This morning ICANN announced which applicants threw their names in the hat for gTLDs. Given the breadth of news on the topic, I thought I’d round up some of the stories that caught my eye today. ICANN Reveal Day: Who Applied for What [dotYOU] – Our friends at dotYOU did a great job of crunching [...]
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Thoughts on Applying for a Generic Top-Level Domain
The ICANN Generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) application window opened on January 12th and I was glad to be part of one of the first teams to apply. That’s right, Neustar is applying for .neustar—our own brand—because we believe that our own gTLD provides us the opportunity to increase awareness of Neustar as a leader in [...]
.CO – 1 Million Domain Names and Counting
Congratulations to our partner .CO Internet for reaching the landmark of one million .CO domain name registrations! .CO Internet, the official registry operator for the .CO domain, announced today that it has reached one million .CO domain name registrations in less than one year from the global launch of .CO in July of 2010. Individuals, [...]
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DNSSEC and Neustar: The Long and Winding Road
Late last year, Neustar received approval to implement Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) in the .us registry. In the interim, Neustar has signed the .us zone and is preparing to sign the .biz zone. With a signed root coming in July 2010, Tim Switzer, Neustar’s vice president of Domain Name Registry Services, assesses the landscape.What is DNSSEC? Tim Switzer: DNSSEC is a set of extensions to the Domain Name System (DNS). It provides an authenticated DNS query response…
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Columbus Startup Weekend 2010: Ideas Take Flight
In Columbus, Ohio this past weekend, Neustar sponsored Startup Weekend with the goals of promoting entrepreneurship and fostering fledgling companies. In addition, the event allowed Neustar to leverage a unique, modern platform for making .biz and .us domains more accessible and appealing to those who will drive the worldwide economy of tomorrow.“Another successful Startup Weekend was brought to life by more than 70 participants and made possible by great sponsors,” said Nick Seguin, Internat
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Columbus Startup Weekend: Where Ideas Become Businesses
Neustar Sponsors Popular Gathering of Entrepreneurs 54 hours. Sometimes, that’s all it takes to launch a community – or perhaps even the next great company. Columbus Startup Weekend is here – and Neustar’s .biz and .us Domain Name Registry Team is a proud sponsor!“This event brings hundreds of people together over the course of a weekend to network and develop ideas into businesses, said Ivor Sequeira, Neustar’s Senior Director, Global Channel Management & Business Development….
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