John Demco
Worldwide Domain Name Registrations Surpass 200 Million – At the end of the third quarter of 2010 there were almost 202 million domain name registrations worldwide, according to the latest Domain Name Industry Brief published by VeriSign, representing a growth of 13.3 million or 7% year-over-year. Registrations from the ccTLDs stood at 79.2 million, a 2.4% annual increase. The ten largest domains are: .com, .de, .net, .uk, .org, .info, .cn, .nl, .eu and .ru.
ICANN Meets This Week in Cartagena, Columbia – The ICANN community is meeting in Cartagena, Columbia through Friday, December 10. One of the main topics is the new gTLD program, in particular the Proposed Final Applicant Guidebook and the possibility of an ICANN Board decision on the timing of the launch of the New gTLD Program. Remote participation services for the meetings are available.
Picks To Click
- The operational transfer of the .ca registry from UBC to CIRA took place 10 years ago, on December 1, 2000.
- The 14 millionth .de domain has been registered.
- A representative of the US Department of Commerce has written to ICANN expressing “concern regarding the apparent failure of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to carry out its obligations as specified in the Affirmation of Commitments” between the two organizations.
Timeline
- Sun, Dec 5 – Fri, Dec 10: ICANN meetings in Cartagena, Columbia
- Sun, Mar 13 – Fri, Mar 18: ICANN meetings in San Francisco, USA
- Fri, Apr 1: .org and .biz registry fees increase