Archive | December, 2017

Christmas Comes to Blacknight

By Conn Ó Muíneacháin on December 20, 2017 in General

Tomorrow marks the winter solstice, and while it’s business-as-usual here at Blacknight for the rest of the week, there’s already a holiday feeling in the air. We’ve posted our office hours for the holiday period at Blacknight.Christmas. Monday 25th and Tuesday 26th are public holidays in Ireland and the office will be closed. Office hours […]

Reach the Basque Community With a Great Deal on .EUS Domain Names

By Conn Ó Muíneacháin on December 11, 2017 in Domains

There’s a great deal on .EUS domain names for December. .EUS is the top-level domain for the Basque (Euskara) Community, the unique linguistic and cultural community which is found in a region of Northern Spain and Southern France. Normally €64.99 ex VAT per year, now you can register a .EUS domain name for 2 years […]

Dot-IE Digital Health Index Hits an All-Time High

By Conn Ó Muíneacháin on December 8, 2017 in business, General

The latest dot-IE Digital Health Index, published today is 49.0, up from 45.4 in March of this year. The dot ie Digital Health Index is a biannual report published by the IE Domain Registry, which assesses the number and quality of digital assets owned by Irish SMEs, such as websites, social media pages and e-commerce […]

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IE Domain Registration to be Simplified

By Michele Neylon on December 6, 2017 in Domains, iedr

The short version: Before the end of March 2018 the .ie domain name registry rules are going to be simplified. A LOT. All you’ll need to do is show your “connection” with Ireland in order to get a .ie domain name. What that means is that if you’re an Irish resident or business you’ll just […]

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Universal Acceptance is the Challenge for the International Internet [Audio]

By Conn Ó Muíneacháin on December 1, 2017 in Domains, General, The Blacknight Podcast

This week on the Blacknight Podcast we talk to Don Hollander, Secretary General of the Universal Acceptance Steering Group at ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers). Click on the player below to play the podcast, or download it here: 21:12; 12MB; MP3. Regular readers and listeners will know that ICANN is the international […]