'Net Features : afilias

Annual Report on .INFO Domain from Afilias

Domain Masters : feature — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 20:01:00 GMT

Afilias has released its 2010 .INFO annual report which recaps .INFO’s growth in 2010. The .INFO TLD has maintained its position as the top new TLD ever launched and is the seventh largest TLD on the Internet today with nearly 6.8 million domain...(read more)

Info Awards - Cast Your Vote

Pete Prestipino — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 16:45:00 GMT

Afilias, the registry operator for the .INFO top-level domain announced that public voting for the 2010 .INFO Awards is now open.

“With over six and a half million domain names and millions of live sites, .INFO is the home of information on the Web and we look forward to the opportunity each year to reward the best .INFO sites out there,” said Roland LaPlante, Chief Marketing Officer for Afilias. ““Now you have the opportunity have a voice in the program, and show your support for your favorite of this year’s nominees.”

Anyone can vote for their favorite of the top 10 .INFO nominees at www.info-award.info and when you cast your vote you will be automatically entered to win a new Apple iPad. selected by a panel of judges.

This panel of judges selected the following websites from over 130 submissions as the top 10 nominees for the Best .INFO website of 2010:

mailworx.info
greentravelclub.info
eifel.info
hotel.info
baden-wuerttemberg.info/
biohotels.info
glutenfreehelp.info
traumpfade.info
klimaretter.info
slimaway.info

Custom Domain Extensions Coming

Pete Prestipino — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:45:00 GMT

Do you doubt that new domain extensions are on their way?

Internet infrastructure service provider Afilias announced it has been selected by Big Room Inc. as the registry services provider for its application to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) for a new .eco domain during the upcoming new top-level domain (new TLD) application process.

"We selected Afilias because it has a proven track record of providing superior services, world-class domain name registry technology, and reliable DNS resolution," said Trevor Bowden, co-founder of Big Room. "Since Afilias has supported more successful ICANN bids, and launched, more new TLDs than any other registry provider, we are confident that we have the right technical partner to ensure confidence in the launch and technical stability of our new domain."

Big Room will apply for a .eco Internet extension when ICANN begins accepting applications for new TLDs, expected in the first quarter of 2010. Big Room proposes a new ".eco platform" that will collect and store current and detailed environmental and sustainability information along with a user's .eco domain name. Its bid has a group of global partners and is internationally supported.

"Afilias is pleased to be selected to provide proven, world-class registry technology that will ensure Internet stability, as well as a smooth and secure launch for the world's registrars if ICANN approves Big Room's new TLD application," said Michael Young, Vice President of Product Development for Afilias and member of Big Room's Advisory Board.