Nominet is currently conducting a web based survey of its registrars to see what preference people have for web-based tools to manage their domains. … [Read more...] about Nominet Polling Registrars On Tools
Mexican Nic September Promotion
The Mexican domain registry is holding another promotion for the month of September with domains priced at a mere US$6 per annum if registered for five years.Full details and order form are available on their site … [Read more...] about Mexican Nic September Promotion
China Leaps Ahead – EU Loses Ground
Verisign's latest domain report makes for interesting reading.The Chinese domain registry launched an aggressive price promotion at the beginning of the year and has seen in excess of 6 million names registered so far. Of course this could be similar to the .be promotion and the level of renewals is the thing to watch out for. Coming as it does at the dawn of .asia you'd have … [Read more...] about China Leaps Ahead – EU Loses Ground
Whois Oddities Again
I've never been wholly satisfied with whois output. But when you see inaccuracies at certain levels you have to giggle. There's not much else you can really do.DomainBlog points to the "oldest domain" which whois currently shows as having been registered in 1950!!Not bad! … [Read more...] about Whois Oddities Again
Eurid Registrar Possibly Implicated in Squatting
A few short days ago I mentioned that Eurid had taken action against a Chinese individual who had registered over ten thousand domains.While I initially did not expect to hear anything more about this story until the court made a declaration it seems that I was mistaken.According to a story published by French domain news site DomainesInfo there could be a link between the … [Read more...] about Eurid Registrar Possibly Implicated in Squatting
Nominet Considering Dropping Mailing Lists in Favour of Forums
Nominet currently has a number of mailing lists which are open to members. Some of the lists are for announcements, others for technical matters and others for policy.In the last couple of days Nominet members and list members have been asked to express a preference for future communication, as some people it would seem are in favour of forums over mailing lists.Personally I … [Read more...] about Nominet Considering Dropping Mailing Lists in Favour of Forums
Neil Edwards Dispels Myths and Makes a Promise
I've written about .mobi quite a bit over the last few months.There are a few reasons for this:I've met most of the team and thought they were cool peopleThey're actually based in Ireland and employ Irish people (yes that is a bit of national pride you're seeing!)They seem to have a vision and a missionThey're trying (and succeeding) to make the mobile web a realityThey've been … [Read more...] about Neil Edwards Dispels Myths and Makes a Promise
Eurid Suspends More Domains
Eurid, the entity charged with managing the .eu namespace, is reported to have taken action against an alleged cybersquatter based in China, Zheng Qingying.John over on WhoisIreland picked up the story from DomainsInfo. He's also provided a list with some of the domains affected.The last suspension "en masse" was directed against Ovidio when over 74 thousand domains were … [Read more...] about Eurid Suspends More Domains
Where do you draw the line with domain typos?
Domain Blog's most recent article covers an issue that is close to the heart of anyone with intellectual property to protect - typo squatting.While I can see that registering the most obvious typos makes sense, the question is where do you stop?At what point are the typos just plain silly?If you try out one of the online typo generators - and there are plenty to choose from - … [Read more...] about Where do you draw the line with domain typos?
Shaping a TLD – Policy and more
Caroline Greer's latest article on the dotMobi blog caught my attention, as I was thinking about registry policies and development quite a bit over the last few days, especially in light of recent news concerning the IE namespace.Dotmobi, in common with a lot of other registries, has an advisory group that is able to influence its development and policies. This may sound a bit … [Read more...] about Shaping a TLD – Policy and more