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Phil Lodico ⬥ 24 September The House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy held a hearing yesterday on the potential rollout of new TLDs and how such a rollout would affect competition.  At start of the hearing, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Conyers made a very good point—this is not a hearing that Congress […]

Phil Lodico ⬥ 17 September Network World recently ran an article about how “cyber-criminals are plundering domain-name registrars around the world” while registrars such as Go Daddy fight a round-the-clock battle to fend them off. Cybersquatting is rampant in the domain name space, and the truth is that even if all registrars were conscientious about

Phil Lodico ⬥ 16 September It is no surprise that brand owners have registered countless domain names that they don’t need. Over the past few years, ICANN approved and released TLDs such as .EU, .INFO, and others.  Since there was a lack of real data, brand owners did the only thing they could, which was

Josh Bourne ⬥ 10 September The US Open championship is in full swing in New York City right now, with the finals just around the corner this weekend.  As one of the four events that make up the Grand Slam, one of the highest achievements in tennis, the US Open is always hugely popular.  When

Josh Bourne ⬥ 27 August Brandchannel’s lead story this week points out that “Switzerland, with less than 16,000 square miles of land mass and less than 8 million people, is paradoxically one of the world’s richest countries—and home to a disproportionate number of influential global brands.” It’s no surprise that so many businesses flock to

Liz Sweezey ⬥ 26 August A few weeks ago, I joined Josh and the CADNA legislative team on the Hill to attend meetings with staffers from various Senators and Representatives offices. CADNA has been briefing staffers on the issues facing the Internet and proposing that a commission be created to review the structure and operations

Josh Bourne ⬥ 24 August Last week I wrote a post about the lawlessness that pervades the Internet, focusing on the scamming and other illegal activities that take place in the online marketplace. What I didn’t mention are the things that can be done to help put a stop to cybercrime, not just in online

FairWinds Partners ⬥ 21 August When I was a child my mother would come knocking on my bedroom door about once every two years holding a large empty garbage bag. We would open up my wardrobe and stare into the packed space of colour and fabric. After a moment of silence the ritual triage would

Josh Bourne ⬥ 19 August This poster caught my eye recently for two reasons.  First was the highlighted letter K, which drew attention to the intentional misspelling of the word “respect.”  Second was the simplicity of the advertising message that included only a slogan and a prominently displayed domain name. Curious to find out what

Phil Lodico ⬥ 22 July Last Thursday marked FairWinds’ three-year anniversary.  Since I was on vacation last week, I had some time to think about our business, the marketplace, and how both have changed and evolved with the moving Internet landscape in the last three years. What kept coming back to me was a statement

Josh Bourne ⬥ 29 July My boys and my mom, walking through the woods. I’ve spent the past week on vacation with my two sons up in Eagle River, Wisconsin.  This spot holds a lot of history for me: I’ve come up to Eagle River every year of my life to visit the house that

Josh Bourne ⬥ 17 July A recent Slate article titled “www.thosenewdomainnames.areforsuckers,” caught my attention last week.  With all the controversy over ICANN’s planned rollout of a potentially unlimited number of new generic top-level domains (TLDs), I found the frankness of the title refreshing.  As someone who works closely with brand owners, both at FairWinds and