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When we launched dropped.ie a couple of months ago it was aimed at helping people find good domain names to register.

We limited it, however, to .ie domain names only.

Of course we know that people don't always want a .ie domain name and, in many cases, the extra paperwork for getting a .ie domain name may not be everyone's cup of tea.

The other "problem" was that sometimes there simply were no domains that matched a given keyword. Sure, if you did a search for some words you got back plenty of domains to choose from, but you hit a virtual "brick wall" with others.

With that in mind we have extended the site's functionality to include semantic suggestions.

What does that mean?

When you do a search for say "espresso" you'd expect to see results including domain names that contain the term "espresso". However with semantic search you also get back names which are related in meaning.

Try it out to see what I mean.



You'll also notice that at the bottom of the page we're showing domains available via Sedo, which is one of the largest domain aftermarket sites in the world.

We're going to be adding in some other features in the coming weeks, but I thought I'd share this one with you all now.

Let us know how you find it.

Is it useful?

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We know you love our silly domain offers, so we're doing it again.

We've cut the price on one year .ie domain name registrations to €14.99

You don't need any coupon codes - just place the order online via our website and you'll get the special price of €14.99 ex-VAT.

Not sure what to get? Why not check out some of the previously owned names listed on our deleted IE domain site?

NB: Price is ONLY valid for new .ie registrations for one year

Remember our .com promotion? Well we've extended it yet again!

Register or transfer a .com domain name for only €4.99 / year ex-VAT.

No coupon code required - the discount appears in the shopping cart.

UPDATE: We've extended the offer to include transfers of .ie domains

We've just posted a new job vacancy (or vacancies) here.

This time round we're looking for multilingual customer service / technical support staff.

Let's see how we do with CVs ..

Further details and how to apply here

NO AGENCIES OF ANY KIND

We'll be attending the upcoming DomainPulse event in Lucerne, Switzerland.

DomainPulse is the most important event for the German speaking domain industry, and is held each year in either Germany, Austria or Switzerland.

This year's agenda includes topics such as IDNs, DNSSEC, legal issues and internet governance.

It's also one of the few domain industry events that doesn't seem to have new TLDs on the agenda, so that's probably as good a reason as any to attend! (Only kidding!)

Special offers and discounts can be fun! If you subscribe to our newsletter you can get subscriber only discounts that we don't offer anywhere else!

In order to celebrate Friday, which seemed like a stupid enough reason to have a discount,  we've put together a couple of special discounts for you.

Use the coupon code: fridayfeeling
(coupon expires at midnight tonight Irish time (UTC) )

When ordering via our site you will get the following prices:

.net 1 year registration €4.99
.biz 1 year registration €2.99
.info 1 year registration €2.99
.mobi 1 year registration €4.99
.eu 1 year registration €1.99
.me 1 year registration €9.99
.be 1 year registration €0.99
.co.za 1 year registration €9.99

We're also trying to raise some money for a good cause. Check out our blog post here

Keep an eye on our Twitter and Facebook accounts for other silly offers

The tragedy that struck Haiti a few days ago has shocked the world.

So we've decided to try and raise some cash for what we consider to be a worthy charity - Médecins Sans Frontières.

We've setup a donation site which uses the mycharity.ie system, so the funds go to the charity we've chosen - NOT us.

The target we've set is currently €10000 (ten thousand euro) and we've added a little twist. We've thrown €1000 into the pot to start things going.

For every €5000 raised we'll release a €5 discount on IE domain registrations - so if you can help us reach our target we'll be slicing €10 of the cost of registration. And, if you're all really generous, we'll end up giving away IE domains for a purely nominal fee..


So what are you waiting for? Get donating!

About the Charity:


Médecins Sans Frontières is an international organisation that helps provide emergency medical assistance to people in over 70 countries worldwide.

You can find out more about the organisation from either their international site or the Irish one.