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DNZoom Closed Beta

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I mentioned DNZoom a few weeks ago and was hoping to be able to try it out. I've been invited to take part in the private beta with a handful of others. I've been playing around with the interface and the various functions while chatting to Dan Kimball, one of the driving forces behind the new service. Web 2.0 services have been over hyped in the last couple of years and a … [Read more...] about DNZoom Closed Beta

Centralnic Pushing .LA

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Centralnic have just announced that .la domains are available to their resellers / registrars: As you may know, earlier this year CentralNic became the registry provider for .LA. We are pleased to be able to inform you that we are now able to offer .LA to all accredited CentralNic resellers. .la is the ccTLD for Lao People's Democratic Republic, but it can also be marketed … [Read more...] about Centralnic Pushing .LA

Mobi Ready Tools Upgraded

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.mobi is aimed at mobile devices and all domains are meant to serve mobile ready content. While that may sound like a nice idea, or possibly a bit crazy, the people running the registry, which is based in Dublin, Ireland, take it very seriously. Of course they know that it's not going to be that easy for everyone to build sites that work on mobile devices, so they have … [Read more...] about Mobi Ready Tools Upgraded

EU Domain Scam – Eurid Pulls Registration

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Francesco, who works for Ascio, posted to the Eurid registrars' list yesterday about a domain scam (in German). The scam is strikingly similar to so many of those that we have seen for .com, .ie and .co.uk over the last few years. The text of the mail is below: Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren Sie haben diese E-Mail erhalten, weil Sie der registrierte Inhaber von … [Read more...] about EU Domain Scam – Eurid Pulls Registration

EU NameSpace is Dead?

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The EU sunrise and landrush has probably been discussed to death, but what is the landscape like over a year later? A lot of industry insiders were right to express their doubts about the stability of EU following on from the high profile squats, that have been discussed here at length. Of course any discussion on a new TLD would have to wait until after the first wave of … [Read more...] about EU NameSpace is Dead?

The Dead Auction – Moniker Auction at Affiliate Summit

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I've listened in to several domain auctions over the last year or so. Even if you didn't have the list of domains it could be a lively and entertaining experience. Last night's auction, however, was terrible. It wasn't the domains that were up for sale that caused problems but the total lack of interest expressed by those present. Adam and others have gone into the reasons … [Read more...] about The Dead Auction – Moniker Auction at Affiliate Summit

Kieren McCarthy on Sex.com, ICANN and the domain industry

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Kieren McCarthy was interviewed by Monte Cahn on Webmasterradio a couple of weeks ago. It's well worth listening to (mp3) Kieren talks about his book on the sex.com battle, his role in ICANN and gives some very interesting insights into the domain industry. You may not agree with everything he says, but you can't deny that it's a fascinating interview. … [Read more...] about Kieren McCarthy on Sex.com, ICANN and the domain industry

co.uk passes 6 million domains

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In the last week Nominet has reported that the six millionth domain has been registered. For a ccTLD that's an impressive figure by any estimation. Detailed stats are available on their site It would be interesting to see what percentage of registrants are UK based, as the registry has an open policy (the registrant class wouldn't work too well for this) EDIT: This post has … [Read more...] about co.uk passes 6 million domains