Tag: gtlds

Domaining Europe 2015 Save The Dates

Domaining Europe will take place again next year in Valencia. The 2015 edition will be the 7th! So save the dates: 23rd to 25th of April 2015 (the Saturday is usually a networking activity of some kind) I’ve attended, spoken and moderated at the last couple of editions and it’s good fun. Unlike a lot of conferences… Continue reading Domaining Europe 2015 Save The Dates

Vertical Integration – Post-Nairobi

The ICANN Board’s statement on vertical integration at Nairobi has left pretty much everyone in an awkward position. Either it is: a masterful move by the board or an act of madness I’d hope it was the masterful move, as it essentially forces everyone to reach a consensus. Failure to do so will have a… Continue reading Vertical Integration – Post-Nairobi

ICANN Board Meets in Nairobi – EOI Is Dead

This morning the ICANN board is meeting in Nairobi On the menu this morning are a number of topics, but only a couple of them are attracting any serious attention. One of them, EOI (Expressions of Interest), was hoped, by some, to be a way to move the new TLD project forward. The board looks… Continue reading ICANN Board Meets in Nairobi – EOI Is Dead

ICANN Nairobi Kicks Off This Weekend – So What Is Cooking? .xxx , new TLDs and more

The ICANN meeting in Nairobi starts officially next Monday. However, as is normally the case, by the time Monday rolls around people will already have been working since Saturday morning (if not earlier). All ICANN meetings seem to be surrounded by some bit of controversy and excitement, but the Nairobi meeting is possibly more dramatic… Continue reading ICANN Nairobi Kicks Off This Weekend – So What Is Cooking? .xxx , new TLDs and more

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

New TLDs Need Sanity

The much vaunted launch of the new TLDs as announced at the ICANN Paris meeting last year is probably a bit of a damp squid in many respects. Don’t expect to see any actual progress there until next year at the earliest. In the meantime you can read all about the plans people have for… Continue reading New TLDs Need Sanity

New gTLD Comment Period Closes

ICANN has been holding a public comment period on the second draft of the new gTLD handbook. This period was due to close yesterday. Prior to yesterday afternoon there was a healthy number of comments, but in the past 24 hours a significant number of new comments have been submitted. The tone and content of… Continue reading New gTLD Comment Period Closes

Olympics Want Special Treatment From ICANN

Whenever I hear the misinformed harping on about how “anyone will be able to get their own TLD” I sigh deeply. If only it was that simple. The most recent assault on the new gTLDs comes from the Olympics – the International Olympic Committee to be precise. You can read the full text of their… Continue reading Olympics Want Special Treatment From ICANN

New gTLD Update – Scottish Users Prefer .scot

Image by Scottish Government via Flickr The campaign for a TLD for Scotland announced a small change of tack earlier today on their facebook presence. While previously the campaign had been focussed on setting up the .sco tld for Scottish culture etc., they are now pressing ahead with .scot instead. Davie Hutchinson, one of the… Continue reading New gTLD Update – Scottish Users Prefer .scot

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