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I Congreso de dominios – Madrid October 9th

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There will be a one day domain congress in Madrid next month organised by the people behind ForumDominios.comThe day's lineup looks quite interesting and covers topics such as the Spanish domain market, monetisation strategies, legal issues, dotmobi, the future of the .es namespace and other topics.Full details and registration is on their site (in Spanish) … [Read more...] about I Congreso de dominios – Madrid October 9th

The Logistics of an ICANN Meeting – Paris 2008

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Between 1200 and 1500 people attend each ICANN meeting.A few months ago I had a look over the documents provided to potential hosts to get some idea of the requirements and it was quite scary on some levels.The organisers of next year's Paris meeting have been sharing some of the details (in French), though they still haven't finalised the actual venue (not that I'm complaining … [Read more...] about The Logistics of an ICANN Meeting – Paris 2008

Google Launches Mobile Ready Adsense

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It was only inevitable that Google would eventually offer a mobile ready version of its adsense platform. It's been doing it to some degree with the parking companies for some time, although maybe not directly.As one of the named investors in dotmobi this move is actually a bit late when you consider that there are already a number of other companies who were "first to market" … [Read more...] about Google Launches Mobile Ready Adsense

Domain Pricing – What’s Going On?

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Domain pricing is always an emotive subject.In recent discussions among Nominet members it came up as part of a discussion on drop-catching and domaining. Some people feel that the fees are too high, while others feel that they need to be increased significantly in order to discourage domainers. Within the Irish internet community the upcoming change to policy regarding … [Read more...] about Domain Pricing – What’s Going On?

Run a Registry For the day!

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It's not every day that you get an offer to run a domain registry for a day, but that's exactly what Nominet are doing.It's all in aid of charity!Basically you get to bid on swapping jobs for the day with their senior management:Lesley CowleyEmily TaylorJay DaleyEllie BradleyBarbara BellisThe auction started at 9am today and runs until Friday, so get bidding.Further details … [Read more...] about Run a Registry For the day!