iceman
13-04-2005, 08:21 AM
Taken from the front-page news
<P>IceInSpace has always been a site for Aussies and New Zealanders.. of course we welcome those from other parts of the world, but our strength is that we are a local site, for local amateur astronomers and stargazers.</P>
<P>Well today, we make it official. It is with great pleasure that today I announce the launch of <B>IceInSpace.com.au</B>!</P>
<P>Getting a .com.au domain name is not trivial in Australia, there are strict rules surrounding the registration of .au domain names and it required me to register a business name before I could get the domain name. With the help of the those who <A href="http://www.iceinspace.com.au/?donate" target=_blank>donated to IceInSpace</A>, I was able to finally get the .com.au site up and running.</P>
<P>Since registering the domain, mojo and I have been working in the background ensuring that the site will transition smoothly over to the .com.au domain, and we wanted to launch this now distinctly Australasian site with a new logo as well. So you can see above the result of many emails between mojo and myself trying to get the right design that signifies what we are, and most importantly, where we are.</P>
<P>The hope is that with the .au domain name, the site will yield many more search results for Aussies looking for astronomy related information in a "Pages from Australia" search.</P>
<P>Lots of people have contributed to this site in one way or another, and I greatly appreciate everyone's contributions however large or small. Special mention must go to mojo who has helped enormously in the creative and technical area. And of course a very special thankyou to those who <A href="http://www.iceinspace.com.au/?donate" target=_blank>donate</A> to the site to keep us up and running.</P>
<P>To read more and have your say, please <A href="http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1628">see this thread</A> on the <A href="http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum">IceInSpace Forums</A>.</P>
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<P>IceInSpace has always been a site for Aussies and New Zealanders.. of course we welcome those from other parts of the world, but our strength is that we are a local site, for local amateur astronomers and stargazers.</P>
<P>Well today, we make it official. It is with great pleasure that today I announce the launch of <B>IceInSpace.com.au</B>!</P>
<P>Getting a .com.au domain name is not trivial in Australia, there are strict rules surrounding the registration of .au domain names and it required me to register a business name before I could get the domain name. With the help of the those who <A href="http://www.iceinspace.com.au/?donate" target=_blank>donated to IceInSpace</A>, I was able to finally get the .com.au site up and running.</P>
<P>Since registering the domain, mojo and I have been working in the background ensuring that the site will transition smoothly over to the .com.au domain, and we wanted to launch this now distinctly Australasian site with a new logo as well. So you can see above the result of many emails between mojo and myself trying to get the right design that signifies what we are, and most importantly, where we are.</P>
<P>The hope is that with the .au domain name, the site will yield many more search results for Aussies looking for astronomy related information in a "Pages from Australia" search.</P>
<P>Lots of people have contributed to this site in one way or another, and I greatly appreciate everyone's contributions however large or small. Special mention must go to mojo who has helped enormously in the creative and technical area. And of course a very special thankyou to those who <A href="http://www.iceinspace.com.au/?donate" target=_blank>donate</A> to the site to keep us up and running.</P>
<P>To read more and have your say, please <A href="http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1628">see this thread</A> on the <A href="http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum">IceInSpace Forums</A>.</P>
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