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.
Can compound characters be used in a domain name?
In the Charlie Hebdo edition No. 1446 of 8 April 2020, the article by Laure Daussy on the increase i...
Functioning of Afnic during lockdown
What will become of Afnic during lockdown? Will all the operational services be running?...
Which Top Level Domains have an IP address?
Does the hyperlink http://dk/ work? Yes. How? Because .dk (Denmark) is one of the rare Top Level Dom...
6 tips to prevent your website from being hacked
Homepage spoofing, personal or banking data theft or theft of text and photos… Whether you have a co...
Lala Andriamampianina, may you rest in peace
Lala passed away on the night of Sunday 9th and Monday 10th February. Very discreetly, without fuss...
Resolutions for 2020: Afnic goes elliptic
10 years... 10 years that Afnic has been using DNSSEC technology for all the TLDs it operates. It mu...
In search of low-cost nTLDs
The present study came about based on a dual observation.
Exploring the city through the .paris community
The launch of 1,200 new extensions since 2014 has really changed the internet landscape. Although th...
.org - an alternative perspective
The recent transfer of the PIR’s .org registry from the ISOC to the Ethos Capital fund has already a...
Looking back on the success of the first meeting of the Cercle des .marque
AFNIC, the French domain name registry, has launched the Cercle des .marque (The BrandTLD Club), a f...
Key success factors for Internet extensions: an evaluation grid
It isn’t always easy to explain the whys and wherefores of domain name market trends. Major indicato...
[Video] Conclusions on the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) France 2019
Pierre Bonis, Afnic CEO, and Nicolas Chagny, President of ISOC France, give their conclusions togeth...
A brief example of using Afnic Open Data
Which domain names are derived from a first name?
Food for thought on the "new TLD" business models
There is always some degree of confusion in discussions about the "new TLDs". Some points of view tr...
30 years of success and danger: the Web, URLs and the future
This month (the exact date is apparently not known), we are celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of...
[Success stories] Strengthen your infrastructure to suit your ambitions
Whether to improve your architecture or to limit certain risks of cyber attacks, it may be necessary...
February 1, 2019: is the DNS going to shake?
A new deadline is about to shake the internet ... After the Year 2000 bug, the drying-up of IPv4 add...
[Success stories] They chose to have their own TLD
The development in uses on the web means each organization has to rethink its digital strategy in or...
[Success stories] .museum, how a historic Internet suffix was revived
There are nearly 1,500 Internet suffixes to date.
The main steps in effectively launching your .brand
This third article provides a checklist of the key steps required to launch your custom Internet suf...
6 secrets on how to improve the renewal of domain names
Acquiring a new customer usually costs 5 times more than keeping one. In a mature market like domain...
[Video] Back to IGF 2018 in Paris
Following the Internet Governance Forum 2018 (IGF 2018) that took place in Paris at UNESCO on Novemb...
A .BRAND to enhance customer experience
Your brand is a valuable asset, an essential lever in your marketing and sales strategy. That solid...
Afnic commits to DNS security at the international level
I have had the pleasure of being Vice President of the TLD-OPS Group since June 2018. I actively par...
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