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16-Jan-2012
A Closer Look at ICANN's New Top Level Domain Application Program
The new TLD application system or TAS is lengthy and expensive. Simply registering for the TAS costs $5000 with the remaining $180,000 payable upon submission of the application. It is therefore essential that the decision to apply for a new top level domain should be the re...
09-Nov-2011
Africa Gears Up for .Africa Application
With under 2 months to go until the grand opening of the ICANN application window for New TLDs, organisations, charities and even countries are gearing up for a potentially long battle to get their chosen string to the right of the dot. Currently there are only 21 gT...
25-Oct-2011
.IN Surpasses 1 Million Registrations
October 2011 marks the month that .IN surpassed the one million registration mark. The National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) published the statistics, stating that the 1 million registrations included the second level
24-Oct-2011
Cyber Security Workshop Rules Widespread DNSSEC Roleout "Vital"
Last week, a meeting was held in Rome that saw the world’s leading Internet security experts meet to discuss how to best protect the Domain Name System (DNS). With the growing threat of cyber terrorism and malicious attacks, having an infrastructure in place that can protect o...
13-Oct-2011
Ping Golf Applying for New Top Level Domain?
Companies, brands and private individuals across the globe are preparing their applications for a New TLD, which they will be able to submit to ICANN from January 2012. A tactic employed by many is to register a trademark on their chosen New TLD to give weight to their applica...
22-Sep-2011
London Announces Intention to Secure .London Domain
As the January 2012 date draws nearer, more and more people are announcing their intentions to apply for their own New TLD. It seems that London is now joining the likes of Berlin, Madrid and Paris in an attempt to get .London approved as a New TLD. The announcement ...
20-Sep-2011
ICANN Release Latest Version of Applicant Guidebook
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers have released the eighth version of the New TLD Applicant Guidebook, which firms up some of the rules surrounding the wave of New TLD applications that will begin in January. Many were left wondering why ICANN w...
26-Aug-2011
Approval for .mumbai Apparently Issued in Error!
Back in June this year it was announced that Minds and Machines had been named as the exclusive registry and consulting provider for the New TLD .mumbai. Minds and Machines have also been linked to several other New TLD applications, including .berlin, .eco and .nyc. The compa...
19-Aug-2011
ICANN Appeal for Suggestions to Raise New gTLD Awareness
As the launch of the first round of applications for the New gTLD program draws nearer, ICANN are stepping up their game in the campaign to raise awareness. Last month it was announced that ICANN had allocated $750k for the advertising campaign surrounding the New gTLD program...
03-Aug-2011
PIR to apply for new .NGO Domain
With the window to apply for your chosen New TLD opening in January of next year, the Public Interest Registry, the organisation behind .ORG, have announced their plans to grab .NGO when the time comes. NGO is the abbreviation for Nongovernmental Organisations and the TLD is p...
20-Jul-2011
1,000 to 1,500 New TLD Applications Predicted!
When the Internet Governance Forum met on the 18th of July, it was revealed that VeriSign and Mark Monitor expect there to be 1,000 to 1,500 new Top Level Domain applications in the first round alone next year. The two companies also commented that it was expected over two thi...
08-May-2008
Network Solutions Front Running Domain Name Whois
Network Solutions have been front running domains for some time according to multiple sources. It appears that domains that are searched via Network Solutions whois checker are then being registered by the registrar, preventing a registrant from purchasing the domain themselv...
03-Aug-2007
Domain Registries and Registrars
Registrars and registries of domain names have very similar names, but it is important to understand the differences between the two.
20-Jul-2007
Whois
Whois is a protocol used to search the databases which hold information about networks, domains and web hosts. Usually, the Whois records include information about the individuals and organisations whi...
04-Jul-2007
Useful Information On Registering Domain Names
Ispas Marin Registering a domain name has become a very simple, common procedure. People all over the world from all kind of different countries register domain names for different purposes. So if you are also interested in registering a domain name, there are some t...
04-Jul-2007
LA Domains
LA domains Cologne, October 10. ICANN Registrar Secura announces today, that it is accepting registrations of la-domains (https://www.domainregistry.de/la-domains.html). Los Angeles has a new honor to celebrate - becoming the world's first city to have its own uni...
04-Jul-2007
What is ICANN?
In 1998 a non-profit organisation was set up overseeing the Internet’s functionality at the US government (and other bodies) request. Previously the only company managing domain registration was Net...
04-Jul-2007
Domain Questions
1. A domain name is the name that identifies a web site. Your domain name in the online world is the equivalent of our retail name and address in the real world. It is your address because it shows customers and computers online where to find your site, store, products etc. It...
03-Jul-2007
Entering the Domain Name Market
Buying and selling domain names can be a lucrative business, especially if you already have an Internet-based company. Web design firms, programming and hosting companies and various other web-related service businesses can increasingly be found to offer domain names as part ...
02-Jul-2007
International Domain Names Status Indicators
For international domain names under ICANN, there are several status indicators: ACTIVE is the normal domain name status. The domain can be renewed and modified by a domain registrar, it can be transferred bet...