Cairo, Egypt will host the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers’ 33rd International Public Meeting from 2-7 November 2008.

At its 28 April 2008 meeting, the ICANN Board accepted the proposal to host the meeting put forward by National Telecom Regulatory Authority of Egypt. … more

CBS has acquired CNet and all its brands for a total of US$1.8 billion. From a domain name perspective, CNet is the owner of several brilliant domain names, including news.com and downloads.com. … more

The internet could run out of IP addresses by 2011, leading to new users or mobile device users not being able to access theinternet according to an OECD report out this week. The OECD warns that 85 per cent of all IP addresses are already in use. … more

Gas.com and israel.com is about to go up for grabs in an upcoming Moniker auction. Gas.com is expected to commence bidding at $200,000 while israel.com’s bidding is expected to commence at $5.5 million. … more

Perhaps you’ve been managing a domain portfolio for years or maybe you’re just getting started

By Jay Finnan, Sedo’s Portfolio Sales Manager

Portfolio Management

Perhaps you’ve been managing a domain portfolio for years or maybe you’re just getting started with your plans to build a portfolio. We’ve seen a lot of changes in the domain industry over the last year, some positive, some challenging. Whether you’re an old pro or just beginning, this spring is a great time to take inventory and make sure your domain business is on the right track for success this year and beyond. … more

Have you ever wanted to buy or sell a domain or a portfolio?

By Kathy Nielson, Director of Sedo’s North American Brokerage & Acquisitions

Have you ever wanted to buy or sell a domain or a portfolio of domains but just didn’t have the time to market it, manage and negotiate the best possible price? With Sedo’s new brokerage application tool, you can now request this premium service for the opportunity to work with an experienced Sedo domain broker, to help sell or acquire the domains you really want. To increase the communication between you and your broker; Sedo has also implemented a comment tool and status update to make sure that our clients are kept up to date and notified throughout the process. … more

With the .ASIA domain landrush in late February of this year and the 2006 launch of the .EU extension, there begs room for speculation if a .AFRICA extension will ever be created. The odds are not in favor of it based on the current economic and humanitarian crises troubling the African continent. Don’t be caught putting all your eggs in one basket any time soon. … more

Domain Name Journal’s weekly list of top reported 20 domain name sales has MeetPeople.com at the top, selling for US$100,000 followed by SearchEngines.com ($92,500). They were sold by RickLatona.com and Moniker/T.R.A.F.F.I.C. respectively. … more

Algorithm checks whether proposed name is confusingly similar to existing ones

At the request of ICANN, Paul E. Black, a computer scientist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed an algorithm that may guide applicants in proposing new top-level domains. As new top-level domains are added to the familiar .com, .info, and .net, the algorithm checks whether the newly proposed name is confusingly similar to existing ones by looking for visual likenesses in its appearance. Having visually distinct top-level domain names may help avoid confusion in navigating the ever-expanding Internet and combat fraud, by reducing the potential to create malicious look-alikes: .C0M with a zero instead of .COM, for instance. … more

A list of 50 domain names, described by the owners as having the ability to “control cricket in the future around the World” when developed into websites, are up for sale.

Top scoring for a Bradmanesque $99,500 is CricketHeadquarters.com while EverythingAboutCricket.com, TheCricketDirectory.com, WorldCricketDirectory.com are all available for around $49,500. Or you can purchase the whole 50 domain names for $698,980. … more