ICANN is an international organisation, but how international is it really? If reading lists with lots of text is hard work, then maybe a more visual representation of the same data might be easier to digest. ICANN have made available a collection of maps that show a wealth of information about the domain world: * the number of accredited registrars there are and the … [Read more...] about Mapping ICANN
ICANN Focus On Registrants
In the aftermath of the RegisterFly fiasco there has been a lot of discussion of how best to protect registrants should a registrar fail. When the .travel registry had financial issues the issue of registry failure made it onto the agenda. The ICANN meeting in San Juan this week is not without discussions of these and other topics, which were topics in a workshop held there … [Read more...] about ICANN Focus On Registrants
TRAFFIC Auction
Frank is covering the auction at TRAFFIC today. You can also listen in on WebmasterRadio.fm A couple of sales I noticed: blogging.com - $35k IrishWhiskey.com - $8k … [Read more...] about TRAFFIC Auction
DomainFest Global Returns to LA
Shortly before the close of DomainFest in LA this February the organisers announced that the 2008 edition was to be held in Las Vegas. They've since changed their minds, so DomainFest Global will be held in the Hollywood Renaissance hotel again next year from January 21st to 23rd. Full details on their site The next question is which airline to use.... … [Read more...] about DomainFest Global Returns to LA
IEDR Board To Vote On Rule Change
The board of the IE Domain Registry are to vote on the proposed change to the registry rules governing "personal" IE domains. The registry consulted the main stakeholders prior to sending the proposal to the board for vote. It looks likely that the change will be introduced within the next two months. … [Read more...] about IEDR Board To Vote On Rule Change
New Domain Industry News Site Launched
Frank Michlick obviously likes to keep busy (I can empathise!) and has just launched a new domain industry group blog - domainnamenews.com … [Read more...] about New Domain Industry News Site Launched
Domain Portfolio Management Made Easy – DNZoom
I was sworn to secrecy about DNZoom a few weeks ago, but as they're about to launch they've finally given me permission to talk about it! If you have a reasonably sized domain portfolio then you've probably got domains spread across multiple registrars, parking services, hosting companies and marketplaces. You buy domains off Sedo, monetise them with DomainSponsor and offer … [Read more...] about Domain Portfolio Management Made Easy – DNZoom
RegisterFly Site Finally Updates
The Registerfly website has been updated to reflect their loss of ICANN accreditation. You can now see the following on the main page: NOTICE TO CONSUMERS. THE INTERNET CORPORATION FOR ASSIGNED NAMES AND NUMBERS - THE NON FOR PROFIT ENTITY THAT ADMINISTERS THE INTERNET'S DOMAIN NAME SYSTEM, HAS ISSUED A NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF THIS COMPANY'S ACCREDITATION TO SERVE AS AN … [Read more...] about RegisterFly Site Finally Updates
Whois Abused For Publicity?
Whois data has been talked about quite a bit over the last few months. While there maybe valid reasons to hide who owns a domain via a proxy service of some kind outright abuse of the whois objects is a different matter. While checking a domain earlier this evening I came across the oddest whois output I'd ever seen: Domain name: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.com Registrant … [Read more...] about Whois Abused For Publicity?
IE ccTLD Breaks 80k Barrier
John mentions that the IE ccTLD has broken the 80 thousand mark. The current count stands at 80216 live domains. (source IEDR) While not a huge ccTLD, the .ie namespace has been growing steadily. As the rules have become relaxed you can see a nice growth in the graph (see IEDR stats for details) … [Read more...] about IE ccTLD Breaks 80k Barrier