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five
million registrations, making it the world's 4th
largest global TLD (trailing only the original three; .com,
.net and .org). Roland LaPlante,
Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for
Afilias, said “Building a new TLD is hard,
long-term work and many elements need to be in place
for it to be successful. This report |
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reveals
that over the past eight years, .Info has proven itself
to be not just a globally intuitive path to information
on the Net, but an enduring one as well.”
The
report says that the top regions for .info registrations
are North America with 56% of all .info
registrations and Europe with 34%. The
report also said that there are now 3.6 million
active websites on .info domains and that renewal
rates are steadily rising as the extension gains
traction and recognition. The report also gives examples
or rising prices for aftermarket sales for .info
domains, citing New York.info ($28,086 on
1st resale, $46,392 on 2nd resale and $70,000
on 3rd resale) among others.
The
report also covers technological initiatives undertaken
by the registry. In January 2008, .Info implemented an anti-phishing
program, designed to curb phishing on .Info sites.
Afilias actively patrols the .Info domain for potential
phishing scams, and Afilias worked with its registrars
and law enforcement to mitigate hundreds of phishing
attacks. The extension now reportedly has one of the
lowest rates of phishing abuse among all large TLDs.
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If you read our September
2008 Cover Story on Directi
Co-Founder (and Skenzo Founder) Divyank
Turakhia, you know the 27-year-old
entrepreneur likes a challenge and has done
everything from airplane wing walking to
mountain biking to roller blading. So it won't
surprise you to know that Divyank and his
brother (and fellow Directi Co-Founder) Bhavin,
put together a company cricket team to
compete in India's hotly contested Mumbai
Corporate Cricket Championship tournament.
It also shouldn't surprise you to learn that
their Directi/Skenzo team scored an upset win
in the finals over previously unbeaten
Airtel to claim the championship!
Directi took the
title game by 10 runs and one of their stars, Ajit,
walked away with the Man of the Match Award for
outstanding play. Team captain Irshad accepted the
championship trophy (seen in the photo at left)
on behalf of Directi/Skenzo.
Divyank told us
"We strive to be the best at
absolutely everything that we do. It is
definitely exciting to win the corporate cricket
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At
Directi/Skenzo,
we have a great team of over 500 people
that has the awesome ability to come together
and achieve unbeatable results. Also, fun is
built into our corporate DNA. It is no
wonder that we are recognized as one of the Best
Companies to Work For, and continue to be
amongst the fastest growing companies in the
country."
Members
of Directi/Skenzo's
Championship Cricket Team (Divyank
and
Bhavin Turakhia are, respectively, 5th
and 6th from the left in the front row).
(Posted Feb.
26, 2009) |
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