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.
IPv6 and DNSSEC are respectively 20 and 19 years old. Same fight and challenges?
IPv6 and DNSSEC are respectively 20 and 19 years old. Their backgrounds, obstacles and outlooks make...
L.45-2 paragraph 1 of the CPCE: When a domain name disrupts the French law
Since the French law of 22 March 2011, and in particular under the provisions of Article L.45-6 of t...
How to avoid getting your domain name stolen by email?
In early November, alerts from Registrar on the social networks and their own sites were repeated. T...
Accountability and IANA transition: behind the scenes
Last week, Lise Fuhr and I had the great honor to be the recipients of the 2015 CENTR Contributor of...
Stop selling domain names!
It may seem insane and out of place to say that, but I’m saying it all the same!...
abc.xyz : erratum.xyz
We all have to get used to the new TLDs – including me, given the mistake I made in a previous post....
abc.xyz : Meanwhile, back in France…
On the old continent, the noise about abc.xyz somehow seems typically American, most people being in...
abc.xyz: Why not alphabet.com? (The conspiracy theory version)
For the record, alphabet.com belongs to a subsidiary of BMW[1], which specializes in long-term vehic...
abc.xyz : The controversial success of .xyz
Nobody can deny that the new domain name of abc.xyz is the best ad possible for the .xyz TLD....
abc.xyz : Why not alphabet.com ?
One of my favorite reactions to this news item can be seen in a headline of the Les Echos website: G...
alphabet.xyz : How Alphabet got its domain name
Behind the headlines that hit the front page of every media, there is often a more personal story, t...
abc.xyz : Don't worry, we're still getting used to the name too!
When Larry page announced the newly founded Alphabet a week ago[1], the first thing the domain name...
Corporate Communications, Constant Crisis
Business organizations increasingly have to interact with the social media. From simple questions to...
A comprehensive approach to French regional branding
Regional brands are now part and parcel of the French political landscape. But how do they integrate...
IANA transition crosses a major milestone in Buenos Aires
The transition plan for domain names provides for making the department in charge of the root zone m...
A day in the life of the Icann empowered community
A couple of short stories to illustrate the accountability enhancements.
IANA transition : the machine is moving, but the deadline is approaching
The transition of the role of the US government in the stewardship of Internet technical resources h...
China Changing in Leaps and Bounds
In order to enrich my viewpoint as a communicator, in late March I went on a study tour organized by...
Towards a less intrusive DNS
Afnic is working, among others, with the Council of European National Top Level Domain Registries (C...
ICANN: what does accountability stand for?
The purpose of governance and accountability remains poorly understood by Icann’s stakeholders....
ICANN Singapore. A debate at the other end of the world
The fifty-second meeting of ICANN is being held in Singapore from 9 to 12 February....
ICANN Reform, or opening Pandora's box
The practical options for reform were finally discussed at the Icann meeting in Los Angeles....
Internet Governance Forum: What is to be done?
Last Friday the 9th Forum on Internet Governance ended in Istanbul. 9 years of discussions. What are...
Slam spam!
Current trends When registering a domain name, your details (name, address, phone, email, etc.) are...
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