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Dr. Connor has conducted research on several domain related issues, such as “Report on TLD Preference by Country”, CircleID, Feb 6, 2004, and is an enthusiastic domain hobbyist. He holds a doctorate in health economics from the Wharton School and his day job is as Associate Professor at Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota.
Except where otherwise noted, all postings by Robert A. Connor on CircleID are licensed under a Creative Commons License.
This article discusses grassroots progress toward the development of a "Domain Registrant's Code of Rights and Responsibilities." This Code is an effort to create a balanced combination of the rights that domain name registrants should enjoy and the responsibilities that domain name registrants should fulfill. Discussion and survey results concerning this Code at domain-related forums show far greater grassroots consensus than one might think between what might be called the "domainer" and "intellectual property" communities. Informal surveys at some domain-related forums show very strong support in favor of this Code. more
Which domain extensions do people prefer? How do these preferences vary by country? This article reports the results of a poll of domain extension preference by country of residence conducted from May through October, 2003 by Domain Name Journal and the DomainState forum. Approximately 133 people from 34 different countries participated. This poll has limitations that we will discuss, but it does measure the extension preferences of domain registrants and developers in a manner that has not been done elsewhere and it produces some interesting results. more
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