Category Archives: ICANN

Anything Related to the Internet Corporation for Names and Numbers (ICANN)

ICANN Publicizes GAC Early Warnings

ICANN held true to its word today and made GAC (Government Advisory Council) Early Warnings public on its website. If you applied for a new TLD and your application for a new gTLD has a GAC early warning, you can … Continue reading

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Do Not Miss the Cramton Associates Applicant Auction Workshop

Note/Update: (I have no affiliation with Cramton Associates and do not mean in any way to discount other auction providers offering services. Please feel free to send me links if you provide similar services; I’ll post them here.) I attended … Continue reading

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Do ccTLDs Matter In A New gTLD World?

If you read the industry press about domain names and ICANN it’s easy to assume that the entire industry is all about new gTLDs. There are articles upon articles about new TLD applicants, the process, the programs, the progress, and … Continue reading

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Four New gTLD Applications Withdrawn

Doug Isenberg reported on four new gTLD applications that have been withdrawn. Three of them were applied for by Google. I can see why they changed their mind; they don’t really seem sensible for use as a top level domain. … Continue reading

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