In my day job (honestly I do have one!) I run one of the largest registrars / resellers of IE domains (the IE ccTLD is the domain name for Ireland). In the course of doing that I have spent quite a lot of time becoming accustomed to the rules and regulations that govern both the naming and general registration criteria of IE domains. In some cases I can understand why rules are … [Read more...] about IE Namespace – We Need Personal Domains!
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More Blog Changes ….
And for once they're not mine :) Paul has finally got round to enabling comments on his blog - the aptly named weird.ie. Niall didn't jump on the bandwagon - he climbed onto it slowly - anti-blog style, so it's only a matter of time before we'll have the rest of the Blacknight staff blogging :) I've no idea what he'll blog about, so it'll be interesting to see … [Read more...] about More Blog Changes ….
I Love My Staff
I love my staff's sense of humour. It would be hard working with them all if they weren't a fun bunch. They all know that I'm "into" domains in a big way, so Niall grabbed michelehastoomanydomains.com !! I don't have that many domains!! Thanks Niall! … [Read more...] about I Love My Staff
Webhosting.info Puts Blacknight No. 2
I've mentioned webhosting.info's hosting stats several times over the past couple of years. While I still do not find them to be 100% accurate I would consider them to be a relatively good barometer of relative sizes etc., During the course of 2006 Blacknight's growth was steady and healthy (screenshot from domaintools) If you look at our overall position compared to our … [Read more...] about Webhosting.info Puts Blacknight No. 2
Where are all the IPs?
In case you are wondering where all the IP addresses have gone to the IPv4 Address Use Report for 2006 has just been posted. … [Read more...] about Where are all the IPs?