Remember the problems with gb.com a few weeks ago? It looks like Centralnic have finally acquired the domain name fully. Whether money changed hands or the change is due to legal / economic pressure on the previous holder is not apparent. The current whois reads as: Registrant: CentralNic Ltd 35-39 Moorgate London EC2R 6AR GB Domain Name: GB.COM Administrative … [Read more...] about So Centralnic Acquired Gb.com
So What’s Happening With ICANN’s Palo Alto Office?
Following on from the announcement last night that ICANN chief Rod Beckstrom would be stepping down next year there has been a lot of chatter going on via email, twitter, facebook and other media. One question that has been raised by a few people was very practical. What is going to happen to the Palo Alto offices? ICANN observers may recall that one of the terms … [Read more...] about So What’s Happening With ICANN’s Palo Alto Office?
ICANN Community Reactions To Beckstrom Resignation
News of Rod Beckstrom's departure spread across the ICANN and wider internet community last night and has been getting quite a bit of mileage on various industry and personal blogs and sites. Here are a few that I came across: Kieren McCarthy suggests (strongly) that ICANN fired Beckstrom Nigel Roberts has a few choice words on the subject. As Nigel is from the ccTLD … [Read more...] about ICANN Community Reactions To Beckstrom Resignation
StopBadware.org Introduces Program For Hosting Providers
Malware, hacked sites, defacements etc., are all nasty. Getting all stakeholders in the Internet Community to take ownership and ultimately to take action is not easy. A new program from StopBadware might be a move in the right direction, though ultimately it will come down to how well it's promoted. In short, hosting providers who agree to certain standards … [Read more...] about StopBadware.org Introduces Program For Hosting Providers
ICANN Official Release On Beckstrom Departure
ICANN has issued an official release regarding Rod Beckstrom's announced departure. I wasn't expecting the release to have any "meat", but I think they've outdone themselves this time. It's not just slightly fluffy, it's practically redefined my understanding of fluff. There's no indication as to why Beckstrom is standing down, so speculation will be rife (it already … [Read more...] about ICANN Official Release On Beckstrom Departure
ICANN Chief Announces Departure Via Twitter
ICANN's CEO and President, Rod Beckstrom, has announced that he will be stepping down in July of next year. The announcement came via Twitter of all places, with a press release, presumably with more details, due sometime soon: I have decided to wrap up my service at ICANN July 2012. Press release soon. With the launch of the new TLD program scheduled to officially … [Read more...] about ICANN Chief Announces Departure Via Twitter
ICANN Site Gets Facelift
ICANN's main site has been given a drastic facelift. The organisation's website had come under a lot of criticism due to the massive amount of information published on it which was rendered all but inaccessible due to the site's poor layout and navigation. Over the last couple of years there have been a number of tweaks made to the layout and style and whether this latest … [Read more...] about ICANN Site Gets Facelift
ICANN Chief Slaps Down ANA
Kevin reported in detail about the letter that ANA (Association of National Advertisers) sent to ICANN where they threatened to sue over the launch of new TLDs. ICANN chief, Rod Beckstrom, has replied in detail and while the response is polite it's a bit of a slap down, as Beckstrom points out why ICANN believes that ANA's arguments do not hold water. You can grab the PDF … [Read more...] about ICANN Chief Slaps Down ANA
New TLD Event To Be Held In Bulgaria
With the countdown towards the opening of the application window on new TLDs next January draws closer the number of new TLD related events is growing. In November there will be a one day event on new TLDs in Sofia, Bulgaria. At the moment the timetable covers topics such as: intellectual property IDNs IPv6 DNSSEC new TLD application … [Read more...] about New TLD Event To Be Held In Bulgaria
ICM Registry Getting Into Bed With Domainers?
Is ICM Registry trying to win over domainers? According to an announcement earlier this afternoon ICM will be the overall Diamond Sponsor for T.R.A.F.F.I.C in October. The event's organiser, Rick Schwartz, obviously expects some negative backlash from the announcement as in his email he states: We know this may be met with some amount of controversy but you can't stop … [Read more...] about ICM Registry Getting Into Bed With Domainers?