Another country has completed the String Evaluation on a proposed internationalized domain name (IDN) country code top level domain (ccTLD), it has been revealed.
Malaysia has now reached the String Delegation stage of its IDN application, under the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers’ (ICANN) fast-track process created in November 2009.
It …
A unique, category-defining domain name is to become available on the open market for the first time, it has been revealed.
Domain name investors may be interested to learn that the company.net domain name has been put up for sale.
Luc Biggs, who owns the domain name, said the web address will be auctioned …
A number of domain names will come up for grabs as Banks.com, the financial services media properties operator, changes its business strategy.
The company confirmed this week that it has exited its legacy search business and will begin divesting its non-core domain assets.
Look.com will be the first domain name to be sold off …
The internet’s multi-stakeholder model must be protected at all costs, according to a leading industry official.
Rod Beckstrom, chief executive and president of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), said this approach has been the catalyst for the growth of the world wide web.
“By protecting that catalyst, we protect …
An appeal against the US government’s domain name seizure policy has been rejected, it has been reported.
Over the past year, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency has assumed control of a number of websites used to support suspected illegality.
One of the affected parties – Puerto 80, the owners of Rojadirecta.com and …
The U.S. government wants the power to veto applications for the new top level domain names being proposed by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).
ICANN is proposing a plethora of new domain names — including .music, .property and .shop.
However, some new top level domain name suggestions have already sparked controversy — including …
The world of online real estate is expected to develop into a much more mature market in the coming months and years as the land-grab attitude begins to subside.
According to domain name and digital marketing specialist Econsultancy, it appears that the gold rush is over and “the market for virtual real estate will end up …
The registry for the new gTLD .XXX, ICM Registry, recently announced the launch of the .XXX Founders Program. The Founders Program will accept proposals to secure a .XXX domain name prior to the Public Registration period, which is expected to begin in the Summer of 2011. For full details regarding the .XXX Founders Program, visit …
CSC has been advised that CNNIC, the registry operator for .CN, will be dispatching a second e-mail notice to registrants of .CN domains registered before December 14, 2009 requesting confirmation that the following information is true, accurate and correct for each domain listed on the notice:
Domain Name
Registrant ID
Registrant Name
Registrant Organization
Registrar Name
These notices will be sent …
Late last week VeriSign, the registry operator for .COM and .NET, and Telnic, the registry operator for .TEL, submitted separate Registry Services Requests to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) that would enable both to release previously unreleased 1 & 2 character domain names.
According to VeriSign request documents,
“…VeriSign intends to allocate single …