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Asian IDNs Now Available Under .Co

By on May 10, 2013 in .co, Domains, Press Releases

We’ve mentioned IDNs in the past. Basically an IDN domain name allows you to register using non-ASCII characters. At the simplest level that might be the addition of an accent to a vowel, but if your native language is Arabic, Greek, Chinese, Korean etc., then it’s an entirely different character set. Of course IDN domain [...]

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Save big on .xxx domain name registrations in the month of May

NSFW! Save BIG On XXX Domains

By on May 1, 2013 in Domains, Promotions, xxx

We love a special offer and we love being able to bring you BIG ones. The temptation to make silly puns with this one is strong, so I’ll cut to the chase .. Register a .xxx domain name during the month of May and you’ll get a HUGE saving. We’re only charging €8.95 (ex-VAT) per [...]

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Every Time You Register A Domain Name with a Hyphen, a Puppy Dies

Think of the Puppies!

By on May 1, 2013 in Domains, Events, Press Releases

Anyone who knows me knows that I’m passionate about the Internet. They’ll probably also tell you that I’m very passionate about domains and marketing. A good domain, in my opinion, can make or break a business. If you’re too “clever” people won’t be able to find you, or send you email. Sure, if you’re a [...]

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New Domain Registration Agreement Recognises Local Law and Privacy

By on April 23, 2013 in Domains, icann, policy

I’ve spoken about the RAA (Registrar Accreditation Agreement) in the past. I haven’t always been too positive about the planned changes to the contract and considering some of the things we were being asked to do my reaction was, in my view, quite reasonable. Not only did some versions of the text demand far too [...]

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Domaining Spain 2013 Valencia

The Domains In Spain Fall Mainly On ..

By on April 22, 2013 in Domains, Events, newtlds

Next week I’ll be heading off to Valencia in Spain for Domaining Spain 2013. I’ll be speaking on a panel next Thursday afternoon which will be focussed on new TLDs. The panel will include myself, Tim Switzer from .Green and Xavier Buck (EuroDNS). Tim and I have been playing email ping pong about the panel [...]

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ICANN 46 Beijing

We’re Off To ICANN 46 Beijing

By on April 3, 2013 in Events, icann, newtlds

Starting this weekend is the 46th ICANN public meeting. We’ll be attending, as usual, and I’ll be doing a followup post later today to give you a taste of what the meeting is about in terms of “key” topics. The 46th ICANN meeting is being held in China, in Beijing. It’s the first ICANN meeting [...]

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.co breaks 1.5 million domain names registered proving pigs might fly

Congratulations To CoInternet (.co) On 1.5 Million Domains!

By on March 26, 2013 in .co, Domains

A couple of hours ago the CEO of .co, Juan Diego Calle, posted a short update, but it signified a major milestone: 1,499,999 … good bye 400s.Good morning 500s. — Juan Diego Calle (@juandiegocalle) March 26, 2013 The .co domain has broken the 1.5 million domain name mark! That is truly impressive, especially when you [...]

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Save Big On US Domains With Hosting

By on March 20, 2013 in cctlds, Domains, Press Releases, Promotions

We’re announcing a nice discount deal on .us domain names. If you register a .us domain name and get an annual website hosting plan at the same time you’ll get the .us domain name for only EUR5.99 (ex-VAT) for the first year. You can read a bit more about .us domain names and why we [...]

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we like stats

We like stats part II

By on March 14, 2013 in Domains, General, iedr, Promotions

It has been a while since we last posted any stats on the blog. So we’re at it again. The below are stats for the .ie ccTLD. (Hint: There are discounts to celebrate at the bottom) Just like the last time the graphs really do speak for themselves. First up it’s the number of new [...]

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Expand Your Online Business Into the US market

Targetting the US Market? Maybe A .US Domain Makes Sense?

By on March 13, 2013 in business, cctlds, Domains

The internet is global, but it’s also local. What do I mean? If you’re an Irish business you probably have a .ie domain name. If you’re based in the UK then you probably have a co.uk website. Why? Because people expect you to and they know and trust the concept of “local”. If you want [...]

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ICANN Pulls The Trigger on RAA Prematurely

By on March 8, 2013 in Domains, icann, Legal Issues, policy

Blacknight are an ICANN accredited domain registrar. We’re the only Irish company to have ever been accredited by ICANN and it’s something we’re very proud of. But what on earth does that actually mean? It means that we have contracts and agreements directly with both ICANN and the domain name registries (Verisign, Afilias, Neustar, etc.). [...]

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Blacknight Goes on Offensive Against Fake Pharma, Irish registrar announces partnership with LegitScript

Going on Offensive Against Fake Pharma, Irish registrar announces partnership with LegitScript

By on March 6, 2013 in Domains, Hosting, Legal Issues, policy, Press Releases

I love the internet. I believe in it. I believe that it can make our lives better, improve our choices, help us to gain access to information quickly and easily and also help us to save money. But there’s also a “dark side” and ugly “underbelly”. There’s a very large part of the internet that [...]

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