While it’s been less than a month since the introduction of multi-year registrations in the IE namespace, initial figures show that 6% of new registrations since then have been for two years or more.
Tag: Domains
BS.com WIPO Decision
Image via Wikipedia Two letter domains are quite rare (obviously!) so a couple of WIPO cases surrounding them is only to be expected. The decision is quite interesting, as it shows that trademark holders do not always get their own way.
Traffic Down Under
TRAFFIC is heading down under later this year, so if you want to escape from the dreary weather in Europe you could do worse than heading to the warmer climes of Australia’s Gold Coast. The lineup for the event mixes business with pleasure, which is probably the best way to have it! Although the conference… Continue reading Traffic Down Under
DomainFest Global 2009
DomainFest Global, which I’ve attended for the last two years, will be opening registration for its 2009 edition in a few days. While the organisers, Oversee.net, haven’t made available any information on next year’s lineup and schedule, I will be booking my ticket as soon as I can. Why? Put very simply DomainFest is a… Continue reading DomainFest Global 2009
DotMobi Extends Pricing Promotion
While other domain registries seem only to happy to increase their prices this autumn it is refreshing to see that dotMobi won’t. DotMobi have been offering registrars promotional pricing for most of this year, although they were meant to be halting the promotion during the autumn. They have now revealed that they will be continuing… Continue reading DotMobi Extends Pricing Promotion
Solid Host To Sue Enom and Namecheap
Normally when I see headlines about companies suing registrars I have to read “more” to find out what has happened. In the case of SolidHost that isn’t the case, as I’ve been following this story quite closely over the last couple of weeks. Around 7pm on August 4th Solidhost sent their clients an email saying… Continue reading Solid Host To Sue Enom and Namecheap
Tucows Rebrands Back to OpenSRS
Tucows‘ domain reseller services will be rebranded as OpenSRS according to an email sent to their resellers yesterday. The announcement was made during HostingCon in Chicago where many of the companies involved in the domain and hosting industry were in attendance. The announcement is not complicated and the rationale behind it seems to be quite… Continue reading Tucows Rebrands Back to OpenSRS
One and Two Character Domains? Dotmobi and dotcoop
Short domains are more memorable. You can’t really argue with that. However a lot of registries don’t allow them for a variety of reasons. The Isle of Man is one of the few exceptions that springs to mind, as they allow pretty much any length, but charge more for the shorter ones. The Irish domain… Continue reading One and Two Character Domains? Dotmobi and dotcoop
Facebook.com.au WIPO Decision
The decision regarding facebook.com.au has been published The respondent tried to use the defence that no trademark existed in Australia at the time of registration, however that argument was rejected. The respondent also tried to argue that they were intending on using the domain name for a legitimate service. You can read over the decision,… Continue reading Facebook.com.au WIPO Decision
Mexico – Over 250 Thousand Domains Registered
The Mexican NIC has announced that they’ve broken the 250 thousand mark. In their latest newsletter, which is sent registrants and stakeholders, the Mexican domain registry speaks of how it took 15 years to get the first 100 thousand domains registered, but only 2 and a half years to get the next 100 thousand names.… Continue reading Mexico – Over 250 Thousand Domains Registered