Registered base of .info domain names spikes in 2010. 2010 isn't over yet, but .info registry Afilias has released its 2010 .Info Annual Report (pdf). (This is likely to coincide with the ICANN meeting in Colombia and media attention around new ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Tomorrow is a Big Day for New Top Level Domain Names
· Policy & LawBig issue on the table at ICANN retreat. In about 24 hours the ICANN Board of Directors will kick off a retreat. It's not an official board meeting, but it's anticipated that the two day retreat will finalize an important issue: registry/registrar ... Continue Reading1 Comment
ICANN Green Lights 1 and 2 Letter .Info Domain Names
· ServicesHere comes 1.info. The ICANN Board approved a resolution granting Afilias the right to register one and two character .info domain names during its Board meeting last Thursday. .Info registry Afilias made the request in February. It plans to ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Afilias Tells New TLD Applicants to Limit Their Expectations
· UncategorizedHow many registrations should a new TLD expect? A call for new top level domain name applicants to be realistic about how many domains they can sell is coming from an unlikely source: domain name registry Afilias. In a blog post today, Afilias ... Continue Reading7 Comments
ICANN Board Drops Bomb on Registrars Hoping to Launch New TLDs
· Policy & LawBoard opts for separation of registrars and registries for new top level domain names. [Update: Minutes from board meeting emphasize pending plan from GNSO.] ICANN's board resolved today that there will be "strict separation of entities offering ... Continue Reading11 Comments
One and Two Character .Info Domain Names on the Way
· UncategorizedX.info will be available soon. .Info registry Afilias is asking ICANN to approve a plan to offer one and two character .info domain names for registration. As with other newer gTLDs, ICANN originally reserved all one and two character domains from ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Mortgage.info for $250? There’s a Small Catch.
· UncategorizedAfilias release .info domain names. .Info registry Afilias is letting go of a number of premium domains that were originally reserved under its sunrise period. People claimed bogus rights to domains such as mortgage.info, miami.info, and Jesus.info. ... Continue Reading19 Comments
Domain Registries Clarify Stance on Registry-Registrar Separation
· Domain RegistrarsAfilias, PIR, and Neustar explain their position on a critical change to the domain name sales channel. Domain registries have a lot to lose if registry/registrar separation ends with the introduction of new top level domain names. Representatives of ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Domain Name News Bytes for Wednesday, July 22
· UncategorizedA brief look at domain name news. .cm, .info, and other stories worth reading. Is the .cm landrush a blight on domainers? Chad Kettner thinks so. I tend to agree. Rightly or wrongly, it's easy for the media to point to major domain name companies ... Continue Reading4 Comments
.Me at 250,000: What’s Next?
· Domain Registrars250,000 .me domain names have been registered. Here's what it means. 250,000 .me domain names have been registered since its relaunch earlier this year. I draw two conclusions from this. First, it shows the power a registrar has in pushing a ... Continue Reading7 Comments