GoDaddy's CEO, Blake Irving, will be doing a Reddit AMA (ask me anything) this Thursday, April 24th. Irving's AMA will start at 0930 PST, 1630 UTC or 1730 IST Reddit AMAs have featured pop stars, movie stars, porn stars and a wide variety of other celebrities and you can literally ask them anything you want. Whether you'll get a "good" answer or not is another matter … [Read more...] about GoDaddy CEO Blake Irving To Do Reddit AMA
(Dot)Joburg Explained
As others have noted, the launch plans and policies of "geo" and "city" new TLDs vary quite a bit. Some will be heavily restricted and require "presence" in the region or city, while others are going to be fully "open". Neil Dundas, who is involved with the .joburg registry as well as that of .africa, posted this deck earlier today which explains their launch … [Read more...] about (Dot)Joburg Explained
Our NetMundial Brings Some Humour to Internet Governance
If you follow Internet Governance circles you'll know that most people involved in the internet policy and governance are either in Brazil or en route there this weekend. NetMundial is being held in São Paulo, Brazil on 23rd and 24th and it's pretty serious business if the agenda is anything to go by. However over on Our Netmundial there's a slightly different message … [Read more...] about Our NetMundial Brings Some Humour to Internet Governance
European Data Protection Supervisor Smacks ICANN Over Privacy Issues With 2013 RAA
ICANN has been sent a letter by the European Data Protection Supervisor calling them out with respect to both data collection, retention and privacy within the context of the 2013 Registrar contract (RAA). The letter is the first instance of one, to my knowledge, which makes reference to the ECJ's recent ruling that rendered the data retention directive null and … [Read more...] about European Data Protection Supervisor Smacks ICANN Over Privacy Issues With 2013 RAA
ICANN Rolling Out New Site
It's that time again - yet another new iteration of the ICANN website ... This time instead of simply "throwing the switch" ICANN are rolling out the site in phases .. According to ICANN's Chris Gift the new site is going to be a big improvement: "We had three objectives for the new site: improve transparency of ICANN by making information easier to find, make it … [Read more...] about ICANN Rolling Out New Site
EUrid Awarded .eu Contract For 5 Years
EUrid have officially been awarded the contract to run the .eu domain registry for another 5 years. The contract, which is awarded by the European Commission, was open for tender last year and the official announcement was only made today. The announcement is in today's Official Journal of the European Union Interestingly there was only one entity that submitted a bid … [Read more...] about EUrid Awarded .eu Contract For 5 Years
Closed Generics The Final Battle?
Over the past couple of years I've posted several times on the issue of "closed generics". In essence these are new TLD applications where the string is a "generic term" AND the applicant wanted to keep all domains in the registry for their own use. The baseline registry agreement with ICANN now contains language that resolves the issue, or at least it would appear to do … [Read more...] about Closed Generics The Final Battle?
String Confusion Explained
Dirk from dotBerlin has posted a very funny, but also scarily accurate, graphic that illustrates how inconsistent some of the decisions handed down have been. You can read about the review process here Hat tip to Kevin who spotted this … [Read more...] about String Confusion Explained
Christine Jones’ First TV Ad
Christine Jones, who was GoDaddy's legal counsel, is running for governor of Arizona. Earlier today her campaign team published her first TV ad: http://vimeo.com/89004623 The video, which is 30 seconds long, touches on a number of the points she's campaigning on. … [Read more...] about Christine Jones’ First TV Ad
Nominet Board Elections Are Go
Nominet's board election process kicks off today. 13th March - nominations open 31st March - nominations close 25th April - voting opens 21st May voting closes This year there are two non-executive director positions up for grabs I'm not 100% sure whose term is up, but the current makeup of the Nominet board is here … [Read more...] about Nominet Board Elections Are Go