DNS Belgium, who run .be as well as .brussels and .vlaanderen, have been running a “Registrar Forum” for the last few years. The forum has 15 members drawn from DNS Belgium’s management and the registrars. Due to one of the member’s terms expiring there is now an opening on the forum. If you’re a .be… Continue reading DNS Belgium Looking For Registrar to Join Registrar Forum
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IEDR Launching New Radio Ad Campaign
The IEDR are launching a new radio advertising campaign across Ireland. Unlike some of their previous campaigns the focus this time round is firmly on .ie domain names and does not mention IEDR at all. The campaign features two adverts (below) which emphasise how the .ie ccTLD is linked to Ireland. They also mention that… Continue reading IEDR Launching New Radio Ad Campaign
WordPress’ Automattic To Launch Dot Blog
When you try to explain new TLDs to non-domain people it’s often best to choose a clear example of a domain extension that illustrates the concept of the domain extension itself holding meaning. One of the examples that I and others have used more than once is .blog and the reaction has nearly always been… Continue reading WordPress’ Automattic To Launch Dot Blog
Centralnic Sunsetting Several SLD Extensions
Centralnic has announced that they will be “sunsetting” several of their SLD based extensions. The impacted extensions are: .AR.COM .GB.COM .HU.COM .KR.COM .QC.COM .NO.COM .SE.COM .UY.COM From April 29th 2016 (today) no new registrations or renewals will be permitted in any of the impacted extensions. The domains will “go dark” on April 30 2017. I’ve… Continue reading Centralnic Sunsetting Several SLD Extensions
Registrar Stakeholder Group Is Looking For An Advocate
The Registrar Stakeholder Group is one of the representative groups within ICANN’s GNSO. Officially it’s described as: The Registrar Stakeholder Group is the main representative body of ICANN accredited domain name registrars, and was first recognized by the ICANN Board at its meeting on 27 May 1999 (resolution 99.31). The group participates in the ICANN… Continue reading Registrar Stakeholder Group Is Looking For An Advocate
ICANN Hiring For EMEA Registrar Role
ICANN is hiring a “Registrar Services and Engagement Manager” in EMEA. The role, which is based in ICANN’s Istanbul offices, comes as a result of the previous manager departing. So what’s the job involve? ICANN describe it as having two key functions “development and management of ICANN’s relationships with ICANN-accredited registrars in the Europe, Middle-East… Continue reading ICANN Hiring For EMEA Registrar Role
.WTF Domain Being Used In Privacy Campaign
ICANN comment periods on policy proposals don’t normally garner much attention. In the case of the current comment period on proxy / privacy services, however, things are very different. To date several thousand comments have been filed, while the topic of the policy proposals has received media attention across hundreds of outlets. Today, however, I… Continue reading .WTF Domain Being Used In Privacy Campaign
Registration Operations Association Kick Off Meeting at ICANN 51
Registrars and registries have to work together. It’s a reality. While relations between the two groups can be fantastic, there are also plenty of instances where at the operational level things are a little “strained”. Those issues stem a lot of the time from technical issues, limitations and possibly “design choices”. There are a lot… Continue reading Registration Operations Association Kick Off Meeting at ICANN 51
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
Dreamhost Hit With ICANN Breach Notice
Dreamhost is one of the larger webhosting providers out there. The Los Angeles based company was founded back in 1996 and offers Linux hosting exclusively ie. no Microsoft software. According to HosterStats they currently host around 1.3 million domain names. Earlier this week the company was hit with a breach notice by ICANN’s compliance team.… Continue reading Dreamhost Hit With ICANN Breach Notice