Tag Archives: antony van couvering

Mon 22nd February 2016
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Antony Van Couvering dismissed as CEO of Minds + Machines - Van Couvering out, Hall in as CEO. Minds + Machines co-founder Antony Van Couvering has been ousted as CEO of the company by its board. He will be replaced by Toby Hall, who was named Chief Marketing Officer of the company just last month after working as a marketing consultant for the company. Hall was worked for years with companies publicly traded on the London AIM exchange. Minds + Machines trades as MMX on the AIM. In a press release issued today, the company wrote: The Group is currently making ... read more ...
Mon 12th October 2015
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Antony Van Couvering of Minds + Machines – DNW Podcast #54 - Minds + Machines’ CEO returns to the podcast to talk about new domain names. New top level domain name company Minds + Machines CEO Antony Van Couvering is back on the podcast this week. He discusses what’s happening with new top level domain names and how his company is responding. He also explains how people can partner with Minds + Machines, either to help sell domain names to communities or to develop a premium domain name into a web destination. Also: Scooping corporate plans, Frank Schilling ... read more ...
Mon 8th December 2014
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New TLDs & Minds + Machines with Antony Van Couvering – DNW Podcast #10 - A discussion about new top level domain names. Antony Van Couvering, founder and CEO of new TLD company Minds + Machines, shares his thoughts on new top level domain names on this week’s podcast. We discuss registry pricing of premium domains, niche TLDs, domain name registration channels and more. It’s an enlightening discussion with the founder of one of the largest new TLD companies. Also: Two warnings for domain name owners, the Dark Side of Domain Parking, ... read more ...
Wed 30th July 2014
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.London’s singular “SunPriorityRush” duration ends tomorrow - Tomorrow is a key deadline for .London domain names. The .London domain name is launching, and it’s very different from previous domain name launches. I reached out to Antony Van Couvering with Minds + Machines to learn more about the .London launch. One key thing to note: the London Priority Period, which ends tomorrow, is actually open to everyone. People in London will get priority, but this is your first chance to claim domain names regardless of whether you ... read more ...
Fri 18th July 2014
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Minds + Machines nixes Priority Reservation System after registrars complain - Registrars complained to ICANN’s compliance department about program. Minds + Machines has nixed its Priority Reservation System for new top level domain names after registrars questioned aspects of the program. The program allowed customers to reserve domain names ahead of launch. Unlike typical pre-registrations, customers were guaranteed they’d get the domain name after sunrise since it was a program run by the registry, not registrars. Some registrars cried ... read more ...
Mon 17th March 2014
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RrSG provides justification to behind adult claims done opposite Minds + Machines - Communication shows that Web.com didn’t receive contract until after reservation program was live. Last month I wrote that ICANN’s Registrar Stakeholder Group (RrSG) was questioning if Top Level Domain Holdings/Minds + Machines’ “Priority Registration System” complied with ICANN contracts. Issues around registry and registrar cross ownership and making sure registries provide equal opportunity to unaffiliated registrars are sure to pop up in coming years. ... read more ...
Mon 14th October 2013
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ICANN publishes new TLD applicant videos - All new TLD applicants invited to participate in recorded videos. As part of ICANN’s global awareness campaign for new top level domain names, the group invited all applicants for new top level domain names to participate in a recorded interview. ICANN hopes these videos will “provide insight into the individual story of a TLD, or portfolio of TLDs, the inspiration behind it and how they see it being used”. The first two videos feature some familiar faces. In ... read more ...
Mon 3rd June 2013
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TLDH explains the change of heart on private domain auctions - Antony Van Couvering explains why it believes private TLD auctions make sense. Up until last week, it appeared that Top Level Domain Holdings, one of the largest new TLD applicants, would not participate in private auctions for TLDs. But that changed, and now TLDH/Minds+Machines CEO Antony Van Couvering has published an explanation for the reversal. It’s worth reading the explanation in its entirety. One of the key reasons for TLDH’s opinion: applicants will ... read more ...
Mon 11th June 2012
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TLDH: Digital archery might have technical bugs - Big new top level domain applicant finds odd results with digital archery system. Digital archery, which creates a secondary timestamp for new TLD applications that will determine how they are batched, is run through ICANN’s TLD Application System (TAS). This is the same system that was taken offline for over a month due to a security glitch that allowed some competing applicants to see limited data from other applicants. So you don’t suppose there could be problems ... read more ...
Mon 7th May 2012
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Donuts and Minds + Machines updates on TAS and new TLDs - Interesting posts from the perspective of new TLD applicants. The new TLD delay continues and ICANN just released the total number of applications received so far (over 2,000). So what does this mean for new TLD applicants? Two of the largest recently published blog posts that shed some light on it. First, eNom founder Paul Stahura (now with new TLD applicant Donuts Inc) wrote about the application glitch and how it could affect applications. Donuts saw one other ... read more ...
Wed 11th August 2010
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Should Domainers Invest In Their Own Top Level Domain? - A new opportunity for domain investors is on the horizon. Domain investing is about to enter whole new era with the launch of new top level domain names. Regardless of if they like the idea of new TLDs or not, a number of domainers are evaluating starting their own top level domain names. Consider it diversification or hedging their bets. I caught up with Antony Van Couvering of Minds + Machines to get a run down of what you need to think about if you want to participate. It ... read more ...