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Apple Launches Apple.news

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Apple has adopted a .news domain name for its new "News" application / service which is a builtin feature of iOS9. Apple.news points to the page on the Apple site with an overview of the new service: For some bizarre reason they haven't redirect the non-HTTPS traffic to the same place, so trying to type apple.news into a browser will leave  you thinking that the … [Read more...] about Apple Launches Apple.news

Domaining Spain Expands To Madrid & Barcelona

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Domaining Spain / Domaining Europe has been held in Valencia for the last 7 years. Valencia is a lovely city, but it's not quite as "mainstream" as Barcelona or Madrid. So it's interesting to see that Dietmar is organising two events this side of Christmas in Barcelona and Madrid. Domaining Europe will be on in Madrid on October 30th, while a similar event will be held in … [Read more...] about Domaining Spain Expands To Madrid & Barcelona

ICANN Compliance Explained Using Cute Videos

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ICANN's Compliance department is being made that little bit more accessible via a new friendly video: https://youtu.be/nGLD0WCCiAY As domain transfers are the most common source of complaints it's not surprising that they chose an issue with a transfer for "Sarah". And as ICANN is "global" you can also watch the video in French, Spanish, Chinese or Arabic.. What's … [Read more...] about ICANN Compliance Explained Using Cute Videos

Freenom Fail To Comply With ICANN Suspension

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The battle between ICANN's Compliance team and Freenom has got plenty of in depth coverage by Kevin over the last few weeks. It's been an interesting topic to follow. However ICANN finally prevailed and was able to impose the suspension which is scheduled to run from 26 August 2015 at 00:00 UTC to 24 November 2015 at 00:00 UTC. The terms of the suspension are clearly laid … [Read more...] about Freenom Fail To Comply With ICANN Suspension

If Sunrise Numbers Are An Indication .Online Will Do Well

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Sunrise domain name registrations used to be a good way for both registries and registrars to get sales and revenue. With the advent of new TLDs however the numbers for most extensions have been lacklustre, with registries being "lucky" to get a couple of hundred domains in the sunrise period (on average) However one could also argue that some of the objectively "better" … [Read more...] about If Sunrise Numbers Are An Indication .Online Will Do Well

WHIR Holding Events In Amsterdam & London

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The WHIR holds networking events at US cities throughout the year which appear to be very popular. This autumn they'll be holding two such events in Europe. One in Amsterdam and one in London. (This isn't the first time that they've done events in Europe.) The Amsterdam event is timed to coincide with HostingCon Europe and will probably be located somewhere close to the … [Read more...] about WHIR Holding Events In Amsterdam & London

P is for Proxy

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Last night Google unveiled their new plans for global domination, which involves the company morphing into something new "Alphabet". And new TLD types around the globe rejoiced, as the online behemoth chose to use a .xyz domain name for their big reveal (They also made a funny reference to another .xyz in the source code .. ) But while "G is for Google", then "P is for … [Read more...] about P is for Proxy

ICANN54 Pre-Event In Dublin September 17th

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With ICANN54 being held in Dublin towards the end of October it's only natural that there would be some excitement locally. It's the first time that ICANN has held a public meeting in Ireland and the meeting is being hosted by the Irish IXP INEX. On September 17th there will be a special event aimed at the local internet community. When? September 17th from 1730 to … [Read more...] about ICANN54 Pre-Event In Dublin September 17th