The proverbial "cat" is finally out of the "bag". MetaCert have announced their partnership with ICM Registry for content labelling. Basically what it means is that every .xxx domain name will be classified by MetaCert who specialise in "labelling" content ie. giving consumers information about the type of content that a site provides. There's a pretty good article about … [Read more...] about MetaCert Content Labelling For XXX
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Catching Up On Domain News
Since I haven't been posting on here as often as I used to for a variety of reasons here are a few articles that I thought were newsworthy:Laos possibly pulling back .la? - .la, which was re-purposed as the extension for Los Angeles might go back under Laos control. Good article by Kevin.Email sender hacked - Epsilon got hacked and a large number of email addresses are now "in … [Read more...] about Catching Up On Domain News
Alexa Raad Unveils New Business
Alexa Raad, who used to be the CEO of PIR (.org), unveiled her new business' site earlier today. Architelos describes itself as: .. a strategy and marketing consultation company that focuses on growth, brand and positioning as well as business development for clients within the Internet and DNS sector. Our mission is to employ the wisdom of experience to help you reach your … [Read more...] about Alexa Raad Unveils New Business
Top Level Domain Holdings Rejig Staff
Top Level Domain Holdings, which is probably better known under its more public name - Minds and Machines, has announced a few changes to their staff. Antony Van Couvering is now CEO, while Caspar von Veltheim becomes the Director of European Operations. Following on from the recent ICANN board announcement you can expect to see more activity among those companies trying to … [Read more...] about Top Level Domain Holdings Rejig Staff
Site Rebranding!
As you may have noticed if you are viewing this in a browser and not via a feed (RSS) reader, we have switched domains. Since this site's inception we've been using "isquattedyour.eu" which while "amusing" to some was probably not that memorable. From now on the site will be reachable (and redirect to) DNSNews.me which is shorter and easier to remember (or at least I hope it … [Read more...] about Site Rebranding!
ICANN Lose More Staff – Head of Compliance Leaves
Several people have made comments about how ICANN has been losing staff over the last few months. The most recent departure is their head of compliance - David Giza. His interim replacement will be Pam Little. What makes this departure noteworthy is the level of activity in the compliance department over the past 18 months - the number of registrars whose accreditations were … [Read more...] about ICANN Lose More Staff – Head of Compliance Leaves
Facebook Trials IPv6
Facebook is currently trialling an IPv6 version of their social network site. If you have access to IPv6 go to: http://www.v6.facebook.com/ … [Read more...] about Facebook Trials IPv6
DAG4 Released
ICANN have published the 4th version of the DAG. The DAG - Draft Applicant Guidebook - is like the "bible" for anyone aspiring to run a new TLD. Unfortunately the new TLD launch cannot take place until the DAG has been finalised - a point that seems to be always just over the horizon. … [Read more...] about DAG4 Released
Bob Gilbert Steps Down
Nominet is stepping down as chairman and director of the company.Nominet released a statement on Mr Gilbert's resignation this morning:Following the successful recent conclusion of Nominet's corporate governance review, Bob Gilbert is stepping down as a director of the Company and Chairman of the Board. Gordon Dick, Deputy Chairman, will take on the role of Chairman on an … [Read more...] about Bob Gilbert Steps Down
ICANN Board – Vertical Integration
The board has put forward a motion to decide vertical integration once and for all. There will no cross-ownership allowed. The board's decision is very interesting. They are, to quote Dennis Jennings, setting a baseline, but will bow to any policy decision that comes from the GNSO. There is now a GNSO PDP (Policy Development Process) to discuss vertical integration. … [Read more...] about ICANN Board – Vertical Integration