The internet and how we all use and interact it with it is in constant flux and evolution. 20 years ago internet access wasn't widespread, now it's become a key factor for many people when they choose where to settle down. With the growth of our usage and our depth of reliance on the internet our relationship to it has changed quite dramatically. With those changes the policies … [Read more...] about Reflecting on Internet Governance Policy in a European Context
Genuine Honest Reviews Add Value
I've always felt that being as honest and transparent as possible with our clients was the best way to deal with things. If we have issues, which like every company we do, then we need to "own" them and address them. Hosting isn't a terribly "sexy" business, but for a lot of our clients the services we offer are crucial to their business. Stuff will go wrong from time to … [Read more...] about Genuine Honest Reviews Add Value
Eating Your Own Dog Food
My first "real" job was in food and beverage. I worked in fairly expensive restaurants at a major European tourism destination for a number of years. One of the things that I learnt while there was that if you wanted to effectively sell food or wine you had to actually like it yourself. Sure, some people can probably "fake it", but if you genuinely like eating that steak or … [Read more...] about Eating Your Own Dog Food
Taking on Another Role
While I'm sure a more traditional way to celebrate the New Year would be by committing to doing more exercise or similar, in my case it's a time for a small announcement. As of January 1st 2017 I am "Chair Elect" of the Internet Infrastructure Coalition. What does that mean? I'll be the Chair from January 2018. For the duration of 2017 I'll be working closely with the … [Read more...] about Taking on Another Role
Happy Christmas!
For the last few years I've done an online Christmas greeting. This year with help from Stephen we took it to a new level. You can visit my slightly over the top and intentionally tacky Christmas greeting here at Michele.Christmas. Oddly enough one of the domain bloggers picked up on the usage and wrote about it! So Happy Christmas everyone! (You can also save … [Read more...] about Happy Christmas!