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.
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...
Icann : freeze !
Every year during the summer holidays, I drop out. No email, no phone calls at the office, no Twitte...
Scams and identity theft, the experience of a SYRELI reporter
Current trends For some time the SYRELI College has noted that holders of domain names register dom...
French Regional Reform Does Not Mean the End of GeoTLDs
GeoTLDs are the digital facet of initiatives to promote a region Against a background of heightened...
Suggestions for a successful IANA transition
This article is actually a letter sent to Fadi Chehadé, ICANN President and CEO, advising about the...
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