Archive for the 'Domain Names' Category
DotMobi, the official global registry for the .mobi top level domain, have announced the decision to release one and two character domain names (i.e. a.mobi, 1.mobi, aa.mobi, etc).
As dotMobi noted, short domain names are more important for .mobi domains than many other TLDs:
“Single character domains are highly sought after in the domain world and [...]
Nominet, the organisation responsible for maintaining the .UK domain extension, announced the launch of its www.keepyour.co.uk renewals campaign today. The main focus of the campaign is to raise renewal rates by highlighting the potential pitfalls of not retaining your domain and increase awareness of the renewals process with domain owners.
We all know how easy it [...]
On the day of the very successful .ME domain extension launch, the LCN team got great amusement from seeing creative website name suggestions being registered such as areyoutalkingto.me, dump.me, and many more which put massive smiles on our faces!
So, for the month of August we will be running a competition to look for creative, [...]
Just when you thought you’ve got the hang of the Internet and domain names, it’s all about to change!
On the 26th June 2008 the ICANN (International Council for Assigned Names and Numbers) board approved a recommendation that could see vast range of new TLD’s (top level domains) introduced to the Internet’s addressing system.
Under the new [...]
A couple from Edinburgh and Baker & McKenzie, lawyers for the CS Lewis estate, are caught up in an intellectual property dispute.
Mr Richard Saville-Smith and his wife purchased Narnia.mobi along with TheQueen.mobi and USPresident.mobi for fun in September 2006. They decided to give Narnia.mobi to their son, a CS Lewis fan, as a [...]