The .au policy regulator, auDA, released a new code of conduct last week as questions of transparency continue to gnaw away at the organisation with a former long-term director launching a funding initiative to raise money for a Freedom of Information (FOI) request. The Code of Conduct which was released to time with the current…
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Former Afnic CEO Reveals New Job With French Government
The former CEO of Afnic, Mathieu Weill, has announced his new position following a surprise resignation in late April. The new position is Head of Digital Economy Department with the Ministry of Economy in France. Weill surprisingly quit his role as head of Afnic, the announcement coming in late April with the board appointing Pierre…
.Art Gets 3K Domain Registrations on 1st Day of General Availability
According to the .Art registry during the first 24 hours of general availability which started yesterday, over 3,000 .Art domain names were purchased/registered. Of those about 95% were “standard” domains e.g., personal names of people and organizations, while the rest belonged to the .ART inventory of word and word combinations. While the personal names are mostly sold at…
Update on Domaining Europe auction
Domaining Europe has provided an update with regards to their online auction. Already, more than $100,000 in bids have been submitted. ABC.net is getting a lot of attention and is currently at $27,000. Domaining Europe takes place in Berlin from May 14 – May 16. Full Release: “Domaining Europe” Auction has Something for Everyone Amsterdam,…
China and US Dominate Short .COM Domain Buys, But Differences In Preferences Finds Liquid Domains Report
Chinese domain name investors have a preference for short 2 to 5 number (N) .com domain names while American investors have a preference 2 and 3 letter (L) .com domains according to the latest Liquid Domains Market Overview from domain name broker GGRG for the first quarter of 2017, which analysed the 586,848 .com domains…