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dotmobi makes changes in management team

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Just got a press release from dotmobi to say that they've just appointed a new CEO:DUBLIN, Ireland and WASHINGTON, DC - September 12, 2007 - dotMobi, the consortium behind the only Internet address created specifically for mobile phones, has appointed Trey Harvin, longtime Internet and technology veteran, as CEO of dotMobi and David Ryder as VP of Marketing and Sales. In their … [Read more...] about dotmobi makes changes in management team

IE Domain Registry Updates Policy on Personal Domains – Finally!

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One of the more frustrating rules covering IE domains is that related to personal names. Under the current rules you can only register yourfullname.ie if you are a celebrity or trade under that name (there are workaounds, but they're not nice!).I've been nagging the IE Domain Registry about this policy for quite some time (see my rant here) and several months ago they started a … [Read more...] about IE Domain Registry Updates Policy on Personal Domains – Finally!

Nominet Considering Dropping Mailing Lists in Favour of Forums

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Nominet currently has a number of mailing lists which are open to members. Some of the lists are for announcements, others for technical matters and others for policy.In the last couple of days Nominet members and list members have been asked to express a preference for future communication, as some people it would seem are in favour of forums over mailing lists.Personally I … [Read more...] about Nominet Considering Dropping Mailing Lists in Favour of Forums

Neil Edwards Dispels Myths and Makes a Promise

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I've written about .mobi quite a bit over the last few months.There are a few reasons for this:I've met most of the team and thought they were cool peopleThey're actually based in Ireland and employ Irish people (yes that is a bit of national pride you're seeing!)They seem to have a vision and a missionThey're trying (and succeeding) to make the mobile web a realityThey've been … [Read more...] about Neil Edwards Dispels Myths and Makes a Promise

Neil Edwards on DotMobi Site Launches

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Sex sells, so it's hardly surprising that Neil Edwards, CEO of Mtld, the dotmobi registry, in a post on the company blog last night chose to catch people's attention with the headline: "sex.mobi To Go On Sale, And More" Was he really that interested in sex? Probably not more than any other guy, but what he was interested in doing was showcasing a couple of more dotmobi sites … [Read more...] about Neil Edwards on DotMobi Site Launches

Defending the indefensible – EUBrowser Denies CyberSquatting

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Today's Irish edition of the Sunday Times has an article on the cybersquatters referred to commonly as "EUBrowser" entitled "Cybersquat Firm Lurks in Digital Hub". I've mentioned them in the past, as they lost several WIPO cases including adidas.ie, buy-sell.ie and a couple of Google squats (googl.ie and googel.ie) that were settled before WIPO had a chance to publish a … [Read more...] about Defending the indefensible – EUBrowser Denies CyberSquatting