ICANN announced Monday the 2 remaining public meeting locations for 2021 that were yet to be announced: Cancún and The Hague. Cancún, Mexico, will host ICANN70 from 20 to 25 March 2021. The Community Forum will be held at the Cancun International Convention Center (CICC). The Hague, Netherlands will host ICANN71 which will take place…
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ICANN Alert on Phishing Scam Email
ICANN is alerting the community to a phishing scam that involves emails sent from “sales@icann.org” sent to ICANN contracted parties. The sales@icann.org email address, for example, is not a valid ICANN organisation email address. Contracted parties may have recently received emails from “accounting@erp.icann.org”, which is a valid ICANN org email address. If you receive an…
.INC Aint Cheap, But It’s Got Benefits
It’s never going to be one of the biggest sellers, but sales aren’t the best way to measure of the success of a top-level domain anyway. And .inc is not aiming at the mass market. Rather it’s aimed at businesses, at incorporated companies. And for those who spend the 2 or 3 thousand dollars to…
.Brand Domain Registrations Jump 50% in 2018 As Usage Climbs and Europe Leads the Way: Neustar
The number of domain names registered by brands in their new gTLDs jumped over 50% in 2018 the latest .brands Industry Report from Neustar reports. According to the report there were 15,595 .brand domain names registered at the end of 2018 with 10,509 being in use, which is in itself up 50% in 12 months.…
Telecommunications Regulatory Authority to host .BH Domains Workshop
In an effort to evolve the Domain Name distribution channels, marketing strategy and registration system, the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) is hosting a .BH domain name workshop for registrars, resellers and hosting companies in the region. The event will take place on the 30th April, 2019 at 1:30 pm at TRA office in Bahrain. The…