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  • New gTLD Evaluation Path
    New gTLD Application: Key Dates 2012.1.12 - Application Window Opens2012. 3.29 - Initial Registration (In TAS) Due 2012.4.12 Application Window Closes2012.5.1 Applied for Strings are made public and the following periods open:Public CommentGAC Early Warning GAC AdviceObjection Period2012.6.12 Initial Evaluation Begins2012.11.29 Initial Evaluation Results Pos […]
  • CentralNIC Pushing dotFamilyNames
    --> --> via dotfamilyname.com What are the benefits, you ask? Well according to CentralNic, a dotFamilyName means you can have your own.... ... Private kingdom ... An official estate ... An heirloom ... A mark of prominence ... a state of the art security system Personally, I don't think these will fly due to the rules of applying. Perhaps in late […]
  • Bnet Interviews Chris Disspain about New gTLDs
    .au Domain Administration Ltd (auDA) CEO and newly appointed ICANN Board Member, Chris Disspain, talks New gTLDs with Bnet's Phil Dobbie.  Thanks to domainnamenews.com for reporting the Chris Disspain inteview first.      Permalink | Leave a comment  » […]
  • The Next Big .thing - ICANN Approves New TLDs (Video)
    ICANN's decision to expand the domain space has been the net's hot topic since the announcement last Monday (June 20th). According to ICANN, over 2000 articles have been written on the drastic changes planned for the Internet.  Permalink | Leave a comment  » […]
  • ICANN Board Votes "Yes" on New gTLDs
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  • Hoping for a Big ."Yes" for New TLDs
    We're showing our support for New TLDs today at the GAC/Board meeting today, and tomorrow's board session on New gTLDs by wearing our ".Yes" T-shirts courtesty of AusRegistry.      See the full gallery on Posterous Permalink | Leave a comment  » […]

04.04.2011 Domain News, ICANN, New gTLD 1 Comment

ICANN Moves Quickly, Signs Agreement With ICM Registry

Many consider .XXX a precursor to the New gTLD program due to the timing of the recent approval of the application. The triple-x domain name is a very sensitive domain extension that has been heavily scrutinized by many in the Internet community as well as leaders in the community for which it is proposed to serve. But after 7 years of waiting in line, ICM Registry, the registry operator for .XXX, finally made it through the ICANN process.
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23.03.2011 ICANN, New gTLD 2 Comments

How Serious is the ICANN Board about .XXX, .SiTE and Other TLDs?

Very serious. ICANN 40 in San Francisco March 2011

Last week’s ICANN meeting was much different than any other ICANN meeting the .SiTE team has attended in the past. After attacking several issues of disagreement brought forth by the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) in Brussels on Feb. 28th through March 2nd, the ICANN Board and the GAC resumed their consultations on tough New gTLD / .XXX related issues in San Francisco at the 40th Public International ICANN Meeting.
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