Thursday, September 13, 2007

Techno Contraption News

The IE Domain Registry has announced the relaxation of registering personal '.ie' domain names for individuals.

Therefore, from Wednesday, October 31, individuals will be able register their personal domains, as long at they can prove a claim to the domain name and have a 'substantive connection to the island of Ireland'.

The announcement means that sole traders, professionals, politicians, and trademark holders who have not registered their '.ie' internet addresses have seven weeks in which to rectify the situation. Link to the registry site here.

For those of you who have websites up and running, you may wish to nomiate your site for a Golden Spider award, an annual event honouring Irish individuals and organisations for their outstanding achievements online and celebrate the successes of the Irish Internet.www.goldenspiders.ie

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