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Icann waves in relaxed website naming rules
News The suffix .xxx was rejected by Icann last year but it could also prove to be a popular suffix under the more relaxed policy. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers... [27 Jun 2008]
Dot-mobi land grab underway
News The idea is that users will know that if they use an address with the dot-mobi suffix, it will be formatted especially for mobile devices. On Monday, Mobile Top Level Domain, the company put in charge by the Internet... [24 May 2006]
Icann vetoes sex suffix
News The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers' board on Wednesday voted nine to five against the proposal, which would have led to the creation of a dot-xxx domain suffix for pornography sites. [11 May 2006]
Icann delays .xxx porn vote
News Icann had endorsed the concept of a dot-xxx domain in June and approval of ICM Registry's contract to run the suffix was expected to take place in a routine vote this week. After Icann's vote to approve dot-xxx,... [17 Aug 2005]
Bush gives .xxx porn domain a red light
News Michael Gallagher, assistant secretary at the Commerce Department, has asked for a hold to be placed on the contract to run the new top-level domain until the dot-xxx suffix can receive further scrutiny. [16 Aug 2005]
Yahoo! looking to buy Chinese web address venture
News People can surf the web using different languages but site addresses must currently end in a Roman-language suffix such as dot-com or dot-org. and 3721 come as the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names... [21 Nov 2003]
Icann to introduce more elite domain names
News As with current domains, such as dot-edu and dot-ac.uk, which are restricted to US and UK academic institutions respectively, Icann has said the new domains will be on offer only to organisations which qualify as being relevant to the... [16 Dec 2002]
For sale: Dot-org domains, one careful owner
News The dot-org domain name is set to have a new owner after Icann revealed 11 bidders have registered their interest in taking over control of the not-for-profit suffix. Icann (the Internet Corporation for... [25 Jun 2002]
