This afternoon's sessions includes a 4 hour session with EUrid staff which I am currently attending. They seem to be going over some of the statistics and facts related to the EU namespace, though whether or not they stand up to closer (and possibly more cynical) scrutiny is another matter. It should be very interesting to see if they will be this upbeat after the first round … [Read more...] about EUrid Promoting .eu at ICANN
Archives for March 2007
Millions of Dollars for the domain … Website not functioning
Vodka.com was recently bought for several million dollars. It currently redirects to russianstandard.com Unfortunately the site does not work properly in Firefox, so I cannot navigate it! … [Read more...] about Millions of Dollars for the domain … Website not functioning
Expiring Domain Names and the Secondary Market in Domain Names
There are two tutorials /sessions this afternoon covering domain aftermarket. The first session was given by Rob Hall from Momentous.ca. The salient point from Rob's talk being that the secondary market has become the primary market - much as is the case in real estate. Some people may not agree or approve with that sentiment, but the reality and figures speak for … [Read more...] about Expiring Domain Names and the Secondary Market in Domain Names
The Future of Whois
I've spent the last few hours in ICANN meetings where the topic of discussion has been the future of WHOIS. It's a very hot topic, though I do get the distinct feeling that:ICANN meetings involve a lot more discussion than decision-making A non-American viewpoint is not overly welcomeWhat ICANN are trying to decide is how to deal with WHOIS data. They want to remove a lot … [Read more...] about The Future of Whois
ICANN Lisbon – New gTLDs and IDN
The first session of the day was discussing new gTLDs and IDN. Some of the salient points that came out of the session is that the decision making process is long and complicated. IDN - promote internet usage among non-English speakers (among other things) New gTLDs - avoiding issues - reserved names. An interesting discussion was held about the reserved names and other … [Read more...] about ICANN Lisbon – New gTLDs and IDN