According to the latest report from Eurid to the EU Commission usage of .eu domains is up based on DNS query volumes. Seemingly registrants average 2.6 domains each! The full report is available for download as a PDF
Category: Eurid
Eurid Registrar Possibly Implicated in Squatting
A few short days ago I mentioned that Eurid had taken action against a Chinese individual who had registered over ten thousand domains. While I initially did not expect to hear anything more about this story until the court made a declaration it seems that I was mistaken. According to a story published by French… Continue reading Eurid Registrar Possibly Implicated in Squatting
Eurid Suspends More Domains
Eurid, the entity charged with managing the .eu namespace, is reported to have taken action against an alleged cybersquatter based in China, Zheng Qingying. John over on WhoisIreland picked up the story from DomainsInfo. He’s also provided a list with some of the domains affected. The last suspension “en masse” was directed against Ovidio when… Continue reading Eurid Suspends More Domains
Bringing a tld to life
One of the key elements in any domain space is usage. It doesn’t matter how potentially “cool” or “interesting” a TLD is if nobody is actually using it to provide content. It may be overused and totally abused, but “content is king”! The guys in dotmobi posted yesterday about some of the more interesting domains… Continue reading Bringing a tld to life
Privacy – US vs EU Perspectives
A few days ago I posted about the state of the EU. This was prompted in part by the first part of John’s excellent study into the .eu namespace and activity therein and partially by Eurid’s latest promotional campaign. My post here may have gone unnoticed, but shortly after it appeared on CircleID Jay Westerdal… Continue reading Privacy – US vs EU Perspectives
DNZoom Closed Beta
I mentioned DNZoom a few weeks ago and was hoping to be able to try it out. I’ve been invited to take part in the private beta with a handful of others. I’ve been playing around with the interface and the various functions while chatting to Dan Kimball, one of the driving forces behind the… Continue reading DNZoom Closed Beta
EU Domain Scam – Eurid Pulls Registration
Francesco, who works for Ascio, posted to the Eurid registrars’ list yesterday about a domain scam (in German). The scam is strikingly similar to so many of those that we have seen for .com, .ie and .co.uk over the last few years. The text of the mail is below: Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren Sie… Continue reading EU Domain Scam – Eurid Pulls Registration
EU NameSpace is Dead?
The EU sunrise and landrush has probably been discussed to death, but what is the landscape like over a year later? A lot of industry insiders were right to express their doubts about the stability of EU following on from the high profile squats, that have been discussed here at length. Of course any discussion… Continue reading EU NameSpace is Dead?
Dublin.mobi – Will They Take it?
Caroline Greer has announced that 650 .mobi city names will be made available towards the end of August. The full list may be seen here (PDF) and includes dublin.mobi Local authorities will be able to make use of the domains, unlike what happened with so many city / place names in the .eu namespace: These… Continue reading Dublin.mobi – Will They Take it?
.EU Deletions Uncovered
The first anniversary of .eu has come and gone and with it many EU domains have ceased to exist. At the beginning of last month I was wondering how many EU domains would drop off the ‘net completely and it now seems that the number was in excess of 250k. John speculates that a lot… Continue reading .EU Deletions Uncovered