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Rod Beckstrom Interviewed on PBS

ICANN President, Rod Beckstrom was recently interviewed as part of a debate on new TLDs. He did a good job. It’s sad to see the ANA misunderstand most of the nuances of new TLDs. It’s a disservice to their members. … Continue reading

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Go Daddy Bets on Web-Address Expansion Beyond .Com

In spite of some opposition, everything seems to be going forward for new Top Level Domains. This article appeared on Bloomberg.com today… The expansion of the Web’s address system beyond .com and .net has sparked a land rush among startups … Continue reading

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U.S. Says It Will Not Block The New Gtld Program

I was encouraged by two articles today. I predicted many times that the ANA and other obstructionists, would not block ICANN from introducing new TLDs next year. It appears that their only recourses may be to go to court or … Continue reading

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U.S. Senate To Hold New gTLDs Hearing Next Week

Dot-Next.com reported today that the US Senate will hold a full committee hearing next week on new TLDs.  This will be a very interesting one to watch since so many very large advertisers have been unhappy with the introduction.  They’ve … Continue reading

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Handy Tool For Translating New TLDs

Update – 2012-02-29: I placed the translator widget on my site for a few months. Today I found out the widget is broken. But the site is still up and I still consider it pretty handy. Sorry if you tried … Continue reading

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