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RegistrarStats Going Dark

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RegistrarStats has been around for years. It was one of the better sources of information about domain registry market share, trends and, of course, statistics on registrars. It was. It hasn't been for quite some time. When the site was first made available most, if not all, of the data was available for free. If my memory serves me well the site also offered custom reports, … [Read more...] about RegistrarStats Going Dark

Failed Social Media Platform Domain Sells on Sedo for $70k

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A few years ago when Twitter was on the rise the social media company started imposing limitations on their API. What this meant was that many 3rd party developers found themselves restricted and inevitably they complained. Some people felt strongly that a social media platform should exist that wasn't constrained by commercial requirements and that instead of advertising sales … [Read more...] about Failed Social Media Platform Domain Sells on Sedo for $70k

Domaining Europe Offering Early Bird & Discount Pricing

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Domaining Europe will take place in Valencia in 2018 from June 7th to June 9th. As usual the venue is the Hotel Sorolla Palace on the edge of Valencia city. The speakers and agenda for the 2018 event haven't been announced yet, but generally speaking it's an interesting event to attend. The event organisers, however, are offering both "early bird" and discounted … [Read more...] about Domaining Europe Offering Early Bird & Discount Pricing

Numbers Community ICANN Board Nominees List Published

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ICANN's board is composed of appointees from a number of organisations including the ASO. The ASO is essentially "the numbers community" which is made up of the respective regional address registries (RIPE, ARIN etc.,). The ASO gets two seats on the board, though their terms are broken up so only 1 seat is up for election this time round. The seat currently held by Ron da … [Read more...] about Numbers Community ICANN Board Nominees List Published

Middle East DNS Forum Issues Call for Committee Members

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The Middle East DNS Forum is now heading into its 5th year, with previous editions being held in Cairo, Tunis, Amman and Dubai. In common with many conferences the event's program committee is made up of volunteers. They've issued a call for volunteers to the committee as 3 of the current 6 members have rotated off. If you're interested you should have knowledge of one or … [Read more...] about Middle East DNS Forum Issues Call for Committee Members

ICANN Appoints Kim Davies Head of IANA

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A few months ago ICANN announced that Elise Gerich would be stepping down as head of IANA. Yesterday they formally announced that Kim Davies would be replacing her. The official job title is Vice President, IANA Services and President, PTI. The IANA functions are the bits that are truly crucial for the proper functioning of the internet globally: Public Technical … [Read more...] about ICANN Appoints Kim Davies Head of IANA

NamesCon Offering 50% Off Tickets

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NamesCon will be held the last week of January (28th - 31st) in the Tropicana in Las Vegas. The venue is located right beside the strip, so it's close to the airport as well as a good range of hotels. The draft agenda for the event looks quite interesting, with a broad range of topics that would be of interest to domain registrars, registries and investors alike. Pricing … [Read more...] about NamesCon Offering 50% Off Tickets

Will .wed Get Divorced From ICANN?

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The .wed TLD could end up getting divorced from ICANN. The .wed domain extension has always been a bit of an odd fish. The people behind it were convinced that their business model was viable and that people would want to register .wed domains in very high volumes. Because of this "demand" the registry's pricing model made it prohibitive to register a .wed domain name for … [Read more...] about Will .wed Get Divorced From ICANN?

European Data Protection Authorities Send Clear Message to ICANN

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The Article 29 Working Party represents the data protection authorities of all 28 member states of the European Union. In many instances the individual DPAs prefer to rely on a high level communication from the Article 29 Working Party rather than taking individual action. As data protection law in the EU has been fairly harmonious for years this approach made a lot of sense. … [Read more...] about European Data Protection Authorities Send Clear Message to ICANN