USA Giving Away Governing Control of the Internet
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is an American-controlled non-profit entity that manages the names and addresses of websites. Since 1998, ICANN has been the sole holder of a contract to administer and manage domain names. It is led by a consortium of technology experts, academics, advocates, government and private industry representatives, […]
The “Wild West” of Domain Names All Over Again
Until recently, businesses and entrepreneurs establishing websites had a limited selection of available domains to choose from. The Internet was dominated by .com, .net, .org and, to a lesser extent, .biz. Yet, with an aggressive expansion of available domain names in the online world, that’s all set to change. The only remaining hurdle is awareness. […]