Domain Name Strategy
The Name of the Game
Josh Bourne ⬥ 16 January In the domain name space, the rules coming out of ICANN are being set by a few constituencies at the expense of all ...
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Flying Under the Radar
Josh Bourne ⬥ 10 January iA little-known wave of massive-scale online infringement called affiliate fraud is gathering steam on the Internet. Affiliate fraud earns cybersquatters 50-100 times the ...
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Cybersquatting – Death by a Thousand Cuts
Josh Bourne ⬥ 31 December Bloomberg News recently reported that Verizon won $33.2 million in a lawsuit against OnlineNIC, an Internet services company, that it claimed had registered ...
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Measuring Value by the Eye of the Beholder
Josh Bourne ⬥ 23 December I recently received an email from the comScore mailing list that was penned to explain the “right measures of advertising effectiveness.” According to ...
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Manic Monday
FairWinds Partners ⬥ 19 December This past Monday wrapped up the first comment period on one of the major domain policy decisions of 2008- the potential launch of ...
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Snuggle Up to the Right Strategy
Liz Sweezey ⬥ 7 December I don’t know if any of you in the US have seen the infomercial on TV for Snuggies—“the blanket with sleeves!”—but it’s a ...
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Governing the Space
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 ...
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Clearing the Air Around New TLDs
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 ...
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Behind the Scenes at INTA
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 ...
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Greetings from Boca
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 ...
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New TLD Discussions and the Response to Obama in Cairo
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 ...
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Notes from Cairo
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 ...
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