CIRA, the .ca (Canada) domain name registry has released a new advert for a television advertising campaign. The campaign is build around the hashtag #DontBeATraitor and I hope they do more of these. I love the concept of pushing a country code on the basis of national pride and loyalty so I really like this video ad: What do you think? Personally I think anyone … [Read more...] about CIRA Releases New Cheeky Ad Campaign
Nominet and Brexit
Nominet, the .uk domain registry, is well aware of the possible implications of Brexit. Earlier today they sent out a reminder email to registrars to underline the options: In the case of a "no deal" BrexitIn the case of Brexit with a deal, but without specific provisions covering the transfer of personal data Essentially if the worst comes to happen then they will … [Read more...] about Nominet and Brexit
More Brexit Fun and Games for .EU Domain Registrants
While the Brexit situation remains at best "unclear" the future of UK based .eu domain name registrants has finally received a little bit of clarity. It might not be the best of news, but it's relatively clear. Of course in common with anything that is linked in anyway with Brexit and what form it might take, the entire thing is still "up in the air". EURid have … [Read more...] about More Brexit Fun and Games for .EU Domain Registrants
ICANN Announces Incoming Board Chair
ICANN's AGM will be held in Montreal, Canada in November. It's the time of the year when several posts on committees, councils and boards are rotated, but a lot of the decisions about who will take on the various roles are made well in advance. Yesterday evening the ICANN Board announced who the new Chair would be and it's Maarten Botterman. He'll be joined by León Felipe … [Read more...] about ICANN Announces Incoming Board Chair
More Mergers in European Hosting & Domain Market
As the hosting and domain name space becomes mature there will inevitably be an uptick in mergers and acquisitions. In recent years we've seen GoDaddy acquire multiple companies to strengthen its hold on the European market, while UK based Centralnic has more recently been acquiring companies across the globe. Personally I predicted that this uptick in M & A activity … [Read more...] about More Mergers in European Hosting & Domain Market
Help Shape the Middle East DNS Forum
The Middle East DNS Forum has been held annually for the last 6 years. As the name would suggest, the event is focussed on domains and DNS related topics with an emphasis on topics of relevance to stakeholders in the Middle East. In common with most events of its kind there is a program committee that works behind the scenes to put the schedule for the event together. … [Read more...] about Help Shape the Middle East DNS Forum
IPv4 in Europe is Pretty Much Exhausted
IP addresses are probably not a topic that will excite the average internet user, but without them you wouldn't be able to navigate the internet or read an email or watch a cat video. Most internet users are still using IPv4 to access the internet and due to the way that system was designed it's got limitations ie. there is a finite number of IPv4 addresses that can ever be … [Read more...] about IPv4 in Europe is Pretty Much Exhausted
Check the new “Whois” From Your Mobile
Whois is being deprecated in favour of a more modern technology. The new solution for handling domain name registration data is called RDAP (Registration Data Access Protocol) and it is designed for machines to read and handle. It's not meant for direct human consumption. While some web browsers might be able to display the RDAP output in a human readable format many can't … [Read more...] about Check the new “Whois” From Your Mobile
ICANN’s Technical Team Hiring in Uruguay
ICANN's "Office of the CTO", which of course ends up being called "OCTO", does quite a bit of technical outreach around the world. They've recently announced that they are expanding the team in the Latin American and Caribbean region. The new role will be based out of ICANN's office in Uruguay, though I'd suspect that whoever gets the gig will end up spending a lot of their … [Read more...] about ICANN’s Technical Team Hiring in Uruguay
ICANN Pitching Panel for SXSW
ICANN's North American team, in conjunction with Access Now and ISOC, is trying to put together a panel for South by Southwest (SXSW) which is being held in Austin, Texas next March. The panel session being proposed is entitled: "Can we save the global internet?", which is, I suspect, intentionally provocative: Expansion of the Internet has slowed. And the next billion … [Read more...] about ICANN Pitching Panel for SXSW