Since the late 2010 there has been different aspersions cast on DotAfrica a domain that has got to be one of the most interesting domains ever applied for in the ICANN new gTLD series, I personally think it’s one of my most watched domains. From its origins, it has been a duel between two groups …
With user affordability in mind, DCA Trust proposed the sum of US$10.00 as the registration cost per standard domain name in the new .Africa gTLD extension. …Whilst DCA Trust evidently based its domain name pricing criteria on affordability, UniForum on the other hand could be almost accused of inexcusable profiteering based on its exorbitant US$18.00 …
ICANN announced overnight, how will evaluate the requested changes in new gTLD’s applications. ICANN will consider the 7 criteria below and inform the applicant whether the changes are approved or denied. As usually all seems to be left to the evaluators to decide. Read More
ICANN recently posted the process and criteria for evaluating new gTLD application change requests. Change requests are being evaluated and approved changes will be posted. The application change request submission process and criteria for evaluating them is below.Read More
An arbitrator with the National Arbitration Forum has awarded 25 Google-related domain names to Google,after the company submitted a complaint,asserting legal rights over the disputed domain names . Read More
ICANN’s Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) – the special stakeholder group responsible for providing government advice to ICANN on issues of public policyhas an important role to play in the remaining evaluation and delegation phases of the new Top-Level Domain (TLD) program. For some applicants, the future of their new TLD projects may rest Read More
When we talk ‘internet regulation’ these days, it is code for either Big Brother or corporations trying restrict their content on different platforms (aka piracy). Read More
There is a belief that a shared environment, between fixed line and mobile, will be the most likely scenario going forward. There is a big push behind rich media application and integration, including video on demand and interactive video/ content provision Read More
Nearly one month after ICANN announced that three of the new gTLD applications had been withdrawn (and on the eve of a webinar on the “Application Evaluation Progress”), They are: .and, .are, .est and .ksb. Read More
The Web Index, designed and produced by the World Wide Web Foundation puts Tunisia in first place (30th overall) in Africa, while South Africa is second regionally, followed by Egypt and Mauritius. Kenya takes first place in terms of Economic Impact of the Web, though it ranks fifth in the region overall. Read More