Dot Eco

We just finished reading Annie Leonard's brilliant post about how a radio can cost just five dollars. 

Where do the things we buy come from? Who made them? What materials were used in their construction? Do the companies that made them care about the planet? What about their employees or the communities they work in? 

These are great questions, and finding the answers is really why we started working on dot eco. We need to get a handle on the answers to these mysteries, and dot eco is a great opportunity to help us all do that.

An interesting article published in the BBC on Sunday 'Montenegro's .me Name Gain' got us thinking about whether it's right to be cynical about domain names. Here are some of our thoughts, we'd welcome yours as well.

Demand and Pricing

Today, we are honoured to profile one of our closest advisors. Bill Knight has a long and distinguished career as a political leader, civil servant, businessman, and strategic advisor.

His contributions to the design and planning of Dot Eco, in particular with relation to our Accountability strategy, have been invaluable. As someone who has overseen conduct in one of the world's largest markets, we are confident his advice will continue to help ensure Dot Eco is trustworthy.

Here's some background on Bill: 

On Tuesday September 1, 2009, Big Room Inc. and IT Trend hosted a Dot Eco consultation in Sao Paulo Brazil. Click here for photos from the event. 

Over seventy representatives from the public, private and non-profit sectors came together to learn about Dot Eco's policies and system in constructive and wide-ranging debate.