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Here's the The Lowdown
from DN Journal,
updated daily
to
fill you in on the latest buzz going around the domain name industry.
The Lowdown is
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.CO.UK Rescued,
.ORG Rockets, Dr. Chris Hartnett Sparkles & Igal Lichtman's Light Shines On
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 British
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A
lot of good news
crossed our desk in the past 24 hours. It was
especially good to see sanity prevail
when Nominet, the administrator of Great
Britain's iconic .co.uk domain
extension, at least temporarily, back
away from its widely
reviled plan to sell .uk
domains (a move that would instantly devalue
the millions of .co.uk domains that have
already been registered). The scheme to sell .uk
domains (at grossly inflated prices) ran
aground after a wave of complaints from
current .co.uk registrants washed over Nominet.
.co.uk is still not out of the woods yet, as Nominet
said it will continue
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to study ways to sell .uk separately that would
cause less damage to its existing customer base.
As always, vigilance will be in order
here for every business and individual invested
in the well established and widely respected .co.uk
namespace.
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While .co.uk
dodged a bullet, the .org extension
apparently spent the second half of 2012 speeding
like a bullet. The Public
Interest Registry, who
administers the popular .org TLD, said in
its latest semi-annual Dashboard
report that the number of .org
registrations soared by almost 12%
in the final half of last year. |
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.Org
added over 416,000 registrations
over the entire year with a lot of that
surge credited to fast growth outside of
its core North American and European
markets. From 2010 to 2012, newly created
.org domain names in Asia, Australia
and the Pacific Region grew by 47%,
followed by Latin America at 25%
and Africa at 23%.
Public
Interest Registry CEO Brian Cute
said, “We had a very successful 2012,
which included reaching a remarkable milestone
with the registration of our 10
millionth .ORG domain and the outlook
for 2013 looks just as bright both
domestically and abroad."
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Dr.
Chris Hartnett |
I've
always been amazed by the diverse
skill sets so many men and women
in our industry have. Those
renaissance men and women often
excel in areas far beyond the domain
space. Take, for example,
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Domain Hall of Fame
member Dr. Chris Hartnett
who was profiled in one of most
popular Cover Stories ever in June
2008. I mentioned
Chris's expertise in gemology
in that article five years ago and
he remains a widely respected expert
in that field.
That
was underscored again today when Southern
Jewelry News published a
profile about Dr. Hartnett titled In
the Pink - The Morganite Millionaire.
The fascinating story details
Chris's remarkable history with
precious gems and, in a telling nod
to his top priority in life, they
kicked off the article with a photo
of Chris with his four most
precious gems - his wife of 34
years, Linda, and their three
lovely daughters. |
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There
are certain special people who shine
even brighter than the most
expensive diamonds. We lost one of
those 10 days ago when industry
giant Igal Lichtman passed
away after a fierce battle with
cancer. A lot was written about Igal
in the immediate hours after that sad
news broke, and now one
of the most touching tributes to the
man has been added to a special
memorial page on the
most prized website in his marvelous
collection - Jerusalem.com, an
ambitious site he co-founded with
his beloved wife Michal.
The
tribute noted, "Igal was a
brilliant entrepreneur who always saw
an opportunity where others did not.
His spirit and light were so strong
that one could not remain passive in
face of it."
"We
at Jerusalem.com will miss you
greatly Igal. You have been our inspiration
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Igal
Lichtman |
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and
your support and teachings will
continue with each and every one of
us. We are thankful to have met a
true visionary and thankful for
the amazing opportunities you have
given us all. As we continue forward
with Michal, to realize your
joint dream, we will remember
and feel you always. We hope
to make you proud and follow in your
footsteps." |
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(Posted February
28, 2013)
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