.Biz Banks Big Bucks, Sedo Co-Founders Sell Out & U.S. Loosens ICANN Leash
Sep/090
Today in the Lowdown at DNJournal.com: .Biz bags over $360,000 in an auction of 1-character domains (including $66,000 for a single domain), Sedo co-founders sell their remaining stock to the Adlink Group and the U.S. government loosens (but doesn’t release) its leash on ICANN.
New ICANN CEO Takes a Slap at Domain Investors in Letter to Congressmen
Sep/090
Those who have been wondering where new ICANN CEO Rod Beckstrom would come down on the organization’s highly controversial plan to flood the Internet with new gTLDs now have some answers.Those came in a detailed letter Beckstrom sent two U.S. Congressmen, responding to their concerns about the plan.
Expect ICANN’s Planned Rollout of New gTLDs to Be Delayed Again
Sep/090
ICANN plans to begin its rollout of an unlimited number of new gTLDs in the first quarter of 2010 but we are hearing that behind the scenes developments make it unlikely we will see any new extensions before the 2nd quarter of next year, at the earliest.
Afilias Seeks New TLD Partners
Aug/090
Experienced registry operator offers technical and other assistance for new top-level domain applications to ICANN. (PRWeb Aug 27, 2009)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Afilias_ICANN/TLD_Partner/prweb2796324.htm
.Pro Set to Offer 1, 2 and 3-Character Domains & .Mobi Launches New Resource Center
Aug/090
RegistryPro, the operator of the .pro TLD, says it has reached an agreement with ICANN that will allow them to release and allocate of one, two and three-character domain names starting in the fourth quarter of this year. Meanwhile .Mobi unveils a new “Resource Center” with a .com address,
ICA Says Congressional Challenge Could Delay New gTLDS Planned By ICANN
Aug/090
Major Breaking News: ICANN’s plans to break ties with the United States has hit a roadblock as several key U.S. Congressman stepped forward today with a call for a permanent and strengthened relationship with the governing body of the domain name system. ICA Legal Counsel Phil Corwin comments on the ramifications.
Endangered Assets: Post a Protest By Monday or it May Be Open Season on Your Domains
Jul/090
Monday is the last day you can lodge a protest with ICANN that may keep over-reaching trademark interests from helping themselves to your domains in the future. Also, for your holiday weekend enjoyment, hundreds of previously unseen photos from T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Amsterdam and Silicon Valley.
Rodan Media Reconfigures to Handle Growth in Their Domain Development Business
Jun/090
The company behind most versions of the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. conference website that you have seen in recent years announced a major expansion for their domain development and audio/video services firm. Also today – ICANN makes it official – Rod Beckstrom is their new CEO.