The .fr registry (AFNIC) had a milestone a few days ago. They’ve now got over one million domains registered! While that may seem like a significant number it pales in comparison to the figure of DENIC or Nominet. However, if you compare .fr to one of its European neighbours like Ireland, with barely 90k domains… Continue reading France Passes The One Million Mark
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Afilias and GoDaddy to Get .Me
According to post earlier today on Jothan Frakes‘ blog the .me registry is going to be managed by Aflilias in partnership with GoDaddy. Francesco posted about the tendering process back in November and while his post does cover most of the issues with the tender he obviously hadn’t considered the possibility of a registry operator… Continue reading Afilias and GoDaddy to Get .Me
Netsol Take Evil To A New Level
A couple of months ago I posted about domain name front running. I’d been at a meeting during ICANN’s LA meeting and had also read Jay Daley’s paper on the subject.At the time I was unconvinced as to the existence of front running as a practice. In light of the revelations that have come to… Continue reading Netsol Take Evil To A New Level
Eurid Quarterly Report – EU Usage Up
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
ICANN – Data Escrow Implementation
I’ve mentioned some of the concerns that have been raised in the ICANN community over the past year. One of the areas that was of particular concern in the aftermath of the RegisterFly meltdown was registrant data. In simple terms, if a registrar fails there could be a serious issue gaining access to the information… Continue reading ICANN – Data Escrow Implementation
Nominet Adds More RSS Feeds
Nominet has expanded the number of RSS feeds available on their site to include disputes (DRS) You can see a full list of available RSS feeds provided by the registry here
Deleted Domains Lists – Get Inspiration!
Over the past few months I’ve been keeping a close eye on both dropping domains and secondary markets. Dropcatching is quite popular in .com and even in .co.uk, but it’s not something that has been really exploited in .ie space, possibly due to the way that domain suspensions and deletions are handled. While it is… Continue reading Deleted Domains Lists – Get Inspiration!
Domain Pricing – What’s Going On?
Domain pricing is always an emotive subject. In recent discussions among Nominet members it came up as part of a discussion on drop-catching and domaining. Some people feel that the fees are too high, while others feel that they need to be increased significantly in order to discourage domainers. Within the Irish internet community the upcoming… Continue reading Domain Pricing – What’s Going On?
Nominet To Launch EPP Trial
On Monday October 1st Nominet will be launching their EPP trial which will be using test data only. More information on EPP may be found on the Nominet site.
dotmobi Premium Domain Auction
Caroline from dotMobi has announced that they are running a premium auction in conjunction with Sedo starting on September 26th. The auction will include 100 premium .mobi domains, I’ve taken the liberty of listing them below: AntiSpam.mobiask.mobibusca.mobicell.mobiCellphone.mobichat.mobichatrooms.mobichats.mobiDesktop.mobidomain.mobidomainname.mobidomainnames.mobidomainregistration.mobiDonwload.mobidownload.mobiDownloads.mobiE-mail.mobiforum.mobifreedownload.mobifreedownloads.mobifreesoftware.mobihosting.mobiimage.mobiimages.mobiindex.mobiMessage.mobimp3downloads.mobisearchengine.mobitelefono.mobitelephone.mobitelephones.mobitraffic.mobivoip.mobiWebcam.mobiwebcams.mobiwebdesign.mobiWifi.mobiatm.mobiatms.mobibank.mobibills.mobicredit.mobicreditcard.mobicreditcards.mobicreditdebt.mobicurrency.mobidebito.mobidebthelp.mobidinero.mobiexchange.mobifinanza.mobiFunds.mobiloans.mobimutualfunds.mobipayment.mobipension.mobiqoutes.mobirent.mobisalaries.mobisales.mobisell.mobistockmarket.mobistockprices.mobiTaxes.mobitrade.mobipeace.mobipet.mobiPets.mobipolice.mobipumps.mobipush.mobisurf.mobihello.mobihotstuff.mobimarketing.mobifree.mobibed.mobibeds.mobiaccidents.mobiadvertising.mobials.mobiautomobile.mobiautomobiles.mobihospitals.mobiinsurance.mobiinterviewtips.mobiAlerts.mobibag.mobiblue.mobibook.mobibooks.mobicalculator.mobicalendar.mobicasa.mobicolleges.mobicricket.mobidad.mobifirstaid.mobiget.mobiMoto.mobi There’s some very interesting names on the list, but any content provider would have to ensure that the… Continue reading dotmobi Premium Domain Auction