by jothan | May 25, 2007 | Domain Shows, ICANN, Meetings, NewTLDs
The next ICANN meeting is coming up, June 25 to 29. Here are some reasons why I would encourage attendance and participation, and what to watch for there.
- PUERTO RICO
Dude, it’s in Puerto Rico, “La Isla Bonita” . . . What more reason do you need? Although it sounds super glamorous, there’s a lot of us that work hard and don’t leave the venue but for sparse moments.
- WHOIS
Conversations about WHOIS format, access, and accuracy are going to be a large focus at this meeting. There are so many sides to this, all with very reasonable needs and requirements that we’re entering into year 8 of the work to make improvements, rules, and expectations.
- NEW GTLDs
New Generic Top Level Domains are going to be a huge topic of discussion, as the process has been largely established and the application window rapidly approaches. It remains to be seen how many applications will come, but I am predicting that there will be at least 150-200 new applications.The driving forces will surround minimum requirements of the applicants, what the application fee is to submit a new string, and how much collision there is (aka duplicate entries) on TLD string submissions. (Hint: .web may have more than one applicant, try something different than that string)The many people who’ve put tireless effort into this process have thought of almost everything, and have brought experience from the past two rounds for this process.
by jothan | May 23, 2007 | ICANN, NewTLDs
There is more and more conversation surrounding introduction of a TLD called .bank for financial institutions to use for their websites.
f-Secure has two articles, one called “Masters of Their Domain” and “And you can take that to the .bank”
Eric Kitchens’ Blog has an article called “yourdomain.useless“.
Not bad ideas, lets watch the new TLD application process later this year and into 2008 to see what happens surrounding this.
by jothan | May 23, 2007 | Domain Shows, NewTLDs, Speaking
I’ll be part of a panel at HostingCon in July to talk about domain monetization and internet advertising. The hosting industry is somewhat aware of this, but I think that there are some shifts coming in how they can turn customer loss or abandonment into opportunity, especially in a climate of fierce price competition in the marketplace.
by jothan | May 14, 2007 | Domain Shows, NewTLDs
My co-workers are all on their way to DomainFest Amsterdam this week, and the lineup is very impressive.
by jothan | Mar 20, 2007 | Domain Shows, ICANN, Meetings, NewTLDs, Speaking
I am getting ready to head to Lisbon, and already have some responsibilities ahead of me.
There is a tutorial workshop on the domain marketplace on Sunday 3/25 that is shaping up to be a great method of learning about the domain aftermarket. I am moderating the second of two afternoon panels, more info and a list of panelists on the ICANN Public Participation site.
by jothan | Mar 3, 2007 | ICANN, NewTLDs
Welcome to the Root zone, and godspeed to Telnic on their hard work and perseverence. From what I gather, the whole concept of the .TEL sTLD is fairly revolutionary in what they hope to accomplish, and I hope that the registrar channel will show interest to help their consumers increase the benefit from VOIP and other things that this TLD hopes to enable.
