Domain Name News: “Yahoo! Introduces PPC Limits for Parked Domains on Five TLDs” plus 1 more

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Yahoo! Introduces PPC Limits for Parked Domains on Five TLDs Posted: 17 Aug 2011 01:34 AM PDT According to an email sent by domain parking company TrafficZ last night, Yahoo! has introduced a daily revenue cap for parked domains in the .biz, .co, .info, .tv and .us TLDs. If a domain exceeds the revenue cap, no more paid Yahoo! ads will be displayed on the domain for another three days. Unfortunately the announcement does not reveal the revenue cap, which could potentially be determined on a per domain basis. I would expect the parking companies that are on a Yahoo! feed to either a) implement a backup feed for those TLDs or b) ensure that a backup feed is used once Yahoo! ceases to deliver ads for those domains. See the full note mailed by TrafficZ after the jump. Dear Valued TrafficZ Client, In an effort to keep you up-to-date on all matters concerning your account, we would like to inform you that Yahoo!, our primary upstream provider, has recently imposed a revenue cap on certain TLDs. The affected TLDs include: .biz .co .info .tv .us The new, conservative revenue cap was rolled out early this morning and will be imposed on a per domain, per day basis. Specifically, if a particular domain in one of the above-referenced TLDs exceeds the revenue cap on any given day, Yahoo! listings will cease to be displayed on that domain for the following three days, at which point they will resume displaying as normal.This change was made across the board and will affect all Yahoo! partners. TrafficZ strives to provide you with the best domain monetization services possible. We will continue to keep you abreast of any changes as they arise. If you have additional questions or concerns, please feel free to contact our Client Relations team

CEO Rod Beckstrom to Leave ICANN in 2012 Posted: 17 Aug 2011 01:08 AM PDT As first announced by ICANN CEO Rod Beckstrom himself via twitter and then confirmed by a press release by ICANN (PDF), Beckstrom will step down at the end of his 3 year contract at the end June 2012. In the note on Twitter, Beckstrom wrote: I have decided to wrap up my service at ICANN July 2012. Press release soon Apparently emphasizing that it was his decision to leave. He will leave ICANN after the first application window for new gTLDs, but before the first new gTLDs become operational. See the full text of the press release after the jump. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 16, 2011 BECKSTROM TO LEAVE ICANN AT END OF HIS TERM Rod Beckstrom will continue to fulfill his term as ICANN's President and CEO, which will be completed on 1 July 2012. He has held this position since 1 July 2009. "I am incredibly proud of ICANN's achievements throughout my tenure," said Beckstrom. "In two short years we have advanced this organization to a new level of professionalism and productivity, and turned it into a genuinely multinational organization that will serve the world community long after my time here." Beckstrom has had many notable accomplishments [PDF, 147 KB] at ICANN. They include the negotiation and signing of the Affirmation of Commitments, the historic 2009 agreement with the US Government that moved ICANN's oversight from one government to the world, and the signing of the Internet's root with DNSSEC. The introduction of internationalized domain names under his watch has allowed millions of Internet users to access the Internet entirely in their primary language script. "I can summarize my time here in four words: strong execution, great teambuilding," he said. "We have built a world-class executive team, and elevated ICANN's stature through strategic relationships with governments, businesses, top technology firms and international organizations." A program to launch new generic top-level domains – a major change to the domain name system – was approved in June and will launch in the next year. ICANN's agreement with the US government – the IANA functions contract – expires in March, and Beckstrom emphasized his commitment to bring the contract renewal to a successful conclusion. Steve Crocker, Chair of ICANN's Board of Directors, said: "The Board of Directors fully supports Rod through the completion of his July 2012 term and is committed to continuing the collaboration that has produced so many benefits for ICANN and for the global Internet." Beckstrom continued: "I remain committed to leading this critical organization with the utmost dedication, and to living up to our common vision: One world, one Internet." ### This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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