Over the last year ICANN has sought expressions of interest a number of times from accredited registrars to take over the domain portfolios of registrars that have lost their accreditation.The most recent bulk transfer was of Esoftwiz's names to Name.comWhile Name.com will contact former Esoftwiz clients it's always hard to know how accurate the contact information is going to … [Read more...] about Name.com Picks Up Esoftwiz Domains
Christian Dior WIPO Decision
Just going through the latest WIPO decisions I see there's one regarding christian-dior.es. While there have been other WIPO cases involving .es domains I thought this one was vaguely interesting, as it involved a high profile brand name.Needless to say Christian Dior won and the registrant did not reply. … [Read more...] about Christian Dior WIPO Decision
Telnic Launch Developer Centre and Offer Free Downloads
As the countdown towards launch day for .tel comes closer Telnic is ramping up its activities.This morning Telnic are officially launching their developer centre, which offers a number of applications, source code and documentation to help developers build on the .tel platform.I've mentioned .tel a couple of times in the past. Personally I think it could herald a revolution in … [Read more...] about Telnic Launch Developer Centre and Offer Free Downloads
Rick Schwartz Bobblehead
I really am a sucker for silly junk, but the idea of getting a Rick Schwartz bobblehead was incredibly appealing, so I did ...They were auctioning a signed one off on Ebay, however they weren't shipping it outside the US, so I didn't bid (well I did bid, I just didn't get carried away!) … [Read more...] about Rick Schwartz Bobblehead
Namesco Ripping Off Registrants
Nominet does not charge registrars anything to retag a domain name (ie. release the domain to another registrar / provider) .I've mentioned this previously, but I wasn't expecting to hear about this kind of money grabbing from companies operating out of Ireland.Unfortunately the acquisition of Register365 by Names.co.uk (part of the Dada group) means that anyone who is … [Read more...] about Namesco Ripping Off Registrants
Nominet Registrar Conference Registration Now Open
Image via WikipediaNominet's annual registrar conference will be held in Wembley Stadium on November 19th 2008.The day's agenda will cover topics such as marketing UK domains, ENUM, the future of UK domains and will include the presentation of the 2nd annual Domain Name Industry Report.Further details and registration information is available on the Nominet site. Related … [Read more...] about Nominet Registrar Conference Registration Now Open
Nominet Official Launch of ENUM in UK
Nominet has officially launched ENUM.Nominet sent an email to its registrars earlier today making the announcement official, although much of the marketing collateral had been on the Nominet site since yesterday (if not earlier).Further information on Enum in the UK may be found on the Nominet site. … [Read more...] about Nominet Official Launch of ENUM in UK
New Hosting and Domain Statistics Site Launched
John McCormac has been collecting and processing statistics on domain registrations and hosting for as long as I can remember. He is probably best known for Hackwatch and WhoisIreland, which produces monthly reports for the Irish hosting and domain industry.John's latest project has been in development for several months and offers an alternative to some of the existing domain … [Read more...] about New Hosting and Domain Statistics Site Launched
Swedish Registry To Release Geographic Names in December
The Swedish domain registry has announced its plans to release roughly 4 thousand geographic domain names in December. In common with several ccTLDs a block list forbidding their registration had been in place, however the registry's board voted earlier this year to allow the domains be registered.The Swedish registry will also be transitioning to a more modern business model … [Read more...] about Swedish Registry To Release Geographic Names in December
ICANN Slaps Joker.com and DNS.com.cn
If you have rules and regulations but don't enforce them then there's little point in having any rules or regulations in the first place.One of the criticisms that is often levelled at ICANN is with regard to compliance issues. There are a number of areas where ICANN accredited registrars maybe flounting the rules, but if nobody does anything about it then none of the … [Read more...] about ICANN Slaps Joker.com and DNS.com.cn