Remember Comreg? Remember the famous IEDR report?It's now the 18th of December, which means that civil servants will soon be shutting up shop until the New Year. And still we have no inkling as to the outcome of Comreg's investigations into the IE Domain Registry, the company currently charged with managing the Irish ccTLD.Over 12 months ago the external consultants presented … [Read more...] about Have Comreg Forgotten About The IEDR?
ICANN Announces Deadlines for New AGP Policy
ICANN have announced their implementation plans for the new AGP (Add Grace Period) Limits PolicyThe plan specifies that gTLD Operators (hereinafter referred to as "Operators") must inform each of their accredited Registrars of the new Policy within the next 21 days and subsequently implement the Policy as soon as possible thereafter but no later than 31 March 2009.The new AGP … [Read more...] about ICANN Announces Deadlines for New AGP Policy
dotMobi To Offer IDN In 2009
DotMobi will be launching IDNs in simplified Chinese during the second quarter of 2009.IDNs (Internationalised Domain Names) allow domains to be registered (and accessed) using non-ASCII characters.If you want to get a basic overview of IDNs check out the WikiPedia entry, or head over to the section on the ICANN site.Related articles by ZemantaWhat Makes dotmobi and … [Read more...] about dotMobi To Offer IDN In 2009
GoDaddy Spending 2 Million on Christmas Party
While so many companies, both online and "bricks and mortar", are feeling "the pinch" it's interesting to see that some companies are actually blossoming.GoDaddy, for example, is spending two million dollars on their staff party this year!The company's outspoken founder, Bob Parsons, is incredibly upbeat, which is refreshing:"Someone asked me, why spend all the money on such a … [Read more...] about GoDaddy Spending 2 Million on Christmas Party
Google Adsense For Domains Opens Up
Image via CrunchBase, source unknownGoogle dropped a bit of a bombshell yesterday when they announced that they were opening up Adsense for Domains to the general public (North American publishers first).Could this be the end for some of the smaller parking companies?With Google's ever growing publisher base I suspect that some of the parking companies are going to be under … [Read more...] about Google Adsense For Domains Opens Up
Ticketmaster Typo UDRP Decision
Ticketmaster have won a WIPO UDRP over a fairly obvious typo of their name:tiicketmaster.comThe decision isn't that interesting as the case wasn't contested by the registrant and the breach of trademark was so obvious.You can read about it on the WIPO site here … [Read more...] about Ticketmaster Typo UDRP Decision
Nokia WIPO Decisions
Image via WikipediaNokia have won a WIPO decision over two domains that are fairly obvious trademark infringements:nokiachat.comnokiachat.netYou can read the full decision hereWhile the decision isn't particularly interesting, there are a couple of minor points that are of interest. While the registrant did not lodge a formal response they did reply via email, however the … [Read more...] about Nokia WIPO Decisions
Aftermarket.com Live Auction TRAFFIC Down Under
Aftermarket.com's live auction for TRAFFIC down under is taking place today.Unlike SnapNames', Aftermarket.com's system is 100% browser based and cross-platform, so there are no real barriers to sale ie. if you've got a computer, a 'net connection and the money, you can bid on domains and spend money. As the auction is being held as part of TRAFFIC Down Under it's only natural … [Read more...] about Aftermarket.com Live Auction TRAFFIC Down Under
Tucows (OpenSRS) Launch New Storefront For Resellers
Tucows, via their OpenSRS brand, are launching a new service option for their resellers - the storefront.In a move which brings their reseller offering into line with that offered by the likes of eNom and Directi, the Canadian based registrar is rolling out a "full ecommerce" solution for its reseller base.The company's blog has more details including screencasts of the … [Read more...] about Tucows (OpenSRS) Launch New Storefront For Resellers
More Nominet Jigs and Reels
In the lead up to Nominet's AGM earlier this year I mentioned some of the squabbling.While we may have had a respite, it's now "open season" once again.The latest news is that some people are pushing a vote of no confidence in the current Nominet board and demanding that an EGM be called.What exactly happened?As usual trying to make sense of any debacles that breakout on the … [Read more...] about More Nominet Jigs and Reels