Joe is an Advisor to Intis Telecom, the registry operating the it.com domain name. He is also the owner of CauseWell Insurance Services, which specializes in business and cyber insurance.
In years past, he was a Director for Afilias, and VP of Channel Development, for ICANN-accredited domain registrar 101domain.com, which offers the world’s largest selection of domain names. Before that, he was the North American General Manager for CentralNic, a London-based domain name registry & consultancy. He also served on the Board of Directors for the Domain Name Association from 2017 until 2020.
Joe was involved in writing the business plans and applications for approximately 60 new gTLDs and has spoken on Day to Day Registry Operations and Management Best Practices for New TLD Applicants at ICANN (http://syd.icann.org/node/4050). He has been involved in over 30 ICANN meetings since 2001 and is an expert in domain name investments, registries, and registrars.
Any opinions posted are his own.
Except where otherwise noted, all postings by Joe S Alagna on CircleID are licensed under a Creative Commons License.
2023 - Feb 12 | on | Hal Lubsen, Industry Leader and Former CEO of Afilias, Has Passed Away |
2017 - Oct 10 | on | Trademark Rights Paramount to Contract Rights for Domain Names |
2017 - May 02 | on | Commodifying Words and Letters in the .Com Space |
2016 - Dec 28 | on | Using Domain Name Privacy/Proxy Services Lawfully or to Hide Contact Information and Identity |
2016 - Mar 23 | on | New BMW Site Aligns .bmw TLD With the Company's Future |
2016 - Feb 22 | on | I Got Fired |
2015 - Nov 16 | on | Verisign Should Clear Up the Paid "Analysts" Controversy |
2013 - Apr 22 | on | Plural TLDs: Let's Stop Throwing Spanners in the Works! |
2013 - Apr 22 | on | Plural TLDs: Let's Stop Throwing Spanners in the Works! |
2013 - Apr 21 | on | Plural TLDs: Let's Stop Throwing Spanners in the Works! |
2011 - Oct 29 | on | Big Brands Should Embrace New TLDs & Stop Giving Away Money |
2011 - Oct 27 | on | Big Brands Should Embrace New TLDs & Stop Giving Away Money |
2011 - Oct 24 | on | Big Brands Should Embrace New TLDs & Stop Giving Away Money |
2011 - Sep 08 | on | Who Wrote Those ICANN Papers, Anyway: The European Commission or the Government of Iran? |
2009 - Mar 22 | on | ICANN Asked to Remake the Internet in Joseph Smith's Image? |
2007 - Jul 27 | on | Call for Domain Owner Code of Rights and Responsibilities |
2007 - Mar 23 | on | XXX Comes to a Head |
2007 - Mar 23 | on | XXX Comes to a Head |
2007 - Mar 15 | on | Meeting Growing Demands of Domain Name Space |
2007 - Mar 14 | on | Meeting Growing Demands of Domain Name Space |
2007 - Mar 14 | on | XXX Comes to a Head |
2006 - Dec 22 | on | The Closing Window: A Historical Analysis of Domain Tasting |
2005 - Sep 16 | on | .XXX as Proposed is Wrong for Families & Kids |
2005 - Sep 14 | on | .XXX as Proposed is Wrong for Families & Kids |
2005 - Sep 14 | on | .XXX as Proposed is Wrong for Families & Kids |
2005 - Sep 13 | on | .XXX as Proposed is Wrong for Families & Kids |
2005 - Sep 13 | on | .XXX as Proposed is Wrong for Families & Kids |
2005 - Sep 13 | on | .XXX as Proposed is Wrong for Families & Kids |
2005 - Sep 13 | on | .XXX as Proposed is Wrong for Families & Kids |
2005 - Apr 06 | on | Meeting Growing Demands of Domain Name Space |
2005 - Mar 31 | on | Why Restricted TLDs Should Not Be Gatecrashed |
2003 - Sep 08 | on | Fight Spam With the DNS, Not the CIA |