I’ve written about Parler a few times in the past. To recap Parler marketed itself as social network for free speech extremists. While the marketing pitch might have used the “free speech” angle, the reality is that the social network pandered to and attracted the far right. Late last year controversial musician Ye announced that… Continue reading Parler is Officially “Gone”
Category: Domains
Spamcop Offline cos the Domain Expired!
SpamCop has been around since the late 1990s. It’s been a DNS blacklist used by email providers of varying sizes for 20 years. Somebody in SpamCop or its parent company Cisco forgot to renew the domain name, so it’s currently going to the registrar’s parking page: Of course this also means that all DNS records… Continue reading Spamcop Offline cos the Domain Expired!
A Fun Domain Choice
Choosing a domain name for your business is important. Some companies end up with pretty awful domain names and end up switching to “better” ones after they’ve been in business for a while. One startup from Sweden (?) is offering an AI based service for lawyers.The service is aimed at assisting lawyers in drafting contracts… Continue reading A Fun Domain Choice
Gab.com Back Online
A few days after going offline gab.com is back. The domain was booted by GoDaddy a few days ago and then switched to Uniregistry. Somehow, and this isn’t clear to me, the domain then moved again onto Epik. Epik did not simply accept the domain transfer, but actually seem to be welcoming it with open… Continue reading Gab.com Back Online
Universal Acceptance Testing Work Available
The Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG) has put out a call for expressions of interest in testing website readiness for “universal acceptance”. The concept behind “universal acceptance” is that all domain extensions should work everywhere be that for signing up for products and services or sending and receiving email etc., So whether you are using… Continue reading Universal Acceptance Testing Work Available
Sky Actively Using Their Brand TLD and a Cloud Domain in Consumer Emails
Sky were one of the big brands that applied for and got their “dotbrand” domain extension from ICANN. While they may have been increasing the usage of the domain name in their customer communications recently I haven’t seen most of it, as I “cut the cord” over a year ago. This morning, however, I got… Continue reading Sky Actively Using Their Brand TLD and a Cloud Domain in Consumer Emails
Two Years of Dot Tech
The guys over at Radix Registry have put together a nice little graphic to celebrate the second anniversary of the .tech TLD. Over the past two years the domain extension has grown to over 300 thousand registered domain names. In terms of users they’ve managed to get several high profile companies onboard including Web Summit,… Continue reading Two Years of Dot Tech
How Much Should Startups Budget for a Decent Domain Name?
Bill Sweetman from NameNinja has released a handy little guide to domain name pricing for startups. While the guide is aimed at businesses starting out, the information around domain name pricing is applicable to anyone who wants to either “upgrade” their online brand or launch a new one. The guide focusses primarily on .com domain… Continue reading How Much Should Startups Budget for a Decent Domain Name?
Brands and Domains Early Bird Tickets go on Sale
Brands and Domains is a domain event that focuses on brand owners and how they are using or potentially could use top level domains. And in this context when we say “top level domain” what we mean is the likes of Sony running the .sony TLD. The event is scheduled to be held in The… Continue reading Brands and Domains Early Bird Tickets go on Sale
US Republican Party’s 404 Page Takes Swipe at Clinton
The US Republican party (GOP) , which currently dominates both houses, as well as controlling the White House, has a rather “different” 404 page. (They also have their own TLD .gop) A 404 page is one that a web server, such as Apache or IIS, displays when you click on a link to a non-existent page… Continue reading US Republican Party’s 404 Page Takes Swipe at Clinton