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| 09-10-28 |
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The new GNSO is go!
Today was a landmark day for the Generic Names Supporting Organisation, aka GNSO, the place within ICANN that relates to generic top level domains (gTLDs).
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| 09-10-26 |
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.XXX decision expected soon
ICM Registry Stuart Lawley is in Seoul for the 36th ICANN meeting, where he met with Peter Dengate Thursh (Chairman of the Board) and Rod Beckstrom (CEO) to discuss .XXX.
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| 09-10-20 |
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Can you believe it, UPU and ICANN reach agreement on .POST!
Well this one's unexpected! ICANN has just announced that it has finally come to some sort of agreement with the UN's Universal Postal Union over .POST. This is the final (if you exclude the still very much in dispute .XXX) suffix that was okayed by ICANN as part of its 2003 limited round of new gTLD applications.
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| 09-10-20 |
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Emirates ready to launch Arabic Internet suffix
Internet overseer ICANN has set a tentative date for the launch of non-ASCII country code domains, or Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs), for example a .RU written in Cyrillic, at November 16. Several countries are already planning to run an IDN TLD.
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| 09-10-08 |
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On the record saying good things about the people who worked on the IRT
Namesmash is running a piece on the Sydney ICANN meeting in which I'm quoted on the IRT and the amount of work it meant for the people who took part.
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| 09-10-07 |
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IDN ccTLDs set to launch on November 16
ICANN's proposed expedited process for the release of non-ASCII character country code domains is about to become reality.
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| 09-10-01 |
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Back-end services provider chosen for .PARIS
After several months evaluating candidates, the City of Paris has chosen its back-end services provider for .PARIS.
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| 09-09-29 |
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ICANN throwing "free at last" party
On Thursday October 1st, ICANN is set to party to selected VIPs for a "reception to recognize the conclusion of the Joint Project Agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce" as it says on the card.
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| 09-09-29 |
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DAGv3 out on October 1st
The long awaited 3rd version of ICANN's Draft Applicant Guidebook for the new gTLD program should be out at the beginning of next month.
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| 09-09-28 |
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61 businesses and individuals, 16 countries in favour of new gTLDs
This week, people from all over the world and from all types of backgrounds came together to co-sign a letter to ICANN's management asking for new gTLDs to be launched as soon as possible.
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| 09-09-21 |
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Death of a domain
On September 30, ex-Yugoslavia's .YU will be disconnected from the Internet and all remaining .YU domain names will cease to function.
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| 09-09-15 |
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DotHotel checks in
The dotHotel initiative isn't new, but surprisingly, it has managed to avoid drawing too much attention to itself. Not intentionally though, as the TLD sports a full and informative website.
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| 09-09-14 |
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.BKK = Bangkok's new TLD
Add one world city to the growing list of candidates for CityTLDs. Thailand's Bangkok.
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| 09-09-10 |
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"30€ for a .BERLIN domain name? Not true!"
Despite recent Internet rumours to the contrary, no price has yet been set for .BERLIN. But the German city's TLD endeavour is thriving, as we found out from dotBERLIN CEO Dirk Krischenowski.
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| 09-09-10 |
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IDNs coming to .EU on December 10
Last week, on the French version of this blog, I talked about a rumour going around that .EU registry EURid was to introduce IDNs (domain names with accents and other special characters) before the end of the year.
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| 09-09-08 |
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Russia to launch Cyrillic national suffix in 2010
Another news story coming out of the second conference for ccTLD registries and registrars and the many workshops and talks given there by Central and Eastern European registries: Russia is said to be ready to launch the IDN version of .RF (Russian Federation) next summer.
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| 09-09-07 |
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Plans for a .OTTAWA
The .OTTAWA project is intending to apply for the corresponding CityTLD.
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| 09-09-03 |
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ICANN to hold Belgium meeting in June 2010
Great news for all European Internet watchers, especially those from Belgium and France, ICANN's June 2010 international meeting will be held in Brussels.
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| 09-09-03 |
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.SIC, Dracula's TLD!
One of the good things about new gTLDs is that they make ignoramuses like myself a little less dumb. Take Szeklerland. Until a few minutes ago, I'd never heard of the place. A quick browse on Wikipedia and now I know that it's almost the birth place of Dracula. Szeklerland refers to " the territories inhabited by the Székely, a Hungarian people living in eastern Transylvania, centre of present-day Romania. They live in the valleys and hills of the Eastern Carpathian Mountains…".
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| 09-09-01 |
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Sweden blocks "bank" domain name registrations
What can ccTLD (national suffix) managers do to reduce the risk of fraud for the users of online banking services? The Swedish Post and Telecom Agency's (PTS) answer: restrict domain name registrations containing the word "bank".
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| 09-08-24 |
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Congress wants permanent ICANN contract
In a letter dated August 4, the US Congress is asking for exactly the opposite to what ICANN and the rest of the world wants. Instead of allowing ICANN to strive towards complete independence and to become a truly global governing body, Congress would like to see it permanently placed under the US government's control.
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| 09-08-20 |
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ICANN confirms: new gTLDs coming Q1 2010
In June, I gave ICANN's tentative release schedule for new gTLDs after ICANN Senior Vice President of Services Kurt Pritz had revealed it during the Sydney GNSO Council meeting.
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| 09-08-11 |
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An Internet suffix for horses
The Dot Horse Project is advocating a .HORSE TLD to "provide a safe, reliable internet community for all things equine."
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| 09-08-10 |
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Pay to be told when new TLDs come out!
That's the service on offer from YourSiteCan.BE. The site sports a search box designed to allow any combination of a domain name and a TLD to be queried. If the query returns an "available", then you may elect to pay $8.99.
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| 09-08-04 |
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Do new TLDs and IDNs mean tighter government control?
The Wall Street Journal is running a fascinating opinion piece about the possible impact of new gTLDs and IDNs.
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| 09-07-28 |
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Forbes really gets new TLDs
In a recent article on the proposed expansion of the Internet through the creation of new Top Level Domains, Forbes.com paints a balanced picture of what this could mean for the future of the web.
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| 09-07-23 |
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The origin of the UDRP: NSI's 1995 domain name dispute policy
The Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy was born out of the need to process domain disputes reliably. Its roots can be traced back to then sole .COM registrar Network Solutions' policies of 1995, explains arbitration expert Marie-Emmanuelle Haas.
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| 09-07-21 |
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National Arbitration Forum can no longer handle credit disputes
Official UDRP provider NAF has just settled with the Minnesota Attorney General's office after being sued by them for deceptive practices. Under the terms of the settlement, NAF has agreed to stop handling any credit disputes from July 24th.
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| 09-07-09 |
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Polish registry embroiled in financial scandal
NASK, the entity in charge of Poland's .PL Internet suffix, has reportedly lost up to 14 millions euros on failed FOREX futures investment.
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| 09-07-07 |
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INDOM signs new ICANN registrar contract
During last month's Sydney ICANN meeting, INDOM became the first French registrar to sign the new RAA (Registrar Accreditation Agreement). The RAA is the contract binding ICANN and its official registrars.
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