SEPTEMBER 2011 NEWS

Cities Line Up For New Generic Top Level Domain Names

September 27, 2011

London joins other major population centres such as New York, Paris, Sydney, Melbourne, Rome and Berlin wanting to grab their relevant city generic Top Level Domain name. Read more »

.EU Domain Names Most Often Registered Close To Home

September 25, 2011

A recent study found 84% of .eu domain name registrations occur via registrars based in the European Union. Read more »

Expired Australian Domain Name Achieves Record Price

September 15, 2011

Spare a thought for the previous registrant of an Australian domain name that just sold for $125,000 at auction after the name expired. Read more »

auDA Enforces Policy Rules Against Cybersquatting

September 13, 2011

After a recent high-profile incident, .AU Domain Administration (auDA) has reminded registrants that registering a domain name with the sole intent of resale or transfer to another party is prohibited. Read more »

PIR Pursuing .NGO Domain Name Extension

September 10, 2011

The Public Interest Registry (PIR), administrators of the .ORG registry will apply for control of the .NGO extension; which will be available under ICANN's planned opening up of the generic Top Level Domain (gTLD) space. Read more »

Doppelganger Domain Names Another Online Threat For Business

September 7, 2011

Doppelganger is often used in reference to any double or look-alike of a person .. and now, domain names. Read more »

215 Million Domain Names Registered At The End Of August

September 3, 2011

The end of the second quarter of 2011 saw over 215 million domain names registered across all Top Level Domains (TLDs), a jump of 5.2 million domain names over the first quarter. Read more »

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