Sean My quick calculations reveal that the number of new registrations in .com is increasing if anything over this year. Also, as the new policies that Chris is referring to only came into effect in July last year, anything prior to that isn't relevant. jon >-- Original Message -- >Reply-To: dns§lists.auda.org.au >From: "Sean Finn" <sean§teknol.com.au> >To: <dns§lists.auda.org.au> >Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2003 21:43:02 +1000 >Subject: RE: [DNS] media release > > > >Begin Quote: >>the changes in naming policy have >>>led to this growth at a time when, in global domain name spaces such as >>>.com, registrations are declining' said auDA CEO, Chris Disspain >End Quote. > >I took this to mean that the amount of *new* registrations is less than >previously? > >Yes, sure, "there are 2,467,670" **MORE** "names over 10 months which is >an >11.5% >increase." >however, for the same period 12 months prior, is the number 12 months ago >significantly more than 2.4 Million NEW registrations for the same 10 month >period? > >-----Original Message----- >From: Jon Lawrence [mailto:jon§jonlawrence.com] >Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 9:20 PM >To: dns§lists.auda.org.au >Subject: RE: [DNS] media release > > >Maybe, and the .com space has declined in total size over some quarters >in the last few years but that was primarily due to mass deletions of names >that were given away & never renewed. The release spoke about registrations >declining, of which there is no evidence that I am aware. > >As I said below I don't disagree with the thrust of this release, just the >claim that .au is growing while .com isn't. > >jon > >>-- Original Message -- >>Reply-To: dns§lists.auda.org.au >>From: "Sean Finn" <sean§teknol.com.au> >>To: <dns§lists.auda.org.au> >>Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2003 21:05:59 +1000 >>Subject: RE: [DNS] media release >> >> >>could it possible be read that the Percentage of increase is declining? >> >>e.g. 15% growth last year, and 11.5% growth for same period 12 months l8r? >>-Sean. >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Jon Lawrence [mailto:jon§jonlawrence.com] >>Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 8:44 PM >>To: dns§lists.auda.org.au >>Subject: RE: [DNS] media release >> >> >>>the changes in naming policy have >>>led to this growth at a time when, in global domain name spaces such as >>>.com, registrations are declining' said auDA CEO, Chris Disspain >> >>Um, .com is declining? I think not. >> >>According to Snapnames (www.sotd.info), .com registration numbers have >grown >>as follows: >>30/9/02 21,414,179 names >>31/12/02 22,019,903 names >>31/1/03 22,340,052 names >>28/2/03 22,504,244 names >>31/3/03 22,716,330 names >> >>And latest figures (from Name Intelligence (www.dailychanges.com) who quote >>snapnames as a client and I believe are using the same methodology: >>5/8/03 23,881,849 names >> >>That's an increase of 2,467,670 names over 10 months which is an 11.5% >>increase. >> Note that these are net figures, ie they represent existing names plus >>new names minus deletions. >> >>I don't disagree at all that auDA has achieved a lot, however that claim >>just ain't true. >> >>jon >> >> >>--------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>List policy, unsubscribing and archives => http://www.auda.org.au/list/dns/ >>Please do not retransmit articles on this list without permission of the >>author, further information at the above URL. (336 subscribers.) >> >> >> >> >>--------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>List policy, unsubscribing and archives => http://www.auda.org.au/list/dns/ >>Please do not retransmit articles on this list without permission of the >> >>author, further information at the above URL. (336 subscribers.) >> > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- >List policy, unsubscribing and archives => http://www.auda.org.au/list/dns/ >Please do not retransmit articles on this list without permission of the >author, further information at the above URL. (336 subscribers.) > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- >List policy, unsubscribing and archives => http://www.auda.org.au/list/dns/ >Please do not retransmit articles on this list without permission of the > >author, further information at the above URL. (336 subscribers.) >Received on Fri Oct 03 2003 - 00:00:00 UTC
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