Verisgn has just announced that as of Oct. 15, 2007, the registry fee for .com domain names will increase from $6.00 to $6.42 and that the registry fee for .net domain names will increase, from $3.50 to $3.85
Press release here.
The nainstream media WSJ have taken a look at .mobi”
“Johannes Tromp says the Web site for his South Carolina bed-and-breakfast generates good business. But last fall, he found a way to reach even more potential customers: He made a version of the site for cellphones.
Mr. Tromp signed up for a mobile Web address with the newly available suffix “dot-mobi” and used a self-starter kit from a company called Roundpoint Ltd. to build
www.kilburnie.mobi, the mobile site for his Inn at Craig Farm. He says he’s gotten a surprisingly good response, with 30 to 40 new calls per month from interested travelers who heard of his inn by accessing the cellphone site.”
Google has jsut announced an early trial of TV ads.
From the press release…
“With Google TV ads, the entire process is automated – from planning the campaign to uploading and serving the ad to reporting on its effectiveness. Like our AdWords advertising program, Google TV ads are bought using an auction model…
“Advertisers can target by demographic, daypart and channel and pay only for actual impressions delivered. Pricing is on a CPM basis.
“Because the entire process is automated and online, advertisers can plan their TV ad campaigns efficiently all year long.
Predicted percentage growth from 2005 to 2009
Qatar 304.2
Egypt 220.7
Moldova 185.7
Romania 160.4
UAE 154.8
Pan Arab 146.8
Russia 143.2
Saudi Arabia 113.5
Kuwait 113.2
Slovakia 106.4
Source: ZenithOptimedia via the London Times
The BBC is reporting from May, EMI is to offer music downloads free from DRM (Digital Rights Management) . This is a major shift of policy and will allow users who are prepared to pay a premium the ability to play downloaded tracks on any player.
The London Times is reporting that Record companies agreed a deal with the UK’s commercial radio stations yesterday that will allow music clips in podcasts for the first time.”Stations such as Capital 95.8, Heart and Magic FM can include up to 30 seconds of music tracks from leading recording artists in podcasts, in a move that the industry hopes will create a new trend of music podcast downloads among listeners.
“dotMobi, a consortium to offer the first and only Internet address created for mobile phones, today announced that Visa International has made an investment in dotMobi and will have a representative on dotMobi’s Board of Directors. This investment adds Visa to a consortium that already represents 13 leading mobile operators, network & device manufacturers, and internet content providers. ” Press release here
The BBC is reporting internet advertising in the UK during 2006 surged 41.2% to £2 billion to pass national newspaper advertising for the first time.
VeriSign has asked ICANN to permit a new DNS Update Service for registrars and others. Notice of new Service (.pdf)
Rob Hall CEO of Momentous.ca made a very good presentation yesterday
at the ICANN Public meeting in Lisbon in which he looked at how the domain expiry process has evolved over the last few years.
Momentous.ca ICANN Tutorial – Changes in the expiry process (.pdf)
GPM Group 