<div dir="auto">Another speculation is that they are going to boom if the surge towards Fediverse and that kind of system is maintained (domain names turn into social media accounts) <br clear="all"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Farzaneh </font></div></div></div></div></div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Sep 28, 2024 at 10:04 AM Shreedeep Rayamajhi <<a href="mailto:rayamajhishreedeep@gmail.com">rayamajhishreedeep@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)"><div dir="auto">I have a different perspective, domain are gonna boom in the coming days as application platform like Google play and apple will be charging and have been voicing to raise their commission as per the business profit model. so the next booming things is the webapp as they don't need to be installed and can be accessed with the browser. <div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I strongly believe ICANN can optimize it's cost. The travel cost or expenses are double as the ticket price fair are literally double with concur. If booked directly can result better management and support for the financial optimization. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Just a two cent thought.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Regards,</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Shreedeep </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Sep 28, 2024, 7:40 PM Johan Helsingius <<a href="mailto:00001963cc94b85a-dmarc-request@listserv.syr.edu" target="_blank">00001963cc94b85a-dmarc-request@listserv.syr.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)">On 28/09/2024 15:47, Raymond Mamattah wrote:<br>
> I also think because of social media, a lot of businesses and <br>
> individuals do not need domains as they used to be.<br>
<br>
Indeed, something we have been pointing out. How often does<br>
anyone actually type in (or even see) an URL these days,<br>
as opposed to clicking on a link?<br>
<br>
> Another factor is <br>
> the blockchain domains which are forever (I am yet to personally try it).<br>
<br>
I haven't seen much uptake of alternative domain systems (and don't<br>
expect them to gain much traction) as they aren't compatible with<br>
the DNS system and they are computationally inefficient (wasteful).<br>
Luckily the crypto hype seems to have been replaced with the "AI"<br>
hype...<br>
<br>
> The big question is *_what does the future hold for the survival of ICANN_*?<br>
<br>
Maybe, just maybe, ICANN will return to its core mission (one can<br>
dream, can't one?). After all, the RIRs seem to be able to survive<br>
despite there not being much of an IP address business boom (yes,<br>
I know, there is a marginal address space hoarding/"rental" business<br>
due to IPv4 address shortage).<br>
<br>
Julf<br>
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