Verisign has launched a phased rollout of the קום. new gTLD with a Sunrise period having commenced on 30 July and running through until 4 September. The registry operator for .com and .net has struggled to make an impact with the first 3 of their IDN gTLDs that launched into General Availability 2 years ago…
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ICANN: Recommendations for Managing IDN Variant Top-Level Domains
Brief Overview Purpose: Recommendations for managing Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) variant labels for top level domains (TLDs) have been developed by ICANN organization. The relevant materials along with the recommendations are being published to seek community feedback for finalizing them. Current Status: The community has identified a need for IDN variant TLDs; however, the ICANN…
EURid supports clean water initiative in Uganda for second year
EURid, the .eu and .ею registry manager, is supporting the Ugandan Borehole project to offset its CO2 emissions generated in 2017. In 2017, the total carbon footprint of a .eu domain name was 0.035. The total carbon footprint for a .eu domain name in 2016 was 0.039. This is a reduction of more than 10%…
Neustar Announces Executive Transition | DomainPulse.com – The Beat on the Domain Name Industry
Neustar®, Inc., a trusted, neutral provider of real-time information services, today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Charles Gottdiener as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Gottdiener, who most recently was Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director at Providence Equity Partners, succeeds Lisa Hook, who served as President and Chief Executive…
ICE.COM $3.5m Sale One of 20 Biggest Reported Sales of all Time
The domain name ice.com sold for $3.5 million to Intercontinental Exchange, who currently use theice.com as their home online and where ice.com is currently redirecting. According to the Domain Name Journal chart of top reported sales of all time, a chart that has been compiled since 2003, it would be the 14th biggest sale ever…