For some odd reason a lot of web companies are revamping their sites this year.The latest one I came across is Ascio: … [Read more...] about Ascio Unveils New Site
Telnic Launches Beta of vip.tel service at Demo
According to a press release I got earlier this afternoon, Telnic is launching a beta of its vip.tel program. Unfortunately the press release was a bit vague on the details.I've had demos of the .tel system from various members of the Telnic team and I love the idea. I really really think .tel could be huge!The text of today's press release is below - maybe you'll have more … [Read more...] about Telnic Launches Beta of vip.tel service at Demo
Solidhost Saga Continues
I mentioned the issue facing Solidhost a while back. Although the legal proceedings are still ongoing the Dutch company have managed to regain control of the domain name in the interim.In a post on the company's forum Andre van Vliet was very candid about what was going on:As of today we have recovered our domain solidhost.com - it now belongs to us again and is completely … [Read more...] about Solidhost Saga Continues
Crazy ccTLD Price Hikes?
Image via Wikipedia Jackie Liu's post on CircleID raises some very interesting questions, though whether or not any answers will be forthcoming or not is a totally different matter.While a lot of ccTLDs are dropping their wholesale rates others are raising them (or have raised them).The problem, as Liu points out, is that registrants aren't consulted about the price hikes or … [Read more...] about Crazy ccTLD Price Hikes?
IEDR Are Hiring
The IEDR, which is in charge of the IE namespace, is looking for staff.The position on offer is "team leader" in "registration services"Full details are available from David Curtin, IEDR's CEO (david.curtin at iedr.ie)Related articles by ZemantaIE Domain Registry Introducing Multiyear Registrations - Finally!Make Your Voice Heard About DotIE! … [Read more...] about IEDR Are Hiring
Breitling SA, Breitling USA Inc. v. Acme Mail
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