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'''Ron Jackson''' is a journalist widely known as the Editor & Publisher of Domain Name Journal.
'''Ron Jackson''' is a journalist widely known as the Editor & Publisher of [[DNJournal|Domain Name Journal]] (DNJournal). Jackson began publishing DNJournal on January 1, 2003,; it was effectively the first publication geared towards the domain name industry.<ref>[http://dnjournal.com/columns/rj_bio.htm Domain Name Journal]</ref> He is President at [[Internet Edge]], Inc. and also runs [[NameNewbie.com]] and [[IdealRegistry.com]].<ref>[http://www.ronjackson.com/mysites.htm Ron Jackson]</ref>
==Career History==
Mr. Jackson graduated in Broadcast Journalism from a broadcasting school in Columbus, Ohio.<ref>[http://www.webpublishingblog.com/interview-with-the-ron-jackson-the-editor-of-dnjournalcom.htm webpublishingblog]</ref> After graduation, he started his career as a radio news director at a small station in Ohio before he was drafted by the US Army as a broadcast specialist during the Vietnam War. Later positions included work as a reporter, and eventually as the Sports Director, at an ABC-TV affiliate in Florida, and as a reporter for the CBS-TV station in Tampa.<ref>[http://dnjournal.com/columns/rj_bio.htm Domain Name Journal]</ref>
After 20 years in journalism, Ron began starting his own businesses, including a series of record stores, an antique shop and various Internet ventures. He started [[domaining]] in 1997 when he bought his first domain name and published his first website, musicparadise.com. Ron Jackson started a publishing company, [[Internet Edge, Inc.]], in 2000.<ref>[http://www.ronjackson.com/ Ron Jackson]</ref> In 2002, he started investing in domains and now owns over 5,000 domain names, with around a thousand three lettered [[.us]] domain names.<ref>[http://dnjournal.com/columns/rj_bio.htm Domain Name Journal]</ref> In January 2003, he started publishing [[DNJournal]] when recognized the need for a specialized publication for the quickly growing industry.
==ICANN & Industry Participation==
Ron opposes [[ICANN]]'s decision to start registering new [[TLD]]s. He is of the view that there is no need for new [[TLD]]s at this point, especially because many people don't even recognize already available [[TLD]]s. He says it will pressure businesses to buy unwanted [[TLD]]s just to protect their name.<ref>[http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2011/dailyposts/20110620.htm dnjournal]</ref>
==External Links==
* [http://www.domainsherpa.com/wp-content/pdf/Ron-Jackson-(DNJournal)-on-DomainSherpa.pdf Interview] with Ron Jackson.
* Detailed [http://www.ronjackson.com/bio.htm Biography].
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