Andrew and Kevin both covered the acquisition of the .travel TLD by Donuts, which was announced earlier today.What will Donuts do with it?I suspect they'll try to make it as easy to register a .travel domain name as possible, though they might like to keep some level of "certification". What that'll look like is hard to say and what they'll be able to get out of either … [Read more...] about Donuts Acquires Legacy .Travel Domain Registry
Archives for February 2018
IE ccTLD Announces Liberalisation Date
The .ie ccTLD, which is the country code domain name for Ireland has long had very restrictive policies governing registration. Even if you were Irish or had a business based in Ireland registering a domain name in the local country code extension wasn't straightforward - at least not compared to the ease with which you can register domains in .com, .eu or .co.uk.As I … [Read more...] about IE ccTLD Announces Liberalisation Date
ICANN to Hold Registrar Event in Munich Next Week
ICANN will be holding an event for registrars in Munich next week.The event, which will take place in the same venue as Domain Pulse, is aimed at new registrars or prospective registrars.The programme which was developed in conjunction with existing registrars and registries is aimed at giving attendees guidance on navigating their relationship with ICANN and the move … [Read more...] about ICANN to Hold Registrar Event in Munich Next Week
ICANN Budget out for Comment
As happens every year ICANN has put their budget and plans out for public comment. The organisation's overall budget has grown significantly over the last 10 years, as has the organisations staff headcount, number of offices and other aspects of its operations.However this year's budget is going to be quite different from those of previous years.Revenue is not growing … [Read more...] about ICANN Budget out for Comment
ICANN Maps Whois Models For GDPR
Earlier today ICANN held a webinar to provide an update on their data privacy activities in relation to whois and GDPR.Rather than simply talking about the various "models" they produced both a visual mapping as well as a matrix.While some attendees may not agree with how all the models are classified it is still a helpful way of showing the deviations from the current … [Read more...] about ICANN Maps Whois Models For GDPR