Tag Archives: cctlds

November, 2009

• 18 November

  Never get a country extension wrong again with the VisiBone Country Chart

  A company by the name of VisiBone has released a rather unique world map. Besides listing the obvious– major cities, oceans, and mountain ranges– it also displays each country’s ccTLD next to its name. On the sides of the map is a chart listing the same information as well as …
• 11 November

  Domain sales up by 15%

  While economic activity in most industries is stagnant, the domain market continues to show growth. A report recently released by a large domain auction house shows a 15% increase in its sales. Other auction sites don’t always report their growth, so it’s hard to tell if this increase has occurred …
• 10 November

  Canary Islands might seek .ic ccTLD

  The Canary Islands parliament will meet tomorrow to discuss whether or not to petition ICANN for the .ic ccTLD. Currently, the extension is an exceptionally reserved code element and unavailable for general use. The island will have to convince the IANA to permit its use. The government claims .ic will …
• 5 November

  Singapore to introduce Chinese IDNs

  The Singapore Network Information Centre (SGNIC), operator of the .sg ccTLD, has announced the availability of Chinese-character domains starting November 23. Unfortunately, only government applications for the new names will be accepted at that time. The .sg registry will use the following schedule for IDN adoption: Phase 1: Government Applications …
• 3 November

  PokerBonus.com sells for $85,000

  The slow sales trend of last week seems to be continuing on into this week. Topping all other recent sales is PokerBonus.com, which just sold at auction for £51,851. A number of ccTLDs have also sold as of late: blackcard.es- €9,000 europalace.eu- €7,000 direkt-versicherung.de- €7,000 auberges.fr- €6,000 zazzle.com.ar- $5,500 ftp.co.uk- …

September, 2009

• 4 September

  New Zealand creates .health.nz extension

  In a move reminiscent of Argentina’s creation of .banco.ar for banks, New Zealand’s Minister of Health Tony Ryall has created the .health.nz domain extension. The second-level name can only be used by hospitals, clinics, ambulances, and the like. Part of the reason for launching the extension is likely to prevent …
• 1 September

  African ccTLD operators careful to avoid ICANN

  Most domain extension operators around the world, especially American TLDs, work with ICANN on some level, but a recent InfoWorld article shows that most African ccTLDs do not wish to work with the California organization, opting not to join its Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO). Many of these domain …

August, 2009

• 26 August

  Malaysia's .my registry seeks to increase registrations

  According to the Mynic, the administrator of Malaysia’s .my domain, most of the country’s businesses operate websites online. Less than half use a .my domain, however, preferring other extensions like .com instead. Faced with this reality, Mynic is now pushing companies to get on the .my bandwagon. To help lure …
• 20 August

  Germany's .de gains position of top ccTLD

  Germany is not only the most populous country in Europe, but is now the operator of the Internet’s most popular ccTLD with more than 13 million registrations on its .de domain. For years Germany held the number one spot, but recently lost its position to China’s .cn extension, which experienced …
• 19 August

  Guatemala to open up .gt domain

  Like many countries, Guatemala does not allow registrations on its .gt domain. Instead, registrants can choose between .com.gt, .net,gt, and other second-level names. The country has decided to change the rules, however, and will start accepting top-level registrations on the .gt domain. The new registration option will be available by …