ICANN Helsinki: Quick Post-mortem and Some Numbers
Last week I was in Helsinki for the ICANN meeting. ICANN 56 was the first meeting organised using ICANN's new ...
The IANA Transition Cannot Be Held Hostage
Back in March 2014 the US government, via the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, which is part of the US Department ...
Want A Super Short IE Domain? Only Two Weeks Left To Pre-Order
We've been talking a lot about the launch of short IE domain names over the last few months. The auctions ...
ICANN Submits IANA Transitions Plans To US Government
For the past two years ICANN and the broader internet community have been working towards one goal: removing the special ...
Heading to Austin for #SXSW
Like last year I'll be in heading to Austin again for SXSW. This year I'm an official speaker and I'll ...
ICANN 55 Next Week In Marrakech
As you may know, ICANN holds three public meetings every year. The most recent one, ICANN 54, was held in ...
Want A Short IE Domain? You’re In Good Company!
Getting a short, memorable, easy to spell domain name is the advice we always give clients. However, normally we're talking ...
Doing Some Lobbying “On The Hill”
Just over a week ago I was in Washington DC as part of the Internet Infrastructure Coalition's delegation. Over the ...
Save BIG On Domain Registration With Our Current Promotions
Our staff work behind the scenes on an ongoing basis to negotiate better pricing from the various domain name registries. ...
Talking About .Irish and Other Domains in Stockholm
I'll be heading off to Stockholm in a couple of weeks time to speak at the first "Nordic Domain Days". ...
On Being a Small Business, With a Voice on Internet Policy
ICANN 54 officially draws to a close today in Dublin. It's been a busy week for us in Blacknight, as we've taken ...
Rome Wasn’t Built In A Day: Progress In IE ccTLD Policies
Most people and small businesses aren't interested in domain name policy. Unless something impacts them directly, why on earth ...
