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Old 01-18-2008, 06:29 PM
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ICANN to launch Auction Platform

ICANN is seeking expressions of interest from entities experienced in developing and managing auction processes. ICANN has identified several areas where auctions might be an appropriate tool, such as the efficient disposition of data from terminated registrars and registries, the allocation of single-character second-level domain names, and perhaps, resolution of contention between competing commercial applicants for identical strings in the application process for new generic Top Level Domains....


http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-18jan08.htm
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Re: ICANN to launch Auction Platform

Thanks, RD! IMO this is GREAT news!
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Re: ICANN to launch Auction Platform

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Thanks, RD! IMO this is GREAT news!
Please explain your opinion. I can't see why this would be good or bad from a domainer's perspective.

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Re: ICANN to launch Auction Platform

Good news for the pigs at the ICANN trough. And that's usually detrimental to Joe Blow domainer.
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Re: ICANN to launch Auction Platform

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Good news for the pigs at the ICANN trough. And that's usually detrimental to Joe Blow domainer.
Frankly, I don't have much sympathy. Joe Blow struggles to spot a good trough when he trips headlong into it!
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