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DotCEO Release New Marketing Video

December 10, 2014 by Michele Neylon

The .CEO registry have released a new video. They seem to have dumped their previous style and opted for a more traditional and professional approach. Here's the video: http://youtu.be/oRUHOihs_mk The video is a big improvement on their previous marketing efforts, but they're still trying to pitch the .ceo lander pages as a "solution" to a problem that may not … [Read more...] about DotCEO Release New Marketing Video

Org Registry (PIR) CEO Resigns

August 26, 2010 by Michele Neylon

Alexa Raad has announced that she will be leaving PIR at the end of next month to "seek new challenges". In a press release issued yesterday the registry operator highlighted some of the achievements under Ms Raad's leadership, such as the growth of the registration base and the deployment of DNSSEC. Maarten Botterman will be interim CEO while the registry seeks a replacement … [Read more...] about Org Registry (PIR) CEO Resigns

.jobs Comment Period Attracts Negative Attention

July 16, 2010 by Michele Neylon

Over the last couple of years several of the gTLD registry operators have requested contractual changes with ICANN. In many cases the change was small enough that it fit into what is called the Registry Services Evaluation Process (RSEP), which is the case of "new services" such as Verisign's Registry Lock. In other cases, however, the requested change is much bigger and … [Read more...] about .jobs Comment Period Attracts Negative Attention

Swiss Registry Targetted By Scammers?

July 13, 2010 by Michele Neylon

Switch, the registry operator for the Swiss ccTLD (.ch), has been the target of a scammer judging by emails they sent to registrants. In the email the company underlines their stable position as registry operator and explains that another company has been trying to undermine them: Email below: You are receiving this e-mail because you have registered one or more .ch or .li … [Read more...] about Swiss Registry Targetted By Scammers?

Vertical Integration – Post-Nairobi

March 23, 2010 by Michele Neylon

The ICANN Board's statement on vertical integration at Nairobi has left pretty much everyone in an awkward position. Either it is: a masterful move by the board or an act of madness I'd hope it was the masterful move, as it essentially forces everyone to reach a consensus. Failure to do so will have a negative impact on both registrars and registries, as nobody can really … [Read more...] about Vertical Integration – Post-Nairobi

ICANN Board – Vertical Integration

March 12, 2010 by Michele Neylon

The board has put forward a motion to decide vertical integration once and for all. There will no cross-ownership allowed. The board's decision is very interesting. They are, to quote Dennis Jennings, setting a baseline, but will bow to any policy decision that comes from the GNSO. There is now a GNSO PDP (Policy Development Process) to discuss vertical integration. … [Read more...] about ICANN Board – Vertical Integration

Nominet To Release 1 and 2 Character Domain Names

March 8, 2010 by Michele Neylon

Nominet, the registry operator that manages *.uk, is planning on releasing both single and two character domain names. In common with a lot of other ccTLD registry operators, Nominet had blocked single and two character domain names from being registered. However they are now planning on releasing them to the public in a phased plan. The exact details of "how" the domains will … [Read more...] about Nominet To Release 1 and 2 Character Domain Names

.org Revamp Website

March 5, 2010 by Michele Neylon

PIR, the registry operator for .org, has relaunched their website. The new site is currently "beta", though that seems like an odd way to label a public-facing site that has been live for years .. The area that interests me, of course, is the registrar list .. And I'm not overly impressed with the way it displays.. … [Read more...] about .org Revamp Website

SIDN Relaunch

March 4, 2010 by Michele Neylon

SIDN, the registry operator for .nl (Netherlands) have launched their new site. The new look site gives the registry a complete visual facelift. You can find it here. … [Read more...] about SIDN Relaunch

NL Registry Introduces Phishing Alert Service

February 15, 2010 by Michele Neylon

SIDN, the registry operator for .nl, has announced the introduction of a new service for its registrars. The new phishing alert service harnesses data provided by Netcraft and will automatically email the registrar of record of any .nl domain name that is flagged as being used in a phishing attack.Every five minutes or so, SIDN checks Netcraft's suspect URL database,which is … [Read more...] about NL Registry Introduces Phishing Alert Service

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