Image via WikipediaIf like me you cannot attend the ICANN meeting in Mexico City, then you are probably looking for other methods for keeping track of goings on.Twitter, which has become one of the most popular social networks, has been adopted by both ICANN staff and many of the meeting delegates. You can find out what is going on by following the hashtag #IMX Related … [Read more...] about Keep Track of ICANN Mexico via Twitter
icann
ICANN Mexico Schedule Available
The schedule for the next ICANN meeting, which is being held in Mexico city, has been published.New gTLDs obviously feature on the meeting agenda, as does IPv6 … [Read more...] about ICANN Mexico Schedule Available
WIPO Paperless Process Proposal
WIPO, which manages domain disputes on behalf of the gTLDs and a lot of the ccTLDs, has put forward a proposal to ICANN for a paperless UDRP process.In a very interesting and insightful article on CircleID George Kirikos looks at the implications of such a process. If you have an interest in domains then you really should read both what he has to say and the details of the … [Read more...] about WIPO Paperless Process Proposal
Whois Inaccuracy Report System Gets Upgrade
ICANN have upgraded the system used for reporting inaccuracies in WHOIS.According to the announcement:The Whois Data Problem Report System (WDPRS) has a number of advantages over the previous system, which was first introduced in 2002. Among them are: * More detailed information is captured from complainants to assist registrars in investigating Whois … [Read more...] about Whois Inaccuracy Report System Gets Upgrade
ICANN Announces Deadlines for New AGP Policy
ICANN have announced their implementation plans for the new AGP (Add Grace Period) Limits PolicyThe plan specifies that gTLD Operators (hereinafter referred to as "Operators") must inform each of their accredited Registrars of the new Policy within the next 21 days and subsequently implement the Policy as soon as possible thereafter but no later than 31 March 2009.The new AGP … [Read more...] about ICANN Announces Deadlines for New AGP Policy
dotMobi To Offer IDN In 2009
DotMobi will be launching IDNs in simplified Chinese during the second quarter of 2009.IDNs (Internationalised Domain Names) allow domains to be registered (and accessed) using non-ASCII characters.If you want to get a basic overview of IDNs check out the WikiPedia entry, or head over to the section on the ICANN site.Related articles by ZemantaWhat Makes dotmobi and … [Read more...] about dotMobi To Offer IDN In 2009
ICANN Mexico
While the ink still dries on the press coverage of the most recent ICANN meeting in Cairo, the next one is already gearing up.The next ICANN public meeting will be held in Mexico city from March 1st to March 6th 2009.The Mexico meeting site is already online with basic information on the venue and the meeting. Obviously the finer details are yet to be arranged, but you can … [Read more...] about ICANN Mexico
RegisterFly Rebrands?
I don't check the RegisterFly website that often, so I've no idea when they "rebranded" The most obvious difference is subtle:has become:Not that big a difference admittedly, but still you'd have to ask what they're playing at.Back when RegisterFly was still RegisterFly the emails they sent out were a lot less dodgy as they included tangible contact details in the email footer … [Read more...] about RegisterFly Rebrands?
ICANN Shares Even More Data With Users
ICANN may have its flaws, but transparency is one area where they have been making some fantastic progress.ICANN has just announced a range of new material available to the public via the "dashboard"You can now easily see all sorts of statistics and graphs related to registry activity, finances and more. Pretty cool!Related articles by ZemantaICANN Domain Tasting DeadlineICANN … [Read more...] about ICANN Shares Even More Data With Users
ICANN Domain Tasting Deadline
Stephane has an interesting post on the possible end of domain tasting.While the debate around domain tasting has been going on for quite some time ICANN can be a very slow moving beast. In some ways it moves far too slow, but when you consider the range of different opinions that have to be taken into consideration for such a significant policy change to come into effect it's … [Read more...] about ICANN Domain Tasting Deadline