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	<title>&#45; CircleID</title>
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	<dc:date>2026-03-31T21:29:00+00:00</dc:date>

	
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		<title> How Aruba is Using Racing Sponsorship to Make Itself a Premium Brand (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20170515_aruba_using_racing_sponsorship_to_make_itself_premium_brand</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Sitting in the Aruba hospitality at the Italian round of the Superbike World Championship in Imola, CEO Stefano Cecconi exudes passion. The love he has for motorcycles in general, and racing in particular, is evident. Less so is the rational behind Aruba's multi-million-euro-a-year spend to be the title sponsor for the factory Ducati World Superbike team. For Internet industry onlookers at least. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20170515_aruba_using_racing_sponsorship_to_make_itself_premium_brand">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title> Work in Progress: Preparing the Next Round of New gTLDs (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20170307_work_in_progress_preparing_the_next_round_of_new_gtlds</link>
		<description><![CDATA[There are now more than a thousand new Internet suffixes alongside "the originals" (not talking vampires here, but rather .COM et al). These additional web address endings are called "new gTLDs". Since Internet technical coordinator ICANN's 2012 call for applications for the creation of new gTLDs, and their roll-out starting in 2014 when suffixes such as .BARCLAYS (brand TLD), .NYC (geo TLD) and .SKI (generic TLD) became active, the question of another round of applications has been asked repeatedly. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20170307_work_in_progress_preparing_the_next_round_of_new_gtlds">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title> Geo and Brand TLDs Only for a 2019 Second Round of New gTLDs? (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20170220_geo_brand_tlds_only_for_2019_second_round_of_new_gtlds</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Let's be clear: right now, any statements on when (or even if) a follow-up round of new gTLD applications might happen are pure conjecture. The first round closed on April 12, 2012. Since then, the pressure has been increasing for ICANN to actually live up to the guidebook premise of launching "subsequent gTLD application rounds as quickly as possible" with "the next application round to begin within one year of the close of the application submission period for the initial round." But that deadline is clearly not going to be met. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20170220_geo_brand_tlds_only_for_2019_second_round_of_new_gtlds">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-03-31T14:29:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> Is 2017 Crunch Time for the Domain Industry? (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20170104_is_2017_crunch_time_for_the_domain_industry</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Verisign's spent the best part of 2016 putting out warnings. The .COM operator and domain industry heavyweight highlighted its Q3 earnings report with a stern "Ending Q4 '16 Domain Name Base expected to decrease by between 1.5M to 2.8M registrations from the end of Q3 '16". A forecast which the company said was based on "on historical seasonality and current market trends." As 2016 drew to a close, the downturn seemed to materialize... <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20170104_is_2017_crunch_time_for_the_domain_industry">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-03-31T14:29:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> Can the Internet Work Across Borders? (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20161108_can_the_internet_work_across_borders</link>
		<description><![CDATA[On the face of it, the answer is a rather obvious and simple "yes"! The Internet obviously works across borders. Technically, it is a global network servicing its users wherever they may be on the planet. But it is this very nature -- the fact that the Internet is not bound to a specific country or territory -- which has more and more people asking themselves whether it can really work across borders. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20161108_can_the_internet_work_across_borders">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title> What Will ICANN Do with the $135 Million It Just Got for .WEB? (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20160728_what_will_icann_do_with_135_million_it_just_got_for_web</link>
		<description><![CDATA[ICANN has just made USD $135 million from an auction completed today (July 29, 2016) to determine who gets to operate .WEB. The auction was part of ICANN's last resort mechanism, when several parties applied for the same suffix but were unable to resolve this contention by themselves. ICANN has just more than doubled its auction proceeds in one go. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20160728_what_will_icann_do_with_135_million_it_just_got_for_web">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-03-31T14:29:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> ICANN CEO Farewell Letter Overlooks Innovation (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20160225_icann_ceo_farewell_letter_overlooks_innovation</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Departing ICANN CEO Fadi Chehadé has penned a goodbye letter to the organisation's Board as he prepares to leave this March. The 7-page letter reads like a long list of Chehadé's achievements since he took over the helm in 2012. Whilst there can be little doubt about Chehadé's tireless energy and dedication to making ICANN a more effective governance mechanism for the Internet, his celebration of the last four years seems to overlook one important opportunity. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20160225_icann_ceo_farewell_letter_overlooks_innovation">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-03-31T14:29:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> Premium TLDs, Real Value for Money (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20160105_premium_tlds_real_value_for_money</link>
		<description><![CDATA[There is an intrinsic value proposition to new gTLDs. They mean to give users fresh naming possibilities and provide more meaningful Internet addresses. And to do so at much reduced prices. Reduced prices? Really? This is where eyebrows start being raised. How so? Well before the advent of new gTLDs, few suffixes offered any real ability to differentiate. Users thus looked to the second level, not the top level, for a way to get their web addresses to stand out from the crowd. So began a vicious circle of value going to the limited number of meaningful second level names since at TLD level, the only string with any real equity was .COM. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20160105_premium_tlds_real_value_for_money">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-03-31T14:29:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> Rage Against the ICANN Machine (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20150717_rage_against_the_icann_machine</link>
		<description><![CDATA[I'm going to do what no professional journalist should ever do: take a story at face value. So full disclosure: I have not checked the facts behind the story that sparked this little rant I'm about to embark on. But I've known the author for a number of years as being a consummate professional when it comes to reporting facts. And I've known ICANN, the organisation, for even longer. I have therefore seen first hand the organisation's ability to be at times borderline duplicitous in its attempts to reach a desired result.
 <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20150717_rage_against_the_icann_machine">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-03-31T14:29:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> Premium Generics, the Domain Industry's Luxury Goods (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20150407_premium_generics_the_domain_industrys_luxury_goods</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Categories. The mere mention of the word risks eliciting groans from any domain industry specialist. In the run up to the new gTLD program, this concept was oft discussed. It seemed obvious to most that TLDs were not a homogenous ensemble but instead, could exist in many different shapes and sizes. Except to ICANN staff. They systematically refused to entertain the notion of categories. Even when ICANN Board members suggested some kind of recognition for different TLD types should be hardwired into the program! <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20150407_premium_generics_the_domain_industrys_luxury_goods">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-03-31T14:29:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> Next gTLDs: 2016 or 2019? (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20140930_next_gtlds_2016_or_2019</link>
		<description><![CDATA[On September 22, 2014, ICANN published an analysis of the review and assessment work that remains to be done before a new round of gTLD (generic Top Level Domain) applications can be initiated. According to the document, 2016 is the earliest a call for the next lot of applications to operate an Internet suffix could come. To many, a subsequent application window so soon after the 2012 round seems unrealistic. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20140930_next_gtlds_2016_or_2019">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-03-31T14:29:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> ICANN Board Appoints 2015 NomCom Chair (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20140912_icann_board_appoints_2015_nomcom_chair</link>
		<description><![CDATA[During its September 9, 2014 meeting, the ICANN Board selected the Chair of the 2015 Nominating Committee (NomCom). The 2015 NomCom will begin its work In Los Angeles, immediately after the close of ICANN's 51st International Meeting due to be held in mid-October. ICANN's Nominating Committee is charged with identifying, recruiting and selecting nominees of the highest possible quality for key leadership positions at ICANN. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20140912_icann_board_appoints_2015_nomcom_chair">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title> France Wants IGF Replaced by World Internet Council (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20140716_france_wants_igf_replaced_by_world_internet_council</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week, the French Senate unveiled a proposal which, if enacted, would bring sweeping changes to the Internet Governance landscape. A Senate working group worked on the proposal for 6 months. Although it is not only focussed on IG, the report can be seen as a further indictment of ICANN, following French Secretary for the Digital Economy Axelle Lemaire's claim that the organisation is no longer the right place to discuss IG. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20140716_france_wants_igf_replaced_by_world_internet_council">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-03-31T14:29:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> Universal Acceptance of All TLDs Now! (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20140519_universal_acceptance_of_all_tlds_now</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Universal acceptance of top level domains hasn't really meant much to most Internet users up until now. As long as .COM was basically the default TLD, there wasn't much of an issue. No longer. With 263 delegated strings (according to ICANN's May 12, 2014 statistics) adding to the existing 22 gTLDs that were already live on the net after the 2004 round of Internet namespace expansion, the problem of universal acceptance gets very real. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20140519_universal_acceptance_of_all_tlds_now">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-03-31T14:29:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> IANA Transition Set to Disrupt ICANN Operations (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20140428_iana_transition_set_to_disrupt_icann_operations</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The US Government's decision to transition its oversight of the IANA function to a multi-national, multi stakeholder organisation is set to impact ICANN's standard operations. On April 25, ICANN Board Chair Steve Crocker send an email to the ICANN community leaders suggesting changes to the agenda for the upcoming 50th International ICANN meeting, set to be held in London from June 22 to 26. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20140428_iana_transition_set_to_disrupt_icann_operations">More...</a>]]></description>
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