I have come to acceptance that the community proposal for EoI was removed from consideration during the March 12th Board Meeting in Nairobi. It should have passed, but it got lobbied into oblivion by some in attendance at the Nairobi meeting. They deserve their say, those who oppose it, but quite...

I posted this to the ICANN comments. If you feel strongly one way or another about 1-2 character domains being released in .INFO, I encourage you to comment as well. Here is a link to the information on how to participate (deadline March 20, 2010). I have been pleased to see the trend of the relaxation...

ICANN No. 37, will be in Nairobi, Kenya from March 7-12., 2010. Topics discussed will be new TLDs, the Expressions of Interest, the Draft Applicant Guidebook, Vertical Integration of registry/registrar, and the Affirmation of Commitment. More information here: Main Site Travel and Visa information Schedule Venue...

Thanks to those who took a moment to comment on the draft Expressions of Interest in new TLDs. If you’re unfamiliar with this, please read on. Here is a link to the draft of the Expressions of Interest Comments are listed here. Some background: Over a decade has passed since the formation of ICANN...

I am heading to Seoul, Korea shortly to attend and participate in the ICANN meetings, where new TLDs are the talk of the town. ICANN has made some major strides in the past year and I am certain that we will be seeing many good things in the coming year. A few interviews, public forums, and board...

I started a new company with Antony Van Couvering called Minds + Machines, and we’ll be posting over there at that blog about professional domain matters and new TLDs. http://www.mindsandmachines.com/blog   -J

This just in, the new TLD process guidelines are posted, as promised by ICANN a few weeks in advance of the Cairo Public meeting. http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtld-draft-rfp-24oct08-en.pdf