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Discussion Threads

ICANN's gTLD program and what it means to your business

January 25, 2012 7:17am PST

ICANN's gTLD program and what it means to your business article root ICANN New gTLD Program Webinar Even though the ICANN New gTLD Program described above has now launched, there is still...

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ICANN's gTLD program and what it means to your business

January 24, 2012 10:39am PST

Ryan Boudreaux explains ICANN's new application program for generic top-level domain (gTLD) names and gets some expert legal input on the complicated issues that may arise.

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Is the ICANN delegation process offering stability or just more questions?

October 25, 2011 4:38am PDT

With applications for top-level domains expected to soar with ICANN's application process starting this week, you wonder if this is the Wild West of the Internet or just another route to board the...

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New gTLDs expected by year end, including .shop

March 9, 2011 11:08am PST

The ICANN San Francisco meeting approaches next week with the promise of new gTLDs (generic top level domains) by the end of the year.

Discussion Threads

ICANN set to allow non latin domain names

October 27, 2009 9:35am PDT

ICANN set to allow non latin domain names While I think this is a great idea, I wonder if this will not fragment and segregate the global reach of the Internet into regional areas where Chinese...

1 Started by CG IT | Latest comment by CG IT

Software

easyWhois 1.3 (Mobile)

July 11, 2009 12:00am PDT

easyWhois goes beyond being able to view the whois records for any domain name. You can also fetch DNS settings for a domain such as nameservers, host records, mail exchangers and text records; as...

Provided by: easyDNS Technologies Inc.

Downloads

easyWhois 1.3 (Mobile)

July 11, 2009 12:00am PDT

easyWhois goes beyond being able to view the whois records for any domain name. You can also fetch DNS settings for a domain such as nameservers, host records, mail exchangers and text records; as...

Provided by: easyDNS Technologies Inc.

Q&A

search engine optimisation

June 24, 2009 11:00am PDT

search engine optimisation We are engaged in web techology training in hyderabad. Though we are doing our best in imparting quality education, there is nagging feeling whether we really do our...

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Case Studies

A Leading Registrar Offers VeriSign Identity Protection Authentication Services to Avoid Fraudulent Domain Name Transfer

April 2, 2009 12:00am PDT

In 2003, Name.com was launched as a unique, independent, and fully ICANN-accredited domain registrar. Name.com has continued to build on this foundation by being recognized as an innovator and...

Provided by: VeriSign

White Papers

Seven Keys for Successful Domain Portfolio Management

March 1, 2009 12:00am PST

The world of domains continues to change at an alarming pace. In the last several years, there has been a proliferation of new ccTLD IDNs (Internationalized domain names), many new second-level,...

Provided by: MarkMonitor

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Geek Trivia: Master of your (top-level) domain

January 6, 2009 5:02am PST

What is the only letter of the alphabet that is not used to begin a top-level domain -- a telling omission that will likely fall to the wayside (for good or ill) once ICANN allows open top-level...

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Top 10 IT headlines for June 27: New domain name rules for Web, best places to work in IT, more Macs in business

June 27, 2008 5:39am PDT

Top 10 IT headlines for Friday, June 27, 2008: ICANN adopts new Web domain rules, best 100 places to work in IT, the geeks at Microsoft will miss Gates, BlackBerry continues rapid growth, more...

Discussion Threads

Time to End Front Running

June 20, 2008 7:07am PDT

Time to End Front Running Next week the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Board of Directors will consider adopting a 20 cent per-transaction fee that will effectively...

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White Papers

SAC 033: Domain Name Registration Information and Directory Services

June 20, 2008 12:00am PDT

In SAC027, Comment to GNSO regarding WHOIS studies, SSAC asserts that the limitations of the WHOIS protocol and variability among WHOIS implementations and services contribute to the poor quality...

Provided by: Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers

Discussion Threads

Should the US control the Internet?

November 14, 2007 6:49am PST

Should the US control the Internet? article root Should the US, through ICANN, continue to have control of the Internet? Personally, I believe so. There are a lot of countries, China being the...

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ICANN elects new Chairman as Vint Cerf steps down

November 5, 2007 4:04pm PST

ICANN has elected Peter Dengate Thrush as its new Chairman. He will be replacing Vint Cerf, the man who is often referred to as the father of the Internet.

Discussion Threads

ICANN decides that 'whois' remains as it is

November 5, 2007 12:55pm PST

ICANN decides that 'whois' remains as it is article root Who are these "Privacy Advocates"?? This is just like that other article about "Online Do Not Contact Me" lists or whatever. In this...

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ICANN decides that WHOIS remains as is

November 5, 2007 7:50am PST

The ICANN (Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers) committee has decided to leave the WHOIS database as it is.

Blog Post

Whois service to be decommisioned?

October 30, 2007 9:42am PDT

The Whois service that maintains a database on owners of Internet domain names may be dismantled, if the "sunset" proposal before the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is...