On registering at the ICANN LA meeting all delegates are presented with a bag and tshirt.This time round the tshirt is black and reflects what seems to be a possible theme for this meeting - multilingualism.One of the issues that ICANN has been making efforts to address over the past few months is multilingualism. This meeting is meant to be having a number of sessions with … [Read more...] about ICANN Going Multilingual?
ICANN LA Gearing Up
Delegates from the four corners of the globe are converging on the Hilton LAX for the ICANN meeting. Although the meeting does not officially start until Monday morning there are several meetings scheduled for today. … [Read more...] about ICANN LA Gearing Up
Verisign Considering Monetising the Root
I'm always amazed at some of the things companies will do or try to do to get a bit of extra income.According to a recent post by Frank Michlick, Verisign are considering selling access to the root server logs.While this isn't as abhorrent as the redirect from a couple of years back, it still is cause for some level of concern.However, if Frank's figures of what it will cost … [Read more...] about Verisign Considering Monetising the Root
GoDaddy / Afilias Fail In Bid For .US
I mentioned some time ago that GoDaddy and Afilias had joined forces to bid on the .us tender.Adam Strong reports that the US Department of Commerce has decided to renew Neustar's contract … [Read more...] about GoDaddy / Afilias Fail In Bid For .US
Nominet Adds More RSS Feeds
Nominet has expanded the number of RSS feeds available on their site to include disputes (DRS)You can see a full list of available RSS feeds provided by the registry here … [Read more...] about Nominet Adds More RSS Feeds
The Downside To UltraCheap Registrars
Some domain registrars only USP (unique selling point) is price. I've mentioned the issues with DirectI's pricing structures in the past. With the price increase this week I was more or less expecting there to be some kind of backlash, but I wasn't expecting this:All the Pending gTLD Transfer Orders (i.e. orders that haven't yet been executed) throughout your Reseller Chain … [Read more...] about The Downside To UltraCheap Registrars
Domain Pricing Reminder
Don't forget that the cost of many gTLDs (com/net/org/info/biz) will be increasing this weekend, so if you want to renew your domains now is the time to do it! … [Read more...] about Domain Pricing Reminder
Deleted Domains Lists – Get Inspiration!
Over the past few months I've been keeping a close eye on both dropping domains and secondary markets.Dropcatching is quite popular in .com and even in .co.uk, but it's not something that has been really exploited in .ie space, possibly due to the way that domain suspensions and deletions are handled.While it is easy enough to predict when a domain's status might change, it's … [Read more...] about Deleted Domains Lists – Get Inspiration!
Sony Wins UDRP
The only UDRP decision that caught my attention this morning concerned Sony.The domain in question was sonyericsson.tv It's not a particularly exciting decision, as the domain is a clear trademark squat.You can read the full decision here … [Read more...] about Sony Wins UDRP
ICANN Los Angeles Meeting Schedule
The provisional schedule of meetings and social events for the next ICANN meeting in LA is now available.The next meeting will cover many important and interesting topics, but it also marks the exit of Vint Cerf from the organisation that he has led for the last 8 years. Mr Cerf's contribution will be honoured during a gala event on Tuesday October 30 in Sony Studios. … [Read more...] about ICANN Los Angeles Meeting Schedule