AusRegistry CEO, Adrian Kinderis, is set to open the session on new TLDs to be held during the ICANN meeting in Sydney next week. The session, which is being held on Monday afternoon from 1600 to 1800, in the Sydney Hilton, will cover many practical aspects of managing a domain registry and experts from a… Continue reading AusRegistry CEO To Open New TLD Session In Sydney
ICANN Mobile Site Incorporates Social Media Tools
The ICANN mobile site for the Sydney meeting (due to open officially next Monday) should be a useful resource for anyone attending the meeting in Sydney.However the site has been expanded and now includes both photos (via Flickr) and tweets (from Twitter) If you’re interested in following what’s going on or want to share your… Continue reading ICANN Mobile Site Incorporates Social Media Tools
New ICANN CEO To Attend Sydney Meeting?
Since ICANN announced that they would need a new CEO there has been quite a bit of speculation as to who would fill the role.CircleID has suggested that the new CEO could be Rod BeckstromAccording to a vaguely worded announcement published by ICANN today, the board is hoping to have the potential CEO attend the… Continue reading New ICANN CEO To Attend Sydney Meeting?
Facebook Username Landrush
Image via CrunchBase Facebook’s landrush for custom URLs / usernames opened earlier today (just after 5am Irish time). If you have a Facebook account you can do to: http://www.facebook.com/username/ and pick your username. If you have a fan page with more than 1000 fans you can also set a custom URL for it .. Expect… Continue reading Facebook Username Landrush
Tralliance (.travel) Wants To Offer 1 and 2 Character Domains
Tralliance, the registry operator for .travel, is seeking permission to offer both 1 and 2 character domain names and a public comment period has just opened. The .travel domain extension has had a bumpy ride over the last couple of years, but like other gTLD operators its latest pitch for the shorter names comes with… Continue reading Tralliance (.travel) Wants To Offer 1 and 2 Character Domains
Lead Networks In Breach of ICANN Rules
Lead Networks, an Indian based registrar, has been sent a “notice of breach” by ICANN. The letter goes into details of how the registrar has failed to meet its requirements under the RAA and also its obligations under the UDRP. Seemingly Lead Networks’ registrants have attracted no less than 61 separate UDRP proceedings and their… Continue reading Lead Networks In Breach of ICANN Rules
IEDR Attempts Transparency
The IEDR, the body that is responsible for .ie domains (Ireland), is currently consulting with its resellers about introducing a greater level of transparency. At the moment there is very little transparency with respect to the sales rank of the various companies that offer .ie domain registration services. The IEDR’s own newsletter refers to the… Continue reading IEDR Attempts Transparency
Nominet AGM Announced
Nominet’s AGM has been announced. It will take place on Wednesday July 8th in the Hilton London Kensington Two non-executive director seats are up for grabs… More information on the AGM is available on the Nominet site
IRT Final Report Ignores End User Concerns
Image via Wikipedia Remember the draft IRT report? Well they’ve published the final version after supposedly taking into consideration comments and feedback. However you’d be forgiven for thinking that their view on the feedback process was ever so slightly biased. Basically they seem to have taken on board any comments and feedback that supported their… Continue reading IRT Final Report Ignores End User Concerns
See You In Sydney?
ICANN Sydney is only a couple of weeks away… If you haven’t organised flights, hotels and visas by now you’d want to get a move on! So who is attending? If anyone would like to meet up for a beer or coffee and a chat please let me know (either via the comments or email… Continue reading See You In Sydney?