is the Westin Harbour Castle in Toronto which has 977 rooms. Related … [Read more...] about ICANN 45 Toronto Venue Announced
ICANN To Publish Applicants On April 30th
In a press release yesterday ICANN has stated that they will publish the list of applicants for new TLDs on April 30th. Previously many had spoken of a "big reveal" on May 1st, though that would have coincided with a public holiday in many countries and might have been "missed". However ICANN CEO, Rod Beckstrom, claims that the organisation had always planned to publish … [Read more...] about ICANN To Publish Applicants On April 30th