Just got a press release from dotmobi to say that they’ve just appointed a new CEO: DUBLIN, Ireland and WASHINGTON, DC – September 12, 2007 – dotMobi, the consortium behind the only Internet address created specifically for mobile phones, has appointed Trey Harvin, longtime Internet and technology veteran, as CEO of dotMobi and David Ryder… Continue reading dotmobi makes changes in management team
Category: registries
IE Domain Registry Updates Policy on Personal Domains – Finally!
One of the more frustrating rules covering IE domains is that related to personal names. Under the current rules you can only register yourfullname.ie if you are a celebrity or trade under that name (there are workaounds, but they’re not nice!). I’ve been nagging the IE Domain Registry about this policy for quite some time… Continue reading IE Domain Registry Updates Policy on Personal Domains – Finally!
DotMobi Gear Now On Sale
The dotmobi team have put a shop up offering a range of branded items. The selection is quite good and hopefully they’ll be adding to it. The only annoying thing is that you can’t pay by paypal at the moment
Mexican Nic September Promotion
The Mexican domain registry is holding another promotion for the month of September with domains priced at a mere US$6 per annum if registered for five years. Full details and order form are available on their site
Nominet Considering Dropping Mailing Lists in Favour of Forums
Nominet currently has a number of mailing lists which are open to members. Some of the lists are for announcements, others for technical matters and others for policy. In the last couple of days Nominet members and list members have been asked to express a preference for future communication, as some people it would seem… Continue reading Nominet Considering Dropping Mailing Lists in Favour of Forums
Neil Edwards Dispels Myths and Makes a Promise
I’ve written about .mobi quite a bit over the last few months. There are a few reasons for this: I’ve met most of the team and thought they were cool people They’re actually based in Ireland and employ Irish people (yes that is a bit of national pride you’re seeing!) They seem to have a… Continue reading Neil Edwards Dispels Myths and Makes a Promise
Neil Edwards on DotMobi Site Launches
Sex sells, so it’s hardly surprising that Neil Edwards, CEO of Mtld, the dotmobi registry, in a post on the company blog last night chose to catch people’s attention with the headline: “sex.mobi To Go On Sale, And More” Was he really that interested in sex? Probably not more than any other guy, but what… Continue reading Neil Edwards on DotMobi Site Launches
Defending the indefensible – EUBrowser Denies CyberSquatting
Today’s Irish edition of the Sunday Times has an article on the cybersquatters referred to commonly as “EUBrowser” entitled “Cybersquat Firm Lurks in Digital Hub”. I’ve mentioned them in the past, as they lost several WIPO cases including adidas.ie, buy-sell.ie and a couple of Google squats (googl.ie and googel.ie) that were settled before WIPO had… Continue reading Defending the indefensible – EUBrowser Denies CyberSquatting
Web Based Tool For Nominet Registrars
As regulars here probably know I run an Irish hosting and domain registration company. We released a bit of software that might be of interest to Nominet registrars earlier this evening. NB: If you aren’t a Nominet registrar it won’t be of any interest / use to you
Tracking the weather on your mobile – weather.mobi goes live
Weather.mobi is the first of the premium dotmobi domains to go live. The registry made an official announcement a few hours ago and the site is already up and running. Unlike paramount.mobi, that reserves a lot of its premium content for US subscribers only, weather.mobi provides local weather information for even the smallest of Irish… Continue reading Tracking the weather on your mobile – weather.mobi goes live