06.21.2011 By Gray Chynoweth
ICANN Singapore Ushers In A (dot)BraveNewWorld Of TLDs Into The DNS
In a lopsided vote Monday, the ICANN board voted 13-1-2 to initiate the process that could introduce hundreds of new top level domains (e.g., .canon, .music, .nyc) into the DNS.
The process starts in January 2012 with a 90-day application period, followed by a six-month analysis period, after which the rights to the new TLD will be awarded (if more there is more than one applicant, the process will take longer). After a TLD is awarded, it will probably take several months to a year before the TLD goes into use.
However, while the ‘how’ of new TLDs is now relatively clear, the ‘what’ is still completely up for grabs.
Read More03.03.2011 By Gray Chynoweth
Cloudy (Infrastructure) With A Chance Of Meatballs
If I had a dollar for every time I heard or read the word ‘Cloud’ over the past year, I’d be a millionaire. And, this week would have been great for my bottom line as I attended Pacific Crest’s Emerging Technology Summit in San Francisco. In the halls, at the receptions, and at the sessions the ‘Cloud’ was pervasive.
Read More12.18.2009 By Gray Chynoweth
Reflections on a Recent China Trip
Reading the news reports this week of President Obama’s Asian tour, especially his visit to China and discussions with its leadership, I could not but reflect on my own trip last month as an invited participant in the China International Education Forum. The invitation had been extended from the Chinese organizers of the forum because they had heard through US channels of the StayWorkPlay initiative here in New Hampshire. StayWorkPlay, the recently-established non-profit organization arising from the “55% Initiative,” (launched by the University System of New Hampshire in association with partners across the state) attracted their interest precisely because of its aggressive focus on the retention of youth, or even more specifically, its concern to keep talented, innovative, and entrepreneurial young people here in New Hampshire.
Read More10.26.2009 By Gray Chynoweth
Dyn Inc. at ICANN 36 in Seoul – Tune In
An Nyoung from South Korea! In keeping with Dyn Inc.’s commitment to driving the development of a better Internet, two members of the Dyn Inc. team (Jeremy and Gray) will be in Seoul for ICANN 36. ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, is the policy governance body for the Internet, which three times a year, gathers to develop the policies and that ensure the availability of one global, interoperable network.
Read More02.28.2009 By Gray Chynoweth
New Int'l Classification for "Domain Name Registration Services"
It didn’t make headlines, but it is an interesting sign of the Internet times that, effective January 1, 2009, the United State Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) changed the International Classification of “domain name registration services” to Class 45 (defined below). The reason that the move is interesting is that it is just one more indication that the world of the Internet is becoming less and less about technology and more and more about law and policy.
Read More06.14.2008 By Gray Chynoweth
Domain Name Ownership
In 1999, eCompanies, Inc. ‘purchased’ the domain name ‘business.com’ for 7.5 million dollars. At the time, it was the most ever spent on ‘purchasing’ a domain name. If eCompanies had spent that money on a new office building or hot air balloon rides for all its employees, everyone would have a pretty clear picture on what the company got for its money. It didn’t, and everyone doesn’t. This article provides some brief discussion of what it means to ‘own’ a domain name, and why most people (even many ‘experts’) get confused when they talk about domain name ‘ownership.’
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