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| 08-02-28 |
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.PRO |
Numeric domains coming to .PRO
RegistryPro plans to open .PRO to three character numeric domains such as 123.PRO.
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| 08-02-26 |
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.CAT |
No country code for Catalonia
Spain's politicians have shelved plans for a .CT country code domain for the Catalan region, which already has a .CAT generic domain.
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| 08-02-25 |
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.TRAVEL |
.TRAVEL sold
Tralliance owner TheGlobe.com is selling the .TRAVEL registry to The Registry Management Company LLC. The buyer is controlled by Michael S. Egan, who is also TheGlobe.com's CEO and controlling investor.
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| 08-02-21 |
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ICANN |
Prague aims for 2009 ICANN meeting
The Czech capital of Prague is hoping to become the venue for the European round of the 2009 ICANN meeting programme.
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| 08-02-18 |
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.TEL |
.TEL to open towards end of 2008
Details of the .TEL launch programme are still being finalised, but the new suffix is not expected to open before Q4 2008.
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| 08-02-07 |
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.ASIA |
30,000 .ASIA Sunrise requests
The .ASIA Sunrise is now finished. The registry's numbers show there were just over 30,000 applications for .ASIA domains.
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| 08-02-05 |
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.PT |
.PT launch postponed
Relaunch of the Portuguese domain, initially scheduled for a sunrise this month, is delayed.
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| 08-02-05 |
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.ASIA |
.ASIA auctions deadline extended
The closing date for .Asia's sunrise auctions has been extended by a week for auctions scheduled from February 4 to 11, 2008.
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| 08-01-31 |
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DISPUTE RESOLUTION |
Czech court becomes UDRP provider
ICANN has just given the Czech Arbitration Court the go-ahead to become an official provider of UDRP dispute resolution.
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| 08-01-29 |
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.ASIA |
.ASIA's auction success
DotAsia is celebrating the success of its first Sunrise auctions. Does this mean that some registry-run auctions are actually a good thing?
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| 08-01-28 |
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DOMAIN TASTING |
Has Google delt a fatal blow to domain tasting?
Internet rumours point to a possible move by Google to stop monetizing any domain if its less than 5 days old, effectively putting an end to any Google-related profit from domain tasting.
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| 08-01-24 |
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.PE |
Peru set to launch Spanish IDNs
The Peruvian namespace .PE will soon be open to Spanish character domain names. An initial priority registration period is currently underway.
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| 08-01-18 |
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.MOBI |
3rd .MOBI auction cancelled
mTLD, the .MOBI registry, has declared its 3rd premium name auction, which suffered a computer problem, void.
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| 08-01-17 |
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.FR |
.FR has geographical significance
As France reaches a million domains, French registry AFNIC's General manager Mathieu Weill discusses .FR's current situation and what the future may have in store.
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| 08-01-17 |
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.NO |
Norway to open .NO to individuals?
Currently restricted to local companies, the Norwegian namespace could be opened up to individuals before the end of 2008.
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| 08-01-15 |
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.BIZ |
.BIZ launches new IDNs
Six new languages will soon be supported under .BIZ.
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| 08-01-12 |
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.FR |
France joins the millionaire club
The French extension is the latest country code Top Level Domain to reach one million domain names.
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| 08-01-10 |
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.FR |
Valuable French domains
Porn.fr has just been sold for 30 000 euros, making it the most expensive .FR in documented history.
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| 08-01-10 |
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NEWS |
Front Running back in the news
Accusations of Front Running are running rampant as a registrar is apparently caught red-handed.
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| 08-01-07 |
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.INFO |
Spanish characters for .INFO
Registry Afilias adds Spanish characters to the list of localized character sets which can be registered in .INFO.
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| 08-01-03 |
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.RU |
Russia can't wait for IDNs
Russian Internet users seem eager to be able to use their own Cyrillic characters. So much so that some people are already talking about a 2008 launch for .RU IDNs.
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| 07-12-31 |
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FRAUD |
Crook exploits Gmail flaw to steal domain name
British graphic designer David Airey had his domain name stolen last month when an Internet bandit hijacked his Gmail account.
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| 07-12-27 |
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.ASIA |
.ASIA disputes will be settled in Hong-Kong
DotAsia appoints Hong-Kong International Arbitration Centre as official dispute resolution provider for the .ASIA Sunrise.
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| 07-12-20 |
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.RS |
No January 10 launch for .RS
Despite Internet rumours to the contrary, no date has yet been set for the launch of Serbia's Internet domain.
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| 07-12-17 |
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.ASIA |
New features for .ASIA
The folks at DotAsia are working hard to make their launch a success. In the next few weeks, timetables will be updated and new features introduced.
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| 07-12-13 |
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.TK |
Reinventing the domain registry business
Tokelau isn't the first small country to entrust the management of its Internet extension to an outside firm. But the unusual business model chosen for .TK by registry Dot TK has seemingly yielded impressive results.
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| 07-12-11 |
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INDUSTRY |
Domain names show sustained growth
With a 31% increase year over year, the domain name market remains buoyant. There are now 146 million names registered worldwide.
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| 07-12-10 |
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TECHNOLOGY |
Making the Internet truly local
IDNs are the Internet's real star at the moment. But why do they matter? And why is ICANN putting so much effort into them? We asked Tina Dam, Director of ICANN's IDN program, to enlighten us.
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| 07-12-05 |
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ICANN |
ICANN's Nom Com needs help!
The group in charge of recruiting the best candidates for ICANN's top jobs is seeking the help of an outside organisation to cope with its increasing workload.
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| 07-12-05 |
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.TRAVEL |
New rules aim to broaden .TRAVEL's appeal
New policies will go in effect at the end of the year to make it easier to register a .TRAVEL domain.
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