Nominet, the registry that handled the UK namespace, has announced that the 8 millionth domain has been registered.The domain in question was lambethsuperhomes.org.uk, which was registered for a company in London.Impressive growth figures!However all of this positive news could be overshadowed by the "elephant in the room" - the Digital Economy Bill. … [Read more...] about Co.uk Registry Breaks The 8 Million Mark
Digital Britain Uses Stone Age References
The Digital Britain report and the legislation which is now before the UK parliament (Digital Economy Bill) makes for very scary reading. The implications of the legislation are far reaching - and not just within the UKWhat about the sections of the legislation that refer to domain registries? Note the pluralThere is an entire section of the legislation dedicated to "internet … [Read more...] about Digital Britain Uses Stone Age References
Domain Registry Of America Get Slapped In UK
The UK's Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a number of complaints brought against Domain Registry of America (DROA). In a recent ruling the UK regulator's decision includes responses from DROA and is worth reading. The complaint centred around three complaints: Three recipients believed the mailing was misleading because it appeared to be a bill requiring … [Read more...] about Domain Registry Of America Get Slapped In UK
Registrars Adding Seasonal Bling?
At various times throughout the year websites end up getting adorned with various "bling" to celebrate holidays of various kinds.Enom have tweaked their header image slightly in advance of US Thanksgiving:Have any others? … [Read more...] about Registrars Adding Seasonal Bling?
Domain Discounts – Shameless Plug
I don't normally do this, but I was feeling a bit "naughty" this morning, so here you go ..Over at Blacknight we've just launched a "silly" promo on .be registrations and transfers. We're also running several other domain discount promotions at the moment, so if you want to switch provider, save money or register *that* domain .. now's the time!(Normal blogging will … [Read more...] about Domain Discounts – Shameless Plug
Something is rotten in the state of Denmark : Danish Dispute Policies Allow Reverse Hijacks?
You'll have to excuse me for the Shakespeare quote, but something is rotten in the state of Denmark.While talking to some of the people involved with the Danish domain industry it becomes evident that there is something something seriously wrong with how .dk handles disputes.A recent case revolved around the domain orango.dkThe domain had been registered for nearly 10 years … [Read more...] about Something is rotten in the state of Denmark : Danish Dispute Policies Allow Reverse Hijacks?
Informal Working Group Publish Report On New TLDs
In an interesting move several members of the ICANN community formed an "informal" Working Group to discuss the concept of "expressions of interest" in new TLDs. This all happened very quickly, which is more or less the opposite to how most ICANN related activities progress.Earlier this evening the group submitted its report / paper to ICANNThe report, which runs to about 11 … [Read more...] about Informal Working Group Publish Report On New TLDs
Enom Founder Moves On
Paul Stahura, who founded Enom, has announced that he will be leaving DemandMedia via his Facebook page:"After much thought, and 12 years after founding eNom, I've decided to join the ranks of eNom alumni. Demand Media, the company I sold eNom to nearly four years ago, is a great company and will be even greater in the years to come. Truly "going big"... Huge. The board, the … [Read more...] about Enom Founder Moves On
CENTR Seminar on Internet Governance and DNS
CENTR is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year.The organisation brings together ccTLD managers from the four corners of the globe, though with a focus on Europe.On December 2, 2009, they are organising a seminar in Brussels entitled: Who should Govern the Internet?The event is being held to promote CENTR to EU officials as a resource for all things DNS (to paraphrase … [Read more...] about CENTR Seminar on Internet Governance and DNS
New TLDs – Progress? Or Just More Chaos?
During the ICANN meeting in Seoul it became very clear that new TLDs were not going to progress on schedule (which schedule doesn't matter).It also became clear that:ICANN still wants them to go aheadICANN wants to make everyone happyThere's an obvious flaw there.You cannot appease all interest groups AND move forward with new TLDs.The "overarching issues" need to be addressed … [Read more...] about New TLDs – Progress? Or Just More Chaos?