As yesterday was a holiday in Ireland I didn’t get a chance to mention this … Yesterday morning Viviane Reding, EU Commissioner for Information Society and Media, posted a video calling on ICANN to decouple itself from the US. You can see the full video here or download the text of the message (PDF). Further… Continue reading EU Calling For Independent ICANN
Some Domain Dispute Figures (Just for fun!)
Trawling through domain dispute data can be vaguely amusing, if you’re a bit bored on a Saturday… By TLD in no particular order: .ie – total of 25 cases, 4 so far this year of which 3 are ongoing (greenoffice.ie, todayfm.ie, monsterfinance.ie) .es – 145 .fr 180 .tel – none to date .mobi – 189… Continue reading Some Domain Dispute Figures (Just for fun!)
Dotmobi Release WordPress Mobile Pack
One of the things that I love about the guys at dotMobi is their tireless work to promote the mobile internet. Their latest move is the release of the WordPress Mobile Pack which is probably the most comprehensive suite of tools to render a CMS powered site “mobile ready” (put another way, it makes mobifying… Continue reading Dotmobi Release WordPress Mobile Pack
MarkMonitor Makes Wild Claims NZ Registry Provides Calm Response
A recent post on MarkMonitor’s corporate blog, which was also published on Circleid, dealt with the recent issues affecting several prominent .nz domains. Markmonitor, who describe themselves as: “the global leader in enterprise brand protection.” are obviously going to have a particular viewpoint when it comes to domains and how they “should” work. In their… Continue reading MarkMonitor Makes Wild Claims NZ Registry Provides Calm Response
ICANN IRT Report Open For Comment With Short Timeframe
The Intellectual Property Constituency’s draft report on trademark issues is now available for comment. The draft report was put together behind closed doors, which would appear to go against the normal policy development process at ICANN, which is quite worrying. Its contents, however, are even more disturbing. While reading the 48 page document, which is… Continue reading ICANN IRT Report Open For Comment With Short Timeframe
Rick Latona Announces Domains For TRAFFIC Silicon Valley
Rick Latona has made available the list of domains that will be on auction during TRAFFIC Silicon Valley. The list is pretty impressive, but so are the reserve prices! Names on the list include Seoul.com Shows.com (no reserve) Belgium.com French.com Sofas.com Houses.co.uk Palermo.com archers.net The reserve prices vary wildly, from nothing through to over $1… Continue reading Rick Latona Announces Domains For TRAFFIC Silicon Valley
GeoDomain Auction Adds More High Profile Domains
The GeoDomain auction over on Aftermarket.com had some interesting inventory, with names like toweroflondon.com on the table. However the inventory got a lot more interesting in the last 24 hours with the addition of several high value names: ticket.com (starting bids will need to be over $3.3 million) miss.com mundo.com frenchkissing.net and several others …… Continue reading GeoDomain Auction Adds More High Profile Domains
Nominet Registrar Information Day In Leeds
Nominet are holding a number of registrar information days across the UK in the coming months At present there are dates listed for: Leeds – 29 April 2009 London – 30 June 2009 Birmingham – 16 September 2009 Full information and booking details on their site
8th Toronto Domainer Dinner
While I may not be in a position to attend … The 8th Toronto Domainer Dinner is being held this Thursday. Full details and booking here
Nominet Governance Review Results Published
Nominet has published the results of the Independent Governance Review. The salient points are that the report recognises Nominet’s position and how it is held in high regard, however there is room for improvement in terms of engaging with members and other stakeholders: “…. …. whilst the world has moved on,neither Nominet’s membership structure, nor… Continue reading Nominet Governance Review Results Published