There seems to be a cottage industry in domain scams. Every few months these scams come to the fore and we hear about them either directly from our clients or from other industry sources. … [Read more...] about More domain scammers
Domains & DNS
Is the Irish Internet Prudish?
Ireland is supposedly a Catholic country and I suppose it has managed to retain some of its "moral values". Possibly more than other countries, although I doubt if all Irish people would subscribe as heartily to this ethos in the privacy of their own homes as they might like people to believe in public.A couple of weeks ago a new TLD specifically for the adult industry was … [Read more...] about Is the Irish Internet Prudish?
IE Deleted List revisited
A couple of months ago the IEDR released a list of deleted domains. So how is the "after market" faring? Are the domains being "snapped up" as quickly as their availability is made known? It's hard to say unless you check the list on a regular basis, however it does seem to be turning up some gems. The list today, for example, included gems such … [Read more...] about IE Deleted List revisited
Personal IE domains?
Would people be interested in registering personal IE domains if there was a special subdomain for it eg. name.ie or ainm.ie (or some other semantically logical derivative) ? We get requests for IE domains every single day. In most cases they are from either registered businesses or similar, but we are seeing an increasing demand for personal domains. Unfortunately the IEDR's … [Read more...] about Personal IE domains?
Ebay.ie to open
According to a recent announcement ebay.ie will soon be open for business. The domain had originally been registered by an Irish company, but was handed over to ebay earlier this year With Ebay.ie to open the days are probably numbered for operations such as ebid.ie which has been stumbling along for the last couple of years … [Read more...] about Ebay.ie to open