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New gTLD launches: registrar coverage at less than 40% of the market
by Mike O'Connor Jan. 8, 2014

Jan. 8, 2014

hi all, here’s the article where i found the link to the ECO study. here’s the link http://domainincite.com/15499-new-gtld-launches-registrar-coverage-at-less-… here’s the lede: Registrars representing less than 40% of the gTLD market are ready to offer new gTLDs during their launch phases, according to the latest stats from ICANN. ICANN released yesterday a list (pdf) of the just 21 registrars that have signed the 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement and have been certified by IBM to use the Trademark Clearinghouse database. and here’s my observation… the “uptake” of the 2013 RAA seems pretty slow to me — Godaddy is really the only major registrar in that group right now. this may have interesting implications for those of us who are dealing with the downstream/knock-on effects of the new gTLD program. i’m not sure what those effects will be — but my naive observation is that this is a lot like introducing 1400 new kinds of snack food and only having a few stores sign up to sell them. the ECO study supports this trend, and notes that a large percentage of those registrars surveyed are planning to increase their coverage of *existing* TLDs. mikey PHONE: 651-647-6109, FAX: 866-280-2356, WEB: www.haven2.com, HANDLE: OConnorStP (ID for Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.)

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i missed this excellent ECO survey of the European registrar market - really interesting
by Mike O'Connor Jan. 8, 2014

Jan. 8, 2014

hi all, came across this really neat study by ECO whilst trawling the interwebs this morning. here’s the link http://numbers.eco.de/wp-content/blogs.dir/55/files/2013/06/20130611-Regist… and here’s the management summary: eco – the Association of the German Internet Industry is presenting the Registrar Atlas for the third time. It examines eight markets: Bulgaria, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland and Russia. Nearly 300 representatives participated in the online survey, which supplied data material for the study. We elicited information in four questionnaires about the companies, their domain name business, their service and marketing, as well as trends. Common characteristics - By far the majority of companies also deliver services other than domain name registrations, specifically hosting and email. - In most companies the domain name business is handled by no more than three people. Only in Russia are domain names always handled by more people. - Most of the companies have nationwide operations. Only in Austria is there plenty of regional business. - In seven out of eight countries, at least 39% of the providers o ff er their customers a maximum of 25 TLDs . - The companies are, for the most part, satisfied with the service of the “domain name suppliers”, that is to say the wholesalers and registries. Marketing The companies are typically not very, to not at all, active in the marketing of domain names. The number of companies that do not market the domain names rose from 20% to 24% in Germany, and in Austria from 21% to 26%. On the other hand, in Germany the share of those companies that show high marketing activities climbed from 9% to 16%. However, the majority of the companies do not want to run special promotions for new gTLDs . Therefore, the new registries cannot really expect to receive additional sales support from the registrars. New gTLDs - Few providers will try to get accreditations for as many new TLDs as possible. - Hardly any providers reject the new gTLDs categorically. - Many providers want to o ff er new gTLDs only once they are generally available. - Many providers are planning to o ff er new gTLDs only as resellers. - An astonishingly large number of providers are planning further accreditations of existing TLDs . New services We once again asked the participants about the services their companies are already o ff ering and those services they are planning to introduce over the course of the next twelve months. It again turned out that, with few exceptions, the plans were not carried out. A positive example is the employment of tools which suggest similar domain names if the customer’s desired domain name is not available. Here, the figure climbed from 24% to 33% in Austria. The plans were in fact implemented there. On the other hand, the portfolio shrank for a few services. Take domain names in the secondary market in Austria for example. Here, the number of those providers who o ff er the pertinent services declined from 22% to 14%. A total of 67% of participants, compared to 45% last year, are not planning on including a service of this kind in their portfolio to begin with. DNSSEC Despite the hype about the security extensions for the DNS to prevent so-called DNS cache poisoning, significant use can only be detected in the Netherlands. There incentives were o ff ered for employing DNSSEC, which led to relatively high demand last year. In all countries under investigation, demand is low again or non-existent. If the companies who stated they were already o ff ering DNSSEC, or were going to use it within the next year, had implemented their plans, we would have noticed a market penetration of 62% in Germany in the past year. In fact, it was 19% last year. If we add the 37% of companies that planned its introduction in the past year, 56% should now be actively using DNSSEC. The actual figure for this year, however, is only 18%. Threats to the domain name sector In the opinion of the domain name providers, the greatest threat to the domain name industry comes from the use of apps and search engines on mobile devices. In Austria the fear of search engines grew compared to last year. This was di ff erent in Germany, where the percentage of those who assume that there is a threat or great threat due to vanity URLS, declined from 37% to 21%. Forecast All in all, the providers are optimistic about the future, expecting business to grow. In Austria, the percentage of those who expect strong growth climbed from 2% to 10%. However, the general mood is more reserved than in previous years. In Germany, only 7% of companies expect strong growth, compared to 18% previously. PHONE: 651-647-6109, FAX: 866-280-2356, WEB: www.haven2.com, HANDLE: OConnorStP (ID for Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.)

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Fwd: ICANN News Alert -- WEBINAR: ICANN Strategy Panel on ICANN's Role in the Internet Governance Ecosystem
by Mike O'Connor Jan. 7, 2014

Jan. 7, 2014

Begin forwarded message: > From: "ICANN News Alert" <communications(a)icann.org> > Subject: ICANN News Alert -- WEBINAR: ICANN Strategy Panel on ICANN's Role in the Internet Governance Ecosystem > Date: January 6, 2014 at 2:38:04 PM CST > To: <mike(a)haven2.com> > > > News Alert > > http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-06jan14-en.htm > > WEBINAR: ICANN Strategy Panel on ICANN's Role in the Internet Governance Ecosystem > 6 January 2014 > Join the Strategy Panel on ICANN's Role in the Internet Governance Ecosystem for an update and interactive discussion. > > Date: Monday, 13 January 2014 > Time: 19:00-20:30 UTC (Time converter: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Strategy+Panel+on+…) > > Date: Wednesday, 15 January 2014 > Time: 12:00-13:30 UTC (Time converter: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Strategy+Panel+on+…) > > > You are invited to an update on the activities of the Strategy Panel on ICANN's Role in the Internet Governance Ecosystem. ICANN Strategy Panels' work will inform ICANN's new, overarching vision and five-year strategic plan. > > As it prepares to offer its advice to the ICANN President and CEO, the Strategy Panel wishes to walk you through the work it has undertaken and to seek your input on the preliminary set of conclusions it has reached. This webinar will also be the opportunity for you to ask questions. ICANN Strategy Panels serve as an integral part of a framework for cross-community dialogue: your feedback and contributions are key to this project and will be carefully considered. > > Webinar Details > > Please join the webinar either on Monday, 13 January 2014 at 19:00-20:30 UTC (duration: 90 minutes) or on Wednesday, 15 January 2014 at 12:00-13:30 UTC (duration: 90 minutes). The two sessions are duplicates, scheduled to accommodate different time zones. The meetings will be run in an Adobe Connect room with a slide presentation along with a dial-in conference bridge for audio. The sessions will be conducted in English. > > Participants will be given the opportunity to offer comments and to ask questions during the Q&A section. During the course of the webinar, questions may be submitted using the chat function of Adobe Connect. If you cannot join the live session, the recording of the session will be made available shortly after the meeting. > > Please register via email to alice.jansen(a)icann.org by Sunday, 12 January 2014 – 23:59 UTC to receive the dial-in details. Please indicate which call you wish to join. A reminder with log-in and dial-in details will be sent to you prior to the call. > > > > This message was sent to mike(a)haven2.com from: > ICANN | 12025 Waterfront Drive Suite 300 | Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 > Email Marketing by > > Manage Your Subscription > PHONE: 651-647-6109, FAX: 866-280-2356, WEB: www.haven2.com, HANDLE: OConnorStP (ID for Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.)

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CENTR-Paper-IG_landscape_this_year_and_next-20131219 | CENTR
by Mike O'Connor Jan. 4, 2014

Jan. 4, 2014

hi all, this is a very good summary of the current status of internet governance meetings — a summary of the meetings last year, and a preview of what is to come. there is a detailed flowchart of the 2014 meeting schedule at the end of this short paper. it amazed me. https://www.centr.org/CENTR-Paper-IG_landscape_this_year_and_next mikey PHONE: 651-647-6109, FAX: 866-280-2356, WEB: www.haven2.com, HANDLE: OConnorStP (ID for Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.)

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string delegations
by Mike O'Connor Jan. 4, 2014

Jan. 4, 2014

hi all Mikey's list interesting strings delegated this week -- from a name-collisions standpoint. purely a gut-feel reaction, there's no science behind this list just the eye of a system admin making a guess that these names are more likely to show as names for internal resources on networks. .EMAIL .FARM .INTERNATIONAL .TRAINING .REPAIRS here are the strings delegated last week. a bunch of 28-December names showed up on the ICANN list quite late and are included in this list. sorry about that. DATE STRING REGISTRY 3 January 2014 集团 (xn--3bst00m) – Chinese for "group" Eagle Horizon Limited 3 January 2014 我爱你 (xn--6qq986b3xl) – Chinese for "I love you" Tycoon Treasure Limited 3 January 2014 中文网 (xn--fiq228c5hs) – Chinese for "Chinese network" TLD Registry Limited 3 January 2014 .WANG Zodiac Leo Limited 3 January 2014 .KIWI Dot Kiwi Limited 3 January 2014 .WIEN punkt.wien GmbH 2 January 2014 .EMAIL Spring Madison, LLC 2 January 2014 .IMMOBILIEN United TLD Holdco Ltd. 2 January 2014 .在线 (xn--3ds443g) – Chinese for "online" TLD Registry Limited 28 December 2013 .INSTITUTE Outer Maple, LLC 28 December 2013 .CEO CEOTLD Pty Ltd 28 December 2013 .SOLAR Ruby Town, LLC 28 December 2013 .FARM Just Maple, LLC 28 December 2013 .EDUCATION Brice Way, LLC 28 December 2013 .GLASS Black Cover, LLC 28 December 2013 .ONL I-REGISTRY Ltd. Niederlassung Deutschland 28 December 2013 .INTERNATIONAL Wild Way, LLC 28 December 2013 .CODES Puff Willow, LLC 28 December 2013 .TRAINING Wild Willow, LLC 28 December 2013 .HOUSE Sugar Park, LLC 28 December 2013 .KAUFEN United TLD Holdco Ltd. 28 December 2013 .NINJA United TLD Holdco Ltd. 28 December 2013 .REPAIR Lone Sunset, LLC 28 December 2013 .BUILDERS Atomic Madison, LLC 28 December 2013 .COFFEE Trixy Cover, LLC 28 December 2013 .FLORIST Half Cypress, LLC 28 December 2013 .HOLIDAY Goose Woods, LLC 28 December 2013 .SOLUTIONS Silver Cover, LLC Description of the name-collision problem and link to mitigation research project -- http://www.haven2.com/index.php/archives/name-collision-research ICANN's "Name Collision Resources and Information" page - http://www.icann.org/en/help/name-collision ICANN's list of all delegated new gTLDs - http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/delegated-strings mikey

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Fw: [ccwg-internet-governance] Call 03 - CCWG IG - Jan 6,2014 from 21:00-22:00 UTC
by WUKnoben Jan. 3, 2014

Jan. 3, 2014

Hello and Happy New Year to all of you! Is anybody going to participate in the call and report briefly to our call next week? Best regards Wolf-Ulrich From: Ergys Ramaj Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2014 7:19 PM To: ccwg-internet-governance(a)icann.org Subject: [ccwg-internet-governance] Call 03 - CCWG IG - Jan 6,2014 from 21:00-22:00 UTC Dear All, The call/webinar is scheduled to take place on Monday, 6th January 2014 from 21:00-22:00 UTC. For your specific location’s date and time, please click here. We will be using Adobe Connect and Adigo Conference calling. Adobe Connect: http://icann.adobeconnect.com/ccwg/ Adigo Call: 1.800.550.6865 For other Adigo numbers: http://adigo.com/icann/ Adigo Participant #: 21612 If you need an operator dial-out, please send me an email with the relevant info as soon as possible, but no later than 14:00 UTC on Monday, 6th January. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ ccwg-internet-governance mailing list ccwg-internet-governance(a)icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/ccwg-internet-governance

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[gTLD-delegations] string delegations
by Mike O'Connor Dec. 21, 2013

Dec. 21, 2013

hi all Mikey's list interesting strings delegated this week -- from a name-collisions standpoint. purely a gut-feel reaction, there's no science behind this list just the eye of a system admin making a guess that these names are more likely to show as names for internal resources on networks. .SUPPORT .COMPUTER .SYSTEMS .COMPANY .MANAGEMENT .CENTER here are the strings delegated last week. DATE STRING REGISTRY 18 December 2013 .BUZZ dotStrategy Co. 18 December 2013 .SUPPORT Grand Orchard, LLC 17 December 2013 .RECIPES Grand Island, LLC 17 December 2013 .COMPUTER Pine Mill, LLC 17 December 2013 .ACADEMY Half Oaks, LLC 17 December 2013 .CAREERS Wild Corner, LLC 17 December 2013 .CAB Half Sunset, LLC 17 December 2013 公益 (xn--55qw42g) – Chinese for "charity" China Organizational Name Administration Center 17 December 2013 政务 (xn--zfr164b) – Chinese for "government" China Organizational Name Administration Center 17 December 2013 .SYSTEMS Dash Cypress, LLC 17 December 2013 .DOMAINS Sugar Cross, LLCviajes 17 December 2013 .VIAJES Black Madison, LLC 17 December 2013 .COMPANY Silver Avenue, LLC 17 December 2013 .CAMP Delta Dynamite, LLC 17 December 2013 .LIMO Hidden Frostbite, LLC 17 December 2013 .MANAGEMENT John Goodbye, LLC 17 December 2013 .PHOTOS Sea Corner, LLC 17 December 2013 .SHOES Binky Galley, LLC 17 December 2013 .CENTER Tin Mill, LLC Description of the name-collision problem and link to mitigation research project -- http://www.haven2.com/index.php/archives/name-collision-research ICANN's "Name Collision Resources and Information" page - http://www.icann.org/en/help/name-collision ICANN's list of all delegated new gTLDs - http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/delegated-strings mikey

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Fwd: [council] new gTLD update
by Mike O'Connor Dec. 20, 2013

Dec. 20, 2013

Begin forwarded message: > From: Bruce Tonkin <Bruce.Tonkin(a)melbourneit.com.au> > Subject: [council] new gTLD update > Date: December 20, 2013 3:43:32 PM CST > To: "council(a)gnso.icann.org" <council(a)gnso.icann.org> > > Hello All, > > Please see attached slides from the new gTLD update webinar held on 17 Dec 2013. > > http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/announcements-and-media/webinars > > Applicant Update Webinar > > Date/Time: 17 December 2013, 23:00 - 00:30 UTC > > General information on the current status of the Program. Topics will include Evaluation, Contracting, Pre-Delegation Testing, Objections & Dispute Resolution, GAC Advice, Name Collision, Trademark Clearinghouse, etc. > > Regards, > Bruce Tonkin > PHONE: 651-647-6109, FAX: 866-280-2356, WEB: www.haven2.com, HANDLE: OConnorStP (ID for Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.)

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Re: [council] Newcomer Open House -- transcripts of the pilot session that took place yesterday
by Mike O'Connor Dec. 18, 2013

Dec. 18, 2013

hi Gabi, that's one of the things that's clear to me from this pilot -- way too much Mikey, not nearly enough newcomer-voices. we committed the "too many topics for the time allotted" error in structuring the agenda. it's pretty clear that there is plenty of room for repeat sessions that are revised a bit to fix that problem. there was also pretty strong demand for some followup sessions that covered some of the topics in more depth (and again, leave more room for other voices on the call). these are good problems to have. ;-) i wanted to clarify one thing -- the recordings are video recordings of the Adobe chat, not just audio. so you'll get the complete experience of the session (including the chat, which was pretty lively). mikey On Dec 18, 2013, at 4:26 AM, gabrielaszlak(a)gmail.com wrote: > Thanks Mikey, > > I really wanted to participate but finally could not make it, so all of this is very useful and I will be reading and listening to the recordings and offering feedback to help improve the pilot. > > Not so long ago I was a newcomer at a gnso working group so I hope to be able to offer insights from a personal experience viewpoint. > > Also, I know other people that intended to participate and will ask for their feedback and share if it is valuable. > > Congratulatios to all who organized this! > > Gabi > Enviado desde mi BlackBerry de Movistar (http://www.movistar.com.ar) > From: "Mike O'Connor" <mike(a)haven2.com> > Sender: owner-council(a)gnso.icann.org > Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2013 21:05:27 -0600 > To: ispcp(a)icann.org<ispcp(a)icann.org>; council(a)gnso.icann.org GNSO<council(a)gnso.icann.org> > Subject: [council] Newcomer Open House -- transcripts of the pilot session that took place yesterday > > hi all, > > i built a little web page on our site to introduce links to small, bite-sized pieces of the newcomer open house pilot that took place yesterday. it met with good reaction from the people who participated, but it was a pilot and we're looking for ideas on how to improve it. the whole thing is about an hour, but it's broken into small pieces so that people can select what they'd like to look at. > > thanks to Nathalie Perigrine for coming up with and driving the idea. and Marika, Lars and Glen for making it happen. i was/am honored to have been asked to be the presenter. > > mikey > > > > here's a link to the page (good for sharing with friends and colleagues) > > http://www.ispcp.info/policy-resources/gnso-working-groups-newcomer-open-ho… > > and here's the content on that page (as long as i have your attention) > > GNSO Working Groups — Newcomer Open House > > ISPCP member Mikey O’Connor moderated a pilot session of a webinar intended to provide orientation, information and resources to members of the GNSO community who are joining a GNSO PDP Working Group for the first time. > > Here’s a link to the slide deck that was presented — this PDF contains a wealth of links to written resources for working-group participants. > > Newcomers Open House.pdf > > Here are links to recordings of the session. > > Introduction, Tips and Tricks, Session Goals and Overview, Resources > > In which you will; experience how we start up every working-group call, get an introduction to some tips and tricks of the Adobe room that we use, be introduced to the ICANN policy staff, get an overview of goals and topics of the session and get your first set of helpful links. > > https://icann.adobeconnect.com/p29xh8ldqb4/ (20 minutes) > > Consensus Policy and the “Picket Fence” > > This is a discussion of the relationship between the GNSO consensus policy-making process and the contracts that bind Registries, Registrars and ICANN together. > > https://icann.adobeconnect.com/p6f5tyvjmma/ (7 minutes) > > The GNSO Policy Development Process > > An overview of the whole Policy Development Process (PDP). This section quickly introduces you to all of the steps of the PDP; requesting an Issue Report, launching a Working Group, moving that work through the approval process, implementation into policy. > > https://icann.adobeconnect.com/p64j05q58kx/ (11 minutes) – Presentation > > https://icann.adobeconnect.com/p9fzftl3rar/ (12 minutes) – Questions and Answers > > PDP Working Group Guidelines > > A brief introduction to the documentation that describes the PDP work processes, rules and responsibilities. Special attention is paid to a discussion of the Standard Methodology for Making Decisions (also known as the level of consensus). > > https://icann.adobeconnect.com/p8qtevealwa/ (7 minutes) > > Question and Answer Session > > A brief Q&A session that focused on the social media aspects of working groups. > > https://icann.adobeconnect.com/p2lml89ip4g/ (3 minutes) > > PHONE: 651-647-6109, FAX: 866-280-2356, WEB: www.haven2.com, HANDLE: OConnorStP (ID for Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.) > PHONE: 651-647-6109, FAX: 866-280-2356, WEB: www.haven2.com, HANDLE: OConnorStP (ID for Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.)

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Newcomer Open House -- transcripts of the pilot session that took place yesterday
by Mike O'Connor Dec. 18, 2013

Dec. 18, 2013

hi all, i built a little web page on our site to introduce links to small, bite-sized pieces of the newcomer open house pilot that took place yesterday. it met with good reaction from the people who participated, but it was a pilot and we're looking for ideas on how to improve it. the whole thing is about an hour, but it's broken into small pieces so that people can select what they'd like to look at. thanks to Nathalie Perigrine for coming up with and driving the idea. and Marika, Lars and Glen for making it happen. i was/am honored to have been asked to be the presenter. mikey here's a link to the page (good for sharing with friends and colleagues) http://www.ispcp.info/policy-resources/gnso-working-groups-newcomer-open-ho… and here's the content on that page (as long as i have your attention) GNSO Working Groups — Newcomer Open House ISPCP member Mikey O’Connor moderated a pilot session of a webinar intended to provide orientation, information and resources to members of the GNSO community who are joining a GNSO PDP Working Group for the first time. Here’s a link to the slide deck that was presented — this PDF contains a wealth of links to written resources for working-group participants. Newcomers Open House.pdf Here are links to recordings of the session. Introduction, Tips and Tricks, Session Goals and Overview, Resources In which you will; experience how we start up every working-group call, get an introduction to some tips and tricks of the Adobe room that we use, be introduced to the ICANN policy staff, get an overview of goals and topics of the session and get your first set of helpful links. https://icann.adobeconnect.com/p29xh8ldqb4/ (20 minutes) Consensus Policy and the “Picket Fence” This is a discussion of the relationship between the GNSO consensus policy-making process and the contracts that bind Registries, Registrars and ICANN together. https://icann.adobeconnect.com/p6f5tyvjmma/ (7 minutes) The GNSO Policy Development Process An overview of the whole Policy Development Process (PDP). This section quickly introduces you to all of the steps of the PDP; requesting an Issue Report, launching a Working Group, moving that work through the approval process, implementation into policy. https://icann.adobeconnect.com/p64j05q58kx/ (11 minutes) – Presentation https://icann.adobeconnect.com/p9fzftl3rar/ (12 minutes) – Questions and Answers PDP Working Group Guidelines A brief introduction to the documentation that describes the PDP work processes, rules and responsibilities. Special attention is paid to a discussion of the Standard Methodology for Making Decisions (also known as the level of consensus). https://icann.adobeconnect.com/p8qtevealwa/ (7 minutes) Question and Answer Session A brief Q&A session that focused on the social media aspects of working groups. https://icann.adobeconnect.com/p2lml89ip4g/ (3 minutes) PHONE: 651-647-6109, FAX: 866-280-2356, WEB: www.haven2.com, HANDLE: OConnorStP (ID for Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.)

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