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Nominet applies for .wales and .cymru

A while ago we already informed you that there was a possibility that the extensions .wales or .cymru were coming up. Nominet (.uk registry) has now confirmed they’ll file an application for both extensions.

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AFNIC introduces IDN

A while ago we already informed you that AFNIC (.fr-registry) was considering to introduce IDN names (Internationalised Domain Names). The decision has now been made and AFNIC will soon introduce the possibility to register IDN names.

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Landrush .jp.net has begun

On February 20th 2012 the landrush for .jp.net domain began. This landrush will end on March 16th 2012. During this landrush everyone who wishes to do so, can register a domain name under the .jp.net extension. Moreover it’s also possible to register 1 and 2 character domains.

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New IDN extension: .срб

The Serbian registry now offers the IDN extension .срб (.serbia). Everyone who already owns a .rs name can register this name under the new  IDN extension for free until mid June.

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Over 100 million .com registrations

ICANN, the umbrella organisation for gTLD’s, just published the numbers of the last quarter of 2011. These show that on October 31st 2011 100.540.971 .names were registered under the .com extension. In October 2011 alone, 690.243 new names were registered under this extension.

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AFNIC considers IDN

Afnic (.fr registry) considers to start offering IDN domain names. IDN names, Internationalised Domain Names, are names which also contain non-Latin characters such as é, è, î,…

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ICANN launches gTLD website

In 2011 the news was announced that ICANN has given the green light for applications of an own gTLD. This allows you to apply for your own extension such as for instance .paris, .london, .hotel, .mail… ICANN has now put the next step by opening a website via which you can effectively submit your application. […]

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.be registry investigates dropcatching

The .be registry has carried out a survey to dropcatching within the .be domain. Dropcatching is the re-registering of an expired domain name the second that domain name becomes available for registration. The most striking result was that dropcatching of .be domain names is rising rapidly. While in 2009 and 2010 less than 5% of […]

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.xxx and cybersquatting: More complicated than thought

ICM (.xxx registry) has recently blocked some .xxx names which were registered by cybersquatters rather unexpectedly. Question is whether this action is as positive as it was meant by the registry and whether the registry didn’t cause confusion by doing this.

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Will EURid change transfer and trade procedure in 2012?

EURid (.eu registry) has made a proposal to change the transfer and trade procedure for a .eu name during 2012. The aim would be to replace the current procedure with a quicker procedure that is also more in line to standard transfer procedures of other TLD’s.

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