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About Michele Neylon

Known for his outspoken opinions on technology and the Internet, Michele Neylon is the award winning author of several blogs and co-host of the Technology.ie podcast. A thought leader in the Internet community, Neylon is active within ICANN and an expert on policy, security, domains, ICANN, Nominet and Internet Governance. You can stalk him on various social media networks including Twitter and Instagram

Visualising The Top 250 New Domain Extensions As The London Tube

Visualising The Top 250 New Domain Extensions As The London Tube

By Michele Neylon|2016-12-15T11:14:42+00:00August 23rd, 2016|Categories: Domains, Infographic|Tags: Country code top-level domain, Domain name, Generic top-level domain, icann, Name server, Nominet UK, Top-level domain|

There are now over 1000 new top level domain names "out there". Some have proven popular. Others have struggled. That's ...

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Blogger? THE Domain For Blogs And Bloggers Is Coming Soon!

Blogger? THE Domain For Blogs And Bloggers Is Coming Soon!

By Michele Neylon|2016-12-15T11:15:56+00:00August 18th, 2016|Categories: Blogging, Domains|Tags: Domain name, Domain Name System, wordpress|

I started blogging over a decade ago (back in 2003). Back then blogging wasn't "sexy" or really "mainstream". But there ...

How Aware Are People Of New Domain Extensions?

How Aware Are People Of New Domain Extensions?

By Michele Neylon|2016-12-15T11:16:07+00:00August 15th, 2016|Categories: Domains|Tags: Domain name, Generic top-level domain, icann, internet, Top-level domain|

Earlier this year ICANN commissioned a study to see how aware consumers are of domain name extensions, both "legacy" ones ...

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Talking About “Abuse” In New Orleans At HostingCon

Talking About “Abuse” In New Orleans At HostingCon

By Michele Neylon|2016-12-15T11:16:34+00:00July 22nd, 2016|Categories: Events|Tags: abuse, events, HostingCon, i2c, i2coalition, Internet Infrastructure Coalition, New Orleans, security|

A couple of us will be heading off to New Orleans tomorrow morning. Why are we going there? Well New ...

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Doing Business With The Channel Islands? Save BIG On .je and .gg Domains!

Doing Business With The Channel Islands? Save BIG On .je and .gg Domains!

By Michele Neylon|2016-12-15T11:16:45+00:00July 19th, 2016|Categories: Domains|Tags: Alderney, Channel Islands, Guernsey, Jersey, United Kingdom|

The Channel Islands registry, which run both .je and .gg, are celebrating 20 years of existence this August. To celebrate ...

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IEDR Wants YOUR Input! Should An Aftermarket For IE Domains Be Allowed?

IEDR Wants YOUR Input! Should An Aftermarket For IE Domains Be Allowed?

By Michele Neylon|2016-12-15T11:16:55+00:00July 18th, 2016|Categories: Aftermarket, IEDR, Policy|Tags: aftermarket, cctld, Country code, Domain name, Domain Name System, ie, Intellectual property, ireland, irish, Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy, World Intellectual Property Organization|

Over the past year or so I've been involved with the IEDR's Policy Advisory Committee along with representatives from other registrars, ...

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Save BIG On A Selection of Domains This Month!

Save BIG On A Selection of Domains This Month!

By Michele Neylon|2016-12-15T11:17:07+00:00July 4th, 2016|Categories: Domains, New TLDs, Promotions|Tags: discount, Domain name, Generic top-level domain, internet, promotion, sale|

For the month of July we're offering a HUGE discount on a selection of domain name extensions. These offers are ...

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ICANN Helsinki: Quick Post-mortem and Some Numbers

ICANN Helsinki: Quick Post-mortem and Some Numbers

By Michele Neylon|2016-12-15T11:17:27+00:00July 3rd, 2016|Categories: Events, ICANN|Tags: American Registry for Internet Numbers, DNS root zone, Domain Name System, icann, internet, Internet Assigned Numbers Authority, National Telecommunications and Information Administration|

Last week I was in Helsinki for the ICANN meeting. ICANN 56 was the first meeting organised using ICANN's new ...

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The IANA Transition Cannot Be Held Hostage

The IANA Transition Cannot Be Held Hostage

By Michele Neylon|2016-12-15T11:18:10+00:00June 9th, 2016|Categories: Policy|Tags: Domain name, icann, internet, Internet Assigned Numbers Authority, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, United States, United States Department of Commerce|

Back in March 2014 the US government, via the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, which is part of the US Department ...

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Domaining Europe Goes To The Hague

Domaining Europe Goes To The Hague

By Michele Neylon|2016-12-15T11:18:19+00:00May 29th, 2016|Categories: Domains, Events|Tags: Domain name, Domain name registrar, domain registration, domains, events, Generic top-level domain, holland, netherlands, spain, Top-level domain, Valencia|

There aren't that many domain focussed events held in Europe. Domaining Europe, which is now in its 8th year, is ...

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Off To Arizona For WHD USA

Off To Arizona For WHD USA

By Michele Neylon|2016-12-15T11:18:56+00:00May 24th, 2016|Categories: Events|Tags: arizona, hosting, Phoenix, WHD, WHDusa|

Gianni and I will be at WHD.usa in Phoenix, Arizona over the next few days. It's a good opportunity for ...

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Brands, Trademarks, Domains & ICANN

Brands, Trademarks, Domains & ICANN

By Michele Neylon|2016-12-15T11:19:07+00:00May 23rd, 2016|Categories: Domains, Events|Tags: Domain name, Florida, Generic top-level domain, google, icann, inta, Orlando, Top-level domain|

Earlier today I was on a panel at the INTA annual meeting in Orlando, Florida. It's my first time attending ...

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