The ICANN Board New gTLD Program Committee (NGPC) has put “Closed Generic” new gTLD applications on Hold by passing a resolution tonight. Of course by placing closed generic new gTLD applications on hold, those with competing applications for the same strings , even those wanting to operate those strings as open are going to be put on hold as well. After the ICANN Beijing meeting, the GAC … [Read more...]
Sen. Rockefeller To ICANN: Follow GAC Advice & Allow “Limited 1st Round” Of New gTLD’s
In a bombshell letter to the CEO of ICANN sent today by Senator Jay Rockefeller, head of the Senate Commerce Committee he told telling ICANN to "tread carefully" in opening up new gTLD's follow GAC advice and consider a limited roll out of first round gTLD's: "ICANN should fully consider and act upon the GAC safeguard advice. "ICANN should consider a limited first round of new gTLD's to … [Read more...]
Do We Have Our 1st New gTLD Application Trade? 4 More Applications Withdrawn
Do we have our first new gTLD application trade? Top Level Domain Holdings (TLDH) withdrew two applications tonight one for .Review which had a prioritization number of 492 and its application for .Science which had a prioritization number of 924, leaving Famous Four as the sole remaining applicant for each of those extensions. Famous Four withdrew its 1st new gTLD application for .Fit … [Read more...]
100 New gTLD Pass IE: Moscow, .Wales; .Lol; .NBA; .Target; .HSBC; .Ninja
ICANN released another set of results from Initial Evaluations (IE) with 100 new gTLD applications passing and 1 getting the dreaded eligible for extended evaluation. Highlighting those applications passing today are: The Geo's .Moscow, .Wales and .Istanbul. Generic's include Google's application for .mom; and .lol; Amazon's controversial closed application for .Book and my personal … [Read more...]
92 New gTLD Apps Pass ICANN: .Capetown; .Lexus; .Toyota; .Macys; .Calvinklein; .Fedex; .DHL; .Sohu
92 new gTLD applications passed ICANN Initial Evaluation (IE) on Friday while 4 went to the dreaded extended evaluation. Some of the bigger gTLD names passing this week was the Geo .Capetown and the .brand applications for the related car makers .Lexus and .Toyota; one of the largest department stores in the US .Macys; .both overnight delivery service, .Fedex and .Dhl; one of the world's … [Read more...]
Microsoft & Yahoo Tells ICANN Not To Allow Google’s Dotless .Search App
In its eight part comment to ICANN, Microsoft gave plenty of reasons, actually 7 points, why Google should not be allowed to amend its application to run the .Search registry. Yahoo followed with its own comments also objecting to the application. Here are Microsoft's comments: "Microsoft Corporation (“Microsoft”) objects to ICANN’s preliminary approval of the application change request … [Read more...]
Donuts Loses 2 More Private Auctions As .Red Becomes 1st New gTLD To Be Withdrawn After IE
According to the ICANN website tonight Donuts has withdrawn two more applications as a result of the private auctions held last week Donuts withdrew both its new gTLD applications for .Red and .Luxury Donuts application for .Red was filed under Steel Keep, LLC had a prioritization number of 332 and had already passed ICANN Initial Evaluation, meaning that Donuts application for .Red is the … [Read more...]