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- Brands answer the call to the 2nd ‘Cercle des .marque’ event
- Analysis of the .RE
- About the attack on French ISPs’ DNS resolvers
- Using Afnic open data : example with the term COVID
- Hosting a domain name with compound characters
- Eligibility of a holder located in the United Kingdom post Brexit
- Can compound characters be used in a domain name?
- Functioning of Afnic during lockdown
- Which Top Level Domains have an IP address?
- Lala Andriamampianina, may you rest in peace
- Resolutions for 2020: Afnic goes elliptic
- 6 tips to prevent your website from being hacked
- In search of low-cost nTLDs
- Exploring the city through the .paris community
- .org - an alternative perspective
- Looking back on the success of the first meeting of the Cercle des .marque
- Key success factors for Internet extensions: an evaluation grid
- [Video] Conclusions on the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) France 2019
- A brief example of using Afnic Open Data
- Food for thought on the "new TLD" business models
- 30 years of success and danger: the Web, URLs and the future
- [Success stories] Strengthen your infrastructure to suit your ambitions
- February 1, 2019: is the DNS going to shake?
- [Success stories] They chose to have their own TLD
- [Success stories] .museum, how a historic Internet suffix was revived
- The main steps in effectively launching your .brand
- 6 secrets on how to improve the renewal of domain names
- [Video] Back to IGF 2018 in Paris
- A .BRAND to enhance customer experience
- Afnic commits to DNS security at the international level
- Replacement of the KSK of the root zone: Are you ready?
- How the SNCF implemented its new digital strategy with oui.sncf
- Franco-Dutch research project on automatic classification of domain name abuse
- The auditive memorization of domain names
- What are the possible actions against domain name abuses?
- Identity theft by domain name: what Afnic does
- Cybersquatting, Spam, Phishing… the different types of domain name abuses
- [Video] Review of the French Internet Governance Forum 2018
- Custom Internet extensions: the opportunities for brands
- How to avoid inadmissibility in the SYRELI procedure
- Which English terms are most used in .FR domain names?
- Domain name security, the example of cryptocurrencies
- What are the terms most used in .fr domain names?
- Personality test: Are you ready for GDPR?
- Do GeoTLDs like .alsace have an effect on local SEO?
- The 11 vital locations to display your domain name!
- What means of action for a Right-holder ineligible under the Naming Policy?
- Domain name litigation: the recognition of an AOC rights in the SYRELI procedure
- Why choose a domain name under a geoTLD?
- Afnic, a community first and foremost!
- The defense of personality rights in the SYRELI procedure
- When will the next round of the new gTLDs take place?
- A million good reasons for coming to the Afnic Forum...
- Yeti DNS-over-TLS public resolver
- 2016, the beginning of a new cycle for Afnic
- .fr has just passed the 3 million domain names milestone
- My experience inside the Afnic Legal Department
- Future of ICANN Privatization? Internationalization? Supervision?
- Excellence at Afnic - Our coming-out
- Speech at the transmittal of the IANA Stewardship Transition Plan
- Exclusive offer: 100% money back on your domain name*!
- 8 tips for choosing the right domain name
- IPv6 and DNSSEC are respectively 20 and 19 years old. Same fight and challenges?
- L.45-2 paragraph 1 of the CPCE: When a domain name disrupts the French law
- How to avoid getting your domain name stolen by email?
- Accountability and IANA transition: behind the scenes
- Stop selling domain names!
- abc.xyz : erratum.xyz
- A comprehensive approach to French regional branding
- abc.xyz : Meanwhile, back in France…
- abc.xyz: Why not alphabet.com? (The conspiracy theory version)
- abc.xyz : The controversial success of .xyz
- Corporate Communications, Constant Crisis
- abc.xyz : Why not alphabet.com ?
- alphabet.xyz : How Alphabet got its domain name
- abc.xyz : Don't worry, we're still getting used to the name too!
- IANA transition crosses a major milestone in Buenos Aires
- A day in the life of the Icann empowered community
- IANA transition : the machine is moving, but the deadline is approaching
- Corporate Social Responsibility and the DNA of ccTLDs
- China Changing in Leaps and Bounds
- Towards a less intrusive DNS
- ICANN: what does accountability stand for?
- ICANN Singapore. A debate at the other end of the world
- ICANN Reform, or opening Pandora's box
- Internet Governance Forum: What is to be done?
- Slam spam!
- Icann : freeze !
- Scams and identity theft, the experience of a SYRELI reporter
- French Regional Reform Does Not Mean the End of GeoTLDs
- Lessons Learnt from NETmundial
- Suggestions for a successful IANA transition
- Wind of change at Afnic!
- Back to the future of the Afnic Legal Service
- The US Backs ICANN for Internet Governance
- Should the registrars streamline their gTLD strategy?
- The IANA elephant in the room
- 2014 : change of course for the naming system
- Why do regions want a place online?
- What can Afnic do?
- Internet governance: let’s get to work!
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2016, the beginning of a new cycle for Afnic
06 January 2017 - By Mathieu Weill
After confirming the relevance of its model as a multi-registry operator in 2015, Afnic undertook a new cycle in 2016 by helping to achieve the goal of one million more French businesses online and make France a leader in Europe for online presence.
To do so we deployed our efforts in-house but also with all our members and partners, focusing on five priorities: online presence, simplicity, attractiveness, exemplary and solidarity.
Online presence
For the first time in 2016, we brought together all our customers and partners at the Afnic Forum, dedicated to online presence.
Afnic also went out to meet French companies from all backgrounds. While engaging , in trade shows such as the Paris Trade Fair for Entrepreneurs, or micro-entrepreneurs in partnership with registrars and stakeholders in online presence such as Jimdo, we promoted .fr and highlighted what it adds to online presence.
Through the Foliweb initiative, Afnic and its succeeding in .fr campaign also took part in more than fifty workshops throughout France to help small businesses, entrepreneurs and freelancers succeed on the Internet.
Simplicity
We know how paramount simplicity is for companies and individuals who want to invest in their online presence. One too many clicks is sometimes enough to discourage users. Registering a domain name in a few minutes or even seconds has been possible for many years, but the user experience as a whole still needs improvements.
For us, simplification starts by facilitating our registrars’ work. Their feedback during our annual satisfaction survey was extremely clear, and we paid attention to it, in particular taking into account the recommendations made by our consultative committees. The Registrars new online extranet is now unified and we have significantly simplified the procedure for changing the ownership of a domain name.
Attractiveness
Recognized for carrying proximity and trust values for 87% of French people, the .fr continued its growth in 2016, at the end of November passing the symbolic milestone of 3 million domain names.
That momentum is the result of the long-term work of the "succeeding in .fr" campaign, a collective initiative between us and our registrars with whom we are proud to have increased the number of joint promotional operations as well as the constructive participation of our association’s members.
In addition to.fr, we are also very proud to support our 14 gTLD customers, and welcome the continued growth and reputation of members such as the .bzh or .alsace and the innovative use our MMA or LECLERC customers have made of their TLDs.
Exemplarity
We are keenly aware of the honor bestowed on us and of our responsibility as the registry for.fr, a digital common good that deserves the very best in every aspect of its management.
First and foremost of course is the need for security and stability. 2016 marked the culmination of a major project to structure the information management system, when we obtained ISO27001 certification.
We also confirmed our progress in environmental matters by carrying out our third carbon audit, which showed the significant gains made.
Finally, our teams continued their ongoing efforts to free time and resources for new activities. More than twenty working groups were set up to reduce incidents, save time, and develop agility.
Solidarity
Serving the common good has long been one of Afnic's core values, and it was fully reflected as such in 2016. Afnic Foundation launched its first call for projects, and awarded its first funds in favor of digital solidarity. More than 30 projects have been awarded so far.
Our international college, which includes some twenty of French speaking registries, considerably revived its activities in 2016. For the first time, for example, a concerted action to promote its members’ ccTLDs was conducted.
Finally, we know that we have served the collective interest by our major contribution to the achievement of the transfer of the IANA function, which helped emancipate ICANN from its American overseers just before the presidential elections took place in the United States.
None of these many achievements would have been possible without the dedication and skills of Afnic's teams, and the mobilization of all our members and partners. Watching this community at work and contributing to it every day is a great privilege.
We are committed to follow the same path in 2017, and we have ambitious plans to further develop .fr this year as well. A great deal remains to be done to bring a million new businesses online.
We hope to meet your expectations in 2017, but also to provide you with new products and services, that might even surprise you, for the benefit of our community.
Against an international background still marked by tension and uncertainty for which the Internet is often blamed, we are more than ever convinced that our values of integrity, sense of collectiveness and of respect are our greatest assets. We shall continue to share those values with our members, our registrars and our partners, boosting exchange and innovation to build together a French Internet community that is increasingly active and recognized worldwide.
We wish you all the best for 2017, and success for your online projects!
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