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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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
ENN – Press Release Recycling At Its Best?
Why oh why do people in ENN simply publish companies' press releases as if they were gospel? It just so happens that I have a conflicting set of results... Odd that, isn't it? Note the inclusion of actual figures ie. you can see how many emails were involved, as opposed to a vague and unscientific statement with no actual figures to support its conclusions (they may have the … [Read more...] about ENN – Press Release Recycling At Its Best?
Anonymous Mailing Lists Aren’t Good
I'm on a large number of mailing lists that cover a wide range of topics including open source software, web technologies, spam filtering, dns, networking and a range of other topics. Nearly all of the lists show who the message poster is and allow them to include their own email signature. Only very rarely does any of the list content get "out of hand". Unfortunately not all … [Read more...] about Anonymous Mailing Lists Aren’t Good