I am not anti dotBrand; I am pro clear-eyed decisions, and here are four under discussed questions on governance, transitions, UX friction, and regulatory footprint worth adding to every 2026 dotBrand TLD business case.
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Choosing Your Registry Service Provider: One of the Most Consequential Decisions Before April
ICANN’s RSP is here. If you’re planning to apply in April, you have roughly three months to evaluate providers, ask the right questions, and avoid a costly mismatch.
AI Agents and DNS Abuse: The 2026 Conversation the Industry Needs to Have
By 2030, autonomous AI agents could outnumber human domain registrants 3-to-1. The domain industry is building for legitimate use cases, but the real challenge is abuse at machine speed and a new international legal framework that treats DNS operators as evidence holders for the gravest international crimes.
Time to kill the spreadsheets
The information, reports and forecasts for your registry are always—just there–like your electricity.
Reflecting back to 2009 – dotMobi, ICANN 36, Korea DMZ
Wow it’s hard to believe we shot this video EIGHT years ago this week inside the DMZ looking over to the border with North Korea, while attending the ICANN 36 meeting.
How solid is the customer relationship with the new gTLDs? Is any registry making decent money?
Some new domain extension (new gTLD) registry operators may be doing OK or even much better than OK despite lackluster volume. Unfortunately for more than a few, not so much.
English site is up for the 2017 Global Domain Industry Summit slated for 7-9 July in Xiamen, China
Shell out $50,000 or more and you get a “High Class” stand. Anything less and you get an “Ordinary” stand.
2017 Global Domain Industry Summit slated for 7-9 July in Xiamen, China
Xiamen is a lovely metropolis with fabulous outdoor markets and attractions. It’s known as China’s “domain island” where several domain name registrars and domain investors are located.
39 days on the road
Back home in Austin after 39 days, 7 countries/territories, 13 flights, 7 hotels, 2 rental cars, countless meetings, Ubers and taxis—and 1 carry on for the whole shootin’ match
VIDEO + PHOTOS: 2nd China Domain Name Development Conference
As at any domain name conference, one of the best benefits of attending is the opportunity to network! There was no shortage of opportunities to do so in Beijing.
PINKY BRAND 