If your first language isn't English and you don't use the Latin character set you can and will run into barriers. While IDN domain names ie. domain names where either the left of the dot, the right of the dot or the entire string is in characters other than Latin ones, do exist and have existed for a number of years not all services work well with them. This video that … [Read more...] about Gmail Now Supports IDN Email
Dublin To Host ICANN’s 54th Public Meeting
ICANN has formally announced that Dublin will be the host for the 54th ICANN meeting taking place in October 2015. Dublin has previously played host to both RIPE and IETF meetings. It is also the venue for Web Summit (now known as The Summit) , which attracts several thousand attendees. A growing number of domain registries are based in Ireland's capital city. While some … [Read more...] about Dublin To Host ICANN’s 54th Public Meeting
ICANN Tells US Court Country Codes NOT Property
ICANN has filed a motion to quash in a US court today. The filing is in relation to a court case being brought by victims of terrorism who are trying to get assets of the countries involved. One of the assets that they were trying to go after were the ccTLDs and and IP address assignments to those countries, namely Syria (.sy), Iran (.ir) and North Korea (.kp). You can … [Read more...] about ICANN Tells US Court Country Codes NOT Property
IEDR Reports Domain Registration Growth In 2013
The IEDR have today published their annual report for 2013. While the overall number of new domain name registrations was down on 2012, by the end of 2013 IEDR report an overall increase of 2.7%. Domain deletions during 2013 were slightly up on the previous year, 14.9% versus 14.1%. However the deletion rate is quite low when compared to other domain extensions where the … [Read more...] about IEDR Reports Domain Registration Growth In 2013
EUrid Publish CO2 Offset Data
EUrid has published a graphic giving details about their carbon emissions during 2013 and how they offset them: The .eu registry has a clear commitment to "green" Related articles EUrid Awarded .eu Contract For 5 Years (internetnews.me) DotEU By The Numbers (internetnews.me) Win €5k To Promote Your .EU Website! (blacknight.com) … [Read more...] about EUrid Publish CO2 Offset Data
Galician TLD Pioneers Now Live
Today the first 93 .gal domain names that have been assigned to "pioneers" are going live. The .gal TLD has been setup to serve Galicia and Galician culture and language. If you're not familiar with Galicia it's a region in northern Spain: They've also released a little video to celebrate the launch: http://youtu.be/jju8LqEHKEM Here's the full list of domains … [Read more...] about Galician TLD Pioneers Now Live
Animated Vint Cerf Explains ICANN and the IANA Transition
Vint Cerf is one of the fathers of the internet. So when he sits us all down, metaphorically speaking, to tell us about his child it might be worth listening. This short video explains how the internet's address book works ie. how domains map to numbers (IP addresses) and who runs it all. As well as explaining what the IANA transition is about and what it isn't. It's … [Read more...] about Animated Vint Cerf Explains ICANN and the IANA Transition
Org.za and Net.za Migrating and Relaunching
ZACR will be taking over running both .org.za and .net.za as one of the final steps in the consolidation of the South African namespace. In an email sent out earlier today ZACR outlined the timelines for the transition and relaunch. From August 1 2014 ZACR will be the official registry operator and the namespaces should be relaunched at the beginning of … [Read more...] about Org.za and Net.za Migrating and Relaunching
RIPE 69 Registration Now Available
RIPE 69 is being held in November from 3 - 7 in London. Registration for the meeting was opened a couple of days ago. Tickets for the event cost €350, with day passes costing €150. The gala dinner is an extra €50, though based on past experience with RIPE meetings you definitely get your money's worth. The timetable for the event hasn't been finalised yet and the call … [Read more...] about RIPE 69 Registration Now Available
S4C, The National Assembly of Wales and others Back .Wales & .Cymru
Getting "anchor tenants" for a new top level domain can be a challenge. However, in the case of .wales & .cymru it looks like the strings have hit a chord, if you'll excuse the pun. Last month during the opening ceremony of the ICANN meeting in London it was announced that the Welsh government would be switching over to the new extensions. Today comes the announcement … [Read more...] about S4C, The National Assembly of Wales and others Back .Wales & .Cymru