ICANN San Juan, Puerto Rico 6/25-29, 2007

by | May 25, 2007 | Domain Shows, ICANN, Meetings, NewTLDs

The next ICANN meeting is coming up, June 25 to 29. Here are some reasons why I would encourage attendance and participation, and what to watch for there.

  1. PUERTO RICO
    Dude, it’s in Puerto Rico, “La Isla Bonita” . . . What more reason do you need? Although it sounds super glamorous, there’s a lot of us that work hard and don’t leave the venue but for sparse moments.
  2. WHOIS
    Conversations about WHOIS format, access, and accuracy are going to be a large focus at this meeting. There are so many sides to this, all with very reasonable needs and requirements that we’re entering into year 8 of the work to make improvements, rules, and expectations.
  3. NEW GTLDs
    New Generic Top Level Domains are going to be a huge topic of discussion, as the process has been largely established and the application window rapidly approaches. It remains to be seen how many applications will come, but I am predicting that there will be at least 150-200 new applications.The driving forces will surround minimum requirements of the applicants, what the application fee is to submit a new string, and how much collision there is (aka duplicate entries) on TLD string submissions. (Hint: .web may have more than one applicant, try something different than that string)The many people who’ve put tireless effort into this process have thought of almost everything, and have brought experience from the past two rounds for this process.

INTEROP.JP June 11-15 2007

INTEROP.JP June 11-15 2007

by | May 23, 2007 | Domain Shows, Feature, Speaking, 日本語

I have been asked to speak at the INTEROP in Chiba (Tokyo) Japan on the 14th, and accepted.
What is INTEROP? “企業が必要としている最適なネットワーク環境の実現に不可欠な最新の基盤技術・製品群と、それを用いたリューションを展示し新たなビジネスチャンスを掴むための“ 出展社と来場者の最適なマッチング ”を提供する。それが、Interopです。 “

Speaking at HostingCon

by | May 23, 2007 | Domain Shows, NewTLDs, Speaking

I’ll be part of a panel at HostingCon in July to talk about domain monetization and internet advertising. The hosting industry is somewhat aware of this, but I think that there are some shifts coming in how they can turn customer loss or abandonment into opportunity, especially in a climate of fierce price competition in the marketplace.