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… Continue reading Our NetMundial Brings Some Humour to Internet Governance
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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… Continue reading ICANN Rolling Out New Site
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… Continue reading Closed Generics The Final Battle?
The Road to São Paulo, and Beyond
ICANN’s NCUC – the Non-Commercial Users Constituency is organising a full day event in Singapore right before the ICANN meeting. The event is focussed on Internet Governance with a focus on the Netmundial meeting in Brazil: The Road to São Paulo, and Beyond The purpose of this NCUC conference is to provide a first opportunity for… Continue reading The Road to São Paulo, and Beyond
IEDR Publish 2012 Domain Figures
IEDR have published their latest annual report which covers the period up to the end of 2012. Here’s a few of the highlights: Renewal rate of 86% Total .ie domains at year-end of 182,284, up 5.3% year-on-year New .ie domain registrations down 15% on 2011 By way of comparison the .no domain registry (Norway) currently… Continue reading IEDR Publish 2012 Domain Figures
TLD Timeline Knock On Effects?
Today is April 28th. At this stage ICANN should have already announced the new TLD applicants or been in a position to do so within a couple of days. Unfortunately they aren’t going to be able to make any announcement and when they’ll be able to do so is still unclear. The new TLD application… Continue reading TLD Timeline Knock On Effects?
ICANN Takes “Fail” To A Whole New Level
Today is April 12 2012. It’s also meant to be the day that the new TLD application window closes. Now it’s not. No. ICANN has spectacularly failed to manage the new TLD process and will miss its own deadline by over a week. Any prospective new TLD applicant will be greeted with the following message… Continue reading ICANN Takes “Fail” To A Whole New Level
ICANN 44 Registrations Open
The 44th ICANN meeting will take place from June 24th to June 29th 2012 in Prague. Registrations opened earlier this evening, as the 43rd ICANN meeting draws to a close. The June meeting will be hosted by the Czech ccTLD registry and was not without some controversy The local hosts have also launched their own… Continue reading ICANN 44 Registrations Open
ICANN Launch New Website Design
A couple of hours ago ICANN put their new site design “live”. In an email sent by ICANN’s Director Marketing and Outreach, Scott Pinzon, an overview of the site’s new features was announced. While the new site design will probably be greeted with mixed reviews it does offer a number of features that were long… Continue reading ICANN Launch New Website Design
Want To Run ICANN?
If you’re interested in heading up an international organisation, like plenty of travel and a nice fat salary, then maybe you might want to apply for the job as ICANN’s CEO. Applications close on February 17th (nicely spotted Kevin!)