SnapNames Dotster Partner Auction Ends Today

SnapNames dotster Partner auction ends today at 3:15 pm ET .The auction features 157 domains at different price ranges .including at No Reserve .

 

So far,only 14 of the domain names included in the auction received bid :

Wenny.com      Current Bid    $575

Airing.com     Current Bid    $2,100

CBRG.com       Current Bid    $889

AllFlooring.com  Current Bid  $597

BackYards.net   Current Bid  $300

BargainChooser.com  Current Bid  $300

Builderguide.com   Current Bid  $300

Rawepicurean.net    Current Bid   $300

WorkBenefits.com   Current Bid   $300

Pilsner.net  Current Bid   $300

PerfumeShack.com  Current Bid   $350

Offere.com   Current Bid  $300

OpenCounter.com   Current Bid  $300

Spins.com    Current Bid  $300

Other notable domain names included in the auction are :

Classifier.com

Activity.org

CarDeals.org

EconomyClass.com

Enameled.com

Lowered.net

Genes.net

NeoLiberal.com

You can see the entire inventory and place your bids here .

 

 

 

 

ICANN : Dawn of a New Internet Era

Today marks an historic moment, not only for the New gTLD Program, but for the Internet as a whole. Today, the first new generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs) from ICANN’s New gTLD Program were delegated

 

Today marks an historic moment, not only for the New gTLD Program, but for the Internet as a whole. Today, the first new generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs) from ICANN’s New gTLD Program were delegated, or introduced into the Internet’s Root Zone. What does this mean? Well, it means a few things. From a big picture perspective, it signals the beginning of the largest-ever expansion of the Domain Name System (DNS); a change that promises to promote global innovation, competition and consumer choice. It means you will soon see the Internet grow from the 22 gTLDs that we have now (e.g., .COM, .BIZ, .ORG) to more than 1400 new possibilities.

From a logistics perspective, delegation means that the gTLD Registry can start what is known as a “Sunrise” period. This is a rights protection mechanism built into the New gTLD Program to allow trademark holders an opportunity to register Second-Level Domains corresponding to their marks. All new gTLD Registry operators must conduct a Sunrise period of no less than 30 days. Following this, operators are free to make their domains available to the public; a period called “General Availability.”

We’ll see other new gTLDs delegated over the course of the coming months and through 2014.

It’s no accident that the first tranche of gTLDs to be delegated are all non-Latin strings – or as we officially refer to them, Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) gTLDs. In addition to facilitating competition and innovation through the New gTLD Program, one of ICANN’s key aims is to help create a globally inclusive Internet, regardless of language or region. For this reason, we elected to prioritize the processing of IDN applications and their delegation.

As more of the world’s developing countries come online it is a given that only a portion of the world’s expanding base of Internet users are native English speakers, so IDNs provide a huge opportunity to increase engagement, commerce and connectivity and represent a bold step forward in the globalization of the Internet.

For those of you who have followed the community’s long journey that got us to this point, we hope you join us in celebrating this achievement. If you are newly aware of the New gTLD Program, we welcome your participation in this next era of the Internet.

I’d also like to take a moment to congratulate the ICANN staff and our partners, and of course the applicants themselves, on their efforts that culminated with these successful delegations. They have worked diligently over the past few years with the ICANN community to ensure a safe and gradual rollout of new gTLDs to the public.

The Program continues to progress expeditiously on a secure path and at a careful pace. ICANN’s foremost purpose is to ensure the stability, security and integrity of the DNS. We look forward to providing further updates in the near future.

This announcement was sourced from :

http://blog.icann.org/2013/10/dawn-of-a-new-internet-era/

 

ICANN: Internet Domain Name Expansion Now Underway

[news release] ICANN today (23 October) announced that the first new generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs) from its New gTLD Program were delegated. This means they were introduced into the Internet’s Root Zone, the central authoritative database for the Internet’s Domain Name System.

 

As a result, the domain name Registries, the organizations approved to operate these and other soon-to-be-delegated gTLDs, can execute the final processes required to make their domain names available to Internet users.

ICANN ‘s New gTLD Program is responsible for the introductions of new gTLDs that will result in the expansion of the Domain Name System from 22 gTLDs (e.g., .COM, .NET, .ORG) to possibly 1,400 new names or “strings.” These additional gTLDs will enhance competition, innovation and choice in the Domain Name space, providing a wider variety of organizations, communities and brands new ways to communicate with their audiences. All Registries that operate these new gTLDs must pass a rigorous evaluation process and technical preparations and assessments. These steps help ensure the safe, secure and measured rollout of the new gTLDs.

“It’s happening – the biggest change to the Internet since its inception,” said Akram Atallah, president of ICANN ‘s Generic Domains Division. “In the weeks and months ahead, we will see new domain names coming online from all corners of the world, bringing people, communities and businesses together in ways we never imagined. It’s this type of innovation that will continue to drive our global society.”

The four strings delegated are:

• شبكة (xn--ngbc5azd) – Arabic for “web/network”
  Registry: International Domain Registry Pty. Ltd.
• онлайн (xn--80asehdb) – Cyrillic for “online”
  Registry: CORE Association
• сайт (xn--80aswg) – Cyrillic for “site”
  Registry: CORE Association
• 游戏(xn--unup4y) – Chinese for “game(s)”
  Registry: Spring Fields, LLC

The newly delegated gTLDs are in Arabic, Chinese and Cyrillic scripts. They are the first of many gTLDs in various non-Latin scripts such as Arabic, Chinese, Greek and Hindi that will be introduced under the New gTLD Program. The delegation of non-Latin script gTLDs demonstrates ICANN ‘s efforts to create a globally-inclusive Internet, regardless of language or region.  

Before the general public will be able to access these new gTLDs on the Internet, Registries still need to complete a final process built into the New gTLD Program to protect trademark rights holders. Following this mandatory 30-day period, a Registry can make the new gTLD available to the general public at its discretion.

“Our efforts to ensure the secure and stable introduction of these new gTLDs is unparalleled,” said Christine Willett, Vice President, gTLD Operations at ICANN . “In addition to applauding the applicants that have successfully completed the New gTLD Program, we also want to recognize the diligent work of our partners, the ICANN community and our own ICANN team. Together we have made an historic change in Internet address names.”

ICANN ‘s New gTLD Program was designed to facilitate a measured rollout of new domains so as not to disrupt the Domain Name System. The gTLDs from the New gTLD Program will be introduced into the Internet securely and steadily over the next few years. The Program is the result of eight years of study, and 47 different solicitations of comments from the public, which produced more than 2,400 comments, 55 explanatory memoranda and seven versions of the New gTLD Applicant Guidebook.

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To see who has applied for new gTLDs, go here: https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus

To learn more about the New gTLD Program, go here: newgtlds.icann.org/en/about/program

This ICANN news release was sourced from:
www.icann.org/en/news/press/releases/release-23oct13-en

ICANN: Audited Financial Statements Posted Within 120 Days After the Fiscal Year End

ICANN continues to provide accountability and transparency regarding its financial results, with another unqualified audit report from independent auditors, Moss Adams LLP, for the fiscal year ended June 30th, 2013. The Report of Independent Auditors and Financial Statements for ICANN for the years ending 30 June 2013 and 2012 is available on the “Financial Information for ICANN ” page of the ICANN .org site and also included in this announcement.

 

ICANN: Introducing the Centralized Zone Data Service

The Centralized Zone Data Service (CZDS) is ICANN’s solution for scaling zone data transfer as hundreds of new gTLDs are added to the Internet.