I'm not sure when this was launched, but ICM Registry are promoting a "founders" program similar in style to that run by CoInternet in the run up to the .co launch.The program seems to be aimed primarily at existing Adult webmasters, though I could have simply misread the information. … [Read more...] about ICM Registry Launch Founder Program
ICANN Finally Speaks Out On Website and Domain Takedowns
ICANN CEO, Rod Beckstrom, has posted on the ICANN blog in relation to the ICE domain takedowns. … [Read more...] about ICANN Finally Speaks Out On Website and Domain Takedowns
Verisign Accepted as Affiliate Member of LACTLD
Latin American and Caribbean Association of ccTLDs has accepted Verisign as an associate / affiliate member. … [Read more...] about Verisign Accepted as Affiliate Member of LACTLD
AFNIC Publish Annual Domain Industry Report
AFNIC, the registry for .fr, has published their annual domain industry report. A couple of highlights: .fr grew by 21% during 2009-2010 76% of French internet users expect companies to be using a .fr domain name … [Read more...] about AFNIC Publish Annual Domain Industry Report
SIDN Launch Site To Celebrate 25 Years of the .nl ccTLD
2010 was the 25 years of .com, a fact that Verisign used throughout the year. 2011 is the 25 years of .nl, the ccTLD for Holland and the Dutch registry, SIDN, is going to be celebrating as well. As part of this they've launched a special site (in Dutch only) that highlights some of the key dates and events in the 25 year history of .nl The site leverages social media and allows … [Read more...] about SIDN Launch Site To Celebrate 25 Years of the .nl ccTLD
DomainPulse 2011 Registration Opens
DomainPulse 2011 is being held in Vienna, Austria on February 17th and 18th 2011. Registration is now open. … [Read more...] about DomainPulse 2011 Registration Opens
EU Registry Suffers Serious Outage
Eurid, the operator of the .eu registry, has suffered a serious outage.According to official communications from the registry the systems were offline from last night until earlier today (though no official communication about the servers coming back online has been made)How long was the registry offline?By the looks of things it could be anything up to 12 hours, though I … [Read more...] about EU Registry Suffers Serious Outage
Afilias Attempts To Bury The Hatchet With Registrars
Afilias was vocally opposed to vertical integration and cross-ownership between registrars and registries. Several of its policy staff were active participants in the VI (vertical integration) working group within the GNSO for the last few months. And if you have a few hours to spare you can trawl through the email archives and meeting recordings to get a "feel" of their … [Read more...] about Afilias Attempts To Bury The Hatchet With Registrars
ICANN Releases Latest Draft Applicant Guidebook
ICANN has released yet another "Draft Applicant Guidebook" in relation to the new TLD application process.However, this time round they're referring to it as the "Proposed Final New gTLD Applicant Guidebook"You can read the announcement here or go over and download it and submit comments here.You can expect this to be one of the "hot topics" at the upcoming ICANN public meeting … [Read more...] about ICANN Releases Latest Draft Applicant Guidebook
ICANN Board Gets Decisive. Vertical Integration Debate Killed Off
Earlier this morning ICANN made public the resolutions from the most recent board meeting of November 5th 2010. The meeting was not a "normal" meeting - it was deemed a "special meeting" and its sole topic was vertical integration and cross-ownership between registrars and registries. This topic, often simply referred to as VI, has been a subject of debate - often very heated - … [Read more...] about ICANN Board Gets Decisive. Vertical Integration Debate Killed Off