Unless you've been living under a rock for the last few months you're probably aware of John Oliver's hilarious TV show "Last Week Tonight". It airs on HBO at 11pm, but has also been picked up by Sky and other channels overseas - plus, since it's 2014, most of the content is also available on YouTube a few hours after airing. Last night one of the segments focussed on former … [Read more...] about John Oliver Just Gave DotNYC Free Advertising
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(Dot)Joburg Explained
As others have noted, the launch plans and policies of "geo" and "city" new TLDs vary quite a bit. Some will be heavily restricted and require "presence" in the region or city, while others are going to be fully "open". Neil Dundas, who is involved with the .joburg registry as well as that of .africa, posted this deck earlier today which explains their launch … [Read more...] about (Dot)Joburg Explained
Help.me Launched To Help Sandy Victims
The .me registry launched help.me earlier this afternoon. The site's concept is dead simple - to help people affected by the Sandy super-storm in New York and along the US Eastern seaboard. It's not a complicated or "sexy" site. It doesn't have to be. What it is, however, is a fantastic example of a domain name being put to work to benefit fellow human beings. The guys in … [Read more...] about Help.me Launched To Help Sandy Victims