XXX will "go live" later this afternoon.How many domains will be registered by Christmas?Will they break the 1 million mark?Irish registrar Blacknight, which I founded and own, put out the following release earlier today, so this post is a self-promotion :)Blacknight Announce General Availability Launch of .XXXIrish registrar and hosting company Blacknight … [Read more...] about XXX General Availability Starts Today
Archives for December 2011
Sedo CEO To Step Down
Sedo's CEO Tim Schumacher has announced that he will be stepping aside.The announcement came this afternoon via his Twitter account: After 11 years, I will soon retire as CEO of Sedo and transition to the supervisory board. What a change for both me personally and Sedo So who will be taking the reins at Sedo? … [Read more...] about Sedo CEO To Step Down
ICANN Communications Fiasco
If you're a big international organisation you need to be good at communicating.ICANN, unfortunately, doesn't have an exactly stellar track record in this area. One of the organisation's biggest critics, Kieren McCarthy, was hired by the organisation to improve things, but he left a couple of years later (though he hasn't left the organisation alone!)ICANN wants to … [Read more...] about ICANN Communications Fiasco
V.me Goes To Visa
Visa has acquired the domain v.me and is going to use it for a "digital wallet" and "global acceptance mark". The service will be called v.me - obviously.Here's the official release: The .ME Registry and Visa have announced www.v.me as the online destination for V.me by Visa, Visa’s digital wallet and global acceptance mark. V.me by Visa will be a simple and secure way to … [Read more...] about V.me Goes To Visa