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Animated Vint Cerf Explains ICANN and the IANA Transition

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Vint Cerf is one of the fathers of the internet. So when he sits us all down, metaphorically speaking, to tell us about his child it might be worth listening.This short video explains how the internet's address book works ie. how domains map to numbers (IP addresses) and who runs it all. As well as explaining what the IANA transition is about and what it isn't.It's … [Read more...] about Animated Vint Cerf Explains ICANN and the IANA Transition

XYZ’s Launch Day Video

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A LOT of the domain name bloggers have been talking about the launch of .xyz over the last few days.Prior to the launch Daniel Negari posted an article on his blog, which of course uses a .xyz domain, and was very optimistic about how the TLD would fare.I don't know Daniel Negari personally, although we have met a couple of times over the last couple of years.What I … [Read more...] about XYZ’s Launch Day Video

Our NetMundial Brings Some Humour to Internet Governance

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If you follow Internet Governance circles you'll know that most people involved in the internet policy and governance are either in Brazil or en route there this weekend.NetMundial is being held in São Paulo, Brazil on 23rd and 24th and it's pretty serious business if the agenda is anything to go by.However over on Our Netmundial there's a slightly different message … [Read more...] about Our NetMundial Brings Some Humour to Internet Governance

Making Sense of GAC Advice?

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On the final day of the recent ICANN meeting in Beijing the GAC, which includes representatives from many countries' governments, issued their communique as they do at all ICANN meetings.While the contents of a GAC communique always attracts commentary and reaction, the GAC communique from Beijing has probably provoked more debate, anger and confusion than any … [Read more...] about Making Sense of GAC Advice?

ICANN Sets Firm Launch Date For New TLDs

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ICANN CEO Fadi Chehadé has announced a firm date for new TLD launch. In a video interview, with Brad White, Fadi Chehadé put April 23rd as a date when the first new TLD could be delegated. He admits, however, that the date may "slip", though this time the "slippage" should be days or weeks and not months.You can watch the full video interview below: Kevin … [Read more...] about ICANN Sets Firm Launch Date For New TLDs

The TLD Song

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Amusing..From the description: ICANN's top level domain expansion scheme can be called a lot of things: expensive, deceptive, exploitive, extortive, enraging, confusing, embarrassing, and more ... but when you actually look at the massive, rather insane list of TLD applications submitted so far, I'm forced to admit that ICANN's plan can also be called ... entertaining. … [Read more...] about The TLD Song