John Demco
Worldwide Domain Registrations Reach 168 Million – According to VeriSign’s quarterly Domain Name Industry Brief, there were 168 million domain name registrations at the end of the second quarter of 2008, a 22% annual increase. (Last quarter, VeriSign reported a 26% annual increase.) The ccTLD registrations totaled 65 million, a 27% annual increase. The largest domains were .com, .de, .cn, .net, .uk, .org, .info, .nl, .eu, and .biz.
ICANN Nominating Committee Announces Selections – ICANN’s Nominating Committee has announced its selection of new members of the ICANN Board of Directors, the At-Large Advisory Council, the ccNSO Council, and the GNSO Council. Appointed to the Board were Steve Crocker and Katim Touray.
Picks To Click
- Vivian Risi wins a dispute over yourcommunityrealty.ca.
- LPG Systems S.A wins a dispute over endermowear.ca.
Timeline
- Mon, Sep 8: .pro domain relaunches
- Tue, Sep 9: final slate of candidates for CIRA Board election listed
- Wed, Sep 10: CIRA Annual General Meeting in Vancouver
- Thu, Sep 18 – Thu, Sep 25: voting period for CIRA Board of Directors election
- Wed, Oct 1: .com and .net registry fees increase
- Sat, Nov 1: .info registry fees increase
- Sun, Nov 2 – Fri, Nov 7: ICANN meetings in Cairo, Egypt
- Sun, Nov 9: .org registry fees increase
- Wed, Dec 3 – Mon, Feb 2: .tel domain registrations commence for trademark holders
- Tue, Feb 3 – Mon, Mar 23: .tel domain registrations commence at a premium price
- Sun, Mar 1 – Fri, Mar 6: ICANN meetings in Mexico City, Mexico
- Tue, Mar 24: .tel domain registrations open to all