Survey: ICANN Policy Biggest Issue for Domain Industry
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
Survey finds number of fears about domain market in 2010.
ICANN policy decisions are the biggest issue facing the domain name market in 2010, according to a survey of more than 500 people in the 5th Annual Domain Name Wire Survey.
28% of those survey said that ICANN policy decisions, such as those with new top level domain names, is the biggest issue facing domain investors in 2010. The majority of respondents self-identified as domain name investors, although the survey also included responses from domain name registrars, lawyers, and other service providers.
Of course, the nagging recession is also a big factor, coming in at number two at 22%.
Here are the top issues facing the domain market:
1. ICANN policy decisions (28%)
2. Overall economy/recession (22%)
3. Changes in pay-per-click market (16%)
3. Anti-domainer interests (e.g. IRT) (16%)
5. Registry wholesale price increases (6%)
6. Domain theft (5%)
7. Renegade registrars and resellers (4%)
7. Other (4%)
Given that the top concern is ICANN, it’s a shame that the industry didn’t support Internet Commerce Association, which was the domain investor’s primary representation in ICANN policy.
Further Reading:
- ICANN Policies Are Biggest Issue Facing Domain Industry in 2011
- Survey: Biggest Threats to Domain Name Industry
- Domain Hijacking under ICANN’s new transfer policy
Tags: icann
