Will ICANN’s Explosion of Domain Extensions Help Existing Competitors of “.Com”?

Exclusive Interview with “.CO” CEO Juan Diego Calle with  Robert Schoon latinpost.com The internet is about to erupt with thousands of new domain name extensions, supplementing the familiar “.com” with new website address endings from “.company” to “.photography.” Juan Diego Calle, CEO of “.CO”, a preexisting domain focused on startups, tells LatinPost why he’s not …

Largest Domain Name Expansion in Internet’s History Reaches Benchmark

100 New Generic Top Level Domains Delegated Into Internet 21 January 2014 Los Angeles, California… ICANN‘s Global Domains Division today announced that the number of new generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs) delegated into the Internet’s Root Zone has topped 100. Delegation is one of the final steps before the Registries that control the domains may begin …

ICANN Beta Testing for Automated Registrar Onboarding System (AROS) to Begin in January 2014

In an effort to prepare for the upcoming launch of a new Registry/Registrar accreditation tool, ICANN is inviting Registries and Registrars to participate in a Beta Test session of Automated Registrar Onboarding System (AROS). This session will allow users to explore the various accreditation functionalities of the system and provide valuable feedback to ICANN for …

De-accredited Pacnames to allow for Bulk Transfer of Domain Names to Net-Chinese

4 December 2013 ICANN has authorized the bulk transfer of gTLD domain names from Pacnames Ltd to Net-Chinese Co., Ltd. due to compliance actions taken by ICANN that resulted in the de-accreditation of Pacnames Ltd. The affected gTLD registries have processed the bulk transfers. Former registrant-customers of Pacnames Ltd should receive notices from Net-Chinese Co., …

Rwanda: DotConnectAfrica Trust raises over a million USD for its commitment to transform Africa

It’s hard to see commitment to projects especially in emerging markets like Africa. Africa has been long identified as a new frontier location for investors looking to put great  projects that mostly focus on ICT. More recently there has been an increase of the number of mega-proposals and plans to build smart cities. More than …

ICANN authorizes bulk transfer of gTLD domain names from de-accreditated Cheapies to Tucows

ICANN has authorized the bulk transfer of gTLD domain names from Cheapies.com Inc. to Tucows Domains Inc. due to compliance actions taken by ICANNthat resulted in the de-accreditation of Cheapies.com Inc. The affected gTLD registries have processed the bulk transfers. Former registrant-customers of Cheapies.com Inc. should receive notices from Tucows advising of the transfer. Customer …