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American University to host domain name IP discussion

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Event brings together ICANN, IP interests and EFF.

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American University will hold an event on Monday, February 25 to talk about Intellectual Property protection and new top level domain names.

Participants include representatives of ICANN, brand protection domain name registrars, universities and Electronic Frontier Foundation.

There will be two panels. The first will be about IP protection in new top level domains. The second is titled “Walled Gardens: Should gTLDs Become Private Platforms?”

Attendance is free but guests must register online. (Select event: 2019-02-25 – ICANN and New Top-Level Domains).

The event is sponsored by American University Washington College of Law, American University School of Communications, Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property, and Internet Governance Lab.

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Blockchain and Domain Names – DNW Podcast #224

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How can domain names and blockchain technology together?

dnw-podcast Is there an opportunity for domain names and blockchain technology? This week’s guest helps separate hype from reality. Matthew Gould is founder of Unstoppable Domains, a company marrying domain names and blockchain. Learn if this nascent idea has legs and what it could mean for you.

Also: Blockchain.io scuffle, Tucows/GoDaddy deal and the cobbler and the internet.

This week’s sponsor: DNAcademy (use code DNW for $50 off)

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The Email Episode – DNW Podcast #223

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How email works and why domain reputation matters.

dnw-podcastDespite the prevalence of instant messaging, social media and tools like Slack, email remains the primary way people communicate online. And email requires domain names. On today’s show we talk with Anthony Chiulli, Director of Product Marketing for email deliverability and analytics company 250ok. Anthony explains what actually happens from the time you hit ‘send’ to when someone gets your message. We also talk about the role of domain names in email and why domain reputation matters.

Also: Verisign asks ICANN to hike .com prices, Endurance earnings, LongIsland.com, FURY and Google Domains.

This week’s sponsor: Name.com.

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NamesCon Recap Podcast – DNW Podcast #222

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Hear from 16 people who were at NamesCon Global.

dnw-podcastNamesCon Global 2019 is in the books, and this week we’ll catch up with 16 people who attended NamesCon. After discussing some of the week’s news you’ll hear from:

Matt Barie, Freelancer.com
Marcus Glaad, DotKeeper
Margot Bushnaq, BrandBucket
Darpan Munjal, SquadHelp
Page Howe, domain investor
Deanna Camacho, GoDaddy
Stevan Lieberman, Escrow.Domains
Peter Askew (whose latest venture is BirthdayParties.com)
Ray King, Top Level Design
Kate Buckley, Buckley Media
Andrew Rosener, Media Options
Ryan McKegney, DomainAgents
Jeff Sass, Names.club
Burkay Yapağcıoğlu, Hosting Talk
Christa Taylor, MMX
Jim Schrand, Dominion Domains

Enjoy the show!

This week’s sponsor: DNAcademy. Use code DNW to save $50.

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Year in review: Scientology, Mugshots, Dropbox and GoDaddy

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More top stories from 2018.

I have reviewed the top stories on DNW in 2018 over the past couple of weeks. Most of these were based on high-level topics but there were some one-off stories that also landed at the top. Here they are:

Take a look at The Church of Scientology’s domain names – The controversial organization registers a lot of domain names of both its leadership and its detractors.

Sahar Sarid arrested on charges related to Mugshots.com – The domain investor is in hot water after the California Attorney General filed charges.

How Dropbox got the Dropbox.com domain name – It wasn’t easy! Dropbox co-founder Drew Houston explained the story to Tim Ferriss.

This GoDaddy Premium Domain change could help you sell a lot more domains – GoDaddy expanded the promotional real estate for premium domains. It added valuations and reasons why a domain is premium. GoDaddy also closed an expiring domain loophole last year.

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