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Eurid now have a YouTube channel and so far they've got three videos on there, which isn't a bad start.

The number of domain registries and registrars setting themselves up on Youtube and Facebook is constantly increasing, though only a very small number of organisations seem to really do anything more than pay lip service to the concepts.

Will the same happen with Eurid?

Here's their video to promote the ICANN meeting in Brussels in June:

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Nominet has joined the ranks of those registry operators who have embraced the much vaunted and possibly hyped, "social media".

In the last few weeks the UK registry operator has started using two Twitter accounts and its Facebook page to interact with its members (and other interested parties).

Based on member feedback they have also started sending out technical notifications via email to supplement their existing RSS feeds.

On Twitter they are using:

@Nominet - seems to be general Nominet news and interaction
@NominetTech - technical service announcements

You can find their facebook presence here.

Obviously both the Facebook and Twitter presences are accessible to both Nominet members and members of the public, while other fora, such as the private member forum, are not.

Hopefully these new efforts towards public engagement will have a positive impact on the registry.

Paul Stahura, who founded Enom, has announced that he will be leaving DemandMedia via his Facebook page:

"After much thought, and 12 years after founding eNom, I've decided to join the ranks of eNom alumni. Demand Media, the company I sold eNom to nearly four years ago, is a great company and will be even greater in the years to come. Truly "going big"... Huge. The board, the management team, the employees - everyone - our customers, our services, are top notch.Demand is still in the first innings, but its time for me to move on. I look forward to working with Demand in the future, just not as an employee, and to keeping in touch with you all. Very best of luck to everyone at eNom and Demand Media! So long for now, Paul"

It's not clear at this stage what Stahura is planning, but I somehow doubt if he'll simply "vanish". Paul has been heavily involved with the growth of the domain name business for over a decade.

Best of luck to him in his new endeavours

Facebook's landrush for custom URLs / usernames opened earlier today (just after 5am Irish time).

If you have a Facebook account you can do to: http://www.facebook.com/username/ and pick your username. If you have a fan page with more than 1000 fans you can also set a custom URL for it ..

Expect to see lots of whingy blog posts over the next few days as people with "common" names discover that "their" name has already been taken.

For a funnier take on the whole thing I'd recommend reading Anil Dash's simply excellent post on the topic. It puts it all into perspective!

While the news from Tucows earlier this week may not have been that positive for their staff, clients will be able to make use of their new status site and twitter service (They've also setup a page on Facebook)

The decision regarding facebook.com.au has been published

The respondent tried to use the defence that no trademark existed in Australia at the time of registration, however that argument was rejected.

The respondent also tried to argue that they were intending on using the domain name for a legitimate service.

You can read over the decision, with arguments from both sides and make up your own mind.

Facebook, the social networking site that is "flavour de jour", has won a WIPO UDRP case.

The decision isn't that exciting, as the registrant did not respond. The domain face-book.com is currently parked, but will probably move in the next few days/ weeks.