http://www.circleid.com/ Postings from Ram Mohan on CircleID en Copyright 2008, unless where otherwise noted. 2006-06-03T12:12:00-08:00 http://www.circleid.com/posts/domain_tasting_target_of_us_federal_cybersquatting_lawsuit http://www.circleid.com/posts/domain_tasting_target_of_us_federal_cybersquatting_lawsuit Dotster. This Dotster lawsuit involves allegations of cybersquatting by registrars who use the Create Grace Period, which is mandated by ICANN for global registries... More...]]> 2006-06-03T12:12:00-08:00 http://www.circleid.com/posts/itu_launches_idn_survey_and_cctld_outreach http://www.circleid.com/posts/itu_launches_idn_survey_and_cctld_outreach launched a new survey asking member states, ccTLDs and other ITU member organizations to provide answers to a specialized questionnaire asking for their experiences on the use of IDNs. The ITU states that it is reaching out to ccTLDs to "collect information and experiences on Internationalized Domain Names under ccTLD (country code Top Level Domain) around the globe." One of the goals of this survey is to collate information on the "needs and practices" of each ccTLD that is surveyed -- so as to compile a report from the ITU that speaks to the implementation of IDNs around the world... More...]]> 2006-06-01T09:26:00-08:00 http://www.circleid.com/posts/finding_good_icann_board_candidates http://www.circleid.com/posts/finding_good_icann_board_candidates finding good candidates... More...]]> 2006-04-10T06:58:00-08:00 http://www.circleid.com/posts/the_problem_with_wikis http://www.circleid.com/posts/the_problem_with_wikis long time on the Web. It's taken a while for them to transform from geek tool to a mainstream word, but we're here now. Last week at the ICANN Meeting in Vancouver, it was fun to watch hundreds of people get introduced to Wikis and start using them, thanks to Ray King's ICANN Wiki project. In the past few days since, I've come to believe that Wikis are doomed unless they start thinking about security in a more serious way. More...]]> 2005-12-06T09:26:16-08:00 http://www.circleid.com/posts/nomcom_appoints_independent_diverse_candidates_to_icann http://www.circleid.com/posts/nomcom_appoints_independent_diverse_candidates_to_icann announced the selection of a diverse and independent set of nominees for important roles in ICANN, including the Board of Directors, the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO), the At-Large Advisory Council (ALAC) and the Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO). More...]]> 2005-11-06T15:22:42-08:00 http://www.circleid.com/posts/how_indias_in_domain_rouses_from_its_slumber http://www.circleid.com/posts/how_indias_in_domain_rouses_from_its_slumber More...]]> 2005-03-31T11:02:31-08:00