MyTLD Executive Team: Constantine Roussos & Tina Dam
Constantine Roussos - Co-Founder
Constantine Roussos, a Harvard Business School graduate, domain strategist and search engine/social media optimization expert, has long been on the forefront of emerging technologies in both the music and Internet Industry. He is the pioneer and architect behind .MUSIC (dotMusic), the community-based top-level domain name and industry standard for official music websites.
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Core Strengths: Community, Biz Plan, Strategy, Social Media, SEO, Brand & Industry TLDs, Entertainment, Entrepreneurial .
Key Track Record: .MUSIC Community Initiative: 1.5 million signatures & 5m social media supporters – the most successful pre-launch TLD campaign to date for any ICANN TLD with Industry participation.
Media: Los Angeles Times, World Trademark Review, Billboard, Washington Post & more.
Tina Dam, an Internet/DNS veteran and ex-ICANN Director, is a leading expert and authority in Internationalized Domain Names and the Domain Name System in the Internet industry. Tina also serves as COO of .MUSIC (dotMusic), the exclusive community top-level domain for the global music industry, and as Advisor to ICANN. Tina has been on the forefront of Internet technology and the domain industry for over a decade. Tina's leadership played a vital role in transforming Internet into a truly global platform by launching IDN TLDs in different languages and scripts.
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Core Strengths: ICANN, Strategy, Policy, Execution, Brand/Industry TLD, Management, Govt, Relationships.
Key Track Record: 36 IDN TLD Implementation & Launch,ICANN Director, technical, policy, marketing launch of all existing gTLDs and ccTLDs, DNS technical expertise.
Media: CNN,BBC, CBS,CNET, Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, AlJazeera, Washington Post & more.
Billboard Magazine: How the .MUSIC Domain Extension will save the Music Industry by MyTLD's Constantine Roussos
The Internet has truly democratized the manner that music is delivered and consumed with a click of a button. It has leveled the playing field but at the expense of chaos, decentralization and inconsistency. My core vision behind the .MUSIC (dotMusic) Top-Level Domain (TLD) was to solve the inefficiencies that the Internet has created through innovation. My definition of disruptive innovation is bringing together two seemingly unrelated industries together and connect the dots to create shared value and a difference that matters. Organizing the music industry on the web can only be accomplished by utilizing the root of the Internet Domain Name System (DNS). Not only does a .MUSIC Top-Level Domain bring consistency, organization and centralization, it also assures ownership and control still remains in the hands of the music industry. ... Full story
- Washington Post: Front-Page Article on MyTLD's Constantine Roussos, the .MUSIC Domain Extension and New gTLDs
- New Top-Level Domain Opportunity
- Free IDN TLD Training for ICANN IDN Top-Level Domain Name Applicants
- Value of new Top-Level Domains: How Facebook's .EDU TLD trusted social network strategy dethroned Myspace
Role of influencers and media in ICANN’s TLD global awareness campaign: How ICANN can create a strong value proposition with new Top-Level Domain extensions to benefit the Internet
What is the role of influencers and the media in ICANN’s TLD global awareness campaign? How ICANN can create a strong value proposition with new TLD extensions to benefit Internet users? ... Full story
- Value of new Top-Level Domains: How Facebook's .EDU TLD trusted social network strategy dethroned Myspace
- ICANN, the New gTLD Program, and Our Responsibility for the Internet
- Los Angeles Times: Business Front-Page Article on Constantine Roussos, the value of .MUSIC (dotMusic) community TLD and ICANN new gTLD Launch
- Free IDN TLD Training for ICANN IDN Top-Level Domain Name Applicants