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Josh Bourne ⬥ 3 December Nominet Woes Reflect Common Internet Governance Troubles Here’s a question for readers- is the current quasi-governmental “public interest” model of Internet governing bodies working for the domain space? Let’s take Nominet as an example. Although Nominet—the nonprofit company in the United Kingdom that owns and operates the country code Top […]

Josh Bourne ⬥ 26 November From conversations surrounding this new TLD launch, it appears that some people do not understand the total investment required to become a new registry. Brands cannot just pay the application fee for a branded or generic TLD and get operational privileges for it- actually using a TLD for Web sites,

Josh Bourne ⬥ 16 November Another bit of information being spread through word of mouth around Boca is that many brand owners are seriously considering not participating in defensive sunrise registrations in the anticipated new TLD rollout. It may be that these brand owners are making decisions based on consumer behavior and past TLD launches-

Josh Bourne ⬥ 14 November I’m currently at the INTA Leadership Meeting in Florida and as promised, the event is proving to be an excellent opportunity to exchange thoughts and discuss issues with industry leaders. I’ll just take a moment here to share some of the information that has come my way. As some of

Phil Lodico ⬥ 7 November It’s a beautiful day in Cairo…sunny and hot. Since I left for Cairo before the ballots were counted on Tuesday, I’ve yet to see the US response to Obama’s recent win first-hand, but the sentiment here is quite positive. I spoke with a local Egyptian business owner last night and

Phil Lodico ⬥ 5 November Though I’ve only been in Cairo a short time, I can confidently say that it is one of the most unique places on our planet. Here, the city literally touches the desert and the ancient world collides with current times…not like in Rome though, it’s something different here. The great

Phil Lodico ⬥ 31 October Tempers are flaring over ICANN’s recent policy decisions and many in the domain name industry are gearing up for the organization’s meeting in Cairo. I’m excited for the chance to get into the thick of things, get some answers and give some opinions of my own; after all, the policies

Josh Bourne ⬥ 30 October Some of you may remember Dr. Jonathan Zittrain from CADNA’s London event where the Harvard professor and author of The Future of the Internet- and How to Stop It delivered the keynote address on the evolution of the Internet. Jonathan entertained the crowd that gathered for the Forum with stories

Yvette Miller ⬥ 28 October I just finished Jack Goldsmith and Tim Wu’s Who Controls the Internet? Illusions of a Borderless World, a book I started reading methodically to brush up on the nuts and bolts of Internet rule but ended up reading like a collection of short stories- leisurely and for conversation. Who Controls

Josh Bourne ⬥ 24 October It has been quite a week – I arrived in Geneva on Monday and have made my way across Switzerland visiting with old friends in 5 cities. Everywhere I have been, the mood around domains is the same. People seem to be tired of hearing about new TLDs, but I

Yvette Miller ⬥ 23 October Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) Agency Summit Sponsored by the BBC, The New Wizards of Digital Marketing: An IAB Agency Summit will be held on Monday, November 10 in New York City. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about award-winning interactive campaigns and topics such as social media optimization. Brand