There was an interesting article by Christopher Steiner on Forbes. The article titled, “Most Startups Still Believe They Need A Dot-Com Domain, But That Is Changing.” Steiner seems to be a bit all over the place with both data supporting securing a non com and some reasons why to stick with .com. He also seems…
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1922.com auction final price ove $54k USD
DOMAIN SALES 1922.com was auctioned for ￥380,000 CNY (approximately $54,972 USD) at Jinpai.com. Jtw.com was auctioned for ￥312,000 CNY (approximately $45,134 USD)at Jinpai.com. Glb.com was auctioned for ￥262,000 CNY (approximately $37,901 USD)at Jinpai.com. Ffq.com was auctioned for ￥250,000 CNY (approximately $36,165 USD) at wanming.com. Tqd.com was auctioned for ￥221,000 CNY (approximately $31,970 USD). Pzy.com was…
auDA Consults On Registry Role After Decision Made As Accountability and Transparency Questions Linger
The .au policy and regulatory body announced Friday it would be undertaking a consultation process headed by Dr Bruce Tonkin who has joined auDA as the Registry Transformation Project Lead. However the consultation process goes against previous recommendations from industry groups that it should operate the registry itself. Further, auDA’s constitution says Advisory Panels will…
The ICANN History Project Goes Live
ICANN is pleased to announce the launch of the ICANN History Project. The project seeks to preserve ICANN‘s institutional memory by capturing stories from key figures who helped to shape the organization from its origins to the present day. To get started, visit www.icann.org/history. There, you’ll find interviews with key figures such as Ira Magaziner,…
ICANN: Independent Examiner Issues Final Report on Review of the At-Large Organization
In the final report, the independent examiner states “Our Review findings are both encouraging and a call to action. Encouraging as there is clearly widespread support for the mission of At-Large to contribute to ICANN policy-making processes through the provision of advice that takes into account Internet end users’ interests (few people doubt that the…