Domain Name News, The Domain Industry News, ICANN News, Registry News, Domainer NewsDomain News - The Domain Name News! All about the domainer world and domain namesPart 3 - What Caused the Bubble- September 17, 2008 You can read the first parts of this series on domain valuations and the industries journey by clicking on: Part 1 - Domain Industry and Valuations (engeneraldomain-industry-and-valuations-part-1.html) Part 2 - The domain bubble (engeneralpart-2-the-domain-bubble.html) So what happened at Point A Point A represents the time when domain valuations were at their peak. As previously discussed this was largely driven by:http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/part-3-what-caused-the-bubble.html Flying High: How Directi's Divyank Turakhia Earned His First Million at 18 and More- September 17, 2008 In Ron Jackson's latest Cover Story, Directi's Divyank Turakhia takes center-stage. Jackson gives a detailed outline of Turakhia's career, including how Turakhia started at 14 as an advisor to large companies on how to do business on the Internet to his decision to establish Directi with his brother, Bhavin. Click here (http:www.dnjournal.comcover2008september.htm) to read more. Source: DNJournal (http:www.dnjournal.comcover2008september.htm) by Ron Jackson -- Reprinted with permission --.http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/flying-high-how-directis-divyank-turakhia-earned-his-... RFP for Independent Review of SSAC Posted- September 17, 2008 As part of its commitment to ongoing improvement through its program of reviews, ICANN is today posting a Request for Proposal (RFP) (http:www.icann.orgenreviewsssacssac-rfp-tor-16sep08.pdf) PDF, 149K for an independent reviewer of the Security and Stability Advisory Committee. The RFP contains the Terms of Reference for the review. ICANN welcomes responses from any qualified party. Applications close at 23:59 UTC on Friday 3 October 2008. Details of the application process are contained in...http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/rfp-for-independent-review-of-ssac-posted.html Domain Forum User Data Gets Subpoenaed- September 16, 2008 As previously discussed (engeneralusa-june-court-decision-detrimental-to-domaining-practices.html) on Domain News, Verizon has sued domainer Navigation Catalyst and registrar Basic Fusion for cybersquatting. As part of this lawsuit, the domain forum, TMFor.com (http:www.tmfor.com) has had a number of documents and information subpoenaed by the lawyers for Verizon. A number of items were subpoenaed, including the identifying information for each member or participant of the forum. It is not..http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/domain-forum-user-data-gets-subpoenaed.html mTLD's Rebuttal to "Is Dot-mobi Doomed"- September 16, 2008 We recently posted an article (engeneralis-dot-mobi-doomed.html) here on DomainNews titled Is Dot-mobi Doomed , posted by our editor David Goldstein, on Friday, August 29th 2008. Consequently we were contacted by Vance P. Hedderel, Director, PR and Communications for dotMobi (mTLD Top Level Domain Limited) who offered the following rebuttal to the article we printed... It's interesting to me that a group of people decided to discuss the future of the .mobi domain yet declined to respond to...http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/mtlds-rebuttal-to-is-dot-mobi-doomed.html TRAFFIC NY just one week away- September 16, 2008 Rick Schwartz sent the following memo out today reminding us about the impending domain conference in New York... Morning folks!! Hard to believe that TRAFFIC is just a week away. We have been working hard behind the scenes to do whatever we can to expose the power of domains to the universe. T.R.A.F.F.I.C. NEW YORK will be covered by the Wall Street Journal among other media and publications. In a world of declining asset values and declining real estate, domains continue to prove to be a...http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/traffic-new-york-only-a-week-away.html Modern Domainer Announces Domainer Mardi Gras- September 16, 2008 Austin, Texas – Modern Domainer announced today that it is hosting Domainer Mardi Gras, a one of a kind event that the industry will talk about for years to come. Domainer Mardi Gras will blend conference sessions on the hottest industry issues with the flavor and uniqueness of New Orleans’ carnival. Domainer Mardi Gras will take place Thursday, February 19, through Saturday, February 21, 2009 in New Orleans, Louisiana during the weekend before Mardi Gras at the Westin Canal Place.http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/modern-domainer-announces-domainer-mardi-gras.html Public Comment Period Now Open for Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy Denials Definitions PDP- September 16, 2008 The GNSO Council approved on 4 September 2008 a motion (http:gnso.icann.orgresolutions200809) on the Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (IRTP) Denial Definitions Public Development Process (PDP). The motion, which is pending for Board action, proposes new texts for two of the nine denial reasons (8 and 9) while recommending that work on denial reasons 5 and 7 be suspended until such time as a Policy Development Process is initiated on PDP C on IRTP operational rule enhancement as outlined in the..http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/public-comment-period-now-open-for-inter-registrar-tr... Lehman and Merrill Collapse Leads to Domain Name Speculators- September 16, 2008 The collapse of Lehman Brothers Holdings and Merrill Lynch has led to some enterprising people keen to cash in. As well as Lehman coffee mugs and Merill-logo golf balls, others have registered domain names such as lehmanbankruptcy.com, offering to sell them for as much as $5,000 reports Reuters.http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/lehman-and-merrill-collapse-leads-to-domain-name-spec... auDA's Industry Competition Advisory Panel releases draft recommendations for public consultation- September 15, 2008 auDA's Industry Competition Advisory Panel is currently reviewing auDA's competition model for the Australian domain name industry. As part of its consultation, the Panel has released its Draft Recommendations for public consultation. The Panel is considering the following issues: the method of registry operator selectionappointment post-2010 the policy and process for registrar accreditation the status and regulation of resellers the policy and process for transfers between...http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/audas-industry-competition-advisory-panel-releases-dr... |