Tag Archives: icann

July, 2009

• 6 July

  Is ICANN spending too much on travel?

  ICANN is no newcomer to criticism and flak. Today, it had to defend itself from another attack: excess travel spending. This year, ICANN has budgeted £7.68 ($12.48 million USD) out of its £33.46 ($54.37 million USD) budget for travel. For an organization that holds only three international meetings a year, …
• 6 July

  Cybersquatters grow while trademark owners prepare for battle

  At one time the cybersquatting perpetrators were fringe geeky hackers locked in their mothers’ basements Now, entire organizations are forming with the sole goal of sitting on expensive domains and hoping to cash out on them. But like the spammers who have been reduced to sending nonsensical series of letters …
• 1 July

  Is the media jumping to conclusions about ICANN's future?

  At the Sydney ICANN meeting this week, new CEO Rod Beckstrom faced a number of tough questions about the future of the Internet. Discussing the future of ICANN governance, he stated he did not have a “fixed form opinion,” but that he was “optimistic” that a resolution would go through. …

June, 2009

• 29 June

  Beckstrom hired by ICANN, suddenly corrects WHOIS data

  ICANN officially announced today that Rod Beckstrom will be taking Paul Twomey’s place as CEO. According to ICANN Board Chairman Peter Dengate Thrush: Rod Beckstrom has exactly the sort of strong personal and technical background that ICANN needs, as we enter a period of unprecedented growth and change for the …
• 26 June

  Tiger Woods loses domain name dispute

  In an effort to secure domain names that match the names of his children, Tiger Woods has been filing domain disputes with the National Arbitration Forum. In order to make a case, the award-winning Golfer argued that the names are confusingly similar to the trademark “Tiger Woods”. The arbitrator refused …
• 26 June

  Beckstrom caught faking WHOIS data

  You may remember that Rod Beckstrom is the leading candidate for ICANN’s soon-to-be-vacant CEO position. While he may honestly desire the job, his conduct concerning his own domain name hasn’t been quite so forthcoming. Blog Domain Name Wire reports about a commenter who looked up Beckstrom’s domain, Beckstrom.com, in a …
• 26 June

  New gTLD system could create havoc for software

  ICANN may be ready to begin implementing its new create-your-own domain system next year, but many software developers aren’t. There are all sorts of applications that won’t be ready for the sudden increase in TLDs, and most programmer are unaware of the upcoming changes. When .info became available some time …
• 25 June

  Is mass web confusion on the horizon?

  As ICANN’s expansion of the gTLD landscape grows closer, many bloggers and tech analysts are speculating mass confusion with ensue, that people will not distinguish .bard from .eat domains. Some worry that the default .com for businesses will fall by the wayside and make it difficult for users to find …
• 25 June

  ICANN Chooses Likely Candidate for CEO

  ICANN seems to have made headway in its search for a new CEO to replace Paul Twomey, who has headed the organization since 2003 but plans on leaving this year. According to two individuals speaking on the condition of anonymity, the top candidate for the position is Rod Beckstrom, the …
• 24 June

  Japanese ISP Launches World Domain Cup

  Japanese ISP Interlink is looking for the next .com. In it’s new contest, the World Domain Cup, anyone can suggest ideas for a new gTLD. Entries can be submitted starting today up until September 30, 2009. On October 15, 20 submissions hand-picked by a panel will be published on the …