ICANN are looking for people to fill a number of roles: * Three members of the ICANN Board of Directors * One member of the Council of the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) * One member of the Council of the Country-Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) * Two members of the At Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) Further details on the ICANN site … [Read more...] about ICANN Looking For Bodies
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Data Retention Countdown Begins
The Data Retention Directive has been published in the Official Journal. (You can download a copy of the directive here in PDF format.) This means that "the clock" has started ticking .... Over the next few months ISPs and other vested interests will be doing their utmost to make sense of the text and see what impact it will have on their business What bothers me about all this … [Read more...] about Data Retention Countdown Begins
EU Aftermarket
No matter who you ask the number of speculative registrations during both sunrise and landrush for .eu was obviously high. Eurid has stuck its head in the sand and is claiming that the trademark laws were at fault not them. No matter what went on in the lead up to landrush one thing is sure - the domain aftermarket is booming. Sedo, which is one of the largest domain brokers, … [Read more...] about EU Aftermarket
EU Launch today
The EU registry opens to the public today at 11am CET Whether .eu will take off or become another .info or .biz is hard to say at this juncture, but there should be plenty of "fun and games" over the next few weeks as the ADR procedures take place … [Read more...] about EU Launch today
Domains vs Clients
I've been following the marketing antics of some of our industry competitors closely. Some marketing ploys are quite interesting and in some cases even innovative, however there are some techniques that I find almost laughable A particular competitor seems to be having serious issues with their maths or maybe their comprehension of the English language.. To be honest, I'm not … [Read more...] about Domains vs Clients