Monthly Archive for September, 2009

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New Domain Extension .AI in Anguilla: Registration Opens on September 15

September 15, 2009

.AI Domain Registry has announced that registration of first level .AI domain names will begin on September 15, 2009. Currently .AI Domain Registry accepts the open registration of com.ai domains but beginning September 15 the Registry will accept the open registration of .AI (i.e. domain.ai) as well.

It is important that .com.ai domain holders register their domain names with this new extension in order to avoid the risk that they could be registered by any other interested party.

The registration fee for domains directly under .AI with Registrar Marcaria.com will be USD 150 for a 2 year registration period.

Register your .AI domains in Anguilla through the banner below.

Bangkok Joins Growing List of CityTLD Proposals

September 14, 2009

Bangkok has joined the growing list of potential applicants for generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs) when ICANN calls for applications with a proposal for .BKK.

The proposal follows the model of several other potential CityTLDs and offers to distribute a substantial portion of their profits to the community partner for Bangkok Citys benefit. They also propose to provide all city agencies and departments with free .BKK domain names, to implement policies to protect trademarks and ensure .BKK addresses are used responsibly.

.FR Domain Registry Launches New Communication Campaign Entitled “.fr – and That’s The Bottom Line!”

September 8, 2009

Aimed at individuals and organizations, .FR Domain Registrys new communication campaign can be seen in the press, on the web and on TV from now until mid October.

Based on a character presenting a light hearted summary of the thousand and one different personal and commercial possibilities of the use of  .fr, this campaign has the catchline .fr and thats the bottom line!.

Registrys new multimedia communication campaign aims to remind and/or inform individuals and organizations of all the benefits that .fr has to offer.  In particular,  it emphasizes the preference given to .fr by companies and individuals wanting to communicate in French to the French.

It also highlights the uses associated with domain names and in particular .fr domain names through keys events in the protagonists life first job, setting up a business,  marriage,  first child,  hobbies etc.

66.129 .EU Domain Names Added to The .EU Registry

September 8, 2009

The European Domain Registry announced that during the month of July 66.129 .eu domains were added to the .eu registry.

Even though there is still a general slowdown in economic activity, the Registry registered a rise of 15% in new registrations, compared to July 2008.

Moreover, the Registry noted that the 2.92 million .eu registrations at the end of the second quarter represented an annual increase of 3.1%.

Marc Van Wesemael, General Manager of .EU Domain Registry, states about this: We welcome this strong start to the third quarter, which is a reminder of the value of .eu. The number of registrations is dynamic for all registries and changes over time throughout the industry. What doesn’t change is the value of a strong Internet presence.

He also added that “People who register .eu names are keeping them and using them”.

.MX Domain Registration in Mexico

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Since September 2009 registration of .mx domains (i.e. domain.mx) is be open to general public. Domains will be assigned in the same order the applications are received by the Registry.

.BAYERN Domain Extension Proposed for Bavaria

September 2, 2009

German cities and regions are the most enthusiastic in expressing interest for new generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs) that are likely to go live in 2010 according to the latest timetable from ICANN.

The most recent gTLD initiative is .BAYERN for the Bavarian region in southern Germany, whose capital is Munich.

According to many Bavarians they are Bavarian first, German second. According to many Germans, Bavaria is almost another country. So it is likely with this pride in Bavaria a gTLD for the region will gain significant support.

One of the most prominent of the likely applicants for a new gTLD in February 2010 is .BERLIN, among a number of other German cities. Germany is a likely candidate for numerous applications in part due to the high number of .DE registrations.

In the past month the .DE ccTLD past the 13 million registrations mark and earlier in the year reclaimed the number one ccTLD position from .CN.

Support for new city and region gTLDs in Germany has also come from the German parliament when in January 2008 the Bundestag expressed support for the initiatives. Support is expected in the near future from the Bavarian government.

.BAYERN is a registered trademark while dotBayern is a not for profit organization.

Other proposed regional gTLDs are Wales (.cym), Galicia (.gal) and Brittany (.bzh).

.MX Registration Open to General Public

September 1, 2009

Starting Tuesday, September 1st, registration of .mx domains (i.e. domain.mx) will be open to general public. Domains will be assigned in the same order the applications are received by the Registry.

The initial registration fee for .mx domains will be USD 600 for the first year. And from November 1st, the registration and renewal fee will drop to USD 35.