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Asian IDNs Now Available Under .Co

Asian IDNs Now Available Under .Co

By Michele Neylon|2013-05-10T11:28:09+01:00May 10th, 2013|Categories: .co, Domains, Press Releases|Tags: ASCII, blacknight, Domain name registrar, icann, IDN, Internationalized domain name|

We've mentioned IDNs in the past. Basically an IDN domain name allows you to register using non-ASCII characters. At the ...

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NSFW! Save BIG On XXX Domains

NSFW! Save BIG On XXX Domains

By Michele Neylon|2013-05-01T16:05:53+01:00May 1st, 2013|Categories: Domains, Promotions, xxx|Tags: .xxx, Business and Economy, discount, Domain name, domains, promotion, registrar, Top-level domain|

We love a special offer and we love being able to bring you BIG ones. The temptation to make silly ...

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Think of the Puppies!

Think of the Puppies!

By Michele Neylon|2013-05-01T11:27:24+01:00May 1st, 2013|Categories: Domains, Events, Press Releases|Tags: Balkans, blacknight, Bryan Calhoun, Carlow, Croatia, Domain name registrar, events, icann, Michele Neylon, Mike Butcher, Montenegro, Shift Conference, Split|

Anyone who knows me knows that I'm passionate about the Internet. They'll probably also tell you that I'm very passionate ...

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New Domain Registration Agreement Recognises Local Law and Privacy

New Domain Registration Agreement Recognises Local Law and Privacy

By Michele Neylon|2013-04-23T17:39:00+01:00April 23rd, 2013|Categories: Domains, ICANN, Policy|Tags: Beijing, blacknight, Contract, Domain name, Domain name registrar, Generic top-level domain, icann, Registrar Accreditation Agreement, whois|

I've spoken about the RAA (Registrar Accreditation Agreement) in the past. I haven't always been too positive about the planned ...

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The Domains In Spain Fall Mainly On ..

The Domains In Spain Fall Mainly On ..

By Michele Neylon|2013-04-22T11:22:25+01:00April 22nd, 2013|Categories: Domains, Events, New TLDs|Tags: blacknight, Country code top-level domain, Domain name, Generic top-level domain, icann, spain, Top-level domain, Valencia|

Next week I'll be heading off to Valencia in Spain for Domaining Spain 2013. I'll be speaking on a panel ...

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We’re Off To ICANN 46 Beijing

We’re Off To ICANN 46 Beijing

By Michele Neylon|2013-04-04T15:17:08+01:00April 3rd, 2013|Categories: Events, ICANN, New TLDs|Tags: Beijing, blacknight, china, Generic top-level domain, Great Wall of China, icann, London, los angeles, Top-level domain|

Starting this weekend is the 46th ICANN public meeting. We'll be attending, as usual, and I'll be doing a followup ...

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Congratulations To CoInternet (.co) On 1.5 Million Domains!

Congratulations To CoInternet (.co) On 1.5 Million Domains!

By Michele Neylon|2013-03-26T19:15:32+00:00March 26th, 2013|Categories: .co, Domains|Tags: co, Domain name, google, Online Communities, Search engine optimization, social networking, Top-level domain, Twitter|

A couple of hours ago the CEO of .co, Juan Diego Calle, posted a short update, but it signified a ...

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Save Big On US Domains With Hosting

Save Big On US Domains With Hosting

By Michele Neylon|2013-03-20T10:36:41+00:00March 20th, 2013|Categories: ccTLDs, Domains, Press Releases, Promotions|Tags: blacknight, cctlds, Country code, Domain name, hosting, local domain, promotions, United States, us domain|

We're announcing a nice discount deal on .us domain names. If you register a .us domain name and get an ...

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We like stats part II

We like stats part II

By James Larkin|2013-03-14T16:49:16+00:00March 14th, 2013|Categories: Domains, General, IEDR, Promotions|Tags: .ie, Business and Economy, celebrate, Computers and Internet, Country code top-level domain, discount, Domain hack, Domain name, stats, Top-level domain|

It has been a while since we last posted any stats on the blog. So we're at it again. The ...

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Targetting the US Market? Maybe A .US Domain Makes Sense?

Targetting the US Market? Maybe A .US Domain Makes Sense?

By Michele Neylon|2013-03-13T11:19:29+00:00March 13th, 2013|Categories: Business, ccTLDs, Domains|Tags: business, Business and Economy, Country code top-level domain, Domain name, Generic top-level domain, icann, ireland, law, Sony, Top-level domain, United States|

The internet is global, but it's also local. What do I mean? If you're an Irish business you probably have ...

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ICANN Pulls The Trigger on RAA Prematurely

ICANN Pulls The Trigger on RAA Prematurely

By Michele Neylon|2013-03-08T13:31:15+00:00March 8th, 2013|Categories: Domains, ICANN, Legal Issues, Policy|Tags: afilias, Domain name registrar, Generic top-level domain, icann, neustar, RAA, Top-level domain|

Blacknight are an ICANN accredited domain registrar. We're the only Irish company to have ever been accredited by ICANN and ...

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Going on Offensive Against Fake Pharma, Irish registrar announces partnership with LegitScript

By Michele Neylon|2013-03-06T12:59:43+00:00March 6th, 2013|Categories: Domains, Hosting, Legal Issues, Policy, Press Releases|

I love the internet. I believe in it. I believe that it can make our lives better, improve our choices, ...

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