The wait for .Web is just about to be longer after Afilias file a notice and request for an independent review process. Most recently, Donuts that was recently acquired by Former ICANN CEO Fadi Chehade backed ABRY Partners lost at the Court of Appeal. Donuts had claimed that ICANN” “intentionally failed to abide by its …
Donuts has amended its lawsuit against ICANN and demands $22.5 million for the .Web domain. This is Donut’s continuing legal battle with ICANN. The amended complaint (pdf) is filed in the federal district court in California. Last week, the auction for .web, which closed for a record $135 million, the company had attempted to stop …
The mobile web is arguably in decline: users are spending more time on mobile devices, and more time in apps instead of web browsers. Apple has joined the app side of this battle (e.g. allowing ad blockers in Safari, encouraging app install smart banners above websites). Facebook has also taken the app side (e.g. encouraging …
At the end of 1985, there were a whopping total of six domain names registered in the world. That number has expanded to 265 million names registered globally, according to Verisign’s Q3 industry brief. As the world celebrates the web’s 25th anniversary, it seems fitting to acknowledge the network addresses that help us navigate through …