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
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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
ICANN Accreditation Under Review
It was inevitable that ICANN would want to review the Registrar Accreditation Agreement following on the collapse of RegisterFly. At both the Lisbon and San Juan ICANN meetings the registrar agreement was a hot topic. So what is going on exactly? Paul Twomey's announcement yesterday covers most of the salient points: The need for this review is clear. The current RAA is … [Read more...] about ICANN Accreditation Under Review
Registrars Resorting To Comment Spam? TodayNic Using Dodgy Marketing
The competition between the various ICANN accredited registrars has been tough for quite some time. All you need to do is look at the pricing being offered by some of the companies, along with the various other enticements they use to attract new registrants and resellers, to get an idea of how tough the market has become. However I never thought I would see an ICANN … [Read more...] about Registrars Resorting To Comment Spam? TodayNic Using Dodgy Marketing
New Domain Blog Launched
Brett Fausett, who I met briefly in LA this year, has been blogging about the domain name industry for a long time and is a respected and knowledgeable voice. He has just launched a new domain related blog which should prove interesting, as his first post explores Google's latest play on domain registration. … [Read more...] about New Domain Blog Launched
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
Kieren McCarthy on Sex.com, ICANN and the domain industry
Kieren McCarthy was interviewed by Monte Cahn on Webmasterradio a couple of weeks ago. It's well worth listening to (mp3) Kieren talks about his book on the sex.com battle, his role in ICANN and gives some very interesting insights into the domain industry. You may not agree with everything he says, but you can't deny that it's a fascinating interview. … [Read more...] about Kieren McCarthy on Sex.com, ICANN and the domain industry
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