The schedule for the ICANN meeting in LA next month has been announced.As could be expected many of the topics that have been under debate in recent months are on the agenda.Full details are on the meeting site … [Read more...] about ICANN LA Meeting Schedule Announced
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Domain Roundtable San Francisco April 2008
Jay Westerdal has announced that the next Domain Roundtable will be held in San Francisco from April 18th - 20th 2008. The most recent event was held last week in Seattle. … [Read more...] about Domain Roundtable San Francisco April 2008
ICANN To Hit Paris
ICANN have officially announced that their next European meeting will held in Paris, France. (Full announcement here) The meeting is scheduled to run from 22-27 June 2008, though venue details are yet to be announced. … [Read more...] about ICANN To Hit Paris
Moniker TRAFFIC Auction Deadline Tomorrow
Tomorrow is the final day that Moniker will be accepting submissions for the TRAFFIC conference being held this October … [Read more...] about Moniker TRAFFIC Auction Deadline Tomorrow
Pre-Registration For ICANN LA Now Open
If you are interested in attending the ICANN meeting in LA which runs from 29 October to 2 November 2007, the headover to the registration site The venue, Hilton Los Angeles Airport, is very close to LAX, which is handy for people flying in. … [Read more...] about Pre-Registration For ICANN LA Now Open
The Dead Auction – Moniker Auction at Affiliate Summit
I've listened in to several domain auctions over the last year or so. Even if you didn't have the list of domains it could be a lively and entertaining experience. Last night's auction, however, was terrible. It wasn't the domains that were up for sale that caused problems but the total lack of interest expressed by those present. Adam and others have gone into the reasons … [Read more...] about The Dead Auction – Moniker Auction at Affiliate Summit
ICANN San Juan – New gTLD Frustration
The ICANN meeting in San Juan drew to a close yesterday. As can be expected ICANN released a number of press releases and statements and these are now being scrutinised by the domain industry. Bret Fausett, for example, is not overly impressed with Paul Twomey's statement on new gTLDs: ICANN's President Paul Twomey has declared that ICANN's new gTLD policy is "on … [Read more...] about ICANN San Juan – New gTLD Frustration
ICANN Focus On Registrants
In the aftermath of the RegisterFly fiasco there has been a lot of discussion of how best to protect registrants should a registrar fail. When the .travel registry had financial issues the issue of registry failure made it onto the agenda. The ICANN meeting in San Juan this week is not without discussions of these and other topics, which were topics in a workshop held there … [Read more...] about ICANN Focus On Registrants
TRAFFIC Auction
Frank is covering the auction at TRAFFIC today. You can also listen in on WebmasterRadio.fm A couple of sales I noticed: blogging.com - $35k IrishWhiskey.com - $8k … [Read more...] about TRAFFIC Auction
DomainFest Global Returns to LA
Shortly before the close of DomainFest in LA this February the organisers announced that the 2008 edition was to be held in Las Vegas. They've since changed their minds, so DomainFest Global will be held in the Hollywood Renaissance hotel again next year from January 21st to 23rd. Full details on their site The next question is which airline to use.... … [Read more...] about DomainFest Global Returns to LA