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ICANN Culls Three More Registrars

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ICANN has announced that three more registrars have lost their accreditation due to non-compliance with the RAA.The three registrars have been informed that their agreements with ICANN will not be renewed.South American Domains (NameFrog), Simply Named and Tahoe Domains have been sent letters by ICANN outlining the decision and the reasons for it.So what now?On the plus side, … [Read more...] about ICANN Culls Three More Registrars

Lead Networks Lose ICANN Accreditation

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Lead Networks, who I mentioned a few weeks ago, have lost their ICANN accreditation.The ICANN announcement includes some of the details and ICANN are currently seeking expressions of interest from other registrars to take over the portfolio of domains (approximately 70 - 80 thousand names according to ICANN)According to ICANN Lead Networks was escrowing data, so the registrant … [Read more...] about Lead Networks Lose ICANN Accreditation

Last Call For Trademark (IRT) Comment Period For New TLDs

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Today marks the last day for public comments on the IRT (trademark protection) final report. The report, which I've mentioned a few times in the past, was drafted from the perspective of trademark holders in an effort to allay their fears and concerns associated with the launch of the new TLD program.You can see the comments submitted to date here and read the report here.I've … [Read more...] about Last Call For Trademark (IRT) Comment Period For New TLDs

Rod Beckstrom Speech to ICANN

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Rod Beckstrom Originally uploaded by blacknight Rod Beckstrom's was officially appointed as ICANN's new headman during the ICANN board meeting in Sydney, Australia. His speech, which he gave without notes, is hopefully an indicator of the man's thinking and bodes well for the future of ICANN. Here it is: ">>ROD BECKSTROM:  Thank you, Mr. Chairman.  Paul, … [Read more...] about Rod Beckstrom Speech to ICANN

Wolfgang Puck To Launch New Food TLD In Sydney

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Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck will be catering the .food launch event in Sydney on Tuesday night.A VIP event to celebrate the launch of .food (dotfood),  which Puck is involved with will take place at a well known venue in downtown Sydney. The new TLD application will be presented in association with Minds and Machines.The ICANN meeting being held this week in Sydney will … [Read more...] about Wolfgang Puck To Launch New Food TLD In Sydney

gTLD Revolution Announces Pitch for 3 TLDs

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GTLD Revolution, which is a new company founded by Dean Shannon (Deep Blue Sea / Fabulous), has today announced their plans to launch 3 new TLDs.The new venture, which has chosen AusRegistry as their backend provider, is planning on applying for at least three new TLDs when the application process opens up early next year.The new TLDs they've announced so far … [Read more...] about gTLD Revolution Announces Pitch for 3 TLDs

AusRegistry CEO To Open New TLD Session In Sydney

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AusRegistry CEO, Adrian Kinderis, is set to open the session on new TLDs to be held during the ICANN meeting in Sydney next week.The session, which is being held on Monday afternoon from 1600 to 1800, in the Sydney Hilton, will cover many practical aspects of managing a domain registry and experts from a wide range variety of backgrounds will be there to share their … [Read more...] about AusRegistry CEO To Open New TLD Session In Sydney

ICANN Mobile Site Incorporates Social Media Tools

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The ICANN mobile site for the Sydney meeting (due to open officially next Monday) should be a useful resource for anyone attending the meeting in Sydney.However the site has been expanded and now includes both photos (via Flickr) and tweets (from Twitter)If you're interested in following what's going on or want to share your content, then use the tags "icann" or "icann sydney" … [Read more...] about ICANN Mobile Site Incorporates Social Media Tools