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ICANN To Meet in Cartagena Colombia

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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

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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

Bob Gilbert Steps Down

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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?

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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?

Vertical Integration – Post-Nairobi

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The ICANN Board's statement on vertical integration at Nairobi has left pretty much everyone in an awkward position. Either it is: a masterful move by the board or an act of madness I'd hope it was the masterful move, as it essentially forces everyone to reach a consensus. Failure to do so will have a negative impact on both registrars and registries, as nobody can really … [Read more...] about Vertical Integration – Post-Nairobi

Google.cn Is No More

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Google's ongoing dispute with China has taken an interesting twist.The internet giant is no longer using its .cn domain. If you go to google.cn you will get redirected to google.com.hk - Google Hong Kong.Now while the world is watching the big question remains. Will anyone in China's government really care?Related articles by ZemantaGoogle 99.9 Percent Sure To Shut Down … [Read more...] about Google.cn Is No More

Eurid Now On YouTube

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Image via CrunchBaseEurid now have a YouTube channel and so far they've got three videos on there, which isn't a bad start.The number of domain registries and registrars setting themselves up on Youtube and Facebook is constantly increasing, though only a very small number of organisations seem to really do anything more than pay lip service to the concepts.Will the same happen … [Read more...] about Eurid Now On YouTube

ICANN Board Meets in Nairobi – EOI Is Dead

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This morning the ICANN board is meeting in Nairobi On the menu this morning are a number of topics, but only a couple of them are attracting any serious attention. One of them, EOI (Expressions of Interest), was hoped, by some, to be a way to move the new TLD project forward. The board looks set to completely reject the EOI concept this morning. At present board members are … [Read more...] about ICANN Board Meets in Nairobi – EOI Is Dead