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		<title>Jean Guillon &#45; CircleID</title>
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		<description>Postings from Jean Guillon on CircleID</description>
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		<dc:rights>Copyright 2013, unless where otherwise noted.</dc:rights>
		<dc:date>2013-05-08T10:18:00-08:00</dc:date>
		

		
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			<title> New gTLDs: Money Maker (Featured Blog)</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[There are fascinating ideas about how, when and more than everything: who is going to earn money from gTLDs? I think back-end registry providers will earn money, some applicants will earn money too but my experience launching Eurid, the registry for .EU, reminded me one thing: these days, just before launching, until the (first) Sunrise period is launched. <a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130508_new_gtlds_money_maker">More...</a>]]></description>
			<dc:date>2013-05-08T10:18:00-08:00</dc:date>
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			<title> Why Donuts Should Win All Wine New gTLD Applications (Featured Blog)</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[There are 2 reasons why Donuts, applicant for more than 300 Top-Level Domains, should become the official Registry for wine applications. It is not because of the content of its application: There are 3 applicants in total and all of them followed the rules provided by ICANN in its applicant guidebook. It is not because they protect the wine industry: the Applicant Guidebook did not "force" applicants to do so. It is not because they are American: there are also very good wines in Gibraltar and Ireland. In Gibraltar in particular... <a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130422_why_donuts_should_win_all_wine_new_gtld_applications">More...</a>]]></description>
			<dc:date>2013-04-22T07:30:00-08:00</dc:date>
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			<title> Hints and Solution for the Protection of Wine Geographical Indications in the ICANN New gTLD Program (Featured Blog)</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[This article is a copy of a letter sent today, 3 of April 2013, to the attention of Mr Fadi Chehadé, CEO of ICANN and other members of the ICANN board. Protecting wine Geographical Indications in the new gTLD program is a problem. This letter is also an article providing hints for the protection of Wine Geographical Indications in the ICANN new gTLD program. <a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130403_hints_and_solution_for_the_protection_of_wine_geographical_gtld">More...</a>]]></description>
			<dc:date>2013-04-03T12:51:00-08:00</dc:date>
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			<title> EFOW Wants Total Protection for Geographical Indications Domains in .VIN, .WINE and All Other TLDs (Featured Blog)</title>
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			<link>http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130312_efow_wants_total_protection_for_geographical_indications_domains</link>
			<description><![CDATA[This is a letter sent from the European Federation of Origin Wines (EFOW) to the courteous attention of Dr Steve Crocker, Chair of the ICANN Board , Mr Cherine Chalaby, Chair of the new gTLD Program Committee Board, Mr Fadi Chehadé, CEO of ICANN and Mr Akram Atallah, COO of ICANN. This letter, sent by its President Riccardo Ricci Curbastro, was sent today to ICANN and is entitled "ICANN initiatives for the attribution of new generic top-level Internet domains -- PDO and PGI wines' concerns". <a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130312_efow_wants_total_protection_for_geographical_indications_domains">More...</a>]]></description>
			<dc:date>2013-03-12T07:42:00-08:00</dc:date>
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			<title> ICANN New gTLD Program SWOT Analysis: OPPORTUNITIES (Part 3) (Featured Blog)</title>
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			<link>http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130311_icann_new_gtld_program_swot_analysis_opportunities_part_3</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The SWOT analysis (alternatively SWOT Matrix) is a structured planning method used to evaluate the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats involved in a project or in a business venture. The following is an attempt to apply the SWOT Analysis to ICANN's new gTLD program. <a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130311_icann_new_gtld_program_swot_analysis_opportunities_part_3">More...</a>]]></description>
			<dc:date>2013-03-11T14:49:00-08:00</dc:date>
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			<title> ICANN New gTLD Program SWOT Analysis: WEAKNESSES (Part 2) (Featured Blog)</title>
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			<link>http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130219_icann_new_gtld_program_swot_analysis_weaknesses_part_2</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The SWOT analysis (alternatively SWOT Matrix) is a structured planning method used to evaluate the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats involved in a project or in a business venture. The following is an attempt to apply the SWOT Analysis to ICANN's new gTLD program. <a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130219_icann_new_gtld_program_swot_analysis_weaknesses_part_2">More...</a>]]></description>
			<dc:date>2013-02-19T04:30:00-08:00</dc:date>
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			<title> ICANN New gTLD Program SWOT Analysis: STRENGTHS (Part 1) (Featured Blog)</title>
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			<link>http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130213_icann_new_gtld_program_swot_analysis_strength_part_1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The SWOT analysis (alternatively SWOT Matrix) is a structured planning method used to evaluate the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats involved in a project or in a business venture. The following is an attempt to apply the SWOT Analysis to ICANN's new gTLD program. <a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130213_icann_new_gtld_program_swot_analysis_strength_part_1">More...</a>]]></description>
			<dc:date>2013-02-13T10:55:00-08:00</dc:date>
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			<title> Wine Applications: Results of the New gTLD Prioritization Draw (Featured Blog)</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[There are 4 applications related to the wine business in the new gTLD program. Yesterday the new gTLD prioritization draw took place where each application was assigned a randomly-drawn priority number. These priority numbers are used to determine the order in which initial evaluation results are released. In the 1917 applications, 4 applications are related to wine. <a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20121218_wine_applications_results_of_the_new_gtld_prioritization_draw">More...</a>]]></description>
			<dc:date>2012-12-18T08:26:00-08:00</dc:date>
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			<title> "Objection, Your Honour!" (Featured Blog)</title>
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			<link>http://www.circleid.com/posts/20121127_objection_your_honour</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Big news! The official website of the ICANN Independent Objector is now online. Another piece of good news announced at the same time is that the site will also offer a French version, which was under construction at the time. More than a month later, the French version is still under construction. Do we have to wait for eternity? While this situation may not seem critically important on the surface, it must in fact be taken very seriously because it is symptomatic of a far deeper problem... <a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20121127_objection_your_honour">More...</a>]]></description>
			<dc:date>2012-11-27T07:35:00-08:00</dc:date>
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			<title> Fashion of the Moment: The "Pioneer Program" (Featured Blog)</title>
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			<link>http://www.circleid.com/posts/fashion_of_the_moment_the_pioneer_program</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I have had the question recently with several new gTLD applicants. I think this is a good subject for applicants with the intention to sell domain names AND who are alone to apply for their string. A Pioneer program allows to: Find good partners to developp a TLD; once the program is signed, it is an insurance they will have a good use of the requested domain name... <a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/fashion_of_the_moment_the_pioneer_program">More...</a>]]></description>
			<dc:date>2012-11-15T09:02:00-08:00</dc:date>
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			<title> Considering Existing gTLDs: The .museum Top-Level Domain's Potential (Featured Blog)</title>
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			<link>http://www.circleid.com/posts/20120831_the_museum_top_level_domains_potential</link>
			<description><![CDATA[We keep talking about new gTLDs but, what about those generic Top-Level Domains which already exist and which no one talks about anymore? ...I am also familiar with the existing speech which says: "Check the .museum : it is the example why new gTLDs won't work". I think it has nothing to do with the fact that new gTLDs will or will not work. I strongly believe .museum has potential and I also think the actual situation of the .museum can change. <a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20120831_the_museum_top_level_domains_potential">More...</a>]]></description>
			<dc:date>2012-08-31T09:04:00-08:00</dc:date>
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			<title> New gTLDs: What Is Really Happening at the Moment? (Featured Blog)</title>
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			<link>http://www.circleid.com/posts/20120619_new_gtlds_what_is_really_happening_at_the_moment</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Many of us have noticed there will soon be a new CEO at ICANN. Actual CEO Rod Beckstrom will be thanked and everyone will congratulate each other...(in English :-). OK, done... But what is really going to happen in Prague? <a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20120619_new_gtlds_what_is_really_happening_at_the_moment">More...</a>]]></description>
			<dc:date>2012-06-19T06:41:01-08:00</dc:date>
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			<title> A Gap in the New gTLD Applicant Guidebook? (Featured Blog)</title>
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			<link>http://www.circleid.com/posts/a_gap_in_the_new_gtld_applicant_guidebook</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I strongly believe there is a serious "breach" in the Applicant Guidebook: I checked the scoring, I checked the possible objections, I am aware of the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) early warning but I really could not find how ICANN is going to avoid Community applications to be submitted as Standard ones. The role of ICANN is to offer a solution to launching new generic Top-Level Domains, it is no party in saying whether a new gTLD is a Community or not. <a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/a_gap_in_the_new_gtld_applicant_guidebook">More...</a>]]></description>
			<dc:date>2012-03-26T12:20:00-08:00</dc:date>
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			<title> A New Generic Top-Level Domain Can Be Free (Featured Blog)</title>
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			<link>http://www.circleid.com/posts/20120307_a_new_generic_top_level_domain_can_be_free</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Most new gTLD applicant do not necessarily want to earn money from their domain name extension! .BRANDS, for example, will be using their domain names for themselves and they will not earn money from the sale of domain names. So, who are these new gTLD applicants who do not want to earn money from selling domain names and who do not want to spend money in an application? <a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20120307_a_new_generic_top_level_domain_can_be_free">More...</a>]]></description>
			<dc:date>2012-03-07T09:45:00-08:00</dc:date>
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			<title> New gTLDs and Endangered Languages (Featured Blog)</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[While exploring the UNESCO's interactive atlas of the world's languages in danger, I am happy to see that new generic Top-Level Domains could help save some of these languages. .CAT for Catalan language already exist; .BZH will probably have the "Breton" language to help survive; "Basque" is vulnerable but there is a .EUS initiative; .CORSICA will certainly help the "Corsican" language to develop... <a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/new_gtlds_and_endangered_languages">More...</a>]]></description>
			<dc:date>2011-12-14T13:54:01-08:00</dc:date>
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