Domain Names

Afilias Bringing Hundreds of New Top-Level Domains to the Internet

Afilias Limited, the operator of the .INFO, .MOBI and .PRO top level domains (TLD) and a leading provider of registry technical services, today announced that its technology will support 305 new generic TLD applications to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). more

Neustar Selected as Registry Services Provider for 358 Top-Level Domain Applications

Neustar today announced that it has been selected as the registry services provider for 358 applications for new generic Top-Level domains (gTLDs). Additionally, Neustar has been selected by the City of New York as the registry service provider to manage the application process and operate .nyc. more

Call for Nominations to the Public Interest Registry .ORG Advisory Council

The .ORG Advisory Council has been a valuable global resource for the Public Interest Registry (PIR) management for providing advice on policy, outreach, and new services to improve registry operations and support the noncommercial .ORG community. more

Oman Relaunches .om with the Support of ARI Registry Services

ARI Registry Services was selected by the TRA in March 2011 to provide domain name registry software and supporting services to revitalise the .om ccTLD. The project will also include the launch of ????. (.oman), the Arabic script IDN ccTLD for Oman. more

Domains Ending With .JP.NET Now Available to the General Public at Bargain Prices

Domains ending with .JP.NET are released this week to the general public, just days after auctions for such premium domains as zen.jp.net, japan.jp.net and sakura.jp.net produced sales prices of up to $1,050 (over 100 times the Recommended Retail Price). more

.US Celebrates American Small Business, Surprises Unsuspecting Small Business Owner

The folks behind .US had two film crews, six hidden cameras, 20 customers with $500 dollars to spend and four acappella singers descended on two small businesses to show their appreciation. more

PIR Launches First-Ever .ORG Television Commercial In India

Public Interest Registry (PIR) today aired its first-ever television commercial for the .ORG domain in conjunction with BigRock; reinforces PIR's overall commitment to raising awareness of the domain as an invaluable online communications platform for emerging businesses in India. more

.JP and .NET Domain Owners Set to Boost Online Presence With .JP.NET, the New Domain for Japan

Just over a month before the public scramble commences to snap up .jp.net domains on a first-come, first-served basis, an exclusive invitation has been extended to .jp and .net registrants to secure their matching domains at Japan's newest extension. more

Almost Half of Major Consumer Brands Set to Apply for a Dot Brand Top-Level Domain

Leading registry services provider Afilias today announced the results of a USA / UK survey, conducted by Vanson Bourne, on dot Brand top-level domains (TLDs). The survey found that 82 percent of major brands are aware of the opportunity to apply for a dotBrand TLD, and 54 percent of those "aware" companies intend to apply for a dot Brand TLD; that is a total of 44 percent of all companies surveyed who plan to apply. more

Internet Grows to More Than 225 Million Domain Names in the Fourth Quarter of 2011

Nearly six million domain names were added to the Internet in the fourth quarter of 2011, bringing the total number of registered domain names to more than 225 million worldwide across all domains, according to the latest Domain Name Industry Brief, published by VeriSign, Inc. more