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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

Supporting The Irish Internet Community Web Awards 2014

Supporting The Irish Internet Community Web Awards 2014

By Michele Neylon|2014-09-24T08:17:06+01:00September 24th, 2014|Categories: Events|Tags: blacknight, events, IIA Net Visionary Award, irish internet association, Michele Neylon, Realex Fire Irish Web Awards, Social media, web design|

We've always been strong believers in supporting the Irish Internet Community whenever and wherever that we can. It's for that ...

Have You Met Blacknight.Host?

Have You Met Blacknight.Host?

By Michele Neylon|2014-09-19T17:08:09+01:00September 19th, 2014|Categories: Domains, Marketing|Tags: blacknight, business, Domain name, domains, host, hosting, icann, ireland, marketing, Top-level domain, website host|

Sure we sell domain names, but our core business is providing hosting solutions of all shapes and sizes to businesses ...

Minority Languages Maximise Their Presence Via New Domains

Minority Languages Maximise Their Presence Via New Domains

By Michele Neylon|2014-09-17T15:16:26+01:00September 17th, 2014|Categories: Domains, dotCat, New TLDs|Tags: Basque Country, Basque language, Carlos Núñez, Domain name, Galicia, Scotland, Top-level domain, Welsh language|

Unless you've been hiding under a rock for the last few months you'll know that we and other companies are ...

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Creating A Social “Hub” Using A .Social Domain With Rebelmouse

Creating A Social “Hub” Using A .Social Domain With Rebelmouse

By Michele Neylon|2014-09-16T14:13:05+01:00September 16th, 2014|Categories: Domains, Social Media|Tags: CNAME record, Domain name, Domain Name System, facebook, google, IP Address, List of DNS record types, RebelMouse, Social media|

One of the things I love about new top level domains (the bit on the right of the dot) is ...

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Some Reflections on #IGF2014

Some Reflections on #IGF2014

By Michele Neylon|2014-09-12T15:19:07+01:00September 12th, 2014|Categories: Events, Hosting, Legal Issues, Policy|Tags: 9th Internet Governance Forum, blacknight, Domain name registrar, icann, IGF, Internet Assigned Numbers Authority, internet governance, Internet Governance Forum, Istanbul, Microsoft, Paul Vixie, Turkey, United Nations, vint cerf|

Last week the 9th Internet Governance Forum (IGF) took place in Istanbul, Turkey. It was the first IGF meeting ...

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Net Visionary Awards 2014 – We’re Sponsoring The Best Web Developer Category!

Net Visionary Awards 2014 – We’re Sponsoring The Best Web Developer Category!

By Michele Neylon|2014-09-11T14:49:23+01:00September 11th, 2014|Categories: Events|Tags: blacknight, dublin, ireland, irish internet association, web design|

We've been involved in the Irish Internet Association's annual awards on and off for the better part of a decade. ...

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Want Our PR? Check Out Blacknight.press!

Want Our PR? Check Out Blacknight.press!

By Michele Neylon|2014-09-03T07:40:32+01:00September 3rd, 2014|Categories: Domains, Marketing, New TLDs, Press Releases|Tags: blacknight, Domain name, Generic top-level domain, icann, new TLDs, press release, Top-level domain|

We're really excited to be one of the first companies on the planet to get a .press domain name. The ...

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Expanding Our Network Locally & Internationally

Expanding Our Network Locally & Internationally

By Michele Neylon|2014-08-27T13:50:47+01:00August 27th, 2014|Categories: Hosting, Network, Redundancy|Tags: Carlow, France, inex, Internet service provider, ireland, irish, London Internet Exchange, United Kingdom|

Earlier this year we officially opened our new data centre at our Carlow headquarters. While the data centre opening is ...

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ICANN Studienkreis 2014

ICANN Studienkreis 2014

By Michele Neylon|2014-08-26T12:35:11+01:00August 26th, 2014|Categories: Events|Tags: Bulgaria, icann, ICANN Studienkreis, internet governance, policy regulation, Sofia|

I'll be attending the ICANN Studienkreis this week in Sofia, Bulgaria. With a name like ICANN Studienkreis you don't get ...

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New Feature On Linux Hosting – Mod_Cloudflare

New Feature On Linux Hosting – Mod_Cloudflare

By Michele Neylon|2014-08-21T16:04:59+01:00August 21st, 2014|Categories: Hosting, IPv6|Tags: CloudFlare, Denial-of-service attack, Internet Protocol, IP Address, IPv4, IPv6, linux, Network security, Web server|

If you're a CloudFlare user then we've got some news for you. We now have mod_cloudflare installed on all our ...

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The .Irish Domain Is One Step Closer!

The .Irish Domain Is One Step Closer!

By Michele Neylon|2014-08-08T05:32:54+01:00August 8th, 2014|Categories: Domains, News|Tags: Domain name, Domain name registry, dublin, icann, ireland, Top-level domain|

Last night the launch of the .irish top level domain (the bit on the right of the dot) got a ...

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We’re Now Offering 7 New Top Level Domains!

We’re Now Offering 7 New Top Level Domains!

By Michele Neylon|2014-07-22T16:13:38+01:00July 22nd, 2014|Categories: Domains, ICANN, New TLDs, Press Releases|Tags: blacknight, Domain name, Domain name registrar, Generic top-level domain, icann, ireland, Michele Neylon, Top-level domain|

Since we finally signed the 2013 contract with ICANN our technical team has been beavering away on integrating with the ...

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