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As you know by now, “domain sightings” are random encounters with domain names in the real world: Cars, boats, shops, stores, and products. Witnessing a domain name on a tangible item makes domain names more related to the brand they repres...
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January 13, 2020 DomainGang
Condado, Condado Blu, CondadoBlu.com, Puerto Rico
ICANN has selected Puerto Rico for its ICANN 73 public meeting. The meeting is slated to be held at the Puerto Rico Convention Center in San Juan from March 5 to March 10, 2022. That’s the same venue ICANN visited in March last year, in the wake ...
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November 11, 2019 Kevin Murphy
Domain Policy, icann 73, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico is up in arms after its governor, Ricardo Rosselló, used Telegram to exchange a long series of derogatory messages. The governor’s messages targeted minorities and spoke about women and political opponents with strong racist overtones...
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July 22, 2019 DomainGang
.PR domains, dot .PR domains, Puerto Rican governor, Puerto Rico, Ricardo Rosselló, ricky renuncia, ricky resign, RickyRenuncia.com
ICANN has formally extended its middle finger to its Governmental Advisory Committee for only the third time, telling the GAC that it cannot comply with its advice on Whois privacy. It’s triggered a clause in its bylaws used to force both parties...
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May 8, 2018 Kevin Murphy
article 29, bylaws, Domain Policy, dpas, gac, gdpr, Puerto Rico
ICANN61 is ongoing in beautiful San Juan, Puerto Rico. While some reported challenges at the event are only true in a parallel universe, those attending the ICANN gathering, surely have their personal viewpoints to share. Take GDPR, for example. The Ge...
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March 13, 2018 DomainGang
comics, Domainer Comics, gdpr, icann61, Puerto Rico
Extreme use of the wi-fi during ICANN61 in San Juan, has led to a temporary power depletion in Puerto Rico. According to local officials, more than 800 gigawatts of energy were consumed during the first 24 hours of the ICANN conference, as the free wi-...
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March 12, 2018 DomainGang
Despacito, icann61, Parody news, PR, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico power loss, San Juan
South American governments are discussing whether to reverse their collective objection to Amazon’s .amazon gTLD bid. A meeting of the Governmental Advisory Committee at ICANN 61 in Puerto Rico yesterday heard that an analysis of Amazon’s p...
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March 11, 2018 Kevin Murphy
Domain Policy, dot-brands, gac, icann 61, Puerto Rico
Neustar, the registry of .US domain names, will be throwing a party in Puerto Rico, during ICANN61. According to Status.PR, the island’s facilities and power have been mostly restored. There are many displaced people, still, and Neustar wants to ...
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February 26, 2018 DomainGang
icann61, Puerto Rico
This is how we do it down in Puerto Rico. Domain name registry services provider Afilias has won a contract to operate the backend registry for Puerto Rico’s .PR top level domain name. The transition to Afilias was completed yesterday. .PR is unrestricted and has been pitched as a good extension for Public Relations firms. […]
The post Afilias gets contract for Puerto Rico’s .PR domain appeared first on Domain Name Wire | Domain Name News & Website Stuff.
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January 8, 2018 Andrew Allemann
n.pr, PR, Puerto Rico
ICANN insists that Puerto Rico is staying the course, as host of ICANN61, in March. The hurricane-stricken island, sustained a complete power loss, after its infrastructure was destroyed by hurricane Maria last September. Between March 10 and 18, 2018,...
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December 29, 2017 DomainGang
Despacito, icann61, Puerto Rico, San Juan