Vint Cerf, who is considered to be one of the Internet’s founder fathers, will step down as the chairman of ICANN’s board of directors after the ICANN Los Angeles 2007 meeting. He will remain “chief Internet evangelist” at Google, though, and the Associated Press reports that Cerf is also currently working on five books, only one of which will be about the Internet. In the AP article Cerf says he has spent 25-40 percent of his time on ICANN business and that he is looking forward to having the time back. On ICANN having to get along without him he says:
“I absolutely need this time back, and I don’t want to hover over the process. I want them to feel the pressure to organize themselves and not imagine they can turn back and look for guidance from me. They really should demonstrate that the organization is sufficiently strong and can survive the changes.”
The Register has another interview with Vint Cerf about his views on the future of the Internet and of ICANN.
Elliot Silver writes:
On my blog this morning, I have a special interview with Calvin Ayre, CEO of Bodog Entertainment, one of the largest online entertainment companies in the world.
Calvin took some time to answer questions about Bodog’s recent legal issues, current marketing trends, and domain name situation. I hope you will take a few minutes to read this interview this morning:
http://www.elliotsblog.com/index.php/2007/10/23/5-with-calvin-ayre-ceo-bodog-entertainment/
Best,
Elliot
Bodog Entertainment, which was founded in 1994 and is a big entertainment and online gambling company, recently lost its domain name Bodog.com due to a Nevada court’s ruling. Calvin Ayre then decided to rebrand the company under the domain name BodogLife.com.
Steve Forbes, CEO of Forbes, Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Magazine and former presidential candidate, on domain names:
Internet traffic and domains are the prime real estate of the 21st century. This market has matured, and individuals, brands, investors and organizations who do not grasp their importance or value are missing out on numerous levels.
Source: TRAFFIC East 2007 Press Release
The Financial Times will have a video interview with Vint Cerf on August 30. Vint Cerf, who holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from UCLA and more than a dozen honorary degrees, is one of the Internet’s founder fathers and he has played an important role in the development of the Internet’s infrastructure. He is also vice president and Chief Internet Evangelist for Google. Few people know the possible futures of the Internet as well as Vint Cerf, so if you have any questions regarding the key infrastructure of the Internet, the DNS, net neutrality, privacy or future uses of the Internet, send your questions to the Media Editor of The Financial Times, Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson. He will review all questions and if you’re lucky he will decide to ask Vint Cerf your question.
You can send questions here: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/edbaadba-524b-11dc-a7ab-0000779fd2ac.html
(via DomainNews.com)
Long-time domainer Michael Bahlitzanakis launches BPHG Media. Michael owns some great generic domain names, which he has developed or which he is going to turn into full businesses in the future. Michael Bahlitzanakis has partnered with Michael Mann (WashingtonVC) for the launch of SEO.com. Another project of BPHG Media, Weblog.com, is slated for release on August 01, 2007.
BPHG Media is just one of the several media companies which are currently built around quality domain portfolios. Other companies which are busy developing generic domains are Kevin Ham’s Reinvent Technology and Sahar Sarid’s Recall Media Group.
BPHG Media press release:
New York City, NY 7/16/2007 - BP Holdings Group, Inc. an aggregator of premium Internet domain names has just recently re-branded their company as BPHG Media. Michael Bahlitzanakis, interim CEO and co-founder says, “We’re still the same great company, we simply adjusted our name to be more reflective to that of our strategy.”
BPHG Media, as a whole and through partnerships, holds some of the most exclusive Internet assets under development, over 4000 premium generics to be exact (weblog.com, city.com, prices.com, cellphones.com). “Our strategy has never wavered since our inception. We believe long-term value appreciation has always been expressed in the development of individual domain-independent businesses,” states Bahlitzanakis
This summer, BPHG Media is slated to release the long awaited upgrade for WEBLOG.COM. Debuting in Fall-Winter 2007 will be their b2b and b2c file hosting, imaging and archive engine conveniently dubbed FILES.COM.
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