Verisign posted on their blog an update to the proceedings around .web. This ongoing saga seems to just keep muddling along. Hopefully ICANN will finally put an end to the uncertainty and make a definitive judgement and .web can eventually go live. From the post: The Panel ruled on Afilias’ application on Dec. 21, 2021. In this latest ruling, the Panel not only rejected Afilias’ application … [Read more...]
ICANN releases official statement on the $135million .web auction
ICANN releases official statement on the $135 million .web auction. I have to give credit to Michael Berkens, he told me months ago he thought it would be $100 million plus. On 27 July 2016, Power Auctions LLC, ICANN's authorized auction service provider, conducted a New Generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) Program auction to resolve contention for .WEB and .WEBS. Auction serves as the method of … [Read more...]
Results of our .WEB Poll – 60% Of Voters Expect $50 million+
The .web auction will conclude today and in the opinion of those who participated in the poll, it's going to be the most expensive new gTLD string. In a poll posted on TheDomains two weeks ago, we asked readers what they thought the high bid price would be in the ICANN auction being held today. 60% of the voters believe the string will sell for $50 Million or more with almost 20% thinking … [Read more...]
