Image via Wikipedia Good quality watches are not cheap and the companies that make them have a constant battle against fraudsters of all kinds. People typo squatting their name obviously doesn't help.Breitling is a very well known brand of watch. They own breitling.com.Someone else owns bretling.com. Notice the difference? There's only one letter in it and someone typing … [Read more...] about Breitling SA, Breitling USA Inc. v. Acme Mail
ICANN Are Hiring
ICANN's blog can be a wonderful resource and source of news. Unfortunately I haven't been keeping up to date with RSS feeds as much over the last couple of weeks, so I missed Kieren's post:We need a translation expert - do you know one?As ICANN is an international organisation it has to be able to communicate effectively in more than one language.The full job details may be … [Read more...] about ICANN Are Hiring
Eurid Expands Support To Registrars
Image via Wikipedia Eurid, the organisation that runs the EU registry, announced the introduction of 24 / 7 support for its registrar community starting next week.With the large number of accredited registrars based in North America (and elsewhere) this change is sure to be welcomed. … [Read more...] about Eurid Expands Support To Registrars
BS.com WIPO Decision
Image via Wikipedia Two letter domains are quite rare (obviously!) so a couple of WIPO cases surrounding them is only to be expected.The decision is quite interesting, as it shows that trademark holders do not always get their own way. … [Read more...] about BS.com WIPO Decision
Spanish Registry To Introduce Multi-year Registrations
The Spanish domain registry (.es) is planning to introduce multi-year registrations.Although an exact date has not been announced the change is expected to come into effect during October.A number of the ccTLD registries in Europe have either introduced multi-year registrations or are in the process of making changes to the registration periods available.The IE ccTLD introduced … [Read more...] about Spanish Registry To Introduce Multi-year Registrations
Traffic Down Under
TRAFFIC is heading down under later this year, so if you want to escape from the dreary weather in Europe you could do worse than heading to the warmer climes of Australia's Gold Coast.The lineup for the event mixes business with pleasure, which is probably the best way to have it!Although the conference runs from the 18th to the 20th of November, the organisers have laid on a … [Read more...] about Traffic Down Under
DomainFest Global 2009
DomainFest Global, which I've attended for the last two years, will be opening registration for its 2009 edition in a few days.While the organisers, Oversee.net, haven't made available any information on next year's lineup and schedule, I will be booking my ticket as soon as I can.Why?Put very simply DomainFest is a wonderful event.The cost of attending isn't that high, if … [Read more...] about DomainFest Global 2009
Enom Revamps
Enom, which is part of DemandMedia, has relaunched their main site with a brand new design and interface.The new site appears to have a simpler interface and also appears to be a bit more responsive in terms of load times. … [Read more...] about Enom Revamps
UK Hits Seven Million Domains
The UK registry has now hit the seven million names registered.You may recall them hitting six million names in July of last year, which means (obviously) that they've added over one million names in just over a year.tootsdrivingschool.co.uk was the 7 millionth domain.More on this story on the Nominet site … [Read more...] about UK Hits Seven Million Domains
DotMobi Extends Pricing Promotion
While other domain registries seem only to happy to increase their prices this autumn it is refreshing to see that dotMobi won't.DotMobi have been offering registrars promotional pricing for most of this year, although they were meant to be halting the promotion during the autumn. They have now revealed that they will be continuing with their promotional pricing until the end … [Read more...] about DotMobi Extends Pricing Promotion