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.
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...
Replacement of the KSK of the root zone: Are you ready?
On 18 September ICANN published a decision of its Board. It puts an end to more than 2 years of proc...
How the SNCF implemented its new digital strategy with oui.sncf
At the end of December 2017, SNCF launched its new online booking platform, www.oui.sncf, after a co...
Franco-Dutch research project on automatic classification of domain name abuse
SIDN Labs, Afnic Labs, and Grenoble Alps University started a new research project called “Classific...
The auditive memorization of domain names
A few years ago we called upon Olivier Mokaddem, founder of the Human Sciences strategy agency, Fast...
What are the possible actions against domain name abuses?
Last week we detailed the various things that are grouped under the name of "fraudulent or abusive u...
Identity theft by domain name: what Afnic does
Time goes by peacefully when suddenly you are accused of every evil or almost all, and simply becaus...
Cybersquatting, Spam, Phishing… the different types of domain name abuses
The term "abusive use" is difficult to define. For example, the owner of a trademark will tend to ca...
[Video] Review of the French Internet Governance Forum 2018
Following the French Internet Governance Forum (IGF France) that took place on 5 July 2018 in Paris,...
Custom Internet extensions: the opportunities for brands
On June 19, Afnic organized its first working breakfast on the theme of brandTLDs....
How to avoid inadmissibility in the SYRELI procedure
To date, out of all the files declared complete at the time when proceedings were initiated only...
Which English terms are most used in .FR domain names?
In order to find simple, short, evocative, memorable, intuitive domain names, etc., .FR holders ofte...
Domain name security, the example of cryptocurrencies
A study of three hijackings of domain names in the last six months, in the world of cryptocurrencies...
Personality test: Are you ready for GDPR?
To celebrate Data Privacy Day on January 28, 2018...
Do GeoTLDs like .alsace have an effect on local SEO?
Do the new gTLDs perform well in Google? Do GeoTLDs like .alsace have an SEO effect locally?...
What are the terms most used in .fr domain names?
We have conducted a survey of the .fr database to identify the terms most used by the registrants....
The 11 vital locations to display your domain name!
So you’ve just finished your company's website with the ideal domain name.
What means of action for a Right-holder ineligible under the Naming Policy?
First of all, it should be recalled that the registration or renewal of a domain name under the .fr...
Domain name litigation: the recognition of an AOC rights in the SYRELI procedure
Although it has been in operation for nearly six years, the Afnic SYRELI College has just been confr...
Why choose a domain name under a geoTLD?
Cédric Michel-Flandin, gTLD key account manager at Afnic goes over his interviews of two project spo...
Afnic, a community first and foremost!
After a little less than 12 years at Afnic, as my term of office comes to an end, I can say without...
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11/27/23
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