Video: Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on Internet regulation
Powerful statement on the Internet and its ability to create innovation, commerce, and jobs.
Next up: Newdomains.org conference in Munich 9/26-27
More conferences! Â Following on the heels of a very successful F8 conference with Facebook, I am now on to Munich for the newtlds.org conference. New Top Level Domains are coming into focus and it is the time to be preparing for them. Â I have connected up with a...
newdomains.org – September 26-27, 2011 in Munich
I am speaking and moderating at the newdomains.org conference in Munich on the 26th and 27th. For people who are working on new top level domains or aspiring applicants, this is a conference not to miss. http://newdomains.org
Next up: .nxt Conference in San Francisco, August 24-26, 2011
New TLDs are covered in depth and precise focus in San Francisco in August.  This is a great opportunity for Silicon Valley based entrepreneurs and venture capitalists that might be interested to find out a bit more information in and around the recently  announced...
James Seng diagrams the new TLD Process
James Seng is a long time friend and fellow domain industry veteran who helped to create and evolve the IDN standards. Â He's made a great 'Prezi' slide show of the process of applying for a new TLD. new gTLD program on Prezi This is worth looking at, as it...
“Ivan Lovin’ It!” – McDonalds’ Russian IDN Website
McDonalds totally gets it. They have a Russian language website up for McDonalds at http://макдональдÑ.рф which illustrates both their capabilities as a brand to manage their local presence, as well as a sophistication in leveraging the new promise that...
.hitachi … Another smart brand announces new TLD
According to a press release at GMO Registry, they've signed a deal with Hitachi to operate the .hitachi Top Level Domain name in the upcoming application period with ICANN. "GMO Registry gTLD acquisition and operation support services chosen by global brand Hitachi...
.nxt – A new TLD conference Feb 9-10 in San Francisco
.nxt is a conference for and around new Top Level Domains. The conference is February 9-10, 2011 in San Francisco, at the Hyatt Regency. I hope to see you there!
Domain Tool Review: Dropday.com
I just stumbled across a dropping domain name tool called dropday.com that can accelerate the discovery and action on obtaining domain names that are soon dropping. I liked it so much I really struggled with sharing it or not. I decided to write about it and share...
.MLS – MLS Domains Association Membership Surge from ‘Founders Claim Period”
For a new TLD applicant who is creating a community application or standard application, obtaining the general support (or lack of objection resulting from consultation) from primary groups in the relevant community or stakeholders is a smart play. Many applicants...