Back in April, at the height of the pandemic, GoDaddy announced its acquisition of Neustar’s registry business. Any acquisition takes time to finalise and this was no different and in the middle of a pandemic I suspect the entire process may have had extra complications (it’s not exactly easy to physically go onsite anywhere and… Continue reading Neustar Registry is now GoDaddy Registry
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DotUS Organising “Town Hall”
The .us ccTLD registry is aimed at serving the needs of US based businesses, individuals and organisations in common with other ccTLDs that have a strong link with the geographic region where they are based. In the case of .us the contract is awarded by the US government and Neustar has been running the show… Continue reading DotUS Organising “Town Hall”
Donuts Acquires Legacy .Travel Domain Registry
Andrew and Kevin both covered the acquisition of the .travel TLD by Donuts, which was announced earlier today. What will Donuts do with it? I suspect they’ll try to make it as easy to register a .travel domain name as possible, though they might like to keep some level of “certification”. What that’ll look like… Continue reading Donuts Acquires Legacy .Travel Domain Registry
Nominations for Nominet Non-Executive Director Close Friday
This year there is only one seat on the Nominet board open for election. The nomination period for the Non-Executive Director of Nominet is open at the moment and will close next Friday, March 10th. The criteria for being nominated are pretty simple. Nomination is open to anyone, but you need to be nominated and… Continue reading Nominations for Nominet Non-Executive Director Close Friday
Phishing Attack Targets .Nl Registrants
SIDN, the .nl domain name registry, has issued an alert to its registrars about a phishing attack targetting .nl registrants. The emails carry the subject line “Domeinnaam.nl updaten” (“Update domainname.nl”) Here’s what it looks like: More information on the SIDN site.
IEDR Announce Longer Opening Hours
IEDR, who run the .ie ccTLD’s operations, have announced longer opening hours. In an email to registrars this morning the company announced that they would be extending their opening hours during weekdays, as well as introducing half days on Saturdays. Registration Services will operate from 8.00am to 6.30pm, Monday to Friday (please note that the… Continue reading IEDR Announce Longer Opening Hours
XXX Registry Launches Promotion
ICM Registry, the guys behind .xxx, have announced a big pricing promotion available via select registrars. The promotion, which runs for the entire month of May, has .xxx domain names available from as low as USD$8.99 Disclosure: We are one of the registrars
ICM To Launch Search.xxx This Week
ICM Registry, the company behind the .xxx top level domain, are getting into the search business. This Thursday they’ll launch search.xxx, which is going to allow you to “search .XXX” ie. developed sites that use the .xxx top level domain. If you use a .xxx domain name and want to find out about getting it… Continue reading ICM To Launch Search.xxx This Week
EU Registry Reports Strong Growth And High Renewal Rates
Eurid, the registry for the .eu domain name, has released their quarterly results today. The registry’s performance over the last quarter has been strong with registration rates up 7.6% compared to the same period last year. Renewal rates are also doing very well, with a rate of 85% being reported. As in previous reports, the… Continue reading EU Registry Reports Strong Growth And High Renewal Rates
Nic MX Rebrands Registrar Division
The .mx registry, Nic MX, has rebranded its registrar division as “Akky” and sports a new logo and corporate image. They’ve adopted the hare as their new image stating that it symbolises agility, speed and warmth (or maybe I messed up the translation!) The new site doesn’t have any additional information on what exactly they’re… Continue reading Nic MX Rebrands Registrar Division