Domain Names

The term domain name has multiple related meanings: It can refer to a unique name that identifies a computer or computers on the Internet. These names appear as a component of a website Universal Resource Locator (URL), such as 'subdomain.domain.com'. This type of domain name is also called a hostname. Domain names also the product that domain name registrars (retailers of domain names) provide to their customers. These names are often called registered domain names. Domain names are also used for other purposes in the Domain Name System (DNS) – for example the special name which follows the @ sign in an email address, or the Top-level domain names like .com. Domain names are often referred to simply as domains and domain name registrants are frequently referred to as domain owners, although domain names, technically, are leased from a domain name registrar. Read the full background at Domain Names Wikipedia

Domain Names / Industry Updates

DomainPeople Launches "The .Pro Red Carpet VIP Affair" Domain Reservation Period

DomainPeople, the eighth official domain name registrar accredited by the Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), announced today it will be accepting reservations for .Pro domain names from new registrants through August 31, 2008. The highly-anticipated relaunch date for .Pro has now been confirmed for September 8, 2008. more»

.ORG & NCUC Joint Letter to ICANN on Internationalized Domain Names

Recently we teamed up with the Non-Commercial Users Constituency (NCUC) to express our concern to ICANN that the rights and needs of end-users are taken into account in the discussion of Internationalized Domain Names (IDN). more»

Red Cross Society of China Launches Official Mobile Site

In response to the May 2008 Sichuan earthquake, dotMobi - the company behind the .mobi Internet domain name for locating content that works on mobile phones - has collaborated with the Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) to create a mobile website at chinaredcross.mobi. more»

Moniker.com Announces Domain Name Inventory for the Upcoming Online Auction at Affiliate Summit 2008

Moniker, an Oversee.net company and provider of Domain Asset Management; services, today announced the availability of premium domain names for purchase via its exclusive online domain name auction produced in association with the Affiliate Summit 2008 East, the largest event for affiliate marketers. more»

RegistryPro Confirms Melbourne IT to Join .Pro TLD Relaunch

RegistryPro, the exclusive operator of the .Pro top-level domain (TLD) on the Internet, has announced that Melbourne IT, one of the top 15 global domain name registrars, has agreed to participate in the highly-anticipated .Pro TLD (Top Level Domain) relaunch on September 8, 2008. more»

.ORG Becomes the First Generic Top level Domain to Start DNSSEC Implementation

A request by .ORG, The Public Interest Registry to bolster Internet security via the implementation of Domain Name Security Extensions (DNSSEC) was unanimously approved by ICANN at the recent Paris meeting. As the first generic Top Level Domain authorized to implement DNSSEC, .ORG also is preparing an education and adoption plan within the Internet infrastructure community. more»

The Mobile Internet… Now in Book Form!

As you can probably guess, everyone at dotMobi loves the mobile web. And when we're not building new sites and services for the mobile web, we're often writing about it. Sometimes on this blog. Sometimes at mobiThinking.com or dev.mobi. And sometimes in a brand new book called Mobile Internet for Dummiesmore»

RegistryPro to Open Pre-Registration and Announces Firm Relaunch Date for .Pro TLD

RegistryPro, the exclusive operator of the .Pro top-level domain (TLD) on the Internet, announced today it will begin accepting pre-reservations for .Pro domain names from new registrants from July 21 through August 31, 2008. This Pre-Registration Period is the second phase of the registry's highly anticipated transition to new registration parameters. more»

Autism Research Institute Launches Mobile Website

The Autism Research Institute, a leading non-profit organization, has launched a mobile website, autism.mobi, designed specifically for users of mobile devices and mobile phones, including the Apple iPhone. more»

Premium Geographic Domain Names Available at Moniker Live Auction at GeoDomain Expo

Moniker.com today announced an initial list of premium contenders for a live and online domain name auction at the GeoDomain Expo, the world's largest geo domain conference and auction, July 10-12 in Chicago. more»

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