Domains & DNS

The winter ICANN meeting is being held in Los Angeles, California from 29th October to 2nd November. It will probably be in the Marriot Marina del Rey, though I the exact location doesn't seem to have been announced as yet. I'm praying that there's a discount rate for the hotel, as the list price is rather high! … [Read more...] about ICANN California – Marina Del Rey?

Since I can't be in two places at once I wasn't able to attend DomainFest in Amsterdam this week, which is a pity, as the live domain auction produced a very interesting result. The domain poker.de was sold for a staggering 695,000 Euro! That's the highest price ever paid for a ccTLD domain (on the record). … [Read more...] about Poker.de Sells For 695000 Euro!

Eircom have dropped their pricing on domain names. While this is currently appearing on the Eircom.net business site as a "sale", there is no indication of the duration. Their price on .ie domains drops from €99 to €67, which puts them almost €3 below both Novara and Hosting365, while their pricing on .com domains (€10) comes in slightly above that … [Read more...] about Eircom – Drops Price On Domains

ICANN is currently seeking several candidates to fill roles on its various boards and committees: 3 seats on the ICANN Board of Directors 2 members to Generic Names Supporting Organization Council (GNSO) 3 members of the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) 1 Country Code Names Support Organization Council (ccNSO) member ICANN have extended the deadline for statements of … [Read more...] about ICANN Looking For Candidates