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Two Years of Dot Tech

August 4, 2017 by Michele Neylon

The guys over at Radix Registry have put together a nice little graphic to celebrate the second anniversary of the .tech TLD. Over the past two years the domain extension has grown to over 300 thousand registered domain names. In terms of users they've managed to get several high profile companies onboard including Web Summit, CTA and many more.   … [Read more...] about Two Years of Dot Tech

WHD Have Managed to Make ICANN Sound Exciting

February 7, 2017 by Michele Neylon

Some clever editing of video footage, some dramatic music and a clever voiceover make ICANN and Internet Governance sound .. well, exciting I guess. Here's the teaser video: https://youtu.be/OgPQbeHWYP8 As I mentioned yesterday, ICANN CEO Göran Marby will be speaking at WHD Global next month.   … [Read more...] about WHD Have Managed to Make ICANN Sound Exciting

Italian ccTLD Passes the 3 Million Domains Registered Mark

December 12, 2016 by Michele Neylon

The Italian country code registry announced last week that they'd passed the 3 million domains registered. With the Italian registry about to kick off celebrations of their 30 years in existence the milestone was quite timely. The first .it domain name was registered in December 1987. They hit 1 million names registered in 2005, a number which doubled to 2 million a mere 5 … [Read more...] about Italian ccTLD Passes the 3 Million Domains Registered Mark

Irish Media Covers Domain Sales

December 12, 2016 by Michele Neylon

Fora, which is run by the same people as "The Journal", published a piece over the weekend on Irish companies and domains. It's not often that the Irish media, either online or offline, covers domains, so it's worth a quick read. The piece talks about how the guy behind IT.ie paid over €10k to acquire the domain in the short domain auction earlier this year. IEDR have not … [Read more...] about Irish Media Covers Domain Sales

How Will the Internet Industry be Impacted by Trump?

December 7, 2016 by Michele Neylon

In January there will be a changing of the guard in Washington DC. Not only will President Obama be replaced by President Elect Donald Trump, but also a lot of the administration will change. What kind of policies will Trump be focussed on? Will these policies have a negative impact on the internet industry as a whole? The Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2c) will … [Read more...] about How Will the Internet Industry be Impacted by Trump?

Senator Cruz’ ICANN Witch-hunt In Full [Video]

September 14, 2016 by Michele Neylon

If you've got about 3 hours to spare you can watch the hearing about the IANA transition that was held earlier today. The witnesses' written testimony can be accessed here. Here's the full video of the hearing, which is in two parts: It's worth watching, with some of the highlights in the first part being Senator Cruz alleging that the NTIA staff broke the law and … [Read more...] about Senator Cruz’ ICANN Witch-hunt In Full [Video]

Cruz Is Protecting Your Internet Freedom (Apparently)

September 14, 2016 by Michele Neylon

Senator Cruz' crusade against ICANN and the US Government has included plenty of references to "freedom" and how ICANN is in bed with enemies of the US and the world. His latest video underlines this and, like his speeches, is very artfully done, even if it's all based on a false premise. Enjoy or cringe. Your call: https://youtu.be/NSBfboaDZF0   … [Read more...] about Cruz Is Protecting Your Internet Freedom (Apparently)

LegitScript’s CEO John Horton Takes Aim At ICANN

September 14, 2016 by Michele Neylon

LegitScript's CEO John Horton has been an outspoken critic of ICANN and what he perceives as its lack of oversight of registrars for many years. Horton is one of several witnesses who will be participating in Senator Ted Cruz' organised hearing today in Washington DC. As is normal with Congressional hearings, the witnesses prepare written statements in advance of the … [Read more...] about LegitScript’s CEO John Horton Takes Aim At ICANN

Tech Heavyweights To Congress: Transition Has Our Support Do Not Delay It

September 12, 2016 by Michele Neylon

Earlier today some of the biggest names in the tech industry sent a letter to Congress in support of the IANA transition and urging Congress not to delay it. The IANA transition relies on the expiry of the contract between the US Government's Department of Commerce and ICANN which is scheduled for the end of this month. As has previously been noted some conservative … [Read more...] about Tech Heavyweights To Congress: Transition Has Our Support Do Not Delay It

Cruz’ Speech To Senate 8 September 2016

September 12, 2016 by Michele Neylon

The US Senate provides full transcripts of all speeches, though there's a delay of a day or so between a speech being read and the transcript being published. So here's the full transcript of Senator Ted Cruz' speech on the IANA transition from last week (source): "Mr. President, today our country faces a threat to the Internet as we know it. In 22 short days, if Congress … [Read more...] about Cruz’ Speech To Senate 8 September 2016

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