Dec 19

For Immediate Release #66: Detached from the real world

Kami Huyse, Marshall Kirkpatrick, and Laura Pevehouse join host Shel Holtz for an update on the latest news about fake news, including the steps Facebook is taking to call it out, Germany’s new law that could cost Facebook 500,000 euros for each fake news item it publishes, how big brands are inadvertently funding fake news, how fake news is inspiring people to turn their attention back to mainstream media, and why owned media (especially corporate blogs) are more important than ever; a look at a new app that lets employees engage anonymously with other workers in their company led 200-plus Amazon employees to critique their employer’s handling of a colleague’s attempted suicide; conversation about how blockchain could play a part in marketing and advertising, and much more (including Dan York’s weekly tech report).
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Dec 18

Celebrating 10 Years of Blogging at Disruptive Telephony

Ten years ago today, on December 18, 2006, I launched this blog with a very short 1-paragraph post: Welcome to Disruptive Telephony! For a number of years, I have been blogging about VoIP as part of my personal blog, "Blog.DanYork.com"….

Dec 12

For Immediate Release #65: The Inhuman Experience

Maris Callahan, Justin Goldsborough, and Tim Hayden join host Shel Holtz for an update on the latest news about fake news, including a boycott of the new Star Wars movie, companies waking up to the threat, and data showing most Americans believe fake news headlines when they see them. Also in the rundown: PR is still saddled with a reputation as spin doctors, liars, and sharks circling startups in order to take a chunk of their flesh; as automated systems replace real people, what happens to the human-fueled customer experience? do marketers need to move beyond branded content if they’re going to contribute to the company’s revenue stream? corporate values used to be fairly mundane but today they can provoke partisan anger and blowback, and much more.
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Dec 12

Call for Participation – ICANN DNSSEC Workshop at ICANN58 in Copenhagen (Featured Blog)

Do you have new information about DNSSEC or DANE that you would like to share with the wider community? Have you created a new tool or service? Have you found a way to use DNSSEC to secure some other service? Do you have new statistics about the growth…

Dec 12

Call for Participation – ICANN DNSSEC Workshop at ICANN58 in Copenhagen (Featured Blog)

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Dec 12

Call for Participation – ICANN DNSSEC Workshop at ICANN58 in Copenhagen

The DNSSEC Deployment Initiative and the Internet Society Deploy360 Programme, in cooperation with the ICANN Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC), are planning a DNSSEC Workshop during the ICANN58 meeting held from 11-16 March 2017 in Copenhagen, Denmark.  The DNSSEC Workshop has been a part of ICANN meetings for several years and has provided a […]

Dec 12

Call for Participation – ICANN DNSSEC Workshop at ICANN58 in Copenhagen

Do you have new information about DNSSEC or DANE that you would like to share with the wider community? Have you created a new tool or service? Have you found a way to use DNSSEC to secure some other service? Do you have new statistics about the growth or usage of DNSSEC, DANE or other Read more…

Dec 11

TDYR 318 – Watching People Wave Back (Standing On The Side of the Road)

I was fascinated by reactions by people to my waving at them from the side of the road today…

Dec 06

Over 50% of .CZ domains now signed with DNSSEC!

Congrats to the team at CZ.NIC and to Internet users within the Czech Republic – the number of .CZ domains signed with DNSSEC just passed over the 50% mark! It’s great to see so many businesses, organizations and individuals using .CZ domains now receiving the higher level of trust that comes with DNSSEC signatures. CZ.NIC’s Ondrej Read more…

Dec 05

For Immeediate Release #64: That’s Not Our Shark!

Chris Abraham, Cindy Crescenzo, and Steve Farnsworth join host Shel Holtz to talk about Breitbart News’ call for a boycott of Kellogg’s after the cereal company pulled its ads, the suggestion that we should stop measuring employee engagement, PR’s ability to propel Virtual Reality into the mainstream, the need for brands and agencies to adapt to a voice-driven world (with Amazon Echo and Google Home becoming new means of searching and engaging), the latest from the fake news front, and much more.
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