John Demco
Some pointers this week:
- ICANN has published a briefing note summarizing the ICANN Seoul meetings.
- Domain name reseller SnapNames has dismissed a senior executive who is alleged to have secretly bid on domain name auctions to drive up prices. SnapNames has posted an FAQ page.
- Nominet has posted its 2009 domain name industry report with statistics and other information about global and UK domain names.
- ICANN has posted for comment its sponsorship agreement with the Universal Postal Union concerning the forthcoming .post domain.
- Pool.com is teaming with .biz registry operator Neustar to auction two-character .biz domain names.
Timeline
- Mon, Nov 16: launch of IDN ccTLD fast track process
- Tue, Dec 1: last day for comments on proposed .post sponsorship agreement
- Fri, Dec 4: last day for comments on IDN ccTLD topic paper
- Thu, Dec 10: support for .eu IDNs commences
- Sun, Mar 7 – Fri, Mar 12: ICANN meetings in Nairobi, Kenya
- Sun, Jun 20 – Fri, Jun 25: ICANN meetings in Brussels, Belgium