Kieren McCarthy and I will discuss the fight for one of the world's most valuable domain names. Many of you know that Sex .com sold for a (then record) $13 million in 2010. That's the boring part of the story. Next month at NamesCon Online, I'll ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Kieren McCarthy explains the “internet handover” – DNW Podcast #103
· PodcastsWhy Russia and China aren't about to take over the internet. The U.S. is "giving away the internet"? Hardly. On today's show, journalist Kieren McCarthy explains what the U.S. government plans to do with its role in the internet at the end of this ... Continue Reading16 Comments
Interview: Kieren McCarthy on .Nxt conference
· UncategorizedKieren McCarthy discusses the upcoming .Nxt conference. The .Nxt conference on new top level domain names is August 29-31 in London. I reached out to show organizer Kieren McCarthy for details. 1. You postponed the London conference to August. ... Continue Reading3 Comments
.Nxt conference rescheduled for August
· ServicesLondon top level domain conference moved due to program delays. Kieren McCarthy's .Nxt conference about new top level domain names has been rescheduled for August 29-31. The event was originally scheduled for last week, but became of a victim of ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
.nxt – Like an ICANN Meeting With a Pulse
· Uncategorizedby Kevin Murphy The inaugural .nxt conference on new top-level domains wound up in San Francisco Thursday, with most participants seeming to agree that it was a success. The two-day meeting attracted 196 sign-ups (about 20 of whom apparently paid ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Kieren McCarthy Leaving ICANN
· UncategorizedICANN public participation GM announces his resignation. Kieren McCarthy, who officially is ICANN's general manager of public participation, announced today that he is leaving the organization at the end of November. If you think it's hard to ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Book Review: The Sex.com Chronicles
· UncategorizedLawyer's inside look at Sex.com legal battle gets off to slow start, but redeems itself in the end. It's a shame for Charles Carreon that his book about the Sex.com legal battle came out after Kieren McCarthy's book Sex.com (review). As much as I ... Continue Reading15 Comments
The Los Angeles Domain World, Day 1
· UncategorizedA summary of my first day in L.A. I arrived in Los Angeles yesterday morning around 9am. After getting my rental car and checking into the hotel, it was off to ICANN. I didn't know what to expect of ICANN. For some reason I had a vision of this ... Continue Reading14 Comments