PCadvisor.co.uk, just opened a poll today on what readers think about the new gTLD domain name program. Its one of the first open polls I have seen on the subject in a non-domainer publication. The poll asks: With the launch of new domain names are you: Planning to buy one Already on the pre-registration list Never heard of them Not interested It will be interesting to see … [Read more...]
ICANN Declares Initial Evaluation Of New gTLD’s Over But There Are 29 To Go Including .Search & .ABC
In a press release this afternoon ICANN proudly announced that the "Initial Evaluation (IE) phase of the new generic Top-Level Domains (gTLD) program is concluded." “This is an extraordinary landmark which demonstrates the progress in this program,” said Akram Atallah, President of ICANN’s Generic Domains Division. "We are looking forward to the innovations that these new introductions will … [Read more...]
101 New gTLD Pass ICANN IE; 8 Go To Extended Evaluation; Passing .Sex; .Islam; .Stockholm; .Ford; .Volvo
101 new gTLD applications passed ICANN Initial Evaluation today. 8 applications are heading for extended evaluation. Like last week one of the applicants who filed Legal Rights Objections to all other applicants own application got flagged for extended evaluation this time Defender Security Company application for .home. Another application heading to extended evaluation is the Lance … [Read more...]
Donuts Signs Contracts With ICANN on 12 new gTLD’s
Donuts has signed 12 new gTLD registry contracts with ICANN. BIKE .CAMERA .CLOTHING .EQUIPMENT .ESTATE .GURU .HOLDINGS .LIGHTING .SINGLES .VENTURES .VOYAGE (.ENTERPRISE, in Simplified Chinese script) According to a press release; all of Donuts new gTLD applications have passed ICANN Initial Evolution. … [Read more...]
The NewYorker Mag Covers New gTLDs: “The Great Internet Land Grab” & Calls Mr. Schilling A Squatter
The New Yorker Magazine just did a cover story on the new gTLD program entitled "The Great Internet Land Grab" "Suddenly reorganizing the way we navigate the web with new strings like .guru, .club, or .google might seem frivolous or strange, but entities like ICANN and its stakeholders insist that they will make the Web more intuitive and user-friendly; an address like AdoptA.dog is slightly … [Read more...]
ANA: ICANN is Falling Short of its Mission to Protect Internet Security and Stability
The Association of National Advertisers (ANA) has just weighted in on the Name Collision issue in a in a letter sent to ICANN. The title of the letter is "ICANN is Falling Short of its Mission to Protect Internet Security and Stability" It should be noted that the ANA has not been the greatest fan of the new gTLD program in general. "The Interisle Consulting Group clearly stated in the … [Read more...]
As Comment Period On New gTLD Name Collisions Come To An End, Comments Flood Into ICANN
As the comment period for the Name Collision report comes to an end there were plenty of comments submitted by applicants and others. May of the comments simply endorsed the letter of NTAG to ICANN submitted during the comment period, while others siply asked for the comment period to be extended Here are some of the more interesting submitted comments: The Afnic/CORE consortium, the … [Read more...]