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ICANN Abu Dhabi is Going to be Mostly About GDPR

ICANN Abu Dhabi is Going to be Mostly About GDPR

By Michele Neylon|2017-10-25T20:43:00+01:00October 25th, 2017|Categories: icann, policy|Tags: Domain name, Domain name registrar, Domain name registry, Domain Name System, domains, events, Generic top-level domain, icann, whois|

Tomorrow I'll be heading off to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. Much as I'd love to [...]

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When Choosing A Domain Name, Readability Matters More Than Size

When Choosing A Domain Name, Readability Matters More Than Size

By David Goldstein|2018-12-06T09:12:36+00:00September 5th, 2017|Categories: Domains|Tags: business, Business and Economy, Domain name, Domain name registrar, Domain Name System, domains, marketing, SIDN|

Choosing a domain name for your business, or even your personal hobby, is important. Once chosen and implemented [...]

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Our Borderless Black Friday Offer: 80% off a dot-GLOBAL Domain Name

Our Borderless Black Friday Offer: 80% off a dot-GLOBAL Domain Name

By Conn Ó Muíneacháin|2016-12-15T11:08:18+00:00November 22nd, 2016|Categories: General|Tags: Black Friday, borderless, Domain name, Domain name registrar, Domain Name System, domain registration, domains, dot-global, dotglobal, Generic top-level domain, global, Top-level domain|

One of the things we like about Black Friday is that it doesn't really pretend to be about [...]

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.GLOBAL Domain Names Slashed in Anniversary Flash Sale

.GLOBAL Domain Names Slashed in Anniversary Flash Sale

By Conn Ó Muíneacháin|2016-12-15T11:12:54+00:00September 7th, 2016|Categories: Domains, General|Tags: Domain name, Domain name registrar, Domain Name System, domain registration, dot-global, Generic top-level domain, global, Top-level domain, whd.global|

.GLOBAL, the domain extension for those who want to change the world, is two years old today, and [...]

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Countdown To IANA Transition Is Not The Countdown To Doomsday

Countdown To IANA Transition Is Not The Countdown To Doomsday

By Michele Neylon|2016-12-15T11:13:33+00:00September 1st, 2016|Categories: policy|Tags: Domain name, Domain Name System, Federal government of the United States, icann, internet, Internet Assigned Numbers Authority, IP Address, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, United States, United States Department of Commerce|

I've mentioned the IANA transition here several times over the last year or so. Personally I'd love to [...]

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Happy Birthday To .Online!

Happy Birthday To .Online!

By Michele Neylon|2016-12-15T11:14:20+00:00August 26th, 2016|Categories: Domains|Tags: Domain name, Domain Name System, Top-level domain|

One year ago the .online top level domain name was launched. It quickly grew to become one of [...]

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Want To Get An IE Domain Name With A Fada? Now You Can!

Want To Get An IE Domain Name With A Fada? Now You Can!

By Michele Neylon|2016-12-15T11:14:33+00:00August 23rd, 2016|Categories: Domains, IDN, iedr|Tags: Country code top-level domain, Domain name, Domain Name System, Internationalized domain name|

We've spoken about the launch of IDN domains in the .ie ccTLD in the past. As of earlier [...]

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Blogger? THE Domain For Blogs And Bloggers Is Coming Soon!

Blogger? THE Domain For Blogs And Bloggers Is Coming Soon!

By Michele Neylon|2016-12-15T11:15:56+00:00August 18th, 2016|Categories: Blogging, Domains|Tags: Domain name, Domain Name System, wordpress|

I started blogging over a decade ago (back in 2003). Back then blogging wasn't "sexy" or really "mainstream". [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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Short IE Domain Auctions Starting

Short IE Domain Auctions Starting

By Michele Neylon|2016-12-15T11:21:46+00:00April 14th, 2016|Categories: Domains, iedr|Tags: Auction, auctions, Domain name, Domain Name System, domains, ie, IE Domain Registry, ireland, irish, short, Uniform Resource Locator|

We've provided a few updates over the last couple of weeks about the auction of short IE domains. [...]

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