With Dublin playing host for the ICANN meeting this October, the hosts (INEX) will be attending the ICANN meeting this week in Buenos Aires. As part of the closing ceremony on Thursday afternoon Ireland’s ambassador to Argentina Mr Justin Harman will be speaking on Thursday afternoon along with INEX CEO Barry Rhodes. Related articles… Continue reading Ireland’s Ambassador To Argentina To Address #ICANN53
Month: June 2015
Universal Acceptance Still Has A Long Way To Go
“Universal Acceptance” is one of those terms you hear a lot when you attend ICANN meetings. In simple terms the idea is that all domain names, be they IDN or ASCII, no matter how long they are, should “work”. When we say “work” what I mean is in relation to daily use. (There are people… Continue reading Universal Acceptance Still Has A Long Way To Go
EURid Consortium Chosen By ICANN To Conduct Study In MEAC
A EURid consortium has been chosen by ICANN to conduct the “DNS Study for the Middle East and Adjoining Countries”. The consortium is made up as follows: EURid – Consortium Leader; Emily Taylor Consultancy – Lead author, data analysis; Mohammed El-Bashir – Local partner, industry knowledge, IDNs; Abu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property (AGIP) – Local partner, industry… Continue reading EURid Consortium Chosen By ICANN To Conduct Study In MEAC
HostingCon Europe Early Bird Expires Soon
HostingCon is coming back to Amsterdam this September and they have a really attractive “early bird” rate of only €40. If you’re interested in going the “early bird” rate expires on June 27th, after which it’ll go up to €80. So far the event organisers have released a preliminary schedule and the topics look pretty… Continue reading HostingCon Europe Early Bird Expires Soon
Wine Producer Acquires Two Brand TLDs
Californian wine producer Gallo Vineyards Inc., has signed contracts with ICANN for two top level domains: .barefoot .gallo If you are a wine drinker then you’ll probably recognise them as being two of the company’s more popular brands. A lot of brands have applied for and got their own top level domain name, but what… Continue reading Wine Producer Acquires Two Brand TLDs
The Hunger Games Switches To .Movie
Getting an “anchor tenant” is a concept that most people can understand. Domain names aren’t that different. If you can get people using your domain extension then it goes from being an “academic” exercise to being something which is potentially viable as a business. The Donuts team have managed to pull off quite a coup… Continue reading The Hunger Games Switches To .Movie
IEDR Open Public Consultation on Release of Two Letter IE Domains
The IEDR has opened a public consultation on the release of two letter .ie domain names. The consultation will run for 30 days from today. The proposed policies covering the release are outlined in a paper published by IEDR: [spiderpowa-pdf src=”https://www.internetnews.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/PAC-Public-Consultation-Document-v3.pdf”]PAC Public Consultation Document Disclosure: I am one of the registrar representatives on the IEDR’s… Continue reading IEDR Open Public Consultation on Release of Two Letter IE Domains
Phishing Attack Targets .Nl Registrants
SIDN, the .nl domain name registry, has issued an alert to its registrars about a phishing attack targetting .nl registrants. The emails carry the subject line “Domeinnaam.nl updaten” (“Update domainname.nl”) Here’s what it looks like: More information on the SIDN site.