A LOT of the domain name bloggers have been talking about the launch of .xyz over the last few days.Prior to the launch Daniel Negari posted an article on his blog, which of course uses a .xyz domain, and was very optimistic about how the TLD would fare.I don't know Daniel Negari personally, although we have met a couple of times over the last couple of years.What I … [Read more...] about XYZ’s Launch Day Video
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Centralnic To Float On Stock Exchange
UK domain company CentralNic will announce tomorrow its plans to float on London's AIM.In an interview with the Telegraph CentralNic's CEO Ben Crawford outlines the company's plans which should be announced officially tomorrow.The entire play is based around CentralNic's new TLD business. The company is providing registry backend services for a number of applications … [Read more...] about Centralnic To Float On Stock Exchange
DotNxt Speakers Announced
I'm not 100% sure if this is "news" or I simply didn't spot it until now ...In any case DotNxt has published the full list of speakers for their conference next month in London. The conference had originally been scheduled to take place prior to the Prague ICANN meeting, but with so many delays in the new TLD program the conference organisers postponed it.So who is down … [Read more...] about DotNxt Speakers Announced
Irony: Centralnic Create Brand Confusion With New Company Brand Name
I guess this was inevitable.There are a bunch of domain and internet related companies out there that have totally forgettable and unoriginal names. At some point there's going to be confusion between two or more of them.But you'd also think that any sane company would do a small bit of due diligence to avoid these kind of conflicts when registering a limited company … [Read more...] about Irony: Centralnic Create Brand Confusion With New Company Brand Name
Centralnic Now ICANN Accredited
Centralnic, the company that runs .uk.com and other extensions, is now an ICANN accredited registrar.They don't appear to be listed on the IANA site yet or on the ICANN list of accredited registrars, however ICANN has informed registry operators of the accreditation, so expect their name to appear there soon. Related articlesSo Centralnic Acquired Gb.com … [Read more...] about Centralnic Now ICANN Accredited
So Centralnic Acquired Gb.com
Remember the problems with gb.com a few weeks ago?It looks like Centralnic have finally acquired the domain name fully. Whether money changed hands or the change is due to legal / economic pressure on the previous holder is not apparent.The current whois reads as: Registrant: CentralNic Ltd 35-39 Moorgate London EC2R 6AR GBDomain Name: GB.COMAdministrative … [Read more...] about So Centralnic Acquired Gb.com
Centralnic’s Gb.com In Dispute – gb.com now wildcarded
Centralnic's gb.com is no longer pointing to their nameservers and any domains in the zone are now being wildcarded to the main gb.com website which carries the following notice: You may be here because you have been sold a domain or email service using the gb.com domain that has ceased to work.You can restore that service swiftly by registering with GB.COM Ltd.GB.COM … [Read more...] about Centralnic’s Gb.com In Dispute – gb.com now wildcarded
Digital Britain Uses Stone Age References
The Digital Britain report and the legislation which is now before the UK parliament (Digital Economy Bill) makes for very scary reading. The implications of the legislation are far reaching - and not just within the UKWhat about the sections of the legislation that refer to domain registries? Note the pluralThere is an entire section of the legislation dedicated to "internet … [Read more...] about Digital Britain Uses Stone Age References