Irish registrar and hosting provider are offering free .co or .me domain names with some of their hosting plans (Disclosure - I own the company) You can read full details about the offer on their blog. Related articles Blacknight now .co accredited (domainincite.com) Press Release: Blacknight Announce .CAT Super Summer Kickoff Promotion - The clock is … [Read more...] about Blacknight Offering Free and Discounted .Co and .Me Domains
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Brazilian Registry: Another ccTLD Milestone
The domain registry for the Brazilian country code, .br, has passed the 3 million domain names mark. The milestone was reached at 22.52 GMT … [Read more...] about Brazilian Registry: Another ccTLD Milestone
SIDN Breaks 5 Million Domains Registered
SIDN, the .nl domain name registry, has broken the 5 million name barrier. CEO of the registry, Roelof Meijer, tweeted the milestone announcement this morning: https://twitter.com/RoelofMeijer/status/229889576230068224 … [Read more...] about SIDN Breaks 5 Million Domains Registered
DNS Industry Explained (Sort Of)
Quite an amusing video from JPRS (the .jp domain registry) that "explains" what they do .. or tries to ... With subtitles And now you know how your friends feel when you talk about domains :) … [Read more...] about DNS Industry Explained (Sort Of)
DotCo Celebrates 2 Years In Operation
CoInternet aka .co launched 2 years ago today. They've pushed out a nice infographic to highlight some of their achievements: Have you registered any .co domains? … [Read more...] about DotCo Celebrates 2 Years In Operation
Kids.us Goes The Way of the Dodo
.Kids.us is one of those domain extensions that sounds like a good idea, but when you look at it a bit more closely you end up having more questions than answers. Essentially the domain extension was designed to be a safe internet space for "kid friendly" content, but the restrictions on registration were incredibly tight. How many .kids.us domains were registered? No idea, but … [Read more...] about Kids.us Goes The Way of the Dodo
IEDR Update WHOIS Output To Include Registration Date
IEDR have updated their whois output to include the domain name registration date. The whois output now includes both the registration and the expiry dates. See example: whois neylon.ie % Rights restricted by copyright; http://iedr.ie/index.php/mnudomregs/mnudnssearch/96 % Do not remove this notice domain: neylon.ie descr: Michele … [Read more...] about IEDR Update WHOIS Output To Include Registration Date
CENTR Publish DomainWire Stat Report Focussing On Country Code Domains
CENTR (Council of European National Top Level Domain Registries) have published "DomainWire Stat Report" which gives a pretty good overview of internet and domain name statistics in Europe (and internationally) Some headline figures: approximately 40% of domains are ccTLDs .com dominates gTLDs with approximately 75% of the market The top 20 ccTLDs … [Read more...] about CENTR Publish DomainWire Stat Report Focussing On Country Code Domains
Chilean Domain Registry Expands DNS Infrastructure
The Chilean ccTLD has expanded its DNS infrastructure with the addition of three new nameservers in London, Amsterdam and Tokyo. The registry has been expanding its external DNS infrastructure over the last couple of years and now has DNS in multiple locations across the globe: Further details on their site … [Read more...] about Chilean Domain Registry Expands DNS Infrastructure
AFNIC Win .FR Bid Again
Due to a rather odd Gallic twist AFNIC was forced to bid on the .fr registry contract again. They announced on Thursday that the French government had awarded the contract to them (again) for a 5 year period: In an Order published in the Official Journal of the French Republic on 28 June 2012, Ms Fleur Pellerin, Junior Minister for the Digital Economy, appointed Afnic as … [Read more...] about AFNIC Win .FR Bid Again