October 31st, 2009 by 
David Goldstein
There were tears and cheers as the ICANN board unanimously voted to introduce internationalised domain names (IDNs) at the conclusion of their meeting in Seoul on Friday. … more
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October 29th, 2009 by David Goldstein
[news release] DomainSponsor®, the domain monetization division of Oversee.net® and organizer of DOMAINfest Global®, today announced that it will be hosting a fundraising event benefiting Jenny McCarthy’s autism organization Generation Rescue, a foundation dedicated to funding biomedical treatment for families who can not afford it and research into the causes of autism. … more
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October 29th, 2009 by David Goldstein
Moniker have concluded their TRAFFIC New York auction with multivitamins.com being the top seller, selling for$45,000. Other notable sales included originals.com ($37,500), raspberry.com ($27,500) and istream.com ($25,000). … more
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October 29th, 2009 by David Goldstein
Moniker.com is holding an online auction for a number of premium domain names from Thursday 29 October to Wednesday 4 November. Domain names available include Photo.com, 40.com, QB.com, Arbitration.com, Feature.com/Features.com, Stuff.com, Tube.com, OfficeSupply.com and WineCellar.com. … more
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October 27th, 2009 by David Goldstein
Domain names in non-Latin characters, known as Internationalised Domain Names, will be operational by mid-2010 if final plans are approved at this week’s ICANN meeting in Seoul, South Korea. … more
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October 25th, 2009 by David Goldstein
ICANN has received 12 responses to the call for Expressions of Interest (EOI) for independent evaluators in the new generic top-level domain name (gTLD) program. The application period for organizations interested in evaluating applications for new gTLDs took place between 13 April and 15 September 2009. The respondents are well-qualified and respected organizations from Australia, Belgium, Iran, Jordan, United Kingdom, and the United States. … more
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October 25th, 2009 by David Goldstein
Abstract: The world has seen three waves of property. The first hark back centuries and relate to real and personal property such as land and chattel, also known as immovable and movable property. The second gained recognition around the nineteenth century and relates to propertization of the labours of the mind or intellectual property . The third wave came within a much shorter period and starting to gain recognition and it is what is known as virtual property. … more
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October 23rd, 2009 by David Goldstein
The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) is responsible for developing and recommending to the ICANN Board substantive policies relating to gTLDs. The GNSO Council is now exploring several extensive studies of WHOIS and has asked ICANN to estimate the cost and feasibility of conducting several studies proposed by members of the ICANN community and ICANN’s Government Advisory Committee. … more
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October 23rd, 2009 by David Goldstein
–Short, Memorable .BIZ Names Add to Inventory of Prime Internet Real Estate for Sale–
[news release] Oversee.net®, the leader in Internet Real Estate, announced today that it has been selected by Neustar, Inc., the global registry operator for the .BIZ Internet domain, to exclusively offer previously unreleased one and two-character .BIZ domain names at its Moniker.com® live auction to be held at the 2009 T.R.A.F.F.I.C. New York Conference. … more
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October 23rd, 2009 by David Goldstein
[news release] More names have been added to the inventory in the Rick Latona Auctions live featured event in New York. The Featured Live Rick Latona Auctions T.R.A.F.F.I.C. New York auction is on Tuesday, October 27. It will start at 4:30pm EDT and end at 7:00pm EDT. The Extended Rick Latona Silent Auction will begin on October 28 and go until November 5. … more
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October 23rd, 2009 by David Goldstein
AusRegistry International has added the .NR ccTLD to its stable following an agreement with the Government of Nauru to provide domain name registry services for the .NR country code Top Level Domain (ccTLD). … more
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October 23rd, 2009 by David Goldstein
D&D Consulting, Ltd. has put the domain name disaster.com up for sale by silent auction with a minimum bid of US$850,000. … more
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October 21st, 2009 by David Goldstein
ICANN and the Universal Postal Union (UPU) have reached an agreement in principle for the UPU sponsorship of the .POST Top-Level Domain. Final approval of the agreement is subject to ICANN’s public comment process (which will commence after ICANN concludes its meeting in Seoul on 30 October 2009), and consideration by the Board of Directors. … more
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October 20th, 2009 by David Goldstein
U.S. ISPs are requesting more IPv6 addresses and fewer IPv4 addresses than ever before — a sign that carriers are investing in the future amidst one of the deepest recessions in modern history, reports Network World. … more
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October 19th, 2009 by David Goldstein
DENIC will allow the registration of one- and two-letter domain names as part of a reform of registration rules as of 23 October that will see most of the restrictions that currently exist abolished. … more
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