Want to understand what DNSSEC is all about? Would you like to understand how DNSSEC helps make DNS more secure? And why DNSSEC is important? Today (July 15, 2013) we’ll be streaming the “DNSSEC For Everyone – A Beginner’s Guide” session live out of ICANN 47 in Durban, South Africa. This is a fun session Read more…
Jul 15
FIR #712 – 7/15/13 – For Immediate Release
Brian Solis Speakers and Speeches coming, new FIR interviews scheduled; Quick News: era of print PC magazines ends, newswires beat Twitter to breaking news, CIPR launches a chat service, how not to use a Twitter bot; Ragan promo; News That Fits: a look…
Jul 12
Africa DNS Forum Happening Today And Tomorrow – Live stream / webcast available
Interested in learning about the state of the Domain Name System (DNS) in Africa? As I mentioned previously, I’m in Durban, South Africa, for the next week for the Africa DNS Forum today and tomorrow and then ICANN 47 next week. The first Africa DNS Forum is happening right now and you can watch live now: Read more…
Jul 11
First “Africa DNS Forum” To Be Streamed Live July 12 and 13 From Durban, South Africa (Featured Blog)
The first Africa DNS Forum will take place on Friday, July 12, and Saturday, July 13, 2013, in Durban, South Africa, in advance of next week’s ICANN 47 meeting. Jointly organized by AfTLD, ICANN and the Internet Society, the Africa DNS Forum “aims to e…
Jul 08
Comcast Now Enabling Users To Easily Find Out IPv6 Status In Their Area
Are you a Comcast customer wondering when you will ever get IPv6? If so, we learned by way of a tweet over the weekend that Comcast has now made it easy for customers to know if they have IPv6 or will soon be getting it. If you are a Comcast customer, you simply need to Read more…
Jul 08
TDYR #020 – Are You Planning For The Longevity Of Your URLs?
When you use a URL in a marketing campaign or for an event or other short-time occurrence, are you planning for the longevity of those URLs? Are you planning to keep it around after the event or campaign is over?
Jul 08
FIR #711 – 7/8/13 – For Immediate Release
Speakers and Speeches is up; Brian Solis speaking in London, FIR episodes will result; Quick News: Journalists trust elected officials more than PR people, Yellow Pages of social networks released, TSA Instagram account shows confiscated dangerous item…
Jul 05
The Legacy IP Only / IPv6 Horse And Buggy Stickers – How To Get Copies…
After we tweeted last week about the “Legacy IP Only” horse-and-buggy stickers that we received from Virginia Tech, we had a great number of people asking us about where to get these stickers. As we noted in a subsequent tweet, the source of the sticker is Phil Benchoff at Virginia Tech and the image is Read more…
Jul 04
First Africa DNS Forum To Be Held July 12-13 In Durban, South Africa
What can African registries and registrars do to grow the domain name business in Africa? What role can the African governments play to empower registries and registrars? What can be learnt from successful registries and registrars operating outside Africa and adapted to strengthen their African counterparts? How can cross-border collaborations be setup to strengthen the Read more…