What the hell is the root zone?
We've interviewed several of the key players in new TLDs over the last couple of years, as well as talking quite a bit about domain names and the DNS. But what exactly is the "root zone"?
New TLDs are in Ireland Now!
So you've heard about the new generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs) such as .london and .clarehurling? OK, I made that one up - but you get the idea. ICANN received applications for almost 2000 new gTLDs and over 300
A dotHIV Domain Name is the Digital Red Ribbon
"The combined power of the world's internet users is enough to beat HIV" That's the claim of dotHIV, the charity running the first Top Level Domain to serve a social cause. Yesterday we published a 15
dotHIV combines Online Marketing and Corporate Philanthropy in an Innovative Way [Audio]
Today's podcast (16:34; 9MB; MP3) is an interview with Carolin Silbernagl, project coordinator of the dotHIV Top Level Domain project. "Dot-HIV is the first and the only TLD that is designed to serve a social cause", she says. That certainly
Fadi Chehadé Reacts to US Government Announcement
Last night the US government made a historic announcement. You can read the press release here. There'll be a LOT of media coverage of this announcement in the coming days and weeks. ICANN's CEO Fadi Chehadé recorded
Advertising Dot.com domains ‘As Gaeilge’
Blacknight, which owns Technology.ie, is Ireland's leading domain registrar. We sell domain names on behalf of domain registries like Verisign, who operate the dot-com and dot-net registries, and we work with them on marketing. So when