Van Couvering out, Hall in as CEO. Minds + Machines co-founder Antony Van Couvering has been ousted as CEO of the company by its board. He will be replaced by Toby Hall, who was named Chief Marketing Officer of the company just last month after working ... Continue Reading15 Comments
Antony Van Couvering of Minds + Machines – DNW Podcast #54
· PodcastsMinds + Machines' CEO returns to the podcast to talk about new domain names. New top level domain name company Minds + Machines CEO Antony Van Couvering is back on the podcast this week. He discusses what's happening with new top level domain names and ... Continue Reading2 Comments
New TLDs & Minds + Machines with Antony Van Couvering – DNW Podcast #10
· PodcastsA discussion about new top level domain names. Antony Van Couvering, founder and CEO of new TLD company Minds + Machines, shares his thoughts on new top level domain names on this week's podcast. We discuss registry pricing of premium domains, ... Continue Reading12 Comments
.London’s unique “SunPriorityRush” period ends tomorrow
· UncategorizedTomorrow is a key deadline for .London domain names. The .London domain name is launching, and it's very different from previous domain name launches. I reached out to Antony Van Couvering with Minds + Machines to learn more about the .London ... Continue Reading53 Comments
Minds + Machines nixes Priority Reservation System after registrars complain
· Domain RegistrarsRegistrars complained to ICANN's compliance department about program. Minds + Machines has nixed its Priority Reservation System for new top level domain names after registrars questioned aspects of the program. The program allowed customers to ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
RrSG provides evidence to back up claims made against Minds + Machines
· Policy & LawCommunication shows that Web.com didn't receive contract until after reservation program was live. Last month I wrote that ICANN's Registrar Stakeholder Group (RrSG) was questioning if Top Level Domain Holdings/Minds + Machines' "Priority Registration ... Continue Reading4 Comments
ICANN publishes new TLD applicant videos
· UncategorizedAll new TLD applicants invited to participate in recorded videos. As part of ICANN's global awareness campaign for new top level domain names, the group invited all applicants for new top level domain names to participate in a recorded ... Continue Reading1 Comment
TLDH explains its change of heart on private domain auctions
· UncategorizedAntony Van Couvering explains why it believes private TLD auctions make sense. Up until last week, it appeared that Top Level Domain Holdings, one of the largest new TLD applicants, would not participate in private auctions for TLDs. But that ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
TLDH: Digital archery may have technical bugs
· UncategorizedBig new top level domain applicant finds odd results with digital archery system. Digital archery, which creates a secondary timestamp for new TLD applications that will determine how they are batched, is run through ICANN's TLD Application System ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Donuts and Minds + Machines updates on TAS and new TLDs
· UncategorizedInteresting posts from the perspective of new TLD applicants. The new TLD delay continues and ICANN just released the total number of applications received so far (over 2,000). So what does this mean for new TLD applicants? Two of the largest ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
