Some pretty big companies are beginning to show an active interest in ICANN's new TLD project. The most recent of them is bookseller Barnes & Noble.The letter, which is available both on the ICANN website and below, is quite narrow and pointed in its scope and focusses on the perceived competition issues with Amazon's bids for several "closed … [Read more...] about Barnes & Noble Weigh In On Amazon’s New TLDs
Archives for February 2013
5 Reasons Why Closed Generic New gTLDs Should Be Opposed
I'm on the record multiple times over the last few months for my opinions on "closed generics". I first posted about it here back in June of last year:Big Brands Trying To Corner Generic Namespaces?Since then I've sent several letters to ICANN (supported by many others) and have been quoted and referenced in several articles on the subject including Politico.com: … [Read more...] about 5 Reasons Why Closed Generic New gTLDs Should Be Opposed
Neustar Announce .Biz Price Increase
Neustar have announced an increase in the wholesale registration fee of .biz domain names.The price will rise from $7.85 to $8.63, an increase of $0.78.The new pricing will come into effect on September 1st 2013.Expect to see price increases coming to a registrar near you soon :) … [Read more...] about Neustar Announce .Biz Price Increase
IEDR Switch A Nameserver
While this might not be terribly exciting unless you're a DNS geek ..IEDR have changed one of their nameservers.Banba is no more.Well it's still there .. .. it's just not in the root anymore:eg.dig +trace log.ie; <<>> DiG 9.7.3 <<>> +trace log.ie ;; global options: +cmd . 518400 IN NS I.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . … [Read more...] about IEDR Switch A Nameserver
Going To ICANN 47 Durban? Check The Hotel Restrictions!
ICANN's first public meeting of 2013 will be held in Beijing in April, but they've opened registration for the subsequent one in Durban, South Africa in July.The July meeting - ICANN 47 - will be held in Durban International Convention Centre with hotel accommodation available in the surrounding area.However attendees need to be careful when booking as the cancellation … [Read more...] about Going To ICANN 47 Durban? Check The Hotel Restrictions!
ALAC To Submit Objection Against .health
ICANN's ALAC plans to submit an objection against .healthWhy?Their rationale is as follows: Objection statements on community grounds will be drafted for the applications for .health given that the four tests for community objection grounds were passed. ALAC were also examining a few other strings including:.nyc .patagonia .amazonHowever they did not feel … [Read more...] about ALAC To Submit Objection Against .health
ICANN Sets Firm Launch Date For New TLDs
ICANN CEO Fadi Chehadé has announced a firm date for new TLD launch. In a video interview, with Brad White, Fadi Chehadé put April 23rd as a date when the first new TLD could be delegated. He admits, however, that the date may "slip", though this time the "slippage" should be days or weeks and not months.You can watch the full video interview below: Kevin … [Read more...] about ICANN Sets Firm Launch Date For New TLDs
Nominet Appoints Chief Commercial Officer
Nominet, the .uk domain name registry, has announced the appointment of Jill Finney as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO).From their announcement: The CCO role has been newly created as we aim to build on our strengths as an internationally-respected registry and respond to the challenges of a liberalised domain name market. As part of her role, Jill will manage Nominet's … [Read more...] about Nominet Appoints Chief Commercial Officer
ICANN Terminates Lime Labs, DomainMonger & DomainsToBeSeen
ICANN's compliance team has been busy of late.Earlier today they followed through on 3 previous breach notices and terminated 3 registrars:Lime Labs LLC Central Registrar Inc DBA DomainMonger.com R. Lee Chambers Company LLC d/b/a DomainsToBeSeen.comAll three registrars appear to have failed to comply with their contractual obligations or to satisfy ICANN that … [Read more...] about ICANN Terminates Lime Labs, DomainMonger & DomainsToBeSeen
Bar Refaeli Kissing Geek For GoDaddy Ad
The SuperBowl is on this Sunday and as usual there's probably as much media interest in the adverts that big brands will be showing during the commercial breaks as there is in the game itself.As previously mentioned, this year's GoDaddy ad features Bar Refaeli. The advert is short and simple, but it's likely to get more attention from some circles than the company's racier … [Read more...] about Bar Refaeli Kissing Geek For GoDaddy Ad