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Beckstrom: I Took ICANN From $57 Million Under Management To $444 Million
Rod Beckstrom in the opening ceremony at the ICANN conference this morning gave what I guess would be fair to call his farewell address as CEO of ICANN. In pointing out the accomplishments of ICANN while Mr. Beckstrom has been CEO he said: “Whe...
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Beckstrom: I Took ICANN From $57 Million Under Management To $444 Million
Rod Beckstrom in the opening ceremony at the ICANN conference this morning gave what I guess would be fair to call his farewell address as CEO of ICANN. In pointing out the accomplishments of ICANN while Mr. Beckstrom has been CEO he said: “Whe...
Discussion
June 25, 2012, 9:00 am
The Domains
New ICANN CEO Fadi Chehade Impresses In Opening Session: “The Internet is the Greatest Public Gift”
The new CEO of ICANN gave an motivating and impressive speech in the ICANN opening Session. “The Internet is the Greatest Public Gift” said Chehade. “I will be extra transparent” “I will make all my decisions for the pub...
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New ICANN CEO Fadi Chehade Impresses In Opening Session: “The Internet is the Greatest Public Gift”
The new CEO of ICANN gave an motivating and impressive speech in the ICANN opening Session. “The Internet is the Greatest Public Gift” said Chehade. “I will be extra transparent” “I will make all my decisions for the pub...
Discussion
June 25, 2012, 3:58 am
The Domains
ICANN Board Approves Renewal Of Verisign Contract To Run .Com for Another 6 Years
The ICANN board just issued a resolution renewing the Contract with Verisign to run the .com registry for another six years. Under the contract Verisign has the right to increase the wholesale price of .com 7% in any 4 of the six years of the contrac...
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ICANN Board Approves Renewal Of Verisign Contract To Run .Com for Another 6 Years
The ICANN board just issued a resolution renewing the Contract with Verisign to run the .com registry for another six years. Under the contract Verisign has the right to increase the wholesale price of .com 7% in any 4 of the six years of the contrac...
Discussion
June 25, 2012, 1:31 am
The Domains
The Domain PurpleHeart.com Is Lost In A UDRP
In a decision that should be published later today, a UDRP panel has awarded the domain name PurpleHeart.com to the complainant the “Military Order of the Purple Heart Service Foundation, Inc.” The organization has 4 trademarks on t...
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The Domain PurpleHeart.com Is Lost In A UDRP
In a decision that should be published later today, a UDRP panel has awarded the domain name PurpleHeart.com to the complainant the “Military Order of the Purple Heart Service Foundation, Inc.” The organization has 4 trademarks on t...
Discussion
June 25, 2012, 1:20 am
The Domains
30%-50% Of All Domain Registrations Are Through Resellers & Enom Has 8,000 of Them
A few interesting facts coming out of the afternoon ICANN session entitled; “Briefing for GAC on Domain Name Marketplace” Jeff Eckhaus of Demand Media which owns Enom.com, speaking to the Governmental Advisory Council, (GAC) said th...
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30%-50% Of All Domain Registrations Are Through Resellers & Enom Has 8,000 of Them
A few interesting facts coming out of the afternoon ICANN session entitled; “Briefing for GAC on Domain Name Marketplace” Jeff Eckhaus of Demand Media which owns Enom.com, speaking to the Governmental Advisory Council, (GAC) said th...
Discussion
June 24, 2012, 11:37 am
The Domains
Replacement For Digital Archery: How About Carnival Games?
Now that ICANN has suspended the Digital Archery program, to batch applications, the question becomes what other alternatives can ICANN use to batch applications. The issue is that ICANN believes that a random drawing could constituent a lottery in s...
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Replacement For Digital Archery: How About Carnival Games?
Now that ICANN has suspended the Digital Archery program, to batch applications, the question becomes what other alternatives can ICANN use to batch applications. The issue is that ICANN believes that a random drawing could constituent a lottery in s...
Discussion
June 24, 2012, 11:17 am
The Domains
New Study Shows 18% Of Business That Have The Word “Me” In Its Name, Use a .Me Address
Brands-and-Jingles just completed a study that looked at 1,000 companies that use the word “me” as part of their company name and found that at least 174 of the 1,000 are using the .ME extension for its website. The study used Linkedin to...
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New Study Shows 18% Of Business That Have The Word “Me” In Its Name, Use a .Me Address
Brands-and-Jingles just completed a study that looked at 1,000 companies that use the word “me” as part of their company name and found that at least 174 of the 1,000 are using the .ME extension for its website. The study used Linkedin to...
Discussion
June 24, 2012, 9:51 am
The Domains
ICANN: Batching to Be Done in 3 Batches of 5 Months Each Or In One Batch Which Will Take A Year
Out of the ICANN Session this morning on the issue of batching, ICANN is now saying they will either go with 3 batches each taking 5 months or a total of 15 months, or they will go with just one batch which will take 1 year. Of course the issue of ba...
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ICANN: Batching to Be Done in 3 Batches of 5 Months Each Or In One Batch Which Will Take A Year
Out of the ICANN Session this morning on the issue of batching, ICANN is now saying they will either go with 3 batches each taking 5 months or a total of 15 months, or they will go with just one batch which will take 1 year. Of course the issue of ba...
Discussion
June 24, 2012, 6:03 am
The Domains
ICANN: Trademark Clearinghouse To Cost Each Registry $7K-$10K & Will Launch In October 2012
ICANN has laid out for the first time, a timeline for the Trademark Clearing House (TMCH) In a session today ICANN stated the cost to each registry would be between $7,000-$10,000 It seems unclear based on questions from the crowd whether that $7K-$1...
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ICANN: Trademark Clearinghouse To Cost Each Registry $7K-$10K & Will Launch In October 2012
ICANN has laid out for the first time, a timeline for the Trademark Clearing House (TMCH) In a session today ICANN stated the cost to each registry would be between $7,000-$10,000 It seems unclear based on questions from the crowd whether that $7K-$1...
Discussion
June 24, 2012, 5:57 am
The Domains
ICANN: “URS $300-$500 Price Target For URS May Not Be Met”
In a morning session at the ICANN Conference, in what was called an update to the Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) system “implementation work indicates that the $300-$500 cost target any not be met.” To remind you the URS is suppose to be ...
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ICANN: “URS $300-$500 Price Target For URS May Not Be Met”
In a morning session at the ICANN Conference, in what was called an update to the Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) system “implementation work indicates that the $300-$500 cost target any not be met.” To remind you the URS is suppose to be ...
Discussion
June 24, 2012, 5:24 am
