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− | '''Names@Work.com''' is a domain name consulting firm which was founded by Antony Van Couvering in 2005. The company is based in New York City, with associate offices in Toronto, London and Seattle.<ref>[http://www.namesatwork.com/about namesatwork.com]</ref> | + | '''Names@Work.com''' is a general web consulting firm which was founded by [[Antony Van Couvering]] in 2005. The company is based in New York City, with associate offices in Toronto, London, and Seattle.<ref>[http://www.namesatwork.com/about namesatwork.com]</ref> |
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| + | ==Services== |
| + | The company concentrates on helping its clients acquire new top-level domains through the [[ICANN]] process by helping its clients to:<ref>[http://www.namesatwork.com/about namesatwork.com]</ref> |
| + | * Put together a winning business plan |
| + | * Identify revenue opportunities |
| + | * Raise money from knowledgeable investors |
| + | * Complete the ICANN application |
| + | * Publish policies that work for your TLD |
| + | * Find and engage a reliable registry operator |
| + | * Find and engage a reliable auction provider |
| + | * Plan and publicize the Sunrise Period to trademark holders |
| + | * Engage your community and get public support |
| + | * Secure political backing when required |
| + | * Deal with competition and contention |
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− | ==References== | + | ==Names@Work and Icann== |
| + | The founder of the company, Antony Van Couvering is an active participant of [[ICANN]] activities. In 2008, Couvering commented on the Independent Reviewer's Report, which was written by the Boston Consulting Group and Colin Carter & Associates and proposed to reconstitute the ICANN Board. According to Couvering, the entire report was worthless and ICANN should ignore it. Couvering pointed out, "The mind-set, bias, and basic understanding of the authors came from the corporate world, and whether they thought they could set that aside and make a fair assessment, very obviously they could not. The entire document is shot through with unwarranted assumptions, riddled with unsubstantiated opinions, and as a whole has been rendered useful only for demonstrations on how to recycle wastepaper by the authors’ evident ignorance of ICANN’s history or its values".<ref>[http://www.namesatwork.com/blog/2008/12/12/toxic-proposal-to-reconstitute-icanns-board Toxic Proposal to reconstitute Icann Board]</ref> |
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| + | He has been an active representative for his ventures at ICANN for over 10 years,<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/antonyvc LinkedIn]</ref> and has been nominated to the [[ICANN Board]] via his participation with the [[DNSO]].<ref>[http://www.dnso.org/clubpublic/icann-nominations/Archives/msg00239.html DNSO.org]</ref> |
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