The first of the dotmobi premium auctions finished earlier this evening, although the full sale results don't seem to be available as yet hosting.mobi is listed as having fetched $101,000! … [Read more...] about Hosting.mobi Sells for $101k!
Nominet EPP Testbed Now Live
Nominet's EPP testbed went live about half an hour ago ... … [Read more...] about Nominet EPP Testbed Now Live
DotMobi Premium Auction Now Live on Sedo
I mentioned the dotmobi premium auctions that are planned over the coming months.The first of these started earlier today and there's already quite a bit of bidding activity.At time of writing loans.mobi has received $30k in bids, with wifi.mobi getting $19k so far.Head on over to place your bid! Mine wasn't quite big enough (though that's hardly surprising!) … [Read more...] about DotMobi Premium Auction Now Live on Sedo
Facebook Wins WIPO Decision
Facebook, the social networking site that is "flavour de jour", has won a WIPO UDRP case.The decision isn't that exciting, as the registrant did not respond. The domain face-book.com is currently parked, but will probably move in the next few days/ weeks. … [Read more...] about Facebook Wins WIPO Decision
I Congreso de dominios – Madrid October 9th
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
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
Scammers Targetting Owners of IE Domains Again
I just got that letter in the post this morning.I must say I am touched - how sweet of them! But also how dumb! … [Read more...] about Scammers Targetting Owners of IE Domains Again
Google Launches Mobile Ready Adsense
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?
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?
Nominet To Launch EPP Trial
On Monday October 1st Nominet will be launching their EPP trial which will be using test data only.More information on EPP may be found on the Nominet site. … [Read more...] about Nominet To Launch EPP Trial