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ICANN To Publish Applicants On April 30th

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In a press release yesterday ICANN has stated that they will publish the list of applicants for new TLDs on April 30th. Previously many had spoken of a "big reveal" on May 1st, though that would have coincided with a public holiday in many countries and might have been "missed". However ICANN CEO, Rod Beckstrom, claims that the organisation had always planned to publish … [Read more...] about ICANN To Publish Applicants On April 30th

ICANN 44 Registrations Open

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The 44th ICANN meeting will take place from June 24th to June 29th 2012 in Prague. Registrations opened earlier this evening, as the 43rd ICANN meeting draws to a close. The June meeting will be hosted by the Czech ccTLD registry and was not without some controversy The local hosts have also launched their own site to promote the meeting and provide relevant … [Read more...] about ICANN 44 Registrations Open

ICANN and Registrars Provide A Status Update

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One of the "hot topics" at the ICANN meeting in Costa Rica next week will be the ongoing negotiations around the RAA. The RAA is basically the core document and contract that all ICANN accredited registrars have to sign with ICANN in order to be able to offer domain name registration services. (Oddly enough UDRP providers aren't bound by anything as strict..) The first … [Read more...] about ICANN and Registrars Provide A Status Update

Nominet To Apply For .Wales and .Cymru

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In the run up to the launch of new TLDs there were a lot of rumours about which organisations would apply for which strings. Detractors might pick holes in the entire project, but it's very hard to argue against the merits of new TLDs specifically in the context of cultural linguistic communities that fall outside the realm of ccTLDs (country code top level domains). The … [Read more...] about Nominet To Apply For .Wales and .Cymru

ICANN Launch New Website Design

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A couple of hours ago ICANN put their new site design "live". In an email sent by ICANN's Director Marketing and Outreach, Scott Pinzon, an overview of the site's new features was announced. While the new site design will probably be greeted with mixed reviews it does offer a number of features that were long overdue including support for mobile devices. The new site … [Read more...] about ICANN Launch New Website Design

New TLD Applications Are Now Being Accepted

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Applications for newTLDs are now being accepted via the ICANN website here. Expect lots of coverage in the mainstream media about this in the next few days. You can also expect plenty of outrage from some quarters, upset from others and maybe a couple of legal battles for good measure. I posted a bit more about what newTLDs are and aren't over on the company blog this … [Read more...] about New TLD Applications Are Now Being Accepted

ICANN To Release Updated gTLD Applicant Guidebook

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ICANN's CEO, Rod Beckstrom, has confirmed that ICANN will be releasing an updated version of the gTLD Applicant Guidebook by January 12th.   #ICANN- we are shooting to have an updated new gTLD Applicant Guidebook pubished by January 12, '12 to reflect already approved changes — Rod Beckstrom (@RodBeckstrom) January 7, 2012   There has been rumours over the … [Read more...] about ICANN To Release Updated gTLD Applicant Guidebook