http://blog.jothan.com Jothan Frakes' weblog (my personal opinions and not necessarily those of my employer) Tue, 22 Jul 2008 06:45:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en DotME, the collaboration between Afilias, GoDaddy, and DoMen seems to have launched with some success, and I am the proud registrant of jothan.me.  Congratulations to all those that registered and participated. http://blog.jothan.com/icann/tld/domain/dotme-launched-and-well-done/ I am now the registrant of jothan.asia, which is now on the giant shelf of extensions I have my first name registered in.  I am now a multicultural ubergeek. http://blog.jothan.com/icann/tld/domain/jothanasia-working-sweet/ Michael Berkins is blogging about a particularly nasty bit of legislature that is coming down the tubes. I am really concerned about a piece of legislature that has been getting pres. On February 25th, 2008 US Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME) introduced S. 2661, the "Anti-Phishing Consumer Protection Act of 2008 ... http://blog.jothan.com/icann/tld/domain/s2661-snowes-bill-chance-on-hill-the-apcpa-bill-that-should-make-all-domain-owners-loose-sleep-at-night/ A few colleagues and I were musing about who the best European Registrars are for Europeans, and it was suggested to me that a poll might be in order to the 5 or 6 readers of my blog.    Looking for feedback from the readers here, please pick the one that is most near and ... http://blog.jothan.com/icann/tld/domain/what-is-the-favorite-european-registrar-among-europeans/ The former Yugoslovia ccTLD has been designated for a 3 year sunset process, transitioning to .RS (Serbia) and .ME (Montenegro).   Following in the footsteps of the ccTLDs that have some generic appeal beyond simply that of the country (.TV, .MD, .FM/.AM, .CD, etc), there was some competition for the registry services ... http://blog.jothan.com/icann/tld/domain/just-between-yu-and-me/ This interview recently posted at the French domain industry website Domaine.Info for a segment that was taped at the Sao Paulo, Brazil ICANN meeting. I am joined by Phil Corwin, Roger Collins, and Tom Barrett in discussion of the Domain Marketplace and some of the current terms and trends in the ... http://blog.jothan.com/icann/tld/domain/domain-marketplace-interview-on-domaineinfo/ Desiree Miloshevic of Afilias is talking about the history and future of the Domain Name System, including IDN, in an upcoming forum at the Oxford Internet Institute on January 28th, 2008. The session is titled "What's in a name? The History and Future of the Domain Name System". Here is a teaser ... http://blog.jothan.com/icann/tld/domain/dns-oxford-internet-institute-series-on-128/ In under a month, DOMAINfest Global will happen in Hollywood, California, and there is a lot of excitement brewing over this. So Hollywood "Gets" the Domain Industry -- as in for a few days the Domain Industry will gather there. January 21-23 at the Renaissance Hotel at Hollywood and ... http://blog.jothan.com/icann/tld/domain/domainfest-global-hollywood-california-gets-the-domain-industry-literally/ While attending the Associated Cities' GeoDomain Expo in San Francisco, Oracle World was happening across the street at the Moscone Center. Our venue hotel had a lot of spillover crowd from the Oracle World conference, and so thre were mixed crowds socially.  Mash-up a who's who of alpha dog domainers and ... http://blog.jothan.com/icann/tld/domain/geodomain-expo-notes/ I have been using the ROMFAB each day for 4 minutes, and I am very happy with what I have been experiencing. I have more energy, and I am getting more toned in the process. These are great!  Like anyone who works out will tell you, one initially gains some weight as the muscle ... http://blog.jothan.com/icann/tld/domain/romfab-working/