gTLD Strategy
When Should Businesses Consider TM Protections in New gTLDs? Now!
Steve Levy — January 30, 2014 Is it too early or precisely the right time for a conversation about new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) and the various ways ...
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Buenos Aires Brief
FairWinds Partners — November 26, 2013 ICANN’s 48th Public Meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina, marked an important transition point for the organization and for all members of the ...
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State of the Net for the Week of November 25
Yvette Miller ⬥ 25 November ICANN48 in Buenos Aires has wrapped up, but if you haven’t been keeping a close eye on our tweets or blogs, here is ...
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Over Half of The Most Innovative Companies Also Invested in New gTLDS
Zane Bundy — October 8, 2013 The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) released the results of this year’s Most Innovative Companies survey last week. The survey is conducted by ...
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New gTLDs: A Wug Test For The Internet Age?
FairWinds Partners — August 27, 2013 In the 1950s, a psychologist invented the “wug” test to determine when children understand how language indicates and distinguishes between singular, versus ...
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Innovative Disruption: .CO Internet S.A.S’s New Take on an Old(er) Service
FairWinds Partners — August 16, 2013 In 2009, the Colombian government entered into an agreement with .CO Internet S.A.S. (.CO Internet) to market and sell domain names within ...
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Unintended Consequences: Brands’ gTLD Apps Draw Cybersquatters (and a Tiny Plug from Us)
FairWinds Partners — July 10, 2012 Here at FairWinds, we take a lot of pride in the services we offer clients around new gTLDs. But traditionally, our services ...
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.BOSTON, You Know We Love You Madly
Because I grew up in New England, right outside of Boston, the Boston Globe has always been a staple in my life. I can still picture it perfectly, ...
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Geographic Speedbumps Ahead
FairWinds Partners — July 1, 2013 Among the hurdles brand applicants for new gTLDs must still clear is gaining access to geographic domain names at the second level. ...
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Online Banking – new gTLDs could help reduce impact of phishing attacks and lead to greater consumer trust online
FairWinds Partners — June 28, 2013 When the new gTLDs roll out, banking online will take a step toward better security. Approximately 20 banks applied for ...
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A Panel Discussion on the Geopolitics of Internet Governance
FairWinds Partners — May 24, 2013 The Center for Strategic and International Studies and the Washington DC Chapter of the Internet Society recently co-hosted a panel discussion on ...
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In Hopes of Streamlining Process, FairWinds CEO Proposes Substantive Changes to New gTLD Registry Agreement
FairWinds Partners — April 4, 2013 FairWinds CEO Nao Matsukata is advocating for ICANN to offer an alternative draft Registry Agreement (RA) for Internal Registries, whose needs are ...
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