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ICANN drops the ball – DNW Podcast #256

by Andrew Allemann — October 7, 2019 Podcasts 4 Comments

Zak Muscovitch talks about how ICANN went wrong.

dnw-podcastInternet Commerce Association general counsel Zak Muscovitch comes on the show to talk about ICANN’s misstep on recent contract renewals and how it could impact domain name registrants. What can be done to prevent this from happening in the future?

Also: Netflix, ageism, reverse domain hijacking, domain market warning and more

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ID4ME and Domains – DNW Podcast #255

by Andrew Allemann — September 30, 2019 Podcasts 5 Comments

Can ID4ME boost both privacy and domain names?

dnw-podcastThis week I talk with Katja Speck and Tom Keller about ID4Me. Katja is the managing director of ID4Me, and Tom Keller is a board member whose day job is Head of Domains at 1&1 Ionos. The best way to think of ID4ME is an easy way to log into the websites, similar to signing in with Facebook or Google, while maintaining control over your data. (Of course, there’s a lot more to it.) It’s based on DNS, and Katja and Tom explain how it works and the benefits for the domain name ecosystem.

Also: Impeachment, app makers buying domains and more.

This week’s sponsor: NameSilo. Use coupon code DNWpod to save $1 on your next domain.

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Buying Woven.com with Tim Campos – DNW Podcast #252

by Andrew Allemann — September 9, 2019 Podcasts 0 Comments

How this startup acquired its ideal domain name.

dnw-podcastWoven CEO Tim Campos comes on the show this week to talk about his company acquiring the domain name Woven.com. Campos is the former CIO of Facebook and is internet savvy, but he still found immense value in hiring a broker to acquire the domain. He discusses the importance of getting a good .com domain name for his business and why he thought it was worth the money.

Also: A big legal bill, Destruction.com, and Google connects with Domain Connect.

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A new TLD update with Sandeep Ramchandani – DNW Podcast #248

by Andrew Allemann — August 12, 2019 Podcasts 8 Comments

Sandeep Ramchandani returns to the program to discuss the top level domain market.

dnw-podcastRadix CEO Sandeep Ramchandani discusses the current state of new top level domain names from his perspective. We discuss how much premium domains should cost, if domains under management is the right metric, switching costs of domains, and much more. It’s an interesting discussion.

Also: Tucows, GoDaddy expired domains, PIR’s hire, EFF fights .org contract, 8chan and more.

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A synopsis of new top level domains

by Andrew Allemann — July 23, 2019 Policy & Law 9 Comments

PIR’s take is simple but on point.

Logo for .NGO, a new top level domain for non-profits

Like other new TLDs, .ngo domains aren’t exactly flying off the shelf.

What is the future of new top level domain names? Is there a tipping point when they go mainstream? Is it just a matter of time? Or, perhaps, they will continue to be sideline players in the domain name ecosystem.

Last week I wrote about Public Interest Registry’s (PIR) annual report. The non-profit operates .org, as well as a handful of new top level domains: .ngo, .ong, and several internationalized domain names.

On the one hand, it’s a lot like Verisign in that promoting the inherent value of legacy top level domains is to its benefit. On the other hand, it made a bet on new top level domains that hasn’t panned out.

.Ngo and .ong have just over 3,000 registrations each. Its internationalized domain names have even fewer.

PIR had big ambitions for new top level domains. And it’s current CEO was the founder of the biggest new TLD company, Donuts.

But like others, PIR has been disappointed with the adoption of new TLDs.

It’s with this background in mind that I found PIR’s take on new top level domains in its report interesting. After providing background on new TLDs and that they have been available for many years, the report states:

It must be noted, however, that relatively few of these new gTLDs have achieved significant market share.

Even amongst the relatively large new gTLDs, a number of these relied on free registrations to grow their base of domains under management (“DUM”). In many cases, as each registration anniversary passes a significant percentage of their base does not renew. Not only does this put pressure on the new registry operators, it also raises doubt about the long-term value of many new top-level domains–which in turn depresses registrations and renewals, further straining the viability of these extensions.

That’s a fair take from a company that bet on new top level domains.

 

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