ICANN News

Do Not Enter: ‘Shadiest’ New Internet Addresses

A new report warns that more than 95 percent of websites with new Internet addresses such as .zip, .kim or .party are suspicious. [See Editor’s Note below for update on.zip.] Internet security firm Blue Coat says its research of the …

Internet Domain .insurance to Be Available By End of 2015

The top-level Internet domain “.insurance” should be available to to the industry late this year, according to a financial services-backed organization that operates generic domains including “.bank.” The group, fTLD, submitted an application to the domain-approval organization, the Internet Corporation …

In Expanded Internet Naming Game, Who Will Own .insurance?

Trade groups representing global financial companies have applied to operate the new domain names .insurance and .bank. on behalf of the financial services industry. The American Bankers Association (ABA) and The Financial Services Roundtable have applied to operate registries for …

Internet Begins New Chapter with .yournamehere Domains

A quiet Internet revolution begins on Thursday. Organizations can begin applying to name and run their own domains instead of entrusting them to the operators of .com, .org, .gov and others. Up to 2,000 applications are expected to be made …