DomainTasting

 

DomainTasting About Domain Tasting, Add Grace Period Jan 8, 2008 - Initial report on domain tasting GNSO Report Articles about Domain name tasting

 

 

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About Domain Tasting, Add Grace Period

 

 

Domain tasting is a monetisation practice employed by registrants to use the add-grace period to register domain names in order to test their profitability. During this period, registrants conduct a cost-benefit analysis to determine if the tested domain names return enough traffic to offset the registration fee paid to the registry over the course of the registration period (e.g., currently $6 US for a .NAME domain name).

 

A Grace Period refers to a specified number of calendar days following a Registry operation in which a domain action may be reversed and a credit may be issued to a registrar. AGP is typically the five day period following the initial registration of a domain name. AGP appears as a contractual term in some, but not all gTLD registry agreements. AGP allows for the correction of typos and other errors by registrants. Once a domain name is deleted by the registry at this stage, it is immediately available for registration by any registrant through any registrar. When a domain name is registered through an ICANN accredited registrar, that registrar may cancel the domain name at any time during the first five calendar days of the registration and receive a full credit for the registration fee from the registry.

 

(Credit : GNSO report on domain tasting)

 

 

Jan 8, 2008 - Initial report on domain tasting

 

After the GNSO report, the GNSO Council decided at the end of October 2007 to launch a formal policy development process (PDP) into domain tasting, beginning with a request that other parties in the ICANN structure provide their input on the issue. As a result of all this, an Initial Report [pdf] has been produced outlining the process, possible actions to be taken, and the arguments put forward for and against such actions.

 

 

It is this Initial Report that has been put out for public comment. Comments are due January 28th, 2008

 

 

 

GNSO Report

 

The GNSO has received a final report on domain tasting produced by ICANN staff

 

GNSO Report on Domain Tasting (PDF)

 

 

At the ICANN San Juan Puerto conference, a tutorial was held on Sunday 24th June 2007 on domain tasting.

 

ICANN meeting page on domain tasting meeting on Sunday 24th June 2007 - includes full transcript and the presentations in PDF format

 

 

 

 

 

Articles about Domain name tasting

 

 

More : 

• http://www.circleid.com/posts/historical_analysis_domain_tasting
• http://www.icannwiki.org/Domain_tasting
• "The man who owns the Internet" : CNN Business 2.0 article on a domain name investor who has used domain tasting as a business model