Network Solutions and Register.com, Web.com brands, 2 of the world’s top 10 registrars became .PW Registry’s 100th and 101st accredited partners respectively today. According to a press release that we received today, ".PW – the Professional Web, has partnered with industry giants like eNom, Key-Systems, ResellerClub, Gandi, Name.com, Ascio and many more. With 100 registrars aggressively … [Read more...]
Killer .Au Sites & Domains Hit The Market: Sydney.com.au, Melbourne.com.au, Auction.com.au
According to a press release we jusrt received some killer .com.au sites and domain name have just hit the market. "The websites sydney.com.au, melbourne.com.au, brisbane.com.au, adelaide.com.au and the domain name auction.com.au are for sale on the website namesell.com." "The sale is being brokered by Brisbane-based company Domain Guardians." "Mike Robertson from Domain Guardians said the … [Read more...]
Google’s Matt Cutts: Not All ccTLD’s Are Created Equally In Generic Search Rankings
There is a very interesting video posted on YouTube.com from Matt Cutts of Google who answered the question about how ccTLD's are viewed by Google especially when they are being used as domain hacks. Here is the question: ""We have a vanity domain (http://ran.ge) that unfortunately isn't one of the generic TLDs, which means we can't set our geographic target in Webmaster Tools. Is there any … [Read more...]
Nominet Haults Plan For .Uk Domain Names, For Now
According to a post on its blog, Nominet.org.uk, is stopping with its plan to sell the shorter, "direct.uk, domain names for now. Nominet says there will be studying the issue over the coming months. The plan which would have allowed Nominet the company that runs the .UK ccTLD to start selling domains ending in just .UK rather than the current .co.Uk came under attack by domain holders and … [Read more...]
Microsoft Releases ccTLD Registry Security Assessment Service To Find & Fix Security Vulnerabilities
Microsoft released the Microsoft Country-Code Top Level Domain (ccTLD) Registry Security Assessment Service at the RSA Conference today in San Francisco: The new service was designed to help ccTLD registry operators find and fix security vulnerabilities before they are exploited. The offical annoucment was made on technet.com. "The exploitation of vulnerabilities specific to country-code … [Read more...]
Moniker/SnapNames.com To Auction Off “Premium .Dm” Domains At Webfest
Although the WebFest conference got underway today, there is a late addition to the live and extended auction. Today Moniker.com/SnapNames announced that it will be conducting an auction of premium .dm domains as part of the live auction conducted from the Webfest Global Conference being held in Santa Monica, CA on Wednesday, February 6, 2013, starting at 4:00 pm Pacific Time. The domain … [Read more...]
US Government Opens Comment Period On .US ccTLD: Contract Expires On 8/31
The United States Department of Commerce's (Department) National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) which administers the contract for the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the United States, “.US” (usTLD) has opened up the comment period on the contract to run the .US extension. The current contract expires on August 31, 2013. Neustar, Inc (NSR) operates the … [Read more...]