I mentioned DNZoom a few weeks ago and was hoping to be able to try it out. I've been invited to take part in the private beta with a handful of others. I've been playing around with the interface and the various functions while chatting to Dan Kimball, one of the driving forces behind the new service. Web 2.0 services have been over hyped in the last couple of years and a … [Read more...] about DNZoom Closed Beta
registrars
EU Domain Scam – Eurid Pulls Registration
Francesco, who works for Ascio, posted to the Eurid registrars' list yesterday about a domain scam (in German). The scam is strikingly similar to so many of those that we have seen for .com, .ie and .co.uk over the last few years. The text of the mail is below: Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren Sie haben diese E-Mail erhalten, weil Sie der registrierte Inhaber von … [Read more...] about EU Domain Scam – Eurid Pulls Registration
EU NameSpace is Dead?
The EU sunrise and landrush has probably been discussed to death, but what is the landscape like over a year later? A lot of industry insiders were right to express their doubts about the stability of EU following on from the high profile squats, that have been discussed here at length. Of course any discussion on a new TLD would have to wait until after the first wave of … [Read more...] about EU NameSpace is Dead?
Kieren McCarthy on Sex.com, ICANN and the domain industry
Kieren McCarthy was interviewed by Monte Cahn on Webmasterradio a couple of weeks ago. It's well worth listening to (mp3) Kieren talks about his book on the sex.com battle, his role in ICANN and gives some very interesting insights into the domain industry. You may not agree with everything he says, but you can't deny that it's a fascinating interview. … [Read more...] about Kieren McCarthy on Sex.com, ICANN and the domain industry
ICANN San Juan – New gTLD Frustration
The ICANN meeting in San Juan drew to a close yesterday. As can be expected ICANN released a number of press releases and statements and these are now being scrutinised by the domain industry. Bret Fausett, for example, is not overly impressed with Paul Twomey's statement on new gTLDs: ICANN's President Paul Twomey has declared that ICANN's new gTLD policy is "on … [Read more...] about ICANN San Juan – New gTLD Frustration
ICANN Dropping Fees?
According to a post on Jay Westerdal's blog ICANN are to drop their fees per domain later this year. The announced reduction will be from 22 cents (US) to 20 cents (US) per domain. Unfortunately, as mentioned previously, the registries will be upping their prices later this year, so while ICANN maybe cutting the cost on one side someone else is increasing it on another NB: … [Read more...] about ICANN Dropping Fees?
Mapping ICANN
ICANN is an international organisation, but how international is it really? If reading lists with lots of text is hard work, then maybe a more visual representation of the same data might be easier to digest. ICANN have made available a collection of maps that show a wealth of information about the domain world: * the number of accredited registrars there are and the … [Read more...] about Mapping ICANN
ICANN Focus On Registrants
In the aftermath of the RegisterFly fiasco there has been a lot of discussion of how best to protect registrants should a registrar fail. When the .travel registry had financial issues the issue of registry failure made it onto the agenda. The ICANN meeting in San Juan this week is not without discussions of these and other topics, which were topics in a workshop held there … [Read more...] about ICANN Focus On Registrants
IEDR Board To Vote On Rule Change
The board of the IE Domain Registry are to vote on the proposed change to the registry rules governing "personal" IE domains. The registry consulted the main stakeholders prior to sending the proposal to the board for vote. It looks likely that the change will be introduced within the next two months. … [Read more...] about IEDR Board To Vote On Rule Change
Domain Portfolio Management Made Easy – DNZoom
I was sworn to secrecy about DNZoom a few weeks ago, but as they're about to launch they've finally given me permission to talk about it! If you have a reasonably sized domain portfolio then you've probably got domains spread across multiple registrars, parking services, hosting companies and marketplaces. You buy domains off Sedo, monetise them with DomainSponsor and offer … [Read more...] about Domain Portfolio Management Made Easy – DNZoom