ICANN to help Togo improve its expertise in domain names
The ICANN will provide Togo a series of trainings ( include online courses, hands-on workshops, and webinars) to help their country code top-level (ccTLD) registry compete in the domain industry, since one of the ICANN's missions is to ensure a secure, stable and unified global Internet.
Proposed new rules of .ZA
South Africa Domain Name Authority (ZADNA), has doubled down on controversial new rules for the country’s Internet domains, .ZA:- Registrars (or hosting providers) must collect identity documents of registrants- Registrars must provide ZADNA with access to their environments upon request for audits- Registrars must pay ZADNA a licence fee, ...
Trademark in Conflict with Domain Name
Domain name registration, on the other hand, only takes a few hours because you only have to prove that the name is available in the WHOIS tool. This is in contrast to trademark ownership, which can take up to two years because you have to prove two conditions for protection.In other words, getting a domain name, even a national one like ".vn," ...
Why choose a ccTLD?
Using a ccTLD is a strong indication to search engines that your content is focused on a specific country. But... which is better for SEO: a subdomain, subdirectory, or a country code top-level domain (ccTLD)? There is no simple solution. If you have content in different countries and want to send a strong signal to Google and other search ...
Influential enterprises both in China and abroad activate “.CN” Domain.
According to the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC), ten Chinese top 500 firms have recently activated China's top-level domains, ".cn" and ".中国”.
With the fast expansion of the digital economy, China's ccTLD and domains in Chinese serve as business cards for both foreign and domestic firms.
For.us domain names, there is no Whois privacy.
In today's environment of privacy regulations, such as the General Data Protection Regulation of the European Union, Whois privacy has become the default on practically all domain registrations. There is one exception: .us. The Registry states that: The usTLD is committed to maintaining the security of its top-level domain and ensuring that ...
Tanzania: launch of .TZ domain name registrations
The launch schedule is as follows: Grandfathering phase 1: From 1 March to 31 May 2022 During this phase, registrants of Tanzanian third level domain names that were registered before 1 March 2022 as well as trade mark holders can apply for the corresponding domain names under .TZ. Grandfathering phase 2: From 1 June to 30 June 2022 During ...
Greek and Greek but not Latin and Greek
On 14 November 2022, any Greek domain names under the Latin extension .EU will be deleted and only Greek domain names with the Greek .ευ extension will remain registered. The phase-out of Greek domain names with the Latin .EU extension is being carried out in line with the ‘no script mixing’ best practice for Internationalised Domain ...
The Domain Industry in 2022
The ccTLDs have always represented an important segment of the domain industry, amounting to 30-40% of the global market share. In some regions such as Europe, the ccTLD rate has always been very high—a long-standing trend based on historical and cultural reasons that lead Europeans to prefer national TLDs to localize their web presence. A ...
Annual Review of .fr ccTLD
The .FR TLD maintained a steady dynamic in 2021, whereas the market share of .FR in France continued to grow, reaching 38.75% at the end of 2021. There is a positive correlation, more or less marked depending on the years, between .FR create operations and business creation, even though not all .FR domain names are registered by start-ups and ...