ICANN have published the 4th version of the DAG. The DAG – Draft Applicant Guidebook – is like the “bible” for anyone aspiring to run a new TLD. Unfortunately the new TLD launch cannot take place until the DAG has been finalised – a point that seems to be always just over the horizon.
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ICANN Board – Vertical Integration
The board has put forward a motion to decide vertical integration once and for all. There will no cross-ownership allowed. The board’s decision is very interesting. They are, to quote Dennis Jennings, setting a baseline, but will bow to any policy decision that comes from the GNSO. There is now a GNSO PDP (Policy Development… Continue reading ICANN Board – Vertical Integration
ICANN Board Meets in Nairobi – EOI Is Dead
This morning the ICANN board is meeting in Nairobi On the menu this morning are a number of topics, but only a couple of them are attracting any serious attention. One of them, EOI (Expressions of Interest), was hoped, by some, to be a way to move the new TLD project forward. The board looks… Continue reading ICANN Board Meets in Nairobi – EOI Is Dead
ICANN Nairobi Kicks Off This Weekend – So What Is Cooking? .xxx , new TLDs and more
The ICANN meeting in Nairobi starts officially next Monday. However, as is normally the case, by the time Monday rolls around people will already have been working since Saturday morning (if not earlier). All ICANN meetings seem to be surrounded by some bit of controversy and excitement, but the Nairobi meeting is possibly more dramatic… Continue reading ICANN Nairobi Kicks Off This Weekend – So What Is Cooking? .xxx , new TLDs and more
IRT Final Report Ignores End User Concerns
Image via Wikipedia Remember the draft IRT report? Well they’ve published the final version after supposedly taking into consideration comments and feedback. However you’d be forgiven for thinking that their view on the feedback process was ever so slightly biased. Basically they seem to have taken on board any comments and feedback that supported their… Continue reading IRT Final Report Ignores End User Concerns
New TLDs Need Sanity
The much vaunted launch of the new TLDs as announced at the ICANN Paris meeting last year is probably a bit of a damp squid in many respects. Don’t expect to see any actual progress there until next year at the earliest. In the meantime you can read all about the plans people have for… Continue reading New TLDs Need Sanity
BRS Media Makes a Play For dotRadio
BRS Media, which is the company behind the .am and .fm domain extensions, will be announcing later today that it will be applying for the new TLD “.radio” domain extension with ICANN. BRS’ George T Bundy is obviously excited by the move: “The future for Internet Radio is vibrant, with the largest growth in mobile… Continue reading BRS Media Makes a Play For dotRadio
New gTLD Comment Period Closes
ICANN has been holding a public comment period on the second draft of the new gTLD handbook. This period was due to close yesterday. Prior to yesterday afternoon there was a healthy number of comments, but in the past 24 hours a significant number of new comments have been submitted. The tone and content of… Continue reading New gTLD Comment Period Closes