In an interesting move several members of the ICANN community formed an “informal” Working Group to discuss the concept of “expressions of interest” in new TLDs. This all happened very quickly, which is more or less the opposite to how most ICANN related activities progress. Earlier this evening the group submitted its report / paper… Continue reading Informal Working Group Publish Report On New TLDs
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New TLDs – Progress? Or Just More Chaos?
During the ICANN meeting in Seoul it became very clear that new TLDs were not going to progress on schedule (which schedule doesn’t matter). It also became clear that: ICANN still wants them to go ahead ICANN wants to make everyone happy There’s an obvious flaw there. You cannot appease all interest groups AND move… Continue reading New TLDs – Progress? Or Just More Chaos?
ICANN Registrars Switching to new RAA Update
ICANN staff informed the Registrar Stakeholder Group at the meeting in Seoul, Korea, that 638 registrars have either signed the new RAA or are in the process of signing it. While it may prove difficult to encourage all registrars to signup voluntarily ie. prior to contract expiry it’s encouraging to see that the bulk of… Continue reading ICANN Registrars Switching to new RAA Update
ICANN Site Revamp Unveiled
ICANN‘s website contains a LOT of information. Some of it is useful, some of it is fascinating, but it’s all valuable (to someone)The problem with the current site is that has grown so much over time that it is practically unusable. Unless you spend a silly amount of time using it (and I do!) it’s… Continue reading ICANN Site Revamp Unveiled
ICM Registry (.xxx) Independent Review Documents Available
The independent review of the ICM Registry bid for .xxx was held towards the end of September in Washington and the documents from this are now available online I’d love to summarise them, but there is a very large volume of information (hundreds of pages) If you have the time to read over them all… Continue reading ICM Registry (.xxx) Independent Review Documents Available
New TLD Applicant Guidebook v3 Now Available
ICANN has published the 3rd version of the applicant guidebook and it is now available for comments. The texts (more than one!) are available here. Jothan Frakes has posted some initial observations as well Due to the sheer size and complexity of the guidebook it will probably take time for people to fully digest it… Continue reading New TLD Applicant Guidebook v3 Now Available
Beckstrom Explains The New ICANN Deal
ICANN CEO, Rod Beckstrom, explains in plain English what the new “arrangement” for ICANN means both for the organisation and for the global internet community:
ICANN’s New Affirmation of Commitments
ICANN CEO Rod Beckstrom has signed the new “Affirmation of Commitments” which replaces the JPA. More details here including full text and some reactions Further updates to follow …
AFNIC / CORE To Run .Paris
The Mayor of Paris was very upbeat about the new TLD project when he spoke during the ICANN meeting in Paris. Not surprisingly Paris is one of the European cities that is pushing hard to get its own tld .paris. According to news released earlier today the .paris bid is going to be using a… Continue reading AFNIC / CORE To Run .Paris
ICANN Inter Registrar Transfer Policy Comment Period Opens – In More Than One Language
ICANN has opened a public comment period on the “Inter Registrar Transfer Policy” (IRTP) You can read more about the announcement here What makes this comment period a bit different is that the request for comments has been published in the 6 UN languages ie. English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic and Russian.