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
Rare bird .jobs domain spotted in the wild
· UncategorizedA fashion brand actually uses the rare .jobs domain name. I went to the mall with my daughter this past weekend when something suddenly stopped me in my tracks. I pulled out my smartphone and snapped a picture. My six-year-old daughter looked at ... Continue Reading8 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
.Jobs Foes Get Cold Shoulder From ICANN
· Policy & LawResponse to disclosure request mostly redacted. The .JOBS Charter Compliance Coalition, a group of companies opposed to the expansion of who can register .jobs domain names, has gotten the cold shoulder from ICANN in a recent request. The group made ... Continue Reading1 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
.Jobs Operator Says ICANN “Publicly Defamed” It
· Policy & LawEmploy Media says ICANN "publicly defamed" it in breach notice. .Jobs registry Employ Media has struck back at ICANN after the latter sent it a breach notice. In a letter to ICANN, Employ Media Viceâ€President & General Counsel Brian Johnson ... Continue ReadingLeave a 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
ICANN To Review .Jobs Decision
· Policy & Law.Jobs expansion plans hit a snag, but it's probably minor. Following an outcry from the online job board industry, ICANN's Board Governance Committee (BGC) agreed to reconsider opening up the .jobs space carte blanche. I doubt anything will come ... Continue Reading1 Comment
CareerBuilder and Monster Want to Stop .Jobs Domain Expansion
· Policy & LawGroup forms to object to .jobs expansion. A group calling itself The .JOBS Charter Compliance Coalition is asking ICANN's board to reconsider its decision to open up the .jobs top level domain name to non-company name registrations. The coalition's ... Continue Reading7 Comments