Domain name registrations directly under .uk launch tomorrow morning at 0800 London / Dublin time. Nominet, the .uk registry, have put in place a "grandfathering" system to decide who has the right to register a .uk domain name. Essentially if you have an existing .co.uk domain name registered before October 28th 2013 you get first dibs on the matching .uk domain. In fact … [Read more...] about .Uk Launches Tomorrow
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Lesley Cowley To Step Down From Nominet
Nominet CEO Lesley Cowley is leaving the company. Ms Cowley, who has been with Nominet for more than 15 years will depart in July. Nominet hasn't appointed her replacement yet. Here's the release: Nominet is announcing the departure of Lesley Cowley OBE as CEO. The Nominet Board acknowledges the contribution Lesley has made to establish Nominet as a widely respected … [Read more...] about Lesley Cowley To Step Down From Nominet
IEDR Launch New Site
IEDR have launched a new website (screenshot below). The new site also combines the former "why.ie" site's content back into the main site. … [Read more...] about IEDR Launch New Site
Norwegian ccTLD To Open Up To Private Individuals
Norid, the ccTLD registry of Norway, has announced that they will be changing their policies in order to allow private individuals to register .no domain names. The changes come after the registry conducted a public consultation earlier this year. The new policy will come into effect on June 17th 2014 at 10 am local time. Interestingly the registry will not be offering any … [Read more...] about Norwegian ccTLD To Open Up To Private Individuals
CIRA Signs Deal With DomainsBot to Offer Domain Suggestions
CIRA, the .ca domain registry, has announced that they will be offering Domainsbot's domain name suggestion technology for .ca domain names. It'll be interesting to see if other ccTLD registries will follow suit. Traditionally many of the country code operators have resisted granting access to their zone files which is a key requirement to enable DomainsBot and similar … [Read more...] about CIRA Signs Deal With DomainsBot to Offer Domain Suggestions
Estonian Domain Registry Reduces Wholesale Prices
The Estonian domain registry has announced a price drop on their wholesale rates. From January 1st 2014 .ee domain names will be 20% cheaper for registrars. The retail prices are set by the registrars. More details here … [Read more...] about Estonian Domain Registry Reduces Wholesale Prices
Domain Pulse Release Schedule
Domain Pulse takes place every year in either Germany, Austria or Switzerland. The event is organised by and hosted by DENIC, nic.at and SWITCH. Next year's event is being held on February 20th and 21st in Salzburg, Austria. The preliminary agenda has just been released and covers topics that should be of interest to anyone who follows the domain industry in … [Read more...] about Domain Pulse Release Schedule
Eurid’s Christmas Greeting
Nice and simple http://youtu.be/N-lSu5ULPMk (and yes, I am in it) Related articles Be in with a Chance to Win a Holiday for 2 when you Register an EU Domain … [Read more...] about Eurid’s Christmas Greeting
CENTR Publish Quarterly Report
CENTR have just published their quarterly statistical report. Naturally the report is focussed more on European ccTLDs, but it contains plenty of data on domains at a global level. You can grab the full report here … [Read more...] about CENTR Publish Quarterly Report
UPC’s Filters Continue To Block Pirate Bay
The Pirate Bay has been jumping from one domain extension to another over the last few weeks. According to an article over on Torrent Freak, the site has another 70 domains that it could switch to. Here's what I get when I try to visit the site no matter which ccTLD it's using: I'm not sure how other ISPs are implementing the block, but if anyone has a screenshot … [Read more...] about UPC’s Filters Continue To Block Pirate Bay