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Facebook Username Landrush

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Image via CrunchBaseFacebook'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 to see lots of whingy blog posts over the next few days as … [Read more...] about Facebook Username Landrush

Tralliance (.travel) Wants To Offer 1 and 2 Character Domains

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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 some added twists. Tralliance will make available the cctld … [Read more...] about Tralliance (.travel) Wants To Offer 1 and 2 Character Domains

Lead Networks In Breach of ICANN Rules

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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 lack of cooperation with WIPO led to a letter from … [Read more...] about Lead Networks In Breach of ICANN Rules

IEDR Attempts Transparency

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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 companies by letter!If the new … [Read more...] about IEDR Attempts Transparency

IRT Final Report Ignores End User Concerns

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Image via WikipediaRemember 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 views and either ignored … [Read more...] about IRT Final Report Ignores End User Concerns

See You In Sydney?

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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 me directly. All my contact details are over hereRelated articles by Zemanta Blacknight Goes Down Under … [Read more...] about See You In Sydney?

Gillette.ro WIPO Decision Provides Interesting Comments

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One of the WIPO decisions published today relates to gillette.ro. The registrant (respondent) didn't make any submissions in their defence, so the decision could have been quite banal. However some of the panelist's comments under the "Registered and Used in Bad Faith" section are quite interesting under:The Panel disagrees with the Complainant's submission that the only … [Read more...] about Gillette.ro WIPO Decision Provides Interesting Comments