IANA are in the process of revamping their website. The current site is functional, though it's got that 90's look and feel :) The new site, however, is much more attractive and modern (in every sense!) According to their press release: The redesign offers a cleaner looking and more navigable website. As well, the upgrade will allow new functions to be added to the site … [Read more...] about IANA Revamped
Digg Style Site For Domain Industry Launches
Via Michael Gilmour comes news of a new "digg style" site for the domain / domainer industry - DNHour.com This could be very big or a complete damp squid - it will all depend on the takeup in the community. The site seems to be using Pligg, which is an open source PHP/MySQL script for managing Digg clones. The name isn't that catchy and doesn't really lend itself to the … [Read more...] about Digg Style Site For Domain Industry Launches
ICANN Dropping Fees?
According to a post on Jay Westerdal's blog ICANN are to drop their fees per domain later this year. The announced reduction will be from 22 cents (US) to 20 cents (US) per domain. Unfortunately, as mentioned previously, the registries will be upping their prices later this year, so while ICANN maybe cutting the cost on one side someone else is increasing it on another NB: … [Read more...] about ICANN Dropping Fees?
Mapping ICANN
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