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Vote for Your Choice in the IIA Dot-IE Net Visionary Awards

Vote for Your Choice in the IIA Dot-IE Net Visionary Awards

By Conn Ó Muíneacháin|2016-12-15T11:16:12+00:00August 12th, 2016|Categories: Events, General, IEDR|Tags: design, iia, ireland, irish, irish internet association, net visionary, sponsor, web, website|

Blacknight is a long and loyal member of the Irish Internet Association, and we're delighted to be sponsors yet again this ...

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Doing Business With The Channel Islands? Save BIG On .je and .gg Domains!

Doing Business With The Channel Islands? Save BIG On .je and .gg Domains!

By Michele Neylon|2016-12-15T11:16:45+00:00July 19th, 2016|Categories: Domains|Tags: Alderney, Channel Islands, Guernsey, Jersey, United Kingdom|

The Channel Islands registry, which run both .je and .gg, are celebrating 20 years of existence this August. To celebrate ...

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IEDR Wants YOUR Input! Should An Aftermarket For IE Domains Be Allowed?

IEDR Wants YOUR Input! Should An Aftermarket For IE Domains Be Allowed?

By Michele Neylon|2016-12-15T11:16:55+00:00July 18th, 2016|Categories: Aftermarket, IEDR, Policy|Tags: aftermarket, cctld, Country code, Domain name, Domain Name System, ie, Intellectual property, ireland, irish, Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy, World Intellectual Property Organization|

Over the past year or so I've been involved with the IEDR's Policy Advisory Committee along with representatives from other registrars, ...

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Save BIG On A Selection of Domains This Month!

Save BIG On A Selection of Domains This Month!

By Michele Neylon|2016-12-15T11:17:07+00:00July 4th, 2016|Categories: Domains, New TLDs, Promotions|Tags: discount, Domain name, Generic top-level domain, internet, promotion, sale|

For the month of July we're offering a HUGE discount on a selection of domain name extensions. These offers are ...

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ICANN Helsinki: Quick Post-mortem and Some Numbers

ICANN Helsinki: Quick Post-mortem and Some Numbers

By Michele Neylon|2016-12-15T11:17:27+00:00July 3rd, 2016|Categories: Events, ICANN|Tags: American Registry for Internet Numbers, DNS root zone, Domain Name System, icann, internet, Internet Assigned Numbers Authority, National Telecommunications and Information Administration|

Last week I was in Helsinki for the ICANN meeting. ICANN 56 was the first meeting organised using ICANN's new ...

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Domaining Europe Goes To The Hague

Domaining Europe Goes To The Hague

By Michele Neylon|2016-12-15T11:18:19+00:00May 29th, 2016|Categories: Domains, Events|Tags: Domain name, Domain name registrar, domain registration, domains, events, Generic top-level domain, holland, netherlands, spain, Top-level domain, Valencia|

There aren't that many domain focussed events held in Europe. Domaining Europe, which is now in its 8th year, is ...

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Brands, Trademarks, Domains & ICANN

Brands, Trademarks, Domains & ICANN

By Michele Neylon|2016-12-15T11:19:07+00:00May 23rd, 2016|Categories: Domains, Events|Tags: Domain name, Florida, Generic top-level domain, google, icann, inta, Orlando, Top-level domain|

Earlier today I was on a panel at the INTA annual meeting in Orlando, Florida. It's my first time attending ...

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Celebrating 10 Years Of Montenegrin Independence And 8 Years Of .Me

Celebrating 10 Years Of Montenegrin Independence And 8 Years Of .Me

By Michele Neylon|2016-12-15T11:19:38+00:00May 11th, 2016|Categories: Domains, dotMe, Events|Tags: Balkans, domains, events, internet governance, Montenegro, panel, policy|

Montenegro is a "young" country and this year will see it celebrating 10 years of its independence. It'll also mark ...

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DotClub Celebrates Its Second Birthday

DotClub Celebrates Its Second Birthday

By Michele Neylon|2016-12-15T11:19:43+00:00May 7th, 2016|Categories: Domains|Tags: clubs, Domain name, Domain Name System, Generic top-level domain, societies|

We've been promoting domain names for years. Choosing a good domain name for your business or personal site is something ...

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Want A Super Short IE Domain? Only Two Weeks Left To Pre-Order

Want A Super Short IE Domain? Only Two Weeks Left To Pre-Order

By Michele Neylon|2016-12-15T11:20:05+00:00May 3rd, 2016|Categories: Domains, IEDR|Tags: Auction, blacknight, Country code top-level domain, Domain name, Domain name registrar, IE Domain Registry, internet, Online and offline|

We've been talking a lot about the launch of short IE domain names over the last few months. The auctions ...

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Two-Letter IE Domains are a Premium Opportunity at a Regular Price

Two-Letter IE Domains are a Premium Opportunity at a Regular Price

By Conn Ó Muíneacháin|2016-12-15T11:20:46+00:00April 18th, 2016|Categories: Domains, IEDR|Tags: blacknight, business, ie, short domains, SME, url, url shortener|

We had a busy weekend as sponsors of the Blacknight SME Awards in Cork. It also gave us an opportunity to use ...

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Short IE Domains Update

Short IE Domains Update

By Michele Neylon|2016-12-15T11:21:25+00:00April 15th, 2016|Categories: Domains|Tags: Auction, Domain name, IE Domain Registry, ireland|

We have been informed by IEDR that the launch of "General Availability" or "GA" for "short" IE domain names has ...

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