Domain auction site Bido.com, which was forced to close last year due to technical issues, is relaunching next week.The first auction is scheduled for February 19th, with the inventory for upcoming auctions being made available on February 16th.What makes Bido that bit different is their approach.Unlike Sedo and other auction sites which offer thousands of domains at any given … [Read more...] about Bido To Relaunch Next Week
Fatboy.ie WIPO Case
While the number of WIPO UDRP cases involving IE domains is not that big, there are still more than enough to show that trademark holders should pay attention to the IE namespace.The most recent decision involved the domain "fatboy.ie".If you are familiar with them Fatboys are a sort of beanbag. (You can find out more about them here)In this case the domain fatboy.ie was being … [Read more...] about Fatboy.ie WIPO Case
Blackberry WIPO Case
Image via CrunchBaseResearch In Motion (RIM) are best known as the makers of the Blackberry. In the run up to Christmas last year there was quite a bit of interest shown in two things:The Blackberry StormThe Blackberry Application StoreBoth developments were seen as RIM's attempt to regain market share against Apple and its iPhone and App store.So it's hardly surprising to see … [Read more...] about Blackberry WIPO Case
ICANN Mexico Schedule Available
The schedule for the next ICANN meeting, which is being held in Mexico city, has been published.New gTLDs obviously feature on the meeting agenda, as does IPv6 … [Read more...] about ICANN Mexico Schedule Available
Namedrive In Security Hell
I'd hate to be an employee of Namedrive this week.Earlier today word started spreading across multiple fora and blogs that Namedrive had suffered a security breach resulting in user logins being leaked. This supposedly only affected about 1% of their user accounts, but it's obviously highly embarassing for Namedrive.More details over on DomainNameNews … [Read more...] about Namedrive In Security Hell
Dublin.tel Grabbed By Lantec
During the sunrise period for .eu domains there was quite a bit of controversy, as a number of high profile names were grabbed by companies that had no legitimate right to them.One of the domains that caught my attention at the time was dublin.eu (see Irish Times article).So what about the .tel sunrise?Were companies like Lantec, who grabbed the dublin.eu domain, actively … [Read more...] about Dublin.tel Grabbed By Lantec
MX Registry Celebrates 20 Years
Today marks the 20th anniversary of .mx (Mexico).The registry operator is celebrating its 20 years of operation by offering reduced pricing on domain registrations throughout the month of February 2009 … [Read more...] about MX Registry Celebrates 20 Years
Nominet Policy Advisory Board – Call For Nominations
Nominet's Policy Advisory Board (PAB) elections are coming up soon, with the call for nominations being issued earlier today.There are four seats available for a period of two years.Full details on the election process and timelines are available on their site.You don't need to be a member of Nominet to stand for election, though you would need to be both proposed and seconded … [Read more...] about Nominet Policy Advisory Board – Call For Nominations
Nominet Seeking Feedback on Governance
Nominet are currently seeking feedback from members and the public on governance matters:The governance review, which we announced last year, led by Professor Bob Garratt, is making good progress. As part of that process, we have engaged an independent company, Mutuo, to conduct research into stakeholders' views on governance. The results of this research will be … [Read more...] about Nominet Seeking Feedback on Governance
Nominet Are Hiring
Considering all the "doom and gloom" floating around at the moment, it's nice to see that Nominet have a vacancy.They're currently seeking applicants for the role of "Director of IT".Full details on their site. … [Read more...] about Nominet Are Hiring