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March 10, 2023News

Release .watches

Pretty soon a new extension will be released: .watches, the domain of choice for everyone who has something to do with watches. Whether you collect, sell, design or are a watchmaker, with a .watches domain name your passion and expertise is immediately apparent. The release of .watches will happen in 3 phases: 1) Sunrise: from […]

February 28, 2023Uncategorized

.asia registry introduces registry lock for .asia domain names

The .asia registry now offers an extra form of security for your .asia domain name, namely the registry lock. This lock is an extra security layer that ensures that your .asia name is even better protected. If you decide to activate the registry lock for your name under the .asia extension, no update can be […]

February 16, 2023Editorial

Foreigners might loose their .dk domain name

Until recently, the Danish registry used to only verify contact information for registrants with an address in Denmark. In theory foreigners could also be verified, but this hardly ever happened. Any Danish registrant wanting to by-pass the verification, just needed to select a different country when registering their domain name. While that old way of […]

February 13, 2023News

Relaunch .forum domain

The .forum registry has announced that there will be a relaunch of the .forum extension. Moreover, registering a .forum domain name will also become a lot cheaper due to this relaunch. The relaunch will start on April 12, 2023 and will start with a sunrise that will run until May 10, 2023. During this sunrise […]

February 9, 2023News

.au domain names continue to do well

AuDA (the Australian registry) has published the figures for 2022. This shows that the release of the .au domain has certainly done the registry no harm. These figures show that about one in 6 Australian domain names is a .au domain name. Since March 2022 it is possible to register a name directly under the […]

February 6, 2023News

.amsterdam registry introduces registry lock for .amsterdam domain names

NIC.amsterdam (.amsterdam-registry), who manages .amsterdam names now offers an extra form of security for your .amsterdam domain name, namely the registry lock. This lock is an extra security layer that ensures that your .amsterdam name is even better protected. If you decide to activate the registry lock for your name under the .amsterdam extension, no […]

January 13, 2023Extensions in the spotlights

Only love with a .love domain name

Valentine’s Day is slowly approaching. A day for lovers according to one, commercial business according to the other. But no matter how you look at it, it never hurts to spread a little extra love. And why not do that via a .love domain name? Do you want to set up a Valentine’s promotion for […]

November 25, 2022Extensions in the spotlights

Celebrate Science day with a .science domain name

Sunday 27 November is Science Day. And what could be better suited than a .science domain name to emphasize your love for science? Scientists, universities, bloggers, physicists, ecologists, teachers, the .science extension fits them all. Do you want to answer children’s science questions? Do you offer interactive science tests as a museum? Do you have […]

November 24, 2022News

Afnic changes the cost of Syrelli procedure

Afnic, the registry that manages the .fr extension amongst others, will change the cost for the Syrelli procedure. The Syrelli procedure is Afnic’s version of the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). The Syrelli procedure can be initiated when a company or individual believes that a third party is infringing their rights by registering a .fr domain […]

November 21, 2022News

.kids domain names

From November 29, anyone who wishes to do so can register a .kids domain name. Obviously a .kids domain name may not be used for purposes that are not considered safe for children. This means that content related to pornography, tobacco, alcohol, drugs, gambling and gross violence, among other things, is not allowed. The .kids […]