ICANN set a deadline for public comments on .xxx of May 10th 2010.However, for reasons that they have not explained so far, the comment period is still wide open.As of 10am this morning 12778 comments had been received.Unfortunately, as has been covered elsewhere, a very large portion of the comments are automated submissions that bring little value to the process ie. a … [Read more...] about ICANN Ignoring Deadlines
AusRegistry Awarded South African Registry Contract
AusRegistry has announced that they have been chosen by the .za Domain Name Authority to provide consultancy services related to a new domain registry system for South Africa.At present .za is split between several registry operators, with co.za being run by a different organisation to net.za, for example. The new registry will centralise the namespace and is being vaunted as … [Read more...] about AusRegistry Awarded South African Registry Contract
.ie Registry Reports Growth
IEDR, the company that currently runs the .ie ccTLD, has announced an increase in .ie registration figures.According to a press release the registry is reporting that March 2010 saw a 2.2% increase in registrations, bringing the total number of .ie domains to over 141 thousand. IEDR's CEO, David Curtin, made the following comment about the growth:It's very encouraging … [Read more...] about .ie Registry Reports Growth
ICM Registry’s Graphic of ICANN options
ICM Registry's Graphic of ICANN options Originally uploaded by blacknight ICM Registry have posted in detail about how they think ICANN should handle their application for .xxx. In order to make it easier for everyone to understand they've provided a very nice visual. You can read the full text over on Circle ID … [Read more...] about ICM Registry’s Graphic of ICANN options
TRAFFIC ccTLDs Milan – Quick Preview
Next week TRAFFIC will be in Milan, Italy.The event runs over 3 days and will feature sessions on many of Europe's more popular ccTLDs with a wide variety of industry speakers participating in the panel sessions.There are also going to be live domain auctions, the 1st is for .eu domains, while the second one is being billed as a premium auction, though the actual catalogue … [Read more...] about TRAFFIC ccTLDs Milan – Quick Preview
ICANN To Meet in Cartagena Colombia
The December ICANN meeting will be held in Cartagena, Colombia. The ICANN board is currently meeting, so I'm seeing some information being dripped out of it via Rod Beckstrom's Twitter feed (nice work Rod!) I suspect that the .co registry will be involved in the meeting in Colombia for obvious reasons, but are we going to see more panic from US participants? It's not as if the … [Read more...] about ICANN To Meet in Cartagena Colombia
SnapNames To Host Premium .Me Call To Action Auction
The .me registry have announced their next premium domain auction in association with SnapNames.This time round the focus is on a small number of very strong "call to action" names. The initial list consists of the following domain names:Auction.MeCheck.MeBaby.MeGuide.MeMini.MeChange.MeImprove.MeHold.MeClone.MeInform.MeTrade.MeLet.MeGet.MeBug.MeLookAt.MeAvatar.MeYou'll be able … [Read more...] about SnapNames To Host Premium .Me Call To Action Auction
David Clements Leaves Rick Latona Auctions
David Clements has left Rick Latona Auctions.By the sounds of things they parted on good terms.It's unclear what happened, but David's brother Toby is still with the company.Some more details on Rick's blog. … [Read more...] about David Clements Leaves Rick Latona Auctions
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 and XXX – Stuck In An Infinite Loop or A Maze?
The ICANN board meeting in Nairobi led to a number of surprises. EOI was killed off, "vertical integration" was shunted back to a GNSO workgroup to "sort it out", while the much awaited "decision" on .xxx morphed into this: 15. Consideration of the Independent Review Panel Declaration - ICM Registry v. ICANN Whereas, on 6 June 2008, in accordance with ICANN Bylaws, ICM … [Read more...] about ICANN and XXX – Stuck In An Infinite Loop or A Maze?