In today’s ICANN board meeting at the 37th ICANN meeting held in Nairobi, Kenya, the board postponed a decision regarding the .XXX sTLD application and directed to solicit public comment for this application within 14 days with a comment period of no less than 45 days, allowing the board to reconsider this issue at the […]
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 Chippewa Herald |
Summary Box: Internet agency delays porn decision
The Associated Press THE PROPOSAL: A ".xxx" Internet domain name for porn sites to voluntarily set up shop. THE DECISION: None yet. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names … ICANN Delays .XXX (Again) As We Predicted .XXX Decision Is Pushed Off Until Brussell Meeting ICANN Delays .XXX Vote, Will Seek Public Comment |
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Poll: How Long Until New Top Level Domain Names?
Domain Name Wire (blog) More specifically, when will be I be able to go to a domain name registrar and register a new domain name and start using it? The earliest estimate was … Shocker: ICANN Nixes Expressions of Interest for New TLDs |
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 CBC.ca |
Sex.com Domain up for Auction Next Week
Web Host Industry Review (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — According to reports issued this week, the domain name Sex.com will be put up for auction next … Sex.com 'to become most expensive domain name in history' Sex.com goes under the hammer The 11 Most Expensive Domain Names Ever (PICTURES) |
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Checking Up on the New Year's Check List
New York Times (blog) The name is chosen and will be unveiled at the right time (when the trademark and domain name and other legal intricacies are in order). … |
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DNN’s crack team of roving reporters sent us a tip that Comedy Central’s Colbert Report just gave DomainTools.com some prime placement. In a report on SurvivalSeedBank.com, host Stephen Colbert mocks the website copy which states “If you don’t have the ability to grow your own food next year your life may be in danger” . […]
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The ICANN board has voted down the community proposal for Expressions of Interest for new gTLD applicants, requiring a $55,000 application fee. The proposal was mainly driven by proponents and applicants for new gTLDs with the hopes of speeding up the process.(c) 2009 DomainNameNews.comAdvertisementUpcoming Domain Industry Events, Conferences & Auctions
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 The Tech Herald |
DNSSEC to become standard on .ORG domains by end of June
The Tech Herald ORG is more than the generic add-on domain name picked when someone chooses a domain name. PIR has moved to shape .ORG into the go-to TLD when starting a … Extra security added to .org domains The GLOBE Program Chooses Dyn Inc.'s Dynect Platform to Deploy DNSSEC per … |
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 BBC News |
Net clash for web police projects
BBC News Ms Currie said the two projects have discussed the domain name confusion. The HMIC said it has no plans to change the name of its project nor move it to … |
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 Washington Post |
.ORG: Introducing Fully Internationalized Domain Names
CircleID A fully internationalized domain name would have the name and the .extension entirely in a specific language script. Why are we considering this? … ICANN president criticized for remarks on DNS security ICANN boss: DNS could fail at any time Registry Set To Seek Permission To Use XXX Domains |
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