The Argentinian GAC member speaking in the ICANN public forum today forcibly voiced their objection to a new TLD application. The application that has been submitted for .patagonia that has been received by ICANN was made by a company and not by the region of Argentina.
Month: June 2012
ICANN 44 Weekend Meetings
This weekend the 44th ICANN public meeting kicked off in Prague. Yesterday’s big news came early in the morning with the announcement that “Digital Archery” had been “suspended”. Whether it will come back to haunt new TLD applicants at a later date or not is not clear, though many attendees are hoping that it won’t.… Continue reading ICANN 44 Weekend Meetings
ICANN Leadership Confusion?
Yesterday afternoon ICANN held a press conference in Prague to announce two things: the new CEO who would replace Rod Beckstrom the interim CEO who would fill the role between Beckstrom’s departure and October 1 The new CEO from October 1 2012 will be Fadi Chehadé but until he takes the reins ICANN’s Chief Operating… Continue reading ICANN Leadership Confusion?
Registrar Stakeholder Group Issues Statement on RAA Negotiations
The Registrar Stakeholder Group has issued a statement on the RAA negotiations this evening. This is in response to the text and documents released by ICANN a couple of weeks ago. Statement from the Registrar Stakeholder Group The Registrar Stakeholder Group (RrSG) would like to provide this statement regarding the current status of RAA negotiations… Continue reading Registrar Stakeholder Group Issues Statement on RAA Negotiations
RIPE RPKI Breaks 1000 Barrier
RIPE have announced that the 1000th LIR has signed up for RPKI. Considering that only a few months ago there was a distinct possibility that RPKI would be halted entirely in the RIPE region this milestone is of extra significance. Resource Certification offers LIRs validatable proof of holdership. In addition, it allows LIRs to make… Continue reading RIPE RPKI Breaks 1000 Barrier
190 Premium .Me Domains Up For Grabs
Brands and Jingles are running a special auction over on Sedo for 190 premium .me domains. The starting prices range from $149 to $999, which is pretty low for names that were picked up during the landrush. Interestingly a lot of the names will have a couple of years left on them, which is a… Continue reading 190 Premium .Me Domains Up For Grabs
ICANN Prague Floor Layout
Finding your way around at an ICANN meeting can be a bit of a challenge depending on the venue. Here’s the layout for the ICANN meeting in Prague
Surface.com Redirects To MS Surface Product Page
Microsoft has had control of the domain surface.com since 2007 according to Hosterstats. I’ve no idea what, if anything, they were doing with it before now, but it’s now being used as the URL in ads for the new Microsoft Surface tablet device: It’ll redirect you to the product page here
The TLD Song
Amusing.. From the description: ICANN’s top level domain expansion scheme can be called a lot of things: expensive, deceptive, exploitive, extortive, enraging, confusing, embarrassing, and more … but when you actually look at the massive, rather insane list of TLD applications submitted so far, I’m forced to admit that ICANN’s plan can also be called… Continue reading The TLD Song
Digging Into New TLDs
With the release of the new TLD applicant and application list there’s a huge amount of data available. You can download the information from the ICANN site or browse it online. However with nearly two thousand applications it’s pretty awkward to see some of the data quickly and easily. With that in mind we (Blacknight)… Continue reading Digging Into New TLDs