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Latest ICANN guidance and remaining challenges means new TLDs are a long way away. The introduction of new top level domain names, such as .green and .food, looks to be at least a couple years away from reality. ICANN’s latest draft guidebook for entities wishing to apply for a new top level domain name states that the application process is likely to start in the “first half of 2010″. Previously, the goal was the first quarter of 2010, but even that was the result of multiple delays. As

With a day to go before the joint project agreement between the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and the United States Department of Commerce (DoC) is set to expire, calls for continuous US oversight role have been reiterated by US politicians and private-sector representatives who reason that this oversight is especially needed in the face of the planned introduction of new internet top-level domains like .shop.ICANN is a “captured regulator,” the Coalition Against Do

Here’s what is really happening with new TLDs. I’ve written before about why I’m opposed to how ICANN is releasing new top level domain names, even though I stand to benefit financially from the release. But over the past couple months we’ve heard plenty of spin from everyone involved in the process. So I want to clear a few things up. I’m going to tell you what everyone is thinking, but may not want to come out and publicly say. New TLDs will be introduced - There’s no stopping thi

With changes taking place to lead to the introduction of new Top Level Domains (TLDs), expertise in this area is in short supply. To help would-be applicants, the founders of dotBERLIN have decided to share their expertise with others considering applying for a new TLD and founded DOTZON . DOTZON consults, develops and implements TLD projects for companies and organisations. With ICANN expected to call for new applications for TLDs in 2009 or 2010, the number of new TLD initiatives has bee

Documents from U.S. Government question ICANN’s actions. You’ve probably read a lot about ICANN’s introduction of new top level domains. Now, as reported over at DNJournal, the U.S. Government is weighing in. Domainers should be happy with its response. I just completed reading the U.S. Department of Justice and Department of Commerce responses to ICANN’s plans. These are perhaps the most knowledgeable and well crafted responses to the plan I’ve seen, in part because they aren’t filled with s