The Dan York Report

Freedom House released their 2015 Freedom on the Net report yesterday and it paints a disturbing picture of a continued decline in freedom of expression / speech online. Read more at http://freedomhouse.org See also https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/public-policy/2015/10/freedom-internet-where-does-your-country-stand

TDYR 269 - It Is Hard To Podcast When Sick by Dan York

TDYR 268 - After My AstriCon2015 Keynote, I Can Breathe Again by Dan York

After a few years of tweeting back and forth, Kyle York and I finally got a chance to meet! Two Yorks in NH... both involved with DNS and with marketing / communications. I spoke on a panel at Dyn's #TechToberfest event in Manchester, NH. Kyle can be found on Twitter at http://twitter.com/kyork20

Today was the launch of the "GIP Digital Watch" a new website to provide basic info to help people learn about the critical Internet policy issues we all face today. You can visit the site and learn more at: http://digitalwatch.giplatform.org/ https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/public-policy/2015/09/launch-gip-digital-watch-provides-new-education-resources-internet https://www.internetsociety.or...

Four years ago I joined the staff of the Internet Society and in this episode I offer some thoughts on why I'm so passionate about the work I do and what's changed over the last year... see a written version at: http://www.disruptivetelephony.com/2015/09/four-years-at-the-internet-society.html

TDYR 264 - Reflections on a week in Geneva/Nyon by Dan York

Getting on WiFi at a hotel or cafe can be extremely frustrating. In this episode I talk about some of my current frustration and talk about work within the IETF to make the user experience better. https://datatracker.ietf.org/wg/capport/charter/ https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/captive-portals

Summer is over in the Northern Hemisphere and now we return to the regular rhythms and routines...

I'm working in the Toronto, Ontario, area this week... and in this episode I explain a bit about WHY...

Thoughts on leaving Prague after a great IETF 93 meeting...

How do we as a society best address the critical issues of Internet access, governance and security? Join us at InterCommunity 2015 on July 7 and 8 to talk about these issues and take action: http://www.internetsociety.org/intercommunity2015/ It's free and all are welcome to join!

I will be heading to Ottawa on Monday, July 6, 2015, to take part in InterCommunity 2015, a global meeting of Internet Society members that will be happening ON the Internet and FOR the Internet. I'll be traveling to an in-person meeting location because I'm leading one of the sessions... but thousands of others will be connecting from their homes, offices and wherever they can get Internet access...

Happy Canada Day! Today, July 1, is the celebration of the creation of Canada on July 1, 1867.

Goodbye IPv4 addresses in North America! I've been watching the countdown as the final days of IPv4 happen in North America... in this episode I talk about IPv4 as a river and how there will still be capacity in the river for a bit, but the source of the river is drying up - and now is the time to finally make the move to IPv6! More info at: https://www.arin.net/resources/request/ipv4_countdown.ht...

TDYR 255 - Thoughts On Leaving ICANN53 by Dan York

TDYR 254 - Heading to ICANN 53 in Buenos Aires by Dan York

Who will control the "directory" of users in the mobile app space? Or will we always live in a world of multiple directories? Will Facebook, Google and Skype win over all the challengers? Is there a way out of this dilemma? I talk about all that in this episode about an article I wrote recently on CircleID: http://www.circleid.com/posts/20160515_directory_dilemma_why_facebook_google_skype_may_win_...

Ello released an iOS app today that makes it easy to interact with the social network. I wrote more here: http://www.disruptiveconversations.com/2015/06/ello-releases-ios-app-and-drops-invitation-only-status-to-let-everyone-in.html and you can find me on Ello at https://ello.co/danyork

I haven't recorded for almost two weeks... in this episode I talk about the paralysis induced by self-inflicted performance pressure...

I attended my first European Dialogue on Internet Governance (EuroDIG) in Sofia, Bulgaria, this week. In this episode, I talk all about what went on there... more info can be found at: https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/europe-bureau-public-policy/2015/06/internet-society-eurodig-2015-sofia-bulgaria-week-network

What do you need to do to get your blog post noticed? When we are drowning in a sea of content, how can you make your post stand out? How can you maximize the chances that people will actually find your blog post, read it and then hopefully share it? Read more: http://www.disruptiveconversations.com/2015/05/the-3-critical-elements-to-getting-your-blog-post-noticed.html

Every year KPCB's Mary Meeker releases an "Internet Trends" report chock full of statistics, charts and graphs about trends in Internet usage, apps, demographics and so, so much more... you can see it all at: http://www.kpcb.com/internet-trends

I've written about my family's own struggle with cancer at http://danyork.com/cancer/

TDYR 246 - Interview with Bryan Person About Lithium, Austin, Social Media and more by Dan York