GoDaddy's growth has been phenomenal. Over the weekend the Arizona based registrar broke a new record as it crossed the 50 million domain mark - which is not only a first for the company, but a first in the history of the internet. Full release on their site … [Read more...] about GoDaddy Breaks 50 Million Domain Mark
Archives for September 2011
GoDaddy’s 60 Day Lock Finally Explained
GoDaddy's 60 day lock is something that tends to provoke emotive responses. Up until now, however, the company has never provided a clear public explanation of why and how it is implemented. Finally this has happened, with GoDaddy's Christine Jones providing a very clear explanation over on her personal blog. Go read it. Seriously. The blog post comes in the wake of … [Read more...] about GoDaddy’s 60 Day Lock Finally Explained
Comments On CoCCA’s Proposals
CoCCA have published a set of proposals under the title of "Best Practice Recommendations for Minimising Harm ( and increasing trust ) in small ccTLDs". While the spirit of the proposals is admirable I find the proposals themselves to be more than a little disturbing from both a registrant and registrar viewpoint. Since I'm not sure if the comments on the proposal will be … [Read more...] about Comments On CoCCA’s Proposals
French Registry Celebrates 25 Years With Full Rebranding
AFNIC, the French registry which runs .fr, is celebrating their 25th anniversary in style - literally. The registry has unveiled a new web identity including a new logo as well as launching a series of events to celebrate their quarter century of existence. Here's the new logo: And for .fr there's this new look as well: The new site is a significant upgrade … [Read more...] about French Registry Celebrates 25 Years With Full Rebranding