Category Archives: ICANN

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

A Dotless Domain Name? Why?

I ran across a report today put out by ICANN’s Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC). The report is SSAC’s Report on Dotless Domains. In this report, the SSAC stated that dotless domains would not be universally reachable and the … Continue reading

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Are Some New gTLD Applicants Trying to Corner Markets in New TLD Spaces?

Also, how many unique strings could enter the new TLD space by the end of 2013 I’ve been wanting to write this article for a month (since the reveal of new TLDs) but have not had time. Before I begin, … Continue reading

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ICANN Gets a new CEO

This press release came out of ICANN this morning: Fadi Chehadé Steps into ICANN’s Top Spot on 1 October Chehadé, a leader in the formation of progressive Internet enterprises, has been named as the next President and Chief Executive Officer … Continue reading

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Three New TLDs: .bar | .rest | .cafe

Mexico Joins the Race for New Domain Extensions with Punto 2012’s Application for Three Essential gTLDs, .rest .bar and .cafe Punto 2012, a Mexican based company has chosen to participate in ICANN’s new gTLD program and create the first niche … Continue reading

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