I’m a creature of habit. I read articles from quite a wide range of sources, but a lot of the links are coming to me from the same people over and over again. So the question I have is this Which sites do you go to for news and opinion for the internet industry? ie.… Continue reading Domains, DNS and Internet Policy & News Blogs?
Tag: Internet governance
ICANN To Release Updated gTLD Applicant Guidebook
ICANN’s CEO, Rod Beckstrom, has confirmed that ICANN will be releasing an updated version of the gTLD Applicant Guidebook by January 12th. #ICANN– we are shooting to have an updated new gTLD Applicant Guidebook pubished by January 12, ’12 to reflect already approved changes — Rod Beckstrom (@RodBeckstrom) January 7, 2012 There has… Continue reading ICANN To Release Updated gTLD Applicant Guidebook
ICANN 42 Kicks Off This Weekend
The 42nd public ICANN meeting officially opens next Monday, but, as usual, a cursory glance at the event schedule shows a different story. GNSO, At-Large, GAC and other stakeholders will be meeting from 9am (local time) on Saturday onwards. What’s on the menu for this meeting? With the launch date for newTLDs announced don’t expect… Continue reading ICANN 42 Kicks Off This Weekend
ICANN Board Votes in Favour of New TLDs
This morning’s board meeting in Singapore didn’t bring too many surprises. The board voted in favour of launching the new TLD program, though not all board members voted in favour. They’ve also put out a timeline for applications, which should make quite a few people happy. What is interesting is what the board members said… Continue reading ICANN Board Votes in Favour of New TLDs
ICANN Security and Stability Advisory Committee On DNS Blocking
ICANN’s Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) has published a paper on DNS Blocking. SSAC 50: DNS Blocking: Benefits Versus Harms is available for download in PDF here The paper isn’t very long and has a short list of points that people should be aware of when considering implementing DNS blocking: 1. The organization imposes… Continue reading ICANN Security and Stability Advisory Committee On DNS Blocking
New TLD Advocates Circulate Open Letter / Petition To ICANN Board
Next week’s ICANN meeting in Singapore could herald the official launch of the new TLD process. ICANN’s board might decide to give the entire thing a “green light”. Of course it’s not that simple. The GAC isn’t exactly impressed with ICANN, the US definitely isn’t and the IP lobby is still more than a little… Continue reading New TLD Advocates Circulate Open Letter / Petition To ICANN Board