In the run up to the Prague ICANN meeting in a couple of weeks there has been a flurry of activity chez ICANN. As happens in the weeks running up to any public meeting there has been a load of important documents published in order to meet the deadlines. Last night, while most of Europe was sleeping, ICANN published the following: Board Conflict of Interests Review RAA … [Read more...] about ICANN Pre-Prague Document Dump
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Full Schedule For ICANN Prague Published
The timetable for the ICANN public meeting in Prague has been published. Unlike previous meetings there will be no board meeting on the Friday. Related articles Hilton Prague screws over ICANN delegates(domainincite.com) ICANN Publish New TLD Timeline(internetnews.me) … [Read more...] about Full Schedule For ICANN Prague Published
ICANN Publish New TLD Timeline
Last night ICANN published a timeline for the new TLD process moving forward. They also revealed that there were currently 500 new TLD applications that had not been completed. Whether they will be completed by 2359 UTC tonight remains to be seen, but I doubt if they'll all get done in less than 24 hours. So here's the new timeline.. 30 May 2012 Application window … [Read more...] about ICANN Publish New TLD Timeline
New TLD Application System To Come Back Online At End of Month?
ICANN's latest update has set a date of May 22 for the re-opening of the application system. What that means in terms of the "big reveal" is unclear at this juncture, though some skeptics are positing that it won't happen until the public meeting in Prague. I wonder if we can persuade Paddy Power to let us place bets on the reveal date :) Related articles ICANN … [Read more...] about New TLD Application System To Come Back Online At End of Month?
A “Glitch” Does Not Last This Long
ICANN has been consistently referring to the issues with the new TLD application system as a "glitch". That's a serious misnomer. As a native English speaker I'd consider a "glitch" to be something small and inconsequential. When the software and systems that you are using to process millions of dollars of domain applications is forced offline for several weeks the … [Read more...] about A “Glitch” Does Not Last This Long
ICANN Reveals A Lot About New TLD Applications
ICANN's latest update on the new TLD application system downtime contains a few interesting titbits of information that have all the domain bloggers speculating about how many new TLDs there will be. According to the latest update ICANN has: 2091 pending new TLD applications 214 additional applications that haven't been paid for yet Pulled in $350 million in … [Read more...] about ICANN Reveals A Lot About New TLD Applications
ICANN Shortens Public Meetings
At the last ICANN public meeting in Costa Rica the traditional Friday board meeting was incredibly short. For many people sitting in the room there were looks of surprise at how quickly the board was able to get through its agenda. Now ICANN has made it clear officially that Costa Rica was a precursor of things to come, with an announcement today that Friday is being removed … [Read more...] about ICANN Shortens Public Meetings
ICANN TAS Outage Parody
I guess it was inevitable that someone would do this at some point, so here it is. … [Read more...] about ICANN TAS Outage Parody
TLD Timeline Knock On Effects?
Today is April 28th. At this stage ICANN should have already announced the new TLD applicants or been in a position to do so within a couple of days. Unfortunately they aren't going to be able to make any announcement and when they'll be able to do so is still unclear. The new TLD application system is still offline. The most recent update on the TAS outage is not … [Read more...] about TLD Timeline Knock On Effects?
ICANN CEO Being A Bit Too Quiet About New TLD Application System Downtime?
ICANN took the online application system for new TLDs applicants offline 10 days ago. 10 days. I have to repeat that, because it's not something I or anyone else expected. It's been quite interesting to watch how people have been reacting to the issue. Some people have been highly critical of the organisation (Yes - I wasn't exactly forgiving either), while others have been … [Read more...] about ICANN CEO Being A Bit Too Quiet About New TLD Application System Downtime?