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29.08.2012
New gTLD Gold Rush
The world is anxiously awaiting the settlement process of the gold rush for new gTLD domain extensions. With 1,800 valid applications and ICANN raising around $360 million (interesting for a non-profit regulator) the application rush is over and the approval process and auction competitions has begun. In the rush there were about 1200 Brand/Trademark applications (.google), 650 generic niche applications (.shop), 200 International Domain Names [IDNs], and 50 or so Geographic domain names (.Africa). Some of these applications weren't valid as the fees weren't paid (around 214), and around 500 of the niche applications were from around 20 applicants (portfolio...
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03.09.2012
Think Longevity, Develop Brevity
The number one risk of web development is NOT FINISHING. Most web development projects shouldn't take from a few days to weeks to develop. The remaining projects should be broken down into development iterations that only take a few weeks at a time. Statistically the longer a project takes, the more likely it will be to fail. Our development process is about short bursts of activity, that have rapid deliverables which maximise the value of any company. As a practice we don't develop projects that take more than 4 weeks as a single project. We break large projects up into tight...
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