Domain ownership and theft: Will ICANN remain antiquated, slow and bureaucratic?

In October 2014, before the ICANN51 conference in Los Angeles, I implored ICANN officials to include the topic of domain ownership redefinition in their agenda. Facing a dramatic surge in domain theft throughout 2014, that article outlined the reasons that domain ownership must be redefined, and … [Read more...]

A press release is not a rehash of your blog post

Press releases are official statements announcing a milestone, an accomplishment, or an upcoming change about a company. As such, they serve as a public announcement aimed at disclosing information to the media and the consumer of the industry they target. Press releases follow a format that … [Read more...]

Don’t let employees manage your domains

When you run a business, your assets include domain names; unlike tangible assets, domain names need special care. Keeping track of your asset inventory should extend to domain names as well. If you are in a business partnership, make sure that the assets are recorded and there is a clear … [Read more...]

Dot .CLUB Registry did the right thing despite own error

Big kudos to the executives manning the dot .CLUB Registry, for researching, acknowledging, and - most importantly - owning a Registry error. It all started with the astonishing manual registration of the domain name Credit.Club. Registrant Bruce Marler, a developer that shared the classroom … [Read more...]

Greek Elections: I Cannot Vote .org

Greece is having crucial national elections today, the results of which some say might shock the European Union's economy, once again. In Greece, where democracy was established two and a half millennia ago, the right to vote has been both a privilege and an obligation, reserved for the Greek … [Read more...]