NIC Mexico the company responsible of the administration of the .MX ccTLD, announced today that has reached 400,000 domain name registrations under .MX (including in this number all the current classifications .com.mx, .net.mx, .org.mx, .edu.mx, .gob.mx and .mx). “Today, NIC Mexico has reached more than 400,000 domain names registrations" commented Oscar Robles, NIC Mexico 's CEO. It is … [Read more...]
The Registry For .MX LOWERS The Price
NIC Mexico, the organization that manages the .MX ccTLD, announced a price reduction on domain names registrations and renewals for .MX domains to $40 a year. The company says that new rates go into effect on February 1st, 2010. Please note while rates have dropped at the registry level, retail prices are set by Accredited Registrars, who will hopefully pass the savings along. According … [Read more...]
Have a .CN Domain? You Better Get A Business License In China Or You Might Lose It
According to an article today published in the GlobalTimes in China the "The China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) said that individuals are effectively barred from registering domain names ending with .cn unless they have a business license to show they're a bona fide company." "The announcement came after a report by China Central Television (CCTV) aired criticism of the … [Read more...]
$700 For A Domain Registration? EuroDNS.com Starting Accepting .MX Preorders
I just received this notice from EuroDns.com regarding the .MX (mexico) ccTLD landrush: ""EuroDNS is glad to announce the opening of the .MX Landrush pre-registration phase from August 25th until September 1st, the latter being the official opening day of the Landrush period, for a price of 485 Euros.""" Wow $485 Euro's. At today's exchange rate $1 USD= $1.43 Euro's that comes to $694 per … [Read more...]
$300K Coming Into The Market To Buy .Ae Domains?
According to a press release from today, a Dubai based company, "Unicapital Middle East", has $300,000 allocated for domain name purchases. The company is allocating another $700K for project development and promotion. It has just launched a portal for the region at 99.ae. It is not clear from the press release if the $300K is going to be spent on .Ae domains or on top level TLD's but … [Read more...]
Fraudulent Use Of Country Code Domains
As you know the most used country code domains, have grown exponentially, as users people in those countries are looking for information and to deal with products in their own country. However a story in the Telegraph.co.uk highlight the a new problem of using country codes to trick people into thinking they are buying from a "local" business. According to the story, up to 480,000 sites, … [Read more...]
Hollywood.us For $5,700, A Bargain or Not?
There were a few interesting domain auctions closing today. One very interesting one was Hollywood.us. I don't own very many .us domains, but this sure looked like a good one, especially in light of the success of Hollywood.com and Hollywood.tv. After much debate between myself and myself, I passed, but still think it was a very good buy at $5,722, where it sold on SnapNames.com … [Read more...]