We all know that domain names are amazing and fantastic, and quite possibly the best thing ever invented. Without them the Web would just be a bunch of numbers; a world where websites only have IP addresses and EuroDNS doesn't exist.

In 2010 the .CO domain registry relaunched itself as the global domain shorthand for company, and in three short years has grown spectacularly to over 1.5 million domain registrations. We caught up with the CEO of .CO, Juan Diego Calle, to discuss the secret of .CO’s success, the future of domain names and more.

The TLD Registry is preparing to launch two internationalised domains (IDNs) in China. They're .在线 (Dot Chinese Online) and .中文网 (Dot Chinese Website) and are planned for General Availability in early 2014. These new extensions will be open to everyone, benefitting nearly 600 million Chinese Internet users and international brands looking to target a Chinese-speaking audience. EuroDNS was delighted when TLD Registry CEO, Arto Isokoski, agreed to a chat...

.SHABAKA, or as they say in Arabic, . شبكة, is the first of the new domain extensions to be released. It roughly translates as Internet and is the first generic domain written entirely in Arabic. EuroDNS is ready to accept your applications for this new gTLD, so get registering. Let’s take a closer look at this internationalised domain name (IDN) and find out when and how you can register…

Lot's of people have asked me what's happening with the new domains, what do all the phases mean, and when can I register one? All good questions, but until very recently it's been rather difficult to give a straight answer. And then last Friday http://نقطة-شبكة.امارات (Internet in Arabic) dropped in from nowhere and dashed off into the Sunrise application period. But what's the Sunrise period you say?

Domains may only exist in the virtual world, but they can sometimes be impacted by real life, there's a knock-on effect. Here are three interesting geopolitical domain facts that we at EuroDNS talk about when we’re not working (which is never, of course)...