.music has become the latest new gTLD to join the internet, but it seems unlikely to hit the market before the 10th anniversary of the 2012 ICANN application period. The TLD was added to the DNS root at the end of October, with the first domain, the obligatory nic.music, going live a few days later. […]
The long-anticipated .kids top-level domain has its first live site, and the registry has announced plans to start selling domains towards the end of the year. The contractually mandated nic.kids is now resolving, leading to the registry web site of the DotKids Foundation. Hong Kong-based DotKids, which has close ties…
NetBeacon has been picked as the name for the DNS Abuse Institute’s forthcoming free abuse-reporting tool. The tool is expected to launch in early June, after software was donated by CleanDNS accelerated the development cycle, according to Institute director Graeme Bunton. The system was previously using the working title CART,…
Australian domain overseer auDA has started national advertising for its second-level .au registration launch next month. The organization said today it has started running television, radio, outdoor and digital ads, and will continue to do so through to November. Second-level .au domains become available March 24, on a first-come, first-served…