EUrid has published a graphic giving details about their carbon emissions during 2013 and how they offset them: The .eu registry has a clear commitment to “green” Related articles EUrid Awarded .eu Contract For 5 Years (internetnews.me) DotEU By The Numbers (internetnews.me) Win €5k To Promote Your .EU Website! (blacknight.com)
Galician TLD Pioneers Now Live
Today the first 93 .gal domain names that have been assigned to “pioneers” are going live. The .gal TLD has been setup to serve Galicia and Galician culture and language. If you’re not familiar with Galicia it’s a region in northern Spain: They’ve also released a little video to celebrate the launch: http://youtu.be/jju8LqEHKEM Here’s the… Continue reading Galician TLD Pioneers Now Live
Animated Vint Cerf Explains ICANN and the IANA Transition
Vint Cerf is one of the fathers of the internet. So when he sits us all down, metaphorically speaking, to tell us about his child it might be worth listening. This short video explains how the internet’s address book works ie. how domains map to numbers (IP addresses) and who runs it all. As well… Continue reading Animated Vint Cerf Explains ICANN and the IANA Transition
Org.za and Net.za Migrating and Relaunching
ZACR will be taking over running both .org.za and .net.za as one of the final steps in the consolidation of the South African namespace. In an email sent out earlier today ZACR outlined the timelines for the transition and relaunch. From August 1 2014 ZACR will be the official registry operator and the namespaces should… Continue reading Org.za and Net.za Migrating and Relaunching
RIPE 69 Registration Now Available
RIPE 69 is being held in November from 3 – 7 in London. Registration for the meeting was opened a couple of days ago. Tickets for the event cost €350, with day passes costing €150. The gala dinner is an extra €50, though based on past experience with RIPE meetings you definitely get your money’s… Continue reading RIPE 69 Registration Now Available
S4C, The National Assembly of Wales and others Back .Wales & .Cymru
Getting “anchor tenants” for a new top level domain can be a challenge. However, in the case of .wales & .cymru it looks like the strings have hit a chord, if you’ll excuse the pun. Last month during the opening ceremony of the ICANN meeting in London it was announced that the Welsh government would… Continue reading S4C, The National Assembly of Wales and others Back .Wales & .Cymru
New Zealand To Get Shorter Domains In September
The New Zealand domain name registry will be launching domain registrations directly under .nz at the end of September. From 1pm on 30 September 2014 it will be possible to register .nz domains. In a similar fashion to how Nominet launched their .uk domains recently, existing holders of .co.nz domains will be given priority rights.… Continue reading New Zealand To Get Shorter Domains In September
Domain Registry Of America Suspended By ICANN
ICANN has suspended Domain Registry of America aka Brandon Gray Internet Services aka NameJuice. The registrar is forbidden from registering any new domain names or accepting any inbound transfers until 17 October 2014. The announcement was posted on the ICANN website earlier this evening and will probably be welcomed in many circles. What happened exactly?… Continue reading Domain Registry Of America Suspended By ICANN
IEDR Announce Longer Opening Hours
IEDR, who run the .ie ccTLD’s operations, have announced longer opening hours. In an email to registrars this morning the company announced that they would be extending their opening hours during weekdays, as well as introducing half days on Saturdays. Registration Services will operate from 8.00am to 6.30pm, Monday to Friday (please note that the… Continue reading IEDR Announce Longer Opening Hours
Who Is Using Domains and How?
So what happens to a domain after it is registered? Where does it end up? Who uses it? How do they use it? These aren’t trivial questions, as they provide very clear indicators of how an entire namespace is growing or dying .. If a a TLD isn’t used actively then it will die. And… Continue reading Who Is Using Domains and How?