Every single day I get stupid, badly worded emails from people asking me to swap links with them. They're usually badly worded and totally irrelevant to the site they're targetting (I've got more than a few .. ) However other companies do things that are probably marginally more expensive than sending an untargeted email but a hell of a lot more effective. They manage to … [Read more...] about Clever Marketing Doesn’t Have To Cost A Bomb
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Organising A Tweetup In Prague During ICANN 44
If you're attending the ICANN meeting in Prague next week (or starting this weekend - depends on your view) I'm trying to organise a tweetup. So what's a "tweetup"? It's basically an informal social event for people who "know" each other via Twitter (and other social networks) to get to meet each other in real life. Venue? At this stage it looks like it could be one … [Read more...] about Organising A Tweetup In Prague During ICANN 44
The New TLD Application List Is Out!
I spent a lot of today following the new TLD "reveal" which was being streamed from London. As soon as the list of applications was made available I downloaded it and have been trying to get my head around the rather long list ever since! For someone who works in the internet industry today's "reveal" was important and pretty exciting. I'll be posting at greater length … [Read more...] about The New TLD Application List Is Out!
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The .xxx domain went live yesterday afternoon, so we've been having a bit of fun coming up with imagery to promote it. This one might not make a lot of sense to non-Irish people, but it's influenced by a popular postcard that used to be on sale back in the 1980s: And this one is my personal favourite: There's a whole load more over here. And if you want to … [Read more...] about XXX Advertising
Off To Dakar In The Morning
Tomorrow I'll be travelling .. The ICANN "circus" is moving to Dakar, Senegal for the public meeting so I'll be joining several hundred internet policy geeks ... Unfortunately Vodafone don't have a proper roaming agreement in Dakar, so I probably won't have a phone for the week! :( … [Read more...] about Off To Dakar In The Morning