A report known as the CRAI Report, which recommends keeping most of the registry-registrar split now required of all gTLDs, doesn’t address the legitimate need of many potential registries for a business model that registrars are unlikely to implement — leaving these registries in the cold.

I’ve put together a permanent page of materials related to ICANN new TLD applications, both from ICANN and from other sources. These are hard to find on the ICANN site, and I’m hosting them so they should be quick to download.

I’ve read through all the ICANN materials twice. If you’re having trouble sleeping….
Overall, the process is understandable, is fairly straightforward, and best of all, it looks as if new TLDs will actually happen. It’s about time.
BUT I find four big problems, any one of which could be a show-stopper for [...]

CoCCA has announced auctions of valuable keywords from various of its ccTLD members, bundled together across different TLDs. The auction will be held in November on the Sedo platform.

Tucows lays of 15% of their workforce, thanks their stars they’re not wholly dependent on ad revenue.

ICANN’s Explanatory Memo on Morality and Public Order is a brave, expensive, and failed attempt to provide some justification for a concept that has little meaning in an international context.

Questions I would like to see ICANN answer in their new-TLD FAQ

A resource page for all the materials you need for your new ICANN TLD application.

ICANN sent out a huge amount of new TLD material late last week, which killed my weekend. On the whole, it’s very thorough, even though important information (e.g., filing dates) is not yet provided. And, despite being quite complicated in parts, for the most part it’s quite clear. Preliminary congratulations to [...]

Profile of Bido.com, a new domain auction house.