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ICANN has recently posted an Interview with ICANN Chief Security Officer, Jeff Moss, about the the glitch responsible for taking the TLD Application System (TAS) offline nearly two weeks ago. 

 

 

According to the interview, ICANN is taking an extremely cautious approach in getting the system back online.

Jeff Moss stated that ICANN will be able to identify the affected applicants with with significant accuracy. Check out the video above or read through the FAQ for more details.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/636130/Jacob-Profile-Picture-BW.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5AqqUPU164ed Jacob Williams Jake Jacob Williams Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:48:00 -0800 New gTLD Outreach Hits Japan -- Well, Grazes it anyway. http://urbanbrain.posterous.com/new-gtld-outreach-hits-japan-well-grazes-it-a http://urbanbrain.posterous.com/new-gtld-outreach-hits-japan-well-grazes-it-a

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During a Pre-Internet Week 2011 event held in the Akihabara (a.k.a. Electric Town) Tokyo, JPNIC sponsored an ICANN New gTLD Outreach session which featured Kuo-Wei Wu of the ICANN board.  

Mr. Wu is a very candid speaker and did a wonderful job with his presentation.  But considering the lack of materials in Japanese, I fear that this could be the only public outreach session we get.  Hopefully this is not the case.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/636130/Jacob-Profile-Picture-BW.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5AqqUPU164ed Jacob Williams Jake Jacob Williams Wed, 26 Oct 2011 03:38:00 -0700 New gTLD Evaluation Path http://urbanbrain.posterous.com/new-gtld-evaluation-path http://urbanbrain.posterous.com/new-gtld-evaluation-path

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New gTLD Application: Key Dates 

2012.1.12 - Application Window Opens
2012. 3.29 - Initial Registration (In TAS) Due
2012.4.12 Application Window Closes

2012.5.1 Applied for Strings are made public and the following periods open:
  • Public Comment
  • GAC Early Warning
  • GAC Advice
  • Objection Period
2012.6.12 Initial Evaluation Begins

2012.11.29 Initial Evaluation Results Posted 

2012.12.1 Transition to Delegation (for "clean" applications)
                Extended Evaluation Begins 
                String Contention Begins (for Apps not in dispute or extened evaluation)

2013.4.30 Extened Evaluation Closes
               Dispute Resolution Closes
               Results & Summaries Posted

2013.5.15 String Contention Opens (for applications with "variables")

2013.5.30 String Contention Closes (for "clean" applications)

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ICANN has published a new site for New gTLD Applicants in an effort to ramp up it's four month communication outreach before applications are accepted in January 2012.  

Prospective applicants can browse FAQ's, program materials, presentations, and receive the latest news about the launch of the application process.  The site also features some very interesting videos.  

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As I was reviewing some of the details of ICM Registry's Sunrise Launch Policy, I noticed that they have put up a nice video that does a great job of explaining the Sunrise process for .XXX

 

Check it out.

 


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Is ICANN ready for the implementation of New gTLDs? According to ICANN CEO, Rod Beckstrom, and newly appointed Chairman of the ICANN Board, Stephen Crocker, YES!

When asked if ICANN was ready, Beckstrom responded with a resoundingly confident "sure."  Beckstrom followed with;

We have built an excellent executive management team. We have been preparing for this moment for years as an organization; certainly all two years since I have been here. The program has already been under development so, software systems, management teams, still a lot of work to do and, you know, it is a tight schedule. We are ready to move along with the program so long as we keep it as we’ve defined it and don’t start changing and expanding the scope.

What is Beckstrom's single greatest fear in properly implementing the program?

The natural pressure from this community is always to iterate, change and refine and so we are going to have to resist that temptation while we execute the first round.

When asked how many applications ICANN expects, Rod stated that they do not speculate or tally, rather, their job is just to be prepared to "handle the applications in an orderly and professionally fashion to protect the security and stability of the root of the Internet."

Read more about ICANN 41 and about the New gTLD approval and implementation process on our blog:

ICANN 41 Report: ICANN Votes to Expand TLD Space

ICANN 41 Report: The Course is Set for New gTLD Implementation

 

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Panelists:

 

Kristine Dorrian - NAF

Petr Hostas - CAC

Konstantinos Komaitis – University of Starhclyde

Susan Kawaguchi – Facebook

David Roache Turner – WIPO

Mark Partridge – Panelists

Statton Hammock – Registrars SG

John Berryhill – Respondent Council 

 

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/636130/Jacob-Profile-Picture-BW.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5AqqUPU164ed Jacob Williams Jake Jacob Williams Tue, 21 Jun 2011 12:51:00 -0700 Neustar to Establish its Own Brand-Specific Generic Top-Level Domain http://urbanbrain.posterous.com/neustar-to-establish-its-own-brand-specific-g http://urbanbrain.posterous.com/neustar-to-establish-its-own-brand-specific-g

“Having a brand-specific gTLD gives companies an infinite universe of branded domains that can be used to promote products and services"
via prweb.com

ICANN made good on its promise to approve the New gTLD Program and set forth a firm timeline for its implementation on Monday (6/20). Following that announcement our backend provider for .SiTE and .Brand TLDs, Neustar, announced that it would apply for the ".NEUSTAR" brand top-level domain.

This is only the third such announcement from a brand, following the announcement of “.Canon” last year and “.Hitachi” earlier this year.

The release states:

“the .NEUSTAR brand-specific gTLD will provide Neustar with an opportunity to further promote its brand, products and services by owning both sides of the dot, ultimately bolstering its online presence and brand visibility.”

We teamed up with Neustar in order to provide companies with the best overall solution for .brand TLDs. Neustar's technical expertise, experience, professionalism, and ability to meet the needs of corporate clients is unmatched in the TLD arena and we are proud to see that they will also be applying for a “.brand” and become part of the Internet revolution.

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ICANN Approves Historic Change to Internet's Domain Name System
Board Votes to Launch New Generic Top-Level Domains
View the official ICANN video of the event. 

http://bcove.me/5wecc4ez

(Please reload page or click the link above if video below does not load.)

 

 

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ICANN Board Chairman, Peter Dengate Thrush declares ICANN 41 in Singapore officially open.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/636130/Jacob-Profile-Picture-BW.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5AqqUPU164ed Jacob Williams Jake Jacob Williams Thu, 16 Jun 2011 17:53:00 -0700 Japan's First Official GeoTLD Announcement: ".Ryukyu", ".Okinawa" http://urbanbrain.posterous.com/japans-first-geotld-announcement-ryukyu-okina http://urbanbrain.posterous.com/japans-first-geotld-announcement-ryukyu-okina

CEO of Business Ralliart Inc., Nakanishi Tohshiyuki, announced his intention of applying for “.Ryukyu” and “.Okinawa”.

In an article published by the Okinawa Times, Nakanishi states that the announcement of the TLDs will have significant meaning for Okinawa as a leader in the advancement of IT in Japan. The projects will be used to promote and strengthen the brand and image of Okinawa and the Ryukyu Islands. According to the article, the project has attracted investment from Nippon Rent-A-Car Okinawa and EN Group, a well known Japanese and Okinawan restaurant chain.  

(Original Japanese below)

 

インターネットの「土台」となるＩＰアドレスの次世代規格移行に向け、県内に主要拠点があるビジネスラリアート（ＢＲ、京都市・中西俊之社長）は８月にも、県内企業と共同出資で新規格対応アドレスの発行、管理会社「ドット琉球（仮称）」を県内に設立する。ホームページアドレスの末尾につく「.ｊｐ」などのドメインが、新規格では自由化され、地域名が付けられる。新会社では「.ｒｙｕｋｙｕ」「.ｏｋｉｎａｗａ」の２種類を扱う。ＢＲがアドレスやドメイン名の割り当てや管理をする国際管理団体「ＩＣＡＮＮ」の承認を得る手続きを進めている。順調に推移すれば、新規格対応のアドレス管理会社は国内初となる。（宮城栄作）

同社のほか、ニッポンレンタカー沖縄（白石武博社長）、えんグループ（又吉真由美代表）が出資を決めており、他の有力企業とも調整している。中西社長は「ＩＴ振興に取り組む沖縄が国内初になる意義は大きい。ネットを通じ琉球、沖縄のブランド力を高めていきたい」と話した。

via okinawatimes.co.jp

 

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via 6connect.net

As we continue preparing for .SiTE for the new gTLD application round and speak with other brands and entrepreneurs about applying for a new top-level domains, questions about IPv6 often arise. Will .SiTE be IPv6 ready? Can your back-end provider handle IPv6, etc.?

6Connect.net produced a wonderfully simplistic explanation of transitioning from IPv4 to IPv6. It’s well worth the read for non-techies.

Here is a little excerpt.

At the end of the day, the biggest and most noticeable difference between IPv4 and IPv6 are the actual IP Addresses being used. IPv4 had a 32-bit string of numbers that often looked like the following:

202.127.212.134.

This “address” was a part of a pool of addresses managed by IANA as described earlier. As this address pool has been depleted, all new requests for addresses will only be able to get a v6 address. IPv6 addresses are quite a bit more complex – they are 128-bit addresses:

3ffe:1900:4545:3:200:f8ff:fe21:67cf.

Read the full whitepaper: The Transition from IPv4 to IPv6 and join the Linkedin Conversation.

Just a reminder, IPv6 day is June, 8th! Visit WorldIPv6Day.org for more.

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Well, there you have it. There is no "Draft" in that title.  However, there is no "Final" in it either.  Either way the Applicant Guidebook is here!

As the title page states:

The Guidebook is for consideration and not yet approved. The proposed details of the New gTLD Program remain subject to further consultation and revision.

So is it true; are we really that close to seeing the launch of New gTLDs in 2011?

I thought so after the San Francisco ICANN meeting, and I'd be lying if I say I remained totally optimistic from San Francisco until now. But I've got to give credit to ICANN for keeping with their commitment to launch the program this year. 

I will post my initial thoughts on the guidebook on our blog as soon as I can get through it.

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Here are a few tidbits of information from the European Regional Registry/Registrar meeting held earlier this month. 

Below is picture of things that still need to be done in order for ICANN to be prepared to handle New gTLD Applications. 

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  • A simulation of application processing has not been completed yet but ICANN will get this done in Q3. (I sort of thought that this would have been done at this stage.)
  • TAS is still not complete (TAS = TLD Application System).  ICANN is targeting 3Q 2011 for completion.  (TAS was one of the first New TLD acronyms I learned...back in 2008!

Here is the status update which was presented at the European Registry/Registrar event. 

System-completeness

You can view all presentations from the meeting here:

 

 

 

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VeriSign has released its 2011 first quarter domain report.  According to the report the total domain count across all TLDs had crossed 209 million mark.  The first quarter of 2011 saw an increase of 4.5 million domains.

It appears that there is a typo in the report as it lists an increase of 8.3 million registrations in the NET/COM zones.  Based on the numbers in the previous report, I think this should be 3.3 million. 

(I have asked VeriSign for confirmation on the numbers above)

 

Totalreg-apr2011

 


 

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