Hot Takes - Issue #6

Starting a new job is like the beginning of a relationship.

Initially, everyone keeps their quirks to themselves. As time passes, so does the 'act,' so to speak. I've been blown away by some of the 'hot takes' flying around the virtual office (AKA Slack ). If you're unfamiliar, a hot take (as defined by Urban Dictionary ) is 'an opinion that is likely to cause controversy or is unpopular.' Here are a few from the last week:

• Whoppers (the candy) are the best movie theater candy.
• You should put your socks and shoes on 'sock, sock, shoe, shoe.'
• Mayonaise belongs on hot dogs.
• Rust will beat out Carbon in the long run, not necessarily because it's a better language, but because Google will grow bored of Carbon as they have with all their internally-developed languages. (I have no idea what this means, but it sounds spicy.)

What do you think? Are these comments defensible?

Award Season

In other DISCO news - we've been recognized by several analysts as being magically good at what we do. The list of recent awards is pretty damn impressive. Even with these wildly shocking hot takes, we're planting our flag at our rightly-earned place at the top of the leaderboard. Here are a few.

• Leader - IDC MarketScape Worldwide eDiscovery Early Case Assessment Software 2022 Vendor Assessment
• Leader - IDC MarketScape Worldwide eDiscovery Review Software 2022 Vendor Assessment
• G2 - 2022 Leader, a Momentum Leader, and recipient of the Users Love Us badge

Thank you to our customers for their support. These wins (and our NPS score) show that once you try us, you'll love us.

Now, NEWS!

Domain Names

• The 'web3' or blockchain space got a little nutty this week with Unstoppable Domains no longer supporting the .coin 'extension' due to a newly discovered name collision with a company called EnterCoin . Unstoppable claims that they weren't aware of EnterCoin's place in the space due to a lack of marketing efforts surrounding the launch. Currently, .coin 'domains' will no longer resolve in the Unstoppable ecosystem, and current .coin holders are being offered 3x purchase price for their return. (Side thought... does this also apply to outrageous premium prices for generics? That could be quite the return on a speculative investment.) The move by Unstoppable is timely, given their current kerfuffle with Handshake over the .wallet 'extension.' (FYI - I put words like 'domain' and 'extension' in quotes because they aren't domains or extensions. They're NFTs. I just don't know of a better way to explain it.) You can read Unstoppable's press release here.
• Keeping with the blockchain theme, in this week's DNW Podcast, Andrew Allemann sits down with Marc H. Trachtenberg , Partner at Greenberg Traurig, LLP , to discuss ICANN's Whois Disclosure System. The conversation turns to challenges surrounding blockchain domain initiatives. Marc is highly regarded in this space. You can find the full podcast episode here.
• I love UDRPs. Recent decisions include Carvana 's self-represented win of carvana-mgr (dot) com, Virgin Enterprises' win of virgingalacticgroup (dot) com, and LinkedIn 's win of three recently registered domains used in phishing attacks. You can't register every domain. However, these situations are examples of the need for a proactive registration strategy. If you figure a filing cost of $5,000 and a .com registration cost of $15, this action represents 333 domain registrations. Something to consider. Search for more cases at UDRPSearch.com

Litigation & eDiscovery

• The Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists (ACEDS) posted an article on JD Supra outlining key reasons for law firms to double down on E-Discovery experts. While I believe that outside managed review can be more cost-effective, having an expert on staff can make quick work of setting up review stages, setting tags, adding users, etc. The article mentions that these individuals are often profitable for the firm. You can read the full article here.
• In an article posted on Reed Smith LLP 's website, David Cohen outlines the key mistakes made by Alex Jones' attorneys, primarily related to the production of his cell phone. While I personally disagree with Mr. Jones' personal opinions and statements that he has made, the article does show the risks involved with sloppy eDiscovery work. You can read the full article here.

Thanks for reading. See you next week!