Through its members, team and partners, Afnic brings together personalities with a perceptive and sometimes offbeat view of current events on the internet, domain names and, of course, Afnic itself. With this blog, we aim to share with you a freer and more personal, but still expert and professional expression of views on topical matters.
“And above all, don’t forget .FR!” - the new technique for beating rivals on search engines
You may already have noticed the new trend among advertisers: ...
The advantages of corporate communication under a brand TLD
When we think of the possible uses and numerous advantages of ...
ICANN, its life and work (part 1): built on a certain vision of the Internet
Created in 1998 by the Clinton Administration to ensure the ...
Why you should start thinking about a custom TLD
In 2012, ICANN, the international Internet address regulator, ...
ADR: Is a “damage to the trademark” enough to win a case?
DNSSEC: change of algorithm for the .fr zone
18 months ago, we published an article explaining the changes
.brand TLD project: the four main stages
Creating a .brand TLD – a unifying, cross-cutting and ...
.brand TLD project: what internal and external organisation?
Creating a .brand TLD – a unifying, cross-cutting and ...
.brand TLD project: what kind of team do you need?
Creating a .brand TLD – a unifying, cross-cutting and ...
Syreli: can one rely on a later right to a domain name to win a case?
In its ruling FR-2021-02272 eat.fr handed down on 25 March 2021, ...
The QUIC transport protocol has now been standardised
On 27 May 2021 the technical standards of the QUIC transport ...
Getting a grip on the messy middle with a .brand strategy
The messy middle, infinite doubts keeping clients & prospects from the final purchase decision....
Abuse on the Internet: what is Afnic doing about it?
Our national TLD, “.fr”, has been growing strongly for ...
Scaterred domain name portfolio : impacts and solutions for your brand
Gérard Oury’s film The Brain (1968) tells the story ...
Tricks of the trade: the back-end registry operator
Take a look at the various actors involved in setting up a custom TLD.
Personal data are published in the Whois online directory. Is this normal?
The Whois is designed to provide accurate administrative information on domain names....
Distinguishing exploited from malicious domain names using COMAR: key findings and future directions
By Sourena Maroofi (Grenoble Alps University), Maciej Korczyński ...
Should the .brand TLD be used for your business emails?
A “.brand” TLD is a bonus in terms of image. But this is not the only advantage to be considered....
What happens when you register a domain name?
The purpose of this article is to set out the various stages of a domain registration....
Brexit and .fr domain names
Effective 1 January 2021, the United Kingdom (UK) definitively left the European Union (EU)....
Brands answer the call to the 2nd ‘Cercle des .marque’ event
The second edition of ‘Le Cercle des .marque’ (The BrandTLD Club) event
Analysis of the .RE
Analysis 2020 of the .re domain names for the Reunion Island.
About the attack on French ISPs’ DNS resolvers
On 1 and 2 September 2020, several French ISPs (Internet Service Providers), including SFR and Bouyg...
Using Afnic open data : example with the term COVID
Every month, Afnic makes a set of data available to the public.
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09/30/21
Afnic renewed as registry for .fr
Afnic is proud to have been reappointed as the registry of .fr ...
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“And above all, don’t forget .FR!” - the new technique ...
You may already have noticed the new trend among advertisers: ...
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10/25/2021
ICANN 72 (online)
Afnic will take part in the 72nd ICANN meeting online from 25th to 28th October 2021....
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