New gift card lets retail shoppers pick up a domain name on impulse. You can register domain names through web sites, twitter, and text message. So why not buy one with your latte? A new gift card from Canadian domain name registrar WebNames.ca ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Telnic Wants to Release .Tel IDNs
· Domain Registrars.Tel registry asks ICANN to let it register IDNs. .Tel registry Telnic has sent a letter to ICANN CEO Rod Beckstrom requesting permission to issue internationalized domain names (IDNs). The letter (pdf) from Telnic CEO Khashayar Mahdavi requests ICANN ... Continue Reading18 Comments
Yahoo Wins Yahoo.tel Domain Name in Arbitration
· Policy & LawYahoo picks up .tel domain name. An arbitrator with National Arbitration Forum has awarded Yahoo! the Yahoo.tel domain name. Yahoo was the first major tech company to file arbitration for a .tel domain when it filed its case back in August. The ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Yahoo Fights for Yahoo.tel
· Policy & LawYahoo is first major tech company to try to get .tel domain name through domain arbitration. Yahoo has filed for arbitration with National Arbitration Forum to get the domain name Yahoo.tel. Yahoo is the first major tech company to try to get its ... Continue Reading16 Comments
First .Tel UDRP Will Be Important
· Policy & LawDispute over osram.tel will test new top level domain. Osram GmbH has filed the first ever UDRP dispute for a .tel domain name, going after the domain Osram.tel. This should be an interesting case because of the differences between .tel and other ... Continue Reading10 Comments
.Tel Hits 200,000 Registrations
· UncategorizedTelnic reports 200,000 registrations for .tel domain name. Telnic, the operator of the .tel domain name, today announced that it has over 200,000 domain names registered. The company reported 100,000 .tel domains were registered a day after general ... Continue Reading7 Comments
TelFeeder Populates .Tel Domain Names
· ServicesSystem makes it easier to populate multiple .tel domain names. A new service called TelFeeder.com has launched, helping owners of multiple .tel domain names quickly upload data. .Tel domain name owners download a simple XML file and open it in ... Continue Reading8 Comments
The .Tel Search Engine Factor
· UncategorizedWill .tel be good for search? I have my doubts. Checking in at forums and on comments at Domain Name Wire, it's clear that a lot of people think .tel domain names could be a search engine gold mine. The premise is that the data on .tel domains is ... Continue Reading13 Comments
How to Create Your .Tel Domain Name
· UncategorizedA quick guide to getting your .tel domain name online. If you read Domain Name Wire frequently then you already know my opinion about .tel. But I know some people are getting into this, so I thought it would be worthwhile to register a .tel and share ... Continue Reading21 Comments
.Tel Tops 100,000 Registrations
· UncategorizedNew domain extension tops 100,000 registrations. The new .tel top level domain name now has 100,000 registrations, just one day after launching in general availability, registry operator Telnic announced. That's certainly a good start, but the true ... Continue Reading32 Comments