Freenom will soon relaunch the .GQ top level domain – the domain extension of Equatorial Guinea – and give all .GQ domains away for free. I think that the GQ magazine will not be too …
Read More »CENTR Report: 282.5 Million Domains In The World With 1.6% Growth
As of August 2014 the total number of domains across all Top Level Domains (TLDs) stood at 282.5 million (including new gTLDs). This represents a growth of roughly 1.6% since May 2014 (4.5 million registrations). …
Read More »New Shorter .NZ Domains Names Now Available For Registration
The .nz registry has started offering shorter .nz (New Zealand) ccTLD domain names. From yesterday 1pm, 30 September 2014, ‘second level’ domains like the .co in ‘.co.nz’ and the .org in ‘.org.nz’ became optional. You’ll …
Read More »Norway To Rent Or Sell Its .BV Domain To The Netherlands
Norid is negotiating with the Dutch registry, SIDN, to possibly rent or sell the .bv top-level domain. Norid is in talks to offer the ccTLD .bv on the Dutch market, confirms CEO Hilde Thunem. Norid have been …
Read More »IDN ccTLD عراق from the Republic of Iraq Passes String Evaluation
ICANN announced the successful completion of String Evaluation on proposed IDN ccTLD string (xn--mgbtx2b عراق) for the Republic of Iraq. Iraq’s latin ccTLD is .IQ. The IDN (Internationalized Domain Name) ccTLD Fast Track Process was …
Read More »Nominet Increases Security By Adding 2-Factor Authentication To .UK Domain Names
Nominet announced that it is boosting the security of the UK namespace to help protect it from attack and exploitation. As part of this, they will be offering two-factor authentication access to their Online Services …
Read More »Nominet To Begin Emailing .CO.UK Domain Owners About .UK
From 15 September, Nominet will begin emailing registrants with rights to a short .uk domain under the .uk 5-year reservation mechanism. This step is part of a wider programme of communication and outreach committed to as …
Read More »Heart Internet Moves To A .UK Domain Name
Heart Internet, one of UK’s largest reseller hosting companies, has become one of the first major businesses in the United Kingdom to switch to the recently launched .uk domain name. Heart internet switched from a …
Read More »New Shorter .NZ Domains Names Coming In September In New Zealand
The .nz registry is following the footsteps of Nominet, the .uk registry, offering shorter .nz (New Zealand) ccTLD domain names. From 1pm, 30 September 2014, ‘second level’ domains like the .co in ‘.co.nz’ and the …
Read More »Blocked .SE Domain Names To Be Auctioned (no.se, tv.se, pr.se, thailand.se, spanien.se)
This autumn, .SE will conduct an auction to release more of the .se domain names that are not currently possible to register. The domain names are two-character country codes, such as no.se, tv.se and pr.se …
Read More »DK Hostmaster continues to manage .dk domain names
Following a public consultation, the Minister of Business and Growth has decided to extend DIFO’s permission to be registry for the .dk domain names. Since 1999, Danish Internet Forum (DIFO) has had the license to …
Read More »Redelegation of the .GW domain representing Guinea-Bissau
ICANN decided, at the Regular Meeting of the ICANN Board of Directors that was held on 26 June 2014 in London England, the redelegation of the .GW domain representing Guinea-Bissau. Kuo-Wei Wu introduced the agenda …
Read More »New .UK Domains Hit 100k Registrations
.UK domains were launched by Nominet on the 10th of June. Today Nominet announced that these new, short .uk domains have passed the 100,000 registrations milestone, contributing to the biggest-selling month Nominet – the internet …
Read More »Survey finds 76% of Australians prefer .au domain names
A survey of more than 3,000 Australians has found .au domain name registrations are on the rise, with 76% of all domain name holders choosing .au, an increase of 2% on last year. The survey …
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