Domain Diary

Official press release from eNom:
BELLEVUE, WA – May 1, 2006 – eNom, Inc. (www.enom.com), one of the world’s largest Internet domain name registrars, announced that it has been acquired by Demand Media, Inc., a new company headed by former MySpace.com chairman, and former CEO of Intermix Media, Richard Rosenblatt. Los Angeles-based Demand Media will broaden eNom’s offerings by developing proprietary content tools and technologies, as well as new online advertising opportunities for eNom’s clients.

NEW YORK –Faced with opposition from conservative groups and some pornography Web sites, the Internet’s key oversight agency voted Wednesday to reject a proposal to create a red-light district on the Internet.

The decision from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers reverses its preliminary approval last June to create a “.xxx” domain name for voluntary use by the adult entertainment industry.

The company behind the unsuccessful bid for a new .xxx domain for internet pornography, ICM Registry, has embarked on a legal fight-back.

ICM will file a suit against the United States Department of Commerce in the Washington district of Columbia later today, in order to gain access to information withheld by the department in a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request made back in October 2005.
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That information will provide the “extra evidence that provides the irrefutable proof” that the United States government intervened in the issue to prevent .xxx going ahead, ICM Registry head Stuart Lawley told us. If true, it would also contradict public statements made by the Department of Commerce (DoC) that it “plays no role” in the day-to-day running of the internet.

The proposed .xxx porn domain may have been rejected, but there has been no such setback for .mobi, the domain aimed at mobile phone users.Â
DotMobi announced that the first internet address created specifically for mobile phones, .mobi, will be available through 16 of the top 20 domain name registrars worldwide. From May 22, members of select mobile industry associations will have the opportunity to register their trademark names as .mobi domains.

Quoting Nominet:

May 24 2006

Nominet, the .uk domain name registry, is celebrating reaching the five million mark for .uk domain name registrations. The landmark registration, Hosepipebanbuster.co.uk, was registered by …

Well, I finally decided to write few posts how to keep your domains as secure and happy as possible.

I’ll start with one of the easiest ways to be always in …

This is the second day and the second my personal advice to keep your domains happy and secure.

*ALWAYS* keep your whois details updated, for ALL your domains. This will help …

The third day and the third my personal advice to keep your domains happy and secure.

*ALWAYS* renew them in time. By ‘in time’ I mean ‘the last couple of days’. …

The forth day and the forth my personal advice to keep your domains happy and secure.

Chose good and reputable registrar for your domains. This is self explanationary… And by ‘good …