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Joe S Alagna

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Joe is the Chief Strategy Officer at it.com Domains. it.com Domains is a registry primarily operating the it.com domain name and offering registry services for new gTLD applications in ICANN's 2026 round. He is also the owner of CauseWell Insurance Services, which specializes in homeowners, 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 45 ICANN meetings since 2001 and is an expert in domain name investments, registries, and registrars. Any opinions posted are his own.

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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

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DNS , New TLDs , Domain Names , ICANN , Cybersecurity , Internet Governance , Registry Services , Web , Brand Protection , IPv4 Markets , Spam , Email , Threat Intelligence , Law , Domain Management , Cybercrime , Censorship , Policy & Regulation , Privacy , UDRP ,

Joe S Alagna

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