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- “We’re Irish!” claim Brits as .eu shrinks yet again
- Mystery .vu registry revealed
- Berkens says new gTLDs mostly suck but geos suck hardest
- .gay gets rooted
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- Epik will sponsor 8chan’s domain, but will not host its site
- EFF becomes second to appeal new .org contract
- CentralNic to pay $3.4 million for iwantmyname
- Google has big, innovative plans for .new
- Amazon and Google have been BEATEN by a non-profit in the fight for .kids
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- Radix releases huge amount of premium domain data
- ICANN dumps the “Whois” in new Whois tool
- Now auDA loses its CEO too
- Porn blocks could be worth millions to MMX
- Cryptocurrency firms to be banned from .bank
- Cybersquatting cases down a bit in the UK
- Looks like .fans has a new Chinese owner
- Can NameCheap reverse .org price cap scrap?
- Neustar to keep .us for another decade
- MMX to pay $5.1 million to get out of terrible .london deal
- ZADNA boss canned for “misconduct”
- ICANN’s new conferencing software has a webcam security bug
- ICANN explains how .org pricing decision was made
- CEO lost millions on Manhattan apartment deal just days before AlpNames went dark
- Zimbabwe wants to rebuild its domain market from scratch
- Net 4 India gets brief reprieve from ICANN suspension
- Luxembourg tops 100,000 .lu domains
- China domain smaller than expected
- Charities “could move to .ngo” if .org prices rise
- Airline hit with $230 million GDPR fine
- After five-year wait, .madrid domains coming this month
- Foreigners mostly speak foreign, ccTLD study finds
- .icu joins the million-domains club in one year, but spam triples
- Cloudflare “bug” reveals hundreds of secret domain prices
- .org now has no price caps, but “no specific plans” to raise prices
- CentralNic boosts reseller biz with $11.3 million Hexonet buy
- What happens in Vegas… gets released in .vegas
- ICANN gives .bj to Jeny
- 1.8 million UK grandfathers die after Nominet deadline hits
- .amazon frozen AGAIN as endless government games continue
- Afilias buys the other half of .global
- What time is it? For ICANN, even that can be a controversial question
- auDA reveals cut-off date for 2LD priority
- Nic.br wins dot-brand from Afilias
- Uniregistry offers dating-inspired buy-now domains
- .CLUB lowers premium prices to sell through registrars
- auDA chair racks off after just 18 months
- ICANN launches cash-for-kids scheme
- After $30 million deal, is a .voice gTLD now inevitable?
Burr to replace Tonkin on ICANN board
ICANN lifer Becky Burr is to replace Bruce Tonkin on the ICANN board of directors when his term expires in November.
She’ll take the seat reserved for the Contracted Parties House of the Generic Names Supporting Organization, following a vote by registries and registrars a few weeks ago.
Tonkin, CTO of Aussie registrar Melbourne IT, has held the seat for the last nine years. He’s limited to three consecutive three-year terms under ICANN bylaws.
Burr, a lawyer by trade, is currently chief privacy officer at TLD registry Neustar, a position she has held since 2012.
Before that, she was a partner at the law firm Wilmer Hale.
But way back in 1998, in a senior role at the US National Telecommunications and Information Administration, she was one of the key people responsible for ICANN’s creation under the Clinton administration.
Recent Comments
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I also agree with you. To be honest, I'm abandoning all my domains registered in new gTLDs. I am maintaining .com ... read more
We may still be able to keep our .eu names https://onlinedomain.com/2019/07/22/domain-name-news/owners-of-eu-domain-n... read more
So would the gays.lgbt domain, which belongs to me, be classified as a good match? The gay.lgbt domain is inactive by... read more
The .live is still worthless, the OP is right.... read more
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That is entirely untrue. I have a very common surname, so .com and all the common TLD's are taken, so I purchased a surn... read more
I remember a customer visiting the office of the ISP where I worked in 1998, so that he could buy a domain name and asso... read more
I’d say the Geos and .brands have been the biggest disappointment for sure. The whole area is toxic though.... read more
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