It's not really "new", but .jobs is likely to beat other TLDs to the market later this year. Forget prioritization draw numbers, new TLD objections, and contention sets: .jobs may be the first "new TLD" to be available for registration this ... Continue Reading4 Comments
.Jobs foes to ICANN: Hurry up, open up, and get a spine
· Policy & LawCoalition calls out ICANN for apparent lack of progress in dealing with Employ Media. The .Jobs Charter Compliance Coalition, a group of job boards opposed to expansion of the .jobs namespace, has sent a letter (pdf) to ICANN's CEO and Board of ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Job Boards Launch Another Attack on .Jobs Registry
· Policy & LawMonster, CareerBuilder, and others write open letter to ICANN. The .Jobs Charter Compliance Coalition, whose membership consists of online job boards, has sent an "open letter" to ICANN regarding Employ Media's request for arbitration over ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Fight Over .Jobs is About to Cost Domain Name Owners
· Policy & LawLegal bills could start coming in as two sides bicker of .jobs domain name. An argument between .jobs registry Employ Media and ICANN has already cost some legal dollars, and I have a feeling it's about to get more expensive. Although the two ... Continue Reading1 Comment
ICANN May Shut Down .Jobs Registry
· Policy & LawICANN threatens to shut down .jobs, even after approving its "registry service". ICANN has notified .jobs registry Employ Media LLC that it is in breach of its contract at ICANN, and the contract is subject to cancellation if the breach isn't corrected ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Battle Over .Jobs is Growing
· Policy & Law.Jobs debate "ends" Thursday. I wrote last month about a move to open up the .jobs domain name. Currently only companies can register .jobs domains, and only with their company name (e.g. ATT.jobs). The group behind this sponsored TLD wants to open ... Continue Reading3 Comments