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		<title> More on Private Auctions for New gTLDs (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[My recent post on private auctions for new gTLDs under contention generated many responses from applicants. Here I follow-up with answers to the questions raised... Many, but certainly not all, applicants have a strong motivation to participate in a private auction. This incentive is especially strong for domains for which the community, geographic, and other factors are not compelling. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20130112_more_on_private_auctions_for_new_gtlds">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title> Rationale for New gTLD Applicant Auctions to Resolve String Contentions (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[As Ray King emphasized in his post on private auctions, "[m]ost importantly, let's get moving -- private auction makes business sense, provides clarity and speeds the process for everyone." In the "get moving" spirit, I wish to answer a number of questions that I am frequently asked about private auctions in general and the Applicant Auctions in particular. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20130107_rationale_for_tld_applicant_auctions_to_resolve_string_contentions">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title> Making the Most of the Draw: The Applicant Auction Conference (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, it is a bit odd that applicants for top-level domains need to attend the Prioritization Draw in person on December 17. Jetting to LAX to observe a raffle may seem like a waste of time and money. But here is how to make the most of it. Attend the Applicant Auction Conference at the Marriott Santa Monica on December 18. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20121204_making_the_most_of_the_draw_the_applicant_auction_conference">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-04-30T12:14:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> Applicant Auction for Top-Level-Domains:? Resolving Contention Fairly, Efficiently & Transparently (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The quest for new top-level domains took an important step last spring with 1,930 applications to ICANN. 755 of these applications, from 145 different parties, are under contention. ICANN has encouraged these applicants to resolve the contention among them, and has established a last-resort auction in the event agreements among applicants cannot be reached. Here I describe a private auction model, the Applicant Auction, which is an efficient, fair and transparent approach to resolve contentions. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20121114_applicant_auction_for_top_level_domains_resolving_contention">More...</a>]]></description>
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