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It was bound to come back to haunt him at some point, but Bill Hobbs has been forced to break cover after people in his home town of Nashville came across the various posts by me, Kev Murphy and Brett Fausett that fingered him as being Steve Forrest - the most-biased man in showbusiness […]

Today was the launch of the latest version of Microsoft Windows, Vista. I was news editing and eventually stuck up three stories (albeit with widely different angles) because, after all, Windows informs how millions of people interact with computers, whether they are aware of it or not.
The thing I most love and hate about […]

I am planning to take an open and consultative approach to my new job as general manager of public participation of ICANN, so I figured I might as well start now by asking people what they thought I should concentrate on first with a poll on this website.

I will actually stop writing about ICANN […]

Following on from my post earlier this week about a worrying legal issue where animal rights protestors were due in court on contempt charges for refusing to hand over full details of their email mailing list to Oxford University, I have looked into it further and - as ever - things are more complex […]

Starting 5 February, I will be the “general manager, public participation” for ICANN - an organisation I have closely followed and frequently criticised almost since its inception in 1999. I’m excited about it, and the possibilities the position holds.
Here then is a blog post about why I took the job and what I hope […]

I have just been sent what will most likely be the book cover for my Sex.com book. And here it is. I like it. The previous one was entirely red with a pixelated woman behind the name. This one feels more right to me: interesting but not sleazy. I like the woman making out […]

I’m no great fan of the animal rights campaigning group Speak but according to this week’s Oxford Times, they have been dragged into a worrying legal battle over an Internet mailing list.
According to the paper, Speak’s main two, Robert Cogswell and Mel Broughton, face contempt charges on Mon 29 Jan at the High Court […]

Just seen this on a site called Easy Webber - a Top Ten guide to the worst domain names out there.
It’s basically smutty innuendo but also oddly amusing in one or two cases. For example, the number one slot goes to the website that aims to provide agent details for various famous people. […]

I wish I could say it was something to do with my very recent appointment as General Manager of Public Participation, but a few announcements yesterday have shown that ICANN is finally opening up a bit.
Perhaps most importantly, we have the first proper Board minutes from its 17 January meeting. That’s a two-day turnaround […]

“You do not need to pay solicitors. They are not associated with this airport.” That’s one of the automated announcements at LAX, which made me laugh as Los Angeles is the most litigious city on earth (for American readers, in England, “solicitors” means “attorneys”).
I am finally on my way home. It’s been a hell […]