 EURid, the European registry for .eu, is pleased to report a rapid increase in .eu Internet domain names. In six countries total .eu domain name registrations grew by more than 60% when the second quarter 2008 numbers are compared to the same period last year. The average growth for the whole European Union was 15%, according to the second quarter report from EURid. You can read the full report at http://www.eurid.eu/files/Q2_08.pdf .
 As the result of the de-accreditation of Esoftwiz Inc. (IANA ID 614), ICANN is seeking Statements of Interest from ICANN-accredited registrars that are interested in assuming sponsorship of the gTLD names that had been managed by Esoftwiz Inc. -- Buying descriptive and easy to remember domains offers businesses
a faster way to generate traffic and build brand awareness --Nearly 168 million registered domain names are effectively out of circulation, leaving few descriptive or memorable names available for businesses to use to launch a new product or service, or to drive traffic to an existing product or service.  Conference registrations for Domain Convergence, the first Canadian
domainer conference, are now open for anyone interested in attending.Domain Convergence will be held in Niagara Falls, Ontario from 6-8 October and seeks to discuss and inform attendees on happenings in the domainer industry. The conference will focus on domain name development and monetization as well as domain portfolio management.
 "Arab information technology experts have welcomed a recent development
in internet governance that could allow the use of Arabic script
website addresses, saying it will help to protect Arabic culture,
remove the language barrier and reduce the digital and knowledge gap
between the Arab world and the developed countries. However, they
raised some intellectual property considerations as well as technical
and cyberspace security concerns." The article is by William New.
EstDomains, the 49th largest domain name registrar, with more than
270,000 domain names, is accused of being one of the largest sources of
spam with 10,000 of their domain names currently blacklisted by
SURBL.org, which tracks Web site names that are advertised in junk
email reports The Washington Post.
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Sedo, today announced premium domains for its September GreatDomains Auction. The line up includes Fly.com, Planet.com, Brews.com, Bicycle.com, and Address.net. Domain entrepreneurs and enthusiasts will be able to place bids on these names from September 18 through September 25. Sedo is hosting its GreatDomains auction instead of a live auction at the Targeted T.R.A.F.F.I.C Conference in New York, in order to maintain the momentum of its high-performing online auctions.
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The RIPE NCC, the Regional Internet Registry (RIR) for Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia, is to hold a roundtable meeting for governments and regulators on Monday, 29 September 2008 at the Sheraton Amsterdam Airport Hotel.