I'm a creature of habit. I read articles from quite a wide range of sources, but a lot of the links are coming to me from the same people over and over again. So the question I have is this Which sites do you go to for news and opinion for the internet industry? ie. internet policy, domains and DNS (Not startups and all that thanks!) Feel free to recommend your own … [Read more...] about Domains, DNS and Internet Policy & News Blogs?
Is The Gabon Registry Offline?
It looks like the Gabon registry is having issues of some kind. While it's not unheard of for a domain registry operator to have technical difficulties they're usually "blips". In the case of the .ga registry, however, it looks like the zone has been having serious issues since September of last year! Stéphane Bortzmeyer conducted a detailed analysis (in French) of what … [Read more...] about Is The Gabon Registry Offline?
New TLD Applications Are Now Being Accepted
Applications for newTLDs are now being accepted via the ICANN website here. Expect lots of coverage in the mainstream media about this in the next few days. You can also expect plenty of outrage from some quarters, upset from others and maybe a couple of legal battles for good measure. I posted a bit more about what newTLDs are and aren't over on the company blog this … [Read more...] about New TLD Applications Are Now Being Accepted
CORE Wins Contract For .Sport Bid
CORE, which runs the backend for .cat and .museum, has been chosen by SportAccord, the International Sports Federation, to run the backend and administration for a .sport bid. In a press release issued earlier today Vincent Gaillard, Director General of SportAccord, spoke of the choice of CORE: "We are extremely happy to appoint CORE to apply and operate the … [Read more...] about CORE Wins Contract For .Sport Bid
ICANN To Release Updated gTLD Applicant Guidebook
ICANN's CEO, Rod Beckstrom, has confirmed that ICANN will be releasing an updated version of the gTLD Applicant Guidebook by January 12th. #ICANN- we are shooting to have an updated new gTLD Applicant Guidebook pubished by January 12, '12 to reflect already approved changes — Rod Beckstrom (@RodBeckstrom) January 7, 2012 There has been rumours over the … [Read more...] about ICANN To Release Updated gTLD Applicant Guidebook
Irish Domain Registry Reports Growth
IEDR, the current registry operator of the .ie ccTLD, has reported overall growth of 12.9% in the name space during 2011. The renewal rate has also improved compared to the previous year. More details here. … [Read more...] about Irish Domain Registry Reports Growth
Press Release: Blacknight Kicks Off The New Year With Big Domain Savings.
Shameless self-promotion type post below.. this pays the bills - sorry! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Blacknight Kicks Off The New Year With Big Domain Savings. The largest registrar of .ie domains want to help you start the New Year with a huge January sale on hosting and domains. The New Year is the perfect time to start a blog, website or online business. Register a great … [Read more...] about Press Release: Blacknight Kicks Off The New Year With Big Domain Savings.
XXX General Availability Starts Today
XXX will "go live" later this afternoon. How many domains will be registered by Christmas? Will they break the 1 million mark? Irish registrar Blacknight, which I founded and own, put out the following release earlier today, so this post is a self-promotion :) Blacknight Announce General Availability Launch of .XXX Irish registrar and hosting company Blacknight … [Read more...] about XXX General Availability Starts Today
Sedo CEO To Step Down
Sedo's CEO Tim Schumacher has announced that he will be stepping aside. The announcement came this afternoon via his Twitter account: After 11 years, I will soon retire as CEO of Sedo and transition to the supervisory board. What a change for both me personally and Sedo So who will be taking the reins at Sedo? … [Read more...] about Sedo CEO To Step Down
ICANN Communications Fiasco
If you're a big international organisation you need to be good at communicating. ICANN, unfortunately, doesn't have an exactly stellar track record in this area. One of the organisation's biggest critics, Kieren McCarthy, was hired by the organisation to improve things, but he left a couple of years later (though he hasn't left the organisation alone!) ICANN wants to … [Read more...] about ICANN Communications Fiasco