So you’ve heard about the new generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs) such as .london and .clarehurling? OK, I made that one up – but you get the idea. ICANN received applications for almost 2000 new gTLDs and over 300 have been delegated so far. You may also have heard that availability of these new domain names from EU registrars was […]
ICANN 50 is underway in London, and as we’ve reported, it’s the biggest ever. Latest reports are that 2803 people have checked in out of 3787 registered for the event, exceeding the previous registration record of 3141 set in Beijing. By definition, you can’t get a more online group of people than ICANN. That’s reflected in […]
More than 3,300 people from around the world have registered for ICANN’s 50th meeting in London, which got underway at the weekend, making it the largest in the organization’s history. “Today is a great day for advancement of the multistakeholder model and its inclusivity,” said Fadi Chehadé, President and CEO of ICANN. “ICANN 50 is […]
I called into Michele’s office to record today’s podcast (30:58, 18MB, MP3). I haven’t seen him in several weeks, so there was a lot to catch up on after his visits to Latin America, the USA, Stockholm, Germany and the ICANN meeting in Singapore. That event was dominated by the announcement that the US government […]
Last night the US government made a historic announcement. You can read the press release here. There’ll be a LOT of media coverage of this announcement in the coming days and weeks. ICANN’s CEO Fadi Chehadé recorded a brief video last night to explain the importance of the announcement: Related articles US to give up control […]
Ken Hansen is CEO of Co.com, a new Second Level Domain Registry with an interesting proposition. As Ken explains it, there are many businesses which missed out on the first wave of .com domains, yet still wish to have a memorable domain name in the .com namespace. Co.com is one way to do that. Ken […]
Michele joins Conn for a quick podcast this week (25:12, 15MB, MP3). He’s upset: he explains why ICANN’s disregard for EU law is discriminating against EU registrars. We talk about about The Day We Fight Back: a new global campaign against online surveillance which kicks off on Tuesday. And we look back on a week […]
Over on the Blacknight blog, Michele Neylon has smoke coming out of his ears. Here’s a picture: He’s upset because he wants to sell the shiny new generic top level domains (gTLDs) that are coming on stream, but ICANN won’t let him, or any other EU domain registrar. Before you can sell new gTLDs, says […]
[youtube]http://youtu.be/Dl7rwlL8oOc[/youtube] Technology.ie is brought to you by Blacknight, Ireland’s only ICANN accredited registrar and leading provider of hosting and domains. We don’t blow that trumpet too much here on this site, but we hope you’ll forgive our excitement on this occasion. On Monday, Minister for Innovation, Sean Sherlock TD, will officially launch our new […]
Michele and Conn get together at Blacknight HQ for a podcast (32:18; 19MB, MP3) as the final preparations are put in place for the launch of the new datacentre next Monday! We talk about Naoki Hiroshima and the hackers who stole his $50,000 twitter name. Congratulations to Stripe and to Intercom on their recent investments […]
