Category: Statistics

Where are all the domains?

If you were to give a cursory glance at the top list on WebHosting.info you would have to be forgiven for not thinking that there are some very odd patterns: A disproportionate number of the nameservers listed would appear to belong to domain parking companies, while the remainder would probably have a large percentage of… Continue reading Where are all the domains?

Eu – One year on – Dangerous Predictions

The .eu namespace has been operational for almost a year at this point. In the intervening period we’ve seen a lot of very upset people, as Eurid’s management of both Sunrise and Landrush led to thousands of domains being warehoused. During the same year we also saw the launch of .mobi, which is aimed at… Continue reading Eu – One year on – Dangerous Predictions

The .eu Price Drop – Not all rosy

A couple of short weeks ago Eurid announced that the wholesale rate for .eu domains would drop. The fact that the drop is by a factor of 50% has provoked some interesting reactions. The question that needs to be asked, however, is whether the price drop is simply an attempt by Eurid to boost numbers.… Continue reading The .eu Price Drop – Not all rosy

What is the total cost of an ADR Dispute?

Has anyone got any figures (even approximate ones) on the total cost of a successful ADR? I’m working on the basis that you would need to include: – domain registry costs – ADR process costs – legal advice – research (could be included with above or separate) – time Any input would be welcome

Eurid Don’t Care

Eurid don’t seem to care about cybersquatters. According to an article published by out-law.com the registry is only concerned with the holder’s details making them eligible to register the domain. EURid now says that it will confiscate domains at any time if they are found to have broken the rules. “If we find that someone… Continue reading Eurid Don’t Care

IEDR Head Suspects High Level Of Squatting

David Curtin, head of the Irish Domain Registry (IEDR) suspects that there are a high number of domains being squatted in the .eu namespace. Speaking to Silicon Republic Curtin made reference to the numbers of .eu domains registered to Irish companies during both the landrush and sunrise periods: According to Curtin, to date 24,754 .eu… Continue reading IEDR Head Suspects High Level Of Squatting

EU Aftermarket Update

According to the main page of Sedo they have 124986 .eu domains on offer at present. If you combine the numbers from Sedo with those you get from a quick search on say Afternic then the number climbs to close to 200 000 domains… If you then add the domains that don’t even have dns… Continue reading EU Aftermarket Update

EU Downtime

According to IpWalk the main Eurid website has been down for more than 36 hours since Saturday. Further uptime stats are available via the ipwalk site

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