The EURid .eu Web Awards will take place again this year. 2018 will be the 5th year that the awards are being held. As in previous years the awards are open to registrants of .eu domain names that have developed products and services on a .eu website. Full details of the awards will be available here. Nominations will be open from April 18 2o18 until August 1 … [Read more...] about EURid Web Awards to Launch Next Week
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EURid Web Awards 2017
EURid held their annual web awards in central Brussels last week. The awards are focussed on businesses, organisations and individuals that are actively using a .eu domain name for their online presence. As with every year the range of finalists covered the European Union. Here's the official video they released that covers the … [Read more...] about EURid Web Awards 2017
EU Commission Opens Public Consultation on EU Domain
The .eu ccTLD is quite different in that it is run by the European Commission. The Commission contracts EURid to run the registry on their behalf. As the entire thing is setup and managed by the European Union institutions the ccTLD's policies are based on European treaties and laws. Complicated? Yes, but it's still fully functional and one of the larger ccTLDs. Last Friday … [Read more...] about EU Commission Opens Public Consultation on EU Domain
EURid Web Award Nominations Open
EURid's annual "web awards" are now open for nominations. The 2016 event will be the 3rd year that EURid runs the awards which are aimed at helping to raise the profile of European businesses and organisations that are actively using a .eu web address. The categories this year are: The Leaders: The website represents an established national business that is currently … [Read more...] about EURid Web Award Nominations Open
EUrid Announce Finalists of Web Awards
EUrid has announced the finalists for the ".eu Web Awards". Public nominations for the awards were open from June 23rd until September 5th with websites being submitted under a number of categories, namely: The LEADERS (Established business with more than 10 employees) The RISING STARS (Start-up/Entrepreneur with 1 to 10 employees) The LAURELS … [Read more...] about EUrid Announce Finalists of Web Awards
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
Who Is Using Domains and How?
So what happens to a domain after it is registered? Where does it end up? Who uses it? How do they use it? These aren't trivial questions, as they provide very clear indicators of how an entire namespace is growing or dying .. If a a TLD isn't used actively then it will die. And with so many new TLDs to choose from there are going to be some that simply do not succeed. So … [Read more...] about Who Is Using Domains and How?
DotEU By The Numbers
The guys over at EUrid released a nice graphic that gives a summary of key data related to .eu in 2013: At the recent ICANN meeting in London EUrid was firmly focussed on highlighting European businesses that actively use .eu for their websites. Related articles EUrid Awarded .eu Contract For 5 Years (internetnews.me) Win €5k To Promote Your … [Read more...] about DotEU By The Numbers
EUrid Awarded .eu Contract For 5 Years
EUrid have officially been awarded the contract to run the .eu domain registry for another 5 years. The contract, which is awarded by the European Commission, was open for tender last year and the official announcement was only made today. The announcement is in today's Official Journal of the European Union Interestingly there was only one entity that submitted a bid … [Read more...] about EUrid Awarded .eu Contract For 5 Years
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