Domain pricing is always an emotive subject.In recent discussions among Nominet members it came up as part of a discussion on drop-catching and domaining. Some people feel that the fees are too high, while others feel that they need to be increased significantly in order to discourage domainers. Within the Irish internet community the upcoming change to policy regarding … [Read more...] about Domain Pricing – What’s Going On?
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ICANN Asia Pacific Meeting in Delhi
According to minutes of the ICANN board meeting held last week, the Asia Pacific ICANN meeting will take place in Delhi from 10-15 February 2008. … [Read more...] about ICANN Asia Pacific Meeting in Delhi
Trademark Police in Whois Scandal
Jay reports that WIPO's whois records are not 100% accurate / compliant with ICANN rules. Seemingly they've been reported!It would be interesting to see how many high profile sites / organisations actually are publishing accurate WHOIS data. … [Read more...] about Trademark Police in Whois Scandal
ICANN LA Meeting Schedule Announced
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
The Battle Over Whois Policy Continues
One of the sessions I attended at the ICANN meeting in Lisbon earlier this year centred on whois. It became abundantly clear to me that the various stakeholders had very different views and objectives on how to treat and publish registrant data.I wouldn't care to get into the finer points of the arguments, as the parties involved have done so time and again without reaching an … [Read more...] about The Battle Over Whois Policy Continues
Kieren McCarthy on new and old TLDs
Kieren, who has been setting up new things with ICANN since he joined them, has an interesting post on the ICANN blog today discussing both new and old TLDs and ones that just didn't happen. It's well worth a read. Why wasn't .nom approved? Why did they opt for .name? … [Read more...] about Kieren McCarthy on new and old TLDs
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
ICANN Investigating Domain Tasting
ICANN has announced that it is seeking input and feedback on the topic of domain tasting. (See their announcement for full details) Interestingly enough Michael Gilmour published an article a couple of days ago covering the same topic - "Why domain tasting is great!", which will probably raise a few hackles! One point that in particular caught my eye: Domains that are … [Read more...] about ICANN Investigating Domain Tasting
RegisterFly – Coming Back To An Inbox Near You
Just when I thought I'd heard the end of Registerfly ..... It looks like a mailserver in RegisterFly was rebooted last night / this morning, as I'm being flooded with mails that I should have received towards the end of last year. It's kind of amusing when I think of the headaches that they caused for the industry over the last few months and now they're filling up my inbox … [Read more...] about RegisterFly – Coming Back To An Inbox Near You
Tucows Acquires ItsYourDomain
According to an announcement on the Tucows blog by their CEO Elliot Noss, Tucows has finalised the acquisition of ItsYourDomain. IYD use an affiliate business model as opposed to the reseller model employed by many ICANN accredited registrars. The acquisition will cost Tucows US$10.35 million upfront. … [Read more...] about Tucows Acquires ItsYourDomain