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Wikipedia To Go Dark In Protest Against SOPA

Obviously I’m not the only person who is more than a little cynical about SOPA, or the retraction / shelving, cal it what you will of the legislation. Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has made it clear that he’s not considering SOPA “dead” until the proverbial fat lady sings. More coverage on Financial Times Related articles… Continue reading Wikipedia To Go Dark In Protest Against SOPA

Sedo CEO To Step Down

Sedo’s CEO Tim Schumacher has announced that he will be stepping aside. The announcement came this afternoon via his Twitter account: After 11 years, I will soon retire as CEO of Sedo and transition to the supervisory board. What a change for both me personally and Sedo So who will be taking the reins… Continue reading Sedo CEO To Step Down

So Who Exactly Is Bob Recstrum?

If you’re an ICANN “insider” and use Twitter then you’ve probably come across the user account @BobRecstrum, which is an obvious parody of Rod Beckstrom. The account has been active for the last few months (since March 26th 2011 according to the Twitter timeline and this site) I’ve spoken to several people who might know… Continue reading So Who Exactly Is Bob Recstrum?

The Darker Side Of Domaining

Whenever a celebrity dies the media has a “feeding frenzy” and sales of anything related to the departed go through the roof. It happened with Michael Jackson, Elvis Presley, Patrick Swayze .. the list goes on and on. When Amy Winehouse died a few weeks ago the same kind of thing happened. Every single media… Continue reading The Darker Side Of Domaining

So What’s Happening With ICANN’s Palo Alto Office?

Following on from the announcement last night that ICANN chief Rod Beckstrom would be stepping down next year there has been a lot of chatter going on via email, twitter, facebook and other media. One question that has been raised by a few people was very practical. What is going to happen to the Palo… Continue reading So What’s Happening With ICANN’s Palo Alto Office?

ICANN Community Reactions To Beckstrom Resignation

News of Rod Beckstrom’s departure spread across the ICANN and wider internet community last night and has been getting quite a bit of mileage on various industry and personal blogs and sites. Here are a few that I came across: Kieren McCarthy suggests (strongly) that ICANN fired Beckstrom Nigel Roberts has a few choice words… Continue reading ICANN Community Reactions To Beckstrom Resignation

ICANN Chief Announces Departure Via Twitter

ICANN’s CEO and President, Rod Beckstrom, has announced that he will be stepping down in July of next year. The announcement came via Twitter of all places, with a press release, presumably with more details, due sometime soon: I have decided to wrap up my service at ICANN July 2012. Press release soon. With the… Continue reading ICANN Chief Announces Departure Via Twitter

Nominet Goes Social

Nominet has joined the ranks of those registry operators who have embraced the much vaunted and possibly hyped, “social media”. In the last few weeks the UK registry operator has started using two Twitter accounts and its Facebook page to interact with its members (and other interested parties). Based on member feedback they have also… Continue reading Nominet Goes Social

ICANN Mobile Site Incorporates Social Media Tools

The ICANN mobile site for the Sydney meeting (due to open officially next Monday) should be a useful resource for anyone attending the meeting in Sydney.However the site has been expanded and now includes both photos (via Flickr) and tweets (from Twitter) If you’re interested in following what’s going on or want to share your… Continue reading ICANN Mobile Site Incorporates Social Media Tools