The .JOBS Affair – The breaking of rules we count on to build a business.

I am listening to online employment 'main man' Peter Weddle discussing the biggest threat to the job board business ever seen - the attempts by the DEA and Employ Media to hijack the .JOBS TLD from its intended use as a specific TLD for corporate careers sites, Hosted by Jobg8 USA.

Portland, Maine – April 26, 2011 – Jobg8 hosts leaders of the .JOBS Charter Compliance Coalition who will discuss the implications of the .JOBS expansion on the global employment website industry.
The proposed expansion by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) of the .JOBS top level domain creates dramatic problems for the employment website industry and individual website owners. In addition to the precedent it sets for arbitrarily changing online business rules, it has already permitted a single company to launch tens of thousands of .JOBS names (e.g., London.jobs, IT.jobs) into the marketplace. This move has global implications and will create confusion with every existing brand, threaten company trademarks and potentially undercut an online job board’s bottom line.

To fight this significant threat, a coalition has been formed by the employment website industry trade association (IAEWS) and a number of other organizations. Called the .JOBS Charter Compliance Coalition, it is working to defeat the proposed expansion through legal counsel, public relations, and the support of individual site owners and operators.

To provide further education on this issue, Jobg8 is hosting a free webinar featuring prominent leaders in the fight to protect the integrity of the global employment website industry. All interested parties are urged to join This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , Executive Director of IAEWS and This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , CEO of Boxwood Technology as they discuss aspects of the .Jobs affair, including:

• Background and history
• Current status
• Implications for individual business owners
• Live Q & A

This free online webinar was scheduled for: May 6th at 11:00 AM EDT

We will provide links to listen to the webinar when it is available - or you can join the IAEWS to receive it directly.

Jobg8 is a web-based marketplace for online job boards. Their ground-breaking platform unifies the formerly fractured online employment website industry, allowing job board websites to buy and sell job postings and candidates through a secure network.

Last update : 10-05-2011 08:30

Keywords : The JOBS TLD Affair, online employment, Peter Weddle

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