Monthly Archive for November, 2009

Syntax Rules for Domains Under .EC

November 22, 2009

Domain names structure will be subjected to the following conditions:

  • The only valid characters for a domain name are the alphabet letters (A Z), the digits (0 9) and the dash ( ).
  • No accented letters are allowed, neither are “Ñ”, nor underlined characters.
  • Capital letters will not be distinguished from small or lower case letters.
  • The first and the last character of the domain can not be the dash.
  • There will not be allowed two or more consecutive dashes.
  • Minimum length is 3 characters and maximum length is 65 characters. However, even though maximum length is 65 characters, it is recommended a maximum length of 25 characters.

In no case a domain name will be registered when such name:

  • Is formed by words or phrases that may turn offensive, harsh or that may affect moral or public order or that may go against Ecuadorian Law.
  • Deals with official aspects or subjects without a proper authorization.
  • Match with protocol names, applications and terminology of the Internet or domain name terminology , e.g. “http”, “web”, “www”, “ftp”, “telnet”, “email”, etc.
  • Match identically and under the same level, with existing domain names within the database of the Registry.
  • Match names restricted for registry, according to the Registry Policies.

Syntax Rules for Domain Names Under .CL

Tags: . November 21, 2009

Possible characters that can be used when registering a .cl domain name

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Syntax Rules for Domain Names Under .COM.AR

November 21, 2009
NIC Argentina

The valid characters for .AR domain are the ones that belong to the following group:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 –

 

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Nominet’s Report: 77% of British Consumers Prefer to Use a .UK Rather than a .COM

November 5, 2009

77% of British consumers prefer to use a .uk rather than a .com when searching for information on the Internet, according to Nominet’s annual domain name industry report. They would most likely click on .uk rather than a .com, reinforcing that local domains are relevant and trusted environment.

The report also showed that the global domain name industry has seen an 8% growth with 187.6 million domain names registered worldwide. Generic top level domains (gTLDs), such as .org and .com, have grown on average by 6% whilst the country code Top Level Domains (ccTLDs) including .uk and .de (the German registry) fared slightly better and together generated a 10% average growth in registrations.

ccTLDs that have achieved significant growth in 2009 include: The Russian Federation, with an increase of 40.5%, Poland with 29.1%, Brazil with 25%. The .uk domain registry scored with a 10.7%. The only ccTLD to decrease in size is .cn, the Chinese registry. It has dropped by 0.5% in the past twelve months allowing .de, with its steady growth, to regain its position as the largest ccTLD by volume.

This growth is enabling country code domains to close the gap between well established Top Level Domains (TLDs) and proving that the connected consumers are becoming more familiar and trusting of localised domain names. Furthermore, they are increasingly expecting businesses to be represented by a site with a domain name that is appropriate for the region in which they are operating.

Phil Kingsland, Director of Marketing and Communications at Nominet, comments: “The report demonstrates that both consumers and businesses are willing to invest in ‘local’ domains because they are seen as reliable, relevant and trusted and will give them a direct route to their target audience… the findings show that businesses must now pay attention to Internet brand awareness and marketing strategies that are in line with consumer expectations. It is a global marketplace, but what we are seeing is that consumers trust and rely on a more local touch point with a brand.”

Here is a full copy of the Nominet Domain Name Industry Report 2009.