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The
.ART
registry, launched in 2017 as part of
the ICANN
new gTLD program that has brought
hundreds of new domain extensions to the Internet,
has received a warm welcome from the creative
community. Even though .ART is now a permanent and
increasingly popular part of the established
Domain Name System (DNS), the registry has now
launched a new domain initiative of its own - one
that allows registrants to have the same name
on both the DNS and the decentralized ENS (Ethereum
Name Service) favored by Web 3.0
proponents.
Anyone
who has registered a .ART domain can now go to www.Protocol.art
and register their matching ENS name so that
“theirname.art” will function in both
Web2 (DNS) and Web3 worlds. The registry notes
that .ART is also collision-proof - only
the owner of a DNS .ART |
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domain
can register the matching ENS .ART domain.
Similarly, if an ENS .ART domain is registered for
an available DNS .ART domain, only the person who
owns the ENS .ART domain can use the DNS .ART
domain.
Registry
Founder Ulvi Kasimov noted, ".ART is the first domain registry to offer this innovative matching domain capability across both
ENS and DNS, making .ART domains more powerful and useful than any other blockchain
capable domains. We believe that this will open up new possibilities for artists, collectors, curators, galleries, museums and anyone who wants to
express themselves creatively online or on Web3. Our vision is to make .ART domains not only
a digital identity but also a digital asset that can be used in various ways on different platforms.”
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A couple of
other notes today, ParkLogic.com
Founder and long-time friend Michael
Gilmour has invited me to join him for
his next Fireside Chat that will be live
via Zoom
tomorrow (Tuesday, March 14 at 5PM U.S.
Eastern Daylight Time). Michael (who was
profiled in a November 2008 DNJournal Cover
Story) does a monthly Chat that
comes out every second Tuesday (recordings
of many of those can be viewed on his YouTube
channel).
It
will be a little different for me to be the
one answering questions rather than asking
them but it will be fun and we are overdue
for a long conversation. Last September we
had a meeting planned at our home base here
in Florida when Michael, who lives in
Australia, was visiting the U.S.
However, the day before we were to
connect he had to cancel his flight because Hurricane
Ian was bearing down on the Sunshine
State with our town, Tampa, expected to take
a direct hit, resulting in the airport
closing down. The massive storm wound up
turning inland before |
Michael
Gilmour
ParkLogic Founder |
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it
got tous, devastating the Ft. Myers
area instead. Recovery there still has a
long way to go and our hearts remain with
our friends in that beautiful part of the
state. |
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Last but not
least, we want to congratulate another long
time friend, pioneering domain attorney Ari
Goldberger, on completing a 255-mile
bicycle adventure across the state of
Florida! Ari's Coast
to Coast trip started on
the East Coast at Titusville (where
he also got to see a rocket launch from the
Kennedy Space Center) and ended 10 days
later in St. Petersburg on the Gulf
Coast.
His
route happened to bring him within a couple
of miles of our Tampa home so we took the
opportunity to get together for dinner that
night while he was resting up and getting
ready to start the last legs of the journey
the next morning. Ari (who was profiled in a
June 2006 DNJournal Cover
Story) successfully hit the
finish line in downtown St. Pete on the
western edge of Tampa Bay Thursday (March 9)
and we were able to watch him do it thanks
to the live Facebook stream he
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Ari
Goldberger at a brief stop during his
255-mile Florida
Coast to Coast bike adventure completed
March 9, 2023. |
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at
various points throughout the trip.
Technology is a wonderful thing but
following Ari's ride reminded us nothing
beats fresh air, sunshine, blue skies and
all of the other wonders Mother Nature
provides! |
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