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This weekend it's Easter, so there'll be lots of Easter Eggs and fluffy chicks and all that kind of stuff for children of all ages..

So on behalf of everyone here at Blacknight I'd like to wish you all a very happy and peaceful Easter. Enjoy the break if you're taking it ..

Now we don't have eggs for everyone (we did give our staff one each, but there's only a few of them), but what we do have are some really good deals on domain names for the next few days.

Use the coupon code: bunny when ordering domains and get the following special Easter pricing:

.me 1 / 2 year 4.99
.net 1-10 year 4.99
.info 1 year 2.99
.org 1 year 4.99
.biz 1-10 4.99
.mobi 1 year 4.99
.tv 1 year 19.99
.tel 1 year 9.99
.be 4.99 1 year
.eu 4.25 1 year

NB: We're still offering .com @ €4.99 for 1 - 10 year registrations (and transfers) and 1 year .ie registration / transfer is still only €14.99

The offer is valid until April 9th 2010.
As usual, no coupon code, no discount.

Valentine's Day might be a wonderful concept if you've got a "better half".

If you don't, however, it can be a really annoying day.

For the last few weeks the shops have been trying to tempt people with cards, gifts and flowers...

So what better way to deal with the Valentine's Day blues than by showing yourself a bit of self-love?

Treat yourself to a domain name this Valentine's Day -  You know you want to!

Jilted by a former lover? Annoyed with your ex?
Registering a domain name might help bring some calm.

So here's the deal.

It's pretty simple.

Use the following coupon code: valentine (cAseSEnsitive) when registering a domain name via our site and you will get the following discounts:

Register .ie domain name for 1 year for €9.99 ex-VAT
Register .com /.net / .info / .eu  domain name for 1 year for €2.99 ex-VAT

Need inspiration? Try out our domain suggestions over on Dropped.ie
Not only can you find nice previously owned IE domain names, but you can also get some really cool suggestions for .com names!


NB: Offer expires at 2359 UTC February 14th 2010. No coupon code = no discount. Only one coupon code per order and only for registration periods described.



NB: Yes we are stretching it a bit by suggesting that a domain name can mend broken hearts, or anything like that, but a discount is still a discount ...

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

If your site is using .info as its main domain then you could win up to $7500.

Afilias, the company that runs .info, is running a competition for .info website owners to celebrate excellence.

Further information and entry form is available on the awards site.

Here's the official press release:

DUBLIN, IRELAND - October 7, 2009 - Today, Afilias announced the opening
of the 2009 .INFO Awards. The awards, first created in 2006, rewards the
best professionally created .INFO Web sites from around the world. .INFO
Site owners are able to submit their .INFO site for consideration until
11:59 p.m. on October 23, 2009.

Sites will be judged in two parts. First a panel of judges, to be
announced in mid-October, will create a shortlist of final contenders
based on select criteria. These criteria include: presentation of
content, functionality of the website, design, usability, and
originality. The shortlist of the top ten best sites will then be
published at www.info-award.info on November 2, 2009, at which point
members of the public will be allowed to cast their vote for their
favorite site. Public votes will be combined with judges scores to
determine the final top three winners.

Prizes for the awards include: US$7,500 for the first place winner,
US$5,000 for second place, and US$3,000 for third place. All winners
will be announced in November and will be notified directly via e-mail.

For more details or to submit your .INFO site for the 2009 .INFO Awards,
please see www.info-award.info.

About .INFO
.INFO was the first generic, unrestricted TLD to be launched since .com
and is the largest new TLD launched in over 25 years. Registrations in
.INFO first became available in 2001. Since then, .INFO has grown to
become the fourth largest gTLD in the world with over 5 million domain
names registered. Domains are currently available in ten
Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) scripts. A directory of great .INFO
sites is available at http://www.info.info/directory. For more
information on .INFO please visit www.info.info

About Afilias
Afilias is a global provider of Internet infrastructure services that
connect people to their data. Afilias' reliable, secure, scalable, and
globally available technology supports a wide range of applications
including Internet domain registry services, Managed DNS, and services
in the RFID and supply chain market with its Afilias Discovery Services.
For more information on Afilias please visit www.afilias.info.

We've been running so many "silly" domain deals in the last few weeks that I almost overlooked one - our price slash on .info domains!

What you get?

.info registration for €4.95

Which registration periods are covered?

One year registration only.

How long is the offer available?

Until December 31st 2009

Is it applicable to ... ?

No. It's only applicable to one year .info registrations.

How much will renewal be?

Renewal prices will be based on our prices at the time of renewal

What is .info?

Info is a generic top level domain extension - currently the 4th largest in terms of volume after .com

Which sites use .info to promote themselves?

There's a directory of .info sites here which is a good starting point

How are you able to do this?

Blacknight is an ICANN accredited registrar and so we're able to negotiate pricing directly with the registry operators


Don't forget - we're also running specials on .eu, .mobi and a few other domain extensions at the moment, so if you want to "dabble" a bit online then why not do it without spending too much money?

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Machen Sie bei der mobilen Revolution mit und erwerben Sie einen .mobi-Domain-Namen oder bündeln Sie Ihre soziale Kommunikation im Netz auf einer .im-Domain.


Carlow, Irland, 23. September 2009 - Blacknight Solutions, Irlands bestbewerteter und am schnellsten  wachsender Domain-Registrar und Hosting Provider, hat den weltweiten Verkauf der .mobi- und .im-Domains gestartet. Bei noch nie da gewesenen Niedrig-Preisen können Geschäftsleute und Privatpersonen gleichermaßen im mobilen Web präsent sein.

Zeitlich begrenzt können die Kunden eine .mobi-Domain für nur € 6,75 registrieren. Das ist der derzeit niedrigste Preis im Web. Sie können auch die redhot.im-Domain für nur € 4,95 registrieren, auch das ist ein toller Preis, wenn man dies mit den normalerweise üblichen Preisen von bis zu € 45 vergleicht.

Die .mobi-Domains sind bestens für Unternehmen geeignet, die auch in der mobilen Welt, dem Sektor im Web, der bei Weitem am schnellsten wächst, präsent sein wollen. Die .mobi-Domain bringt mobiles Internet auf iPhones, Blackberry's, Google Android phones und viele weitere. Mit einer .mobi-Endung können Sie ganz leicht Ihre mobile Website von Ihren sonstigen Webaktivitäten trennen.

„Wir sehen bei unseren Kunden eine ganze Menge von innovativen Einsatzmöglichkeiten für die .mobi-Domain", sagte Michele Neylon, Gründer und Managing Director von Blacknight. „Von Websites mit mobilen Themen bis hin zu kompletten Web 2.0 Unternehmen, wir waren beeindruckt von dem, was die Leute mit den .mobi-Domains gemacht haben."

Neben dem hervorragenden Absatz, den Blacknight mit .mobi hat, bietet das Unternehmen auch spezielle Konditionen bei den .im-Domains an. Diese sind besonders für das Erstellen von Online-Business-Cards oder für die Einrichtung einer zentralen Anlaufstelle, von der aus Sie leichten Zugang zu all Ihren sozialen Online-Aktivitäten haben, geeignet.

„Viele Leute benutzen .im-Domains, um ihre verschiednen sozialen Profile im Netz zu bündeln. Anstatt allen Leuten zu sagen, dass sie Sie in Twitter, Facebook, Instant Messenger usw. treffen können", so Herr Neylon, „brauchen Sie ihnen nur Ihre .im-Adresse zu geben und alle Ihre Online-Aktivitäten sind verlinkt.

Blacknight avanciert sehr schnell zu einem der weltweit führenden Webhoster und Domainregistrar  und weist eine steigende Geschäftsaktivität im europäischen Markt auf. Dem Unternehmen wurde vor kurzem die ICANN-Zulassung zugesprochen, wodurch es in andere Domain-Namen-Bereiche expandieren konnte.

„Wir haben uns immer darauf konzentriert, besten Kundenservice zu einem erschwinglichen Preis anzubieten", sagte Herr Neylon. „Wenn Sie ein Problem haben, können Sie uns leicht erreichen und wir freuen uns darauf, Ihnen zu helfen. Wir haben in einen tollen Kundenservice investiert, denn am Ende ist es das, was zählt.

.mobi-Preise in anderen Währungen (Wechselkurse vom 20. September 2009):

€ 6,75 / $ 9,91 USD / £ 6,11

.im-Preise in anderen Währungen (Wechselkurse vom 20. September 2009):

€ 4,95 / $ 7,27 USD /£ 4,48

Über Blacknight

Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd (Blacknight) wurde 2003 gegründet und ist zu100 % in irischem Besitz. Das Unternehmen hat sich darauf spezialisiert, Hosting und Colocation-Bedürfnisse im internationalen großen und kleinen Business zu bedienen.

Blacknight positioniert sich als führender Domainregistrar am europäischen Markt und hat im vergangenen Jahr die ICANN-Zulassung erhalten, was es dem Unternehmen erlaubt, bedeutende Preisersparnisse an seine Kunden weiterzugeben.

Die Server von Blacknight befinden sich in zwei der führenden Rechenzentren in Dublin, Irland. Das Unternehmen wächst mit zehntausenden auf den Servern gehosteten Domains sehr schnell. Es liefert einen zuverlässigen Service und bietet zudem Supportleistungen, die von keinem anderen Provider in der Industrie angeboten werden.

Unisciti alla rivoluzione mobile e acquista un dominio .mobi o centralizza le tue attività social media con un dominio .im.

Carlow, Irlanda - 23 Settembre 2009 - Blacknight Solutions, il registrar e hosting provider più quotato e in maggior espansione in Irlanda, ha lanciato un'offerta a livello mondiale sui domini .mobi e .im.

Aziende e privati possono ora farsi un nome anche sul mobile web a prezzi senza precedenti.
Per un tempo limitato infatti i clienti possono registrare un dominio .mobi per soli €6,75, attualmente il miglior prezzo sul web.

Inoltre é possibile registrare anche il gettonatissimo dominio .im per soli €4,95, un risparmio enorme se comparato con i prezzi correnti che si aggirano sui €45.

I domini .mobi sono particolarmente indicati per aziende che vogliono espandere la loro presenza al mondo mobile - di gran lunga il settore a maggior crescita della rete. Il dominio .mobi vi permette di rivolgervi all'universo degli iPhone, dei Blackberry, dei telefoni Google Android e di molti altri. Con un'estensione .mobi potete facilmente mantenere il vostro sito web mobile separato dalle vostre principali operazioni in rete.

"Stiamo assistendo a un gran numero di innovativi utilizzi del dominio .mobi da parte dei nostri clienti," dice Michele Neylon, fondatore e Amministratore Delegato di Blacknight. "Da siti web di tematica mobile a intere società Web 2.0, siamo rimasti impressionati da ciò che la gente è stata in grado di fare con dei domini .mobi."

Oltre all'offerta lanciata sui .mobi, Blacknight sta anche proponendo un'offerta speciale sui domini .im, particolarmente indicati per creare un biglietto da visita online o per creare uno spazio di facile accesso a tutti i vostri profili social media online.

"Molte persone stanno utilizzando i domini .im per aggregare tutti i loro profili social media. Cosí invece di dire a tutti quelli che incontri di trovarti su Twitter, Facebook, Instant Messenger, ecc.." 
spiegava Mr Neylon. "L'unica cosa da fare è dar loro il tuo indirizzo .im che sarà collegato con tutte le tue attività online."

Blacknight sta rapidamente diventando uno dei leader tra i webhosts e tra i domain registrars a livello mondiale, con una crescente attività  sul mercato europeo. Recentemente è l´acquisizione dell´accreditamento con ICANN ha permesso loro di espandersi anche ad altri nomi dominio.

"Il nostro obiettivo è sempre stato quello di offrire il miglior servizio ad un prezzo accessibile," spiega il Sig. Neylon. "In caso di problemi é facile contattarci, e per noi sarà un piacere aiutarvi. Abbiamo fatto un grande investimento in un´assistenza al cliente di alto livello, perché in fondo è quello che realmente fa la differenza."

Prezzi di vendita .mobi in altre valute (basate sul tasso di cambio del 20 Settembre 2009):

€6,75/$9.91 USD/£6,11

Prezzi di vendita .im in altre valute (basate sul tasso di cambio del 20 Settembre 2009):

€4,95/$7,27 USD/£4,48

Alcuni dati su Blacknight

Fondata nel 2003, Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd (Blacknight) è una società a capitale 100% irlandese specializzata nel dare una risposta alle più svariate necessità di hosting e di co- location di aziende in ogni parte del mondo.

Blacknight sta rapidamente posizionandosi come leader sul Mercato Europeo tra i registrars di domini e l'anno scorso ha completato l´accreditamento ICANN, grazie al quale é stato possibile passare risparmi notevoli ai clienti sulle estensioni a dominio piú popolari.

I server Blacknight sono localizzati a Dublino presso due dei principali data centers dell'Irlanda. Blacknight sta crescendo con passi da gigante con decine di migliaia di domini ospitati sui propri server. 
Blacknight Offre un servizio affidabile affiancato da un'assistenza unica tra i provider del settore.

Over the last few weeks we've been working hard on launching a bunch of domain extensions on our own accreditation.

While the main focus of our attention has been on getting the more popular domain extensions up and running (ie. com / net / org / info / biz / mobi etc.,) we've also ended up getting accredited for quite a few other cctlds in the process.

So far this year we've launched:

• mobi
• info
• org
• tel
  
• cm (Cameroon)
  
• me (Montenegro)
  
• fm
• im (Isle of Man)
  
• be (Belgium)
  
• gg (Guernsey)
  
• je (Jersey)
  
• co.nl (alternate to .nl, which is for Netherlands)
  

We've also got accredited in quite a few other cctlds, but we haven't gone "live" with them as yet and we also have a few others in the "pipeline".

Why are we doing this?

Simply put by running our own accreditation we can control the situation more and also pass on greater savings to our clients.

If there's an issue with a domain where we are directly accredited it's a lot easier for us to resolve it in a timely manner, whereas when we rely on someone else it can take time and cost more.

When I registered my first domain name about 10 years ago the average cost of a .com domain was about $35. Registering a .ie domain name wasn't really an option unless you were a company.

Nowadays the market has matured considerably. The retail market, which we cater for primarily, treats domains as commodities, so price is an important deciding factor. Registering a .com domain is no longer the cost of dinner, but maybe the cost of a cup of coffee and a croissant. I'd love to think that people choose registrars based on factors other than price, but that would be to deny reality. People are always going to be attracted by lower prices - service and other factors don't come into play for most of them.

With that in mind we've been doing our best to keep our prices as low as possible, while also retaining a reasonable margin.

In the coming weeks we hope to "go live" with .com and .net on our own accreditation, while we're also working on integrating several cctlds that we aren't currently offering.

So if there's a domain extension that you think we should be offering please let us know. We won't guarantee that we'll offer it, as many of the domain extensions either lack in automation or have quite restrictive rules. However we will look at each and every suggestion.

Keep an eye out for more special offers on domain name registrations - we're working hard to get as many deals as we can!

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I did warn people that we'd have several announcements like this this week, so I'm not going to apologise!

Blacknight are now fully accredited with Afilias for .info.

In common with the other domain extensions we launched this week, all new registrations will be processed under Blacknight's ICANN accreditation. We will be enabling transfers in over the next few days (expect an update on that).

So what is .info?

The info tld is currently the 4th largest, with over 5 million domains registered worldwide!

What do people use .info for?

Pretty much anything and everything. The idea behind "info" was to use it for sharing "information", while other namespaces focussed on other things. Of course it's a completely open domain extension, so the only real limit is your imagination.

If you're a Twitter user, for example, you might find this .info site of help, as it explains the entire "fail whale" concept.

You can browse hundreds of cool .info based sites over on the dotinfo directory.

So if you want your own .info domain, then why not head over and get one now?