I've been writing about the .eu ccTLD for well over a decade. While the extension's popularity in EU member states has ebbed and flowed over the years I don't recall ever noting a registration spike in Ireland. However EURid's Q1 report for 2019 is showing a notable spike in Ireland. Admittedly the spike is percentage based not absolute numbers, yet it's still an … [Read more...] about Irish Registrants Show Love for European Union
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EURid 2018 Annual Report Published
EURid has published its annual report for 2018. 2018 was a rather mixed year for EURid. The .eu zone shrank year on year, which continues the trend of the last couple of years with end of year numbers at 3.68 million names, compared to 3.81 million the year before: With Brexit looming they risk losing a significant percentage of their namespace if the European … [Read more...] about EURid 2018 Annual Report Published
Changes Coming to .eu Domains
As you may know the .eu ccTLD is a little different, in that it operates under contract to the European Commission. The EC in turn operates based on treaties, directives, regulations and a bunch of other legislative devices. More than 15 years ago the EC and European Parliament started work on what would become the .eu ccTLD. In order to do that they issued legislation and it's … [Read more...] about Changes Coming to .eu Domains
IEDR Issue Updated IE Health Index
IEDR have released an update to their "dot ie Digital Health Index". The full report, which runs to about 60 pages, is summarised in their accompanying press release and graphic: Here's the full press release: Less than a third of Irish SMEs’ websites are ‘e-commerce enabled’ even as Irish consumers are set to spend in excess of €100 million online this Black … [Read more...] about IEDR Issue Updated IE Health Index