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ICANN forecasts 646 applications will be withdrawn, mostly after the initial evaluation period. 66 applications for new top level domain names have been withdrawn as of today. For budgeting purposes, ICANN projects that number will explode to 646 before everything is said and done. Th...
Largest new TLD applicant commits to resolve up to 63 new TLD contention sets through first private auction. Donuts, the company that applied for the most top level domain names, announced today that it will commit to private auctions for 63 of the 307 strings that it applied for in t...
Non-profit plans to continue hiring in all departments. ICANN expects to end FY 2013 this June with nearly 50% more employees than it began the year with. That’s according to the non-profit’s FY 2014 draft operating plan, which shows an expected 233 employees by the end of June. It en...
Is the GAC right? It depends on who you ask. The ICANN New gTLD Board Committee request for comment on the GAC’s safeguard advice has closed, and the reply period will open soon. Here are some select comments, along with links to the full comments. “Instead of Guidebook advice, the GA...
Mexican contact lenses UDRPs don’t add up Thursday, May 16th, 2013 Complainant had a weak case but panelist determines it’s not reverse domain name hijacking. WIPO just handed down decisions for two cases involving domains used for selling contact lenses in Mexico. David Guerra Flores...
Are new TLDs changing the way you approach domain investing? Tucows filed its 10-Q yesterday . In the report , Tucows suggested that domain name investors may be proceeding cautiously with aftermarket domain purchases this year as they wait for new top level domain names: We have two ...
What domains P&G, Univision, and 22 other end users bought last week Wednesday, May 15th, 2013 P&G in France, Univision, and a Blue Cross Blue Shield affiliate among big name buyers at Afternic last week. Afternic sold just over $1 million in domains last week. The highest sale was Fr...
Tucows reports earnings, says domain investors are proceeding cautiously on domain buys as they assess the impact of new TLDs. Tucows reported earnings this afternoon, recording its twelfth consecutive quarter of record revenue (year over year). The company generated $30.0 million in ...
