Domain Names
ICANN, the New gTLD Program, and Our Responsibility for the Internet
Together we have a responsibility to make the introduction of new gTLDs a positive experience for Internet users. We need to avoid letting the first round of new gTLDs, starting early 2012, be filled with lawsuits, auctions, and general bad behavior. This is no way to instill trust and confidence in Internet users today and the next generation to come. What can we do to make this radical and historic change of the Internet go well... ... Full story
How to Make IDN gTLDs Attractive & Safe in ICANN's New Internationalized Domain Name TLD Program
The primary focus of this article post / blog is to illustrate that the ICANN new gTLD Applicant Guidebook is not supplying sufficient protection ... Full story
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