Don't forget to check out http://auda.org.au/domain-news/ for today's edition of the complete domain news, including an RSS feed - already online!
Headlines from the 23 August edition of the news include:
Is the Internet Over? by John C. Dvorak | U.N. Internet Governance Advisory Group to Meet in Rio de Janeiro [news release] | 'Cyberwar' and Estonia's Panic Attack | Brandjacking Big Pharma | Whois Privacy Stalemate...Again by Milton Mueller | What's in a name? Tell that to those arguing the toss over .xxx | ca: CIRA watchers hope for 'slash and burn' visionary | Mattel sues porn site over use of Barbie name | Challenge of implementing IPv6 into the US Army | Melbourne IT doubles annual profit | Cardiology.com sells
for US$550,000
And see my website - http://technewsreview.com.au/ - for daily updates in between postings.
**********************************************************
Sponsored by the Singapore Internet Research Centre
http://www.ntu.edu.sg/sci/sirc/
Sponsored by EuroDNS and AsiaDNS - for your domain name registration
http://www.eurodns.com/
**********************************************************
Terror goes digital. With Canadian help
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070818.wyarmouthPOINT18/BNStory/Technology/home
Paris Chosen as Site of ICANN’s 32nd Public Meeting
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-17aug07.htm
Clarification Regarding .KP Country Code Top-Level Domain
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-2-17aug07.htm
es: Spanish Registry to Launch Sunrise Period for IDNs (.ES)
http://www.globedomains.com/2007/08/14/spanish-registry-to-launch-sunrise-period-for-idns-es/
kp: N. Korea to Connect to Rest of World via Web
http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2007/08/123_8472.html
NKorea to get Internet code [AFP]
http://abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/08/17/2008436.htm
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/08/18/1186857789913.html
za: New domain name regulations
http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/internet/2007/0708161033.asp?S=Legal%20View&A=LEG&O=FPTOP
uk: New domain name scam
http://link.etyper.com/r/webversion.asp?TId=23233561617
be: EURid wins court case
http://link.etyper.com/r/webversion.asp?TId=23233561617
Web of terror
http://washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070816/EDITORIAL/108160004
http://washingtontimes.com/article/20070816/EDITORIAL/108160004/1013
**********************
DOMAIN NAMES
**********************
**********************
- DOMAIN SECURITY
**********************
Terror goes digital. With Canadian help
Welcome to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia – pivotal battleground in the global jihad. The town of 7,000 doesn't look the part. ... The town is home to a branch of Register.com. ... Normally, when anyone signs up new domains, they have to provide a name, address and contact information, all of which become publicly available to anyone who's even remotely net-savvy. ... But for a few extra dollars, Register.com also offers an anonymous registration service: Try to find out who registered any one of these websites, and you'll be handed the same address and phone number in Yarmouth. This service is hugely
popular: Civil-liberties advocates and anyone else who values their privacy flock to it. But it's also very useful to another group of people, halfway around the globe: On one of the world's largest pro-Hamas websites...
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070818.wyarmouthPOINT18/BNStory/Technology/home
http://theinquirer.net/?article=41787
**********************
- ICANN
**********************
Paris Chosen as Site of ICANN’s 32nd Public Meeting
Paris, France will host ICANN's 32nd International Public Meeting from 22-27 June 2008.
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-17aug07.htm
ICANN chooses Paris for mid-2008 meeting
Nothing's official yet, but Paris is apparently ICANN's choice for its June 2008 meeting.
http://domainesinfo.fr/english/88/icann-choses-paris-for-mid-2008-meeting.php
Clarification Regarding .KP ccTLD
A number of incorrect media reports are circulating that ICANN is scheduled to approve ".KP" as the ccTLD for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) at ICANN's meeting in Los Angeles in October.
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-2-17aug07.htm
http://www.globedomains.com/2007/08/18/clarification-regarding-kp-country-code-top-level-domain/
Action Alert: Submit Your Comments to ICANN
ICANN announced Friday that a 21-day comment period has opened for the public to submit comments regarding ICANN’s proposed policy for approving new gTLDs on the Internet. The Keep The Core Neutral coalition (KTCN) has created a new Action Alert to guide supporters in submitting comments to ICANN. The Action Alert web page can be found here and KTCN appeals to all supporters of free expression to participate in this public action.
http://keep-the-core-neutral.org/node/48
Remarks by Vint Cerf to The Americas Competitiveness Forum - June 2007
In these remarks at the The Americas Competitiveness
Forum, regarding domain names Vint discusses IPv4/IPv6 as one of the challenges ahead and Internationalised Domain Names.
http://ita.doc.gov/competitiveness/ACF/remarks_cerf.asp
**********************
;- (cc)TLD NEWS
**********************
es: Spanish Registry to Launch Sunrise Period for IDNs (.ES)
ESNIC, the Spanish registry, will launch a Sunrise Period for .ES IDNs on October 1.
http://www.globedomains.com/2007/08/14/spanish-registry-to-launch-sunrise-period-for-idns-es/
EU Questions on .eu
It's been weeks now that I meant to summarize several Written Questions by Members of the European Parliament. Thanks to Stéphane, whose recent post made me realize how late I
was!
http://domaine.blogspot.com/2007/07/eu-questions-on-eu.html
kp: N. Korea to Connect to Rest of World via Web
North Korea will gradually open its door to embrace the Internet when tension on the Korean Peninsula eases after the South-North summit, an expert said Thursday. ... The historical moment may come in November when ICANN is expected to approve North Korea's Internet country domain as ``.kp.'' It is certain that North Korea will apply for the domain suffix during ICANN's regular meeting in Los Angeles between October 29 and November 2, the organization's Korean representative was quoted as saying by The Korea Business Daily.
http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2007/08/123_8472.html
http://www.circleid.com/posts/north_korea_domain_name_icann/
http://chinapost.com.tw/business/2007/08/18/118928/ICANN:-North.htm
http://allheadlinenews.com/articles/7008230004
NKorea to get Internet code [AFP]
North Korea is expected to register an Internet country address this year as the isolated communist state takes cautious steps towards global information technology, an official said Friday.
http://abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/08/17/2008436.htm
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/08/18/1186857789913.html
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2007/08/18/1186857789913.html
http://www.todayonline.com/articles/206185.asp
http://www.news24.com/News24/Technology/News/0,,2-13-1443_2166539,00.html
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/infotech/view_article.php?article_id=83206
http://www.france24.com/france24Public/en/administration/afp-news.html?id=070817140237.1mibt9n1
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Rest_of_World/N_Korea_sheds_its_Net_allergy/articleshow/2291811.cms
http://ioltechnology.co.za/article_page.php?iSectionId=2891&iArticleId=5019662
Dot TK Launches UK Office [news release]
Dot TK announces it has opened offices today in Soho, London.
http://pressdispensary.co.uk/feed/991325.php
us: Vulnerabilities for
kids.us [news release]
While the 19 current active sites in the kids.us domain appear to be operating under both the spirit and letter of the law, serious potential vulnerabilities exist within the domain. Today, if an individual wants to register a kids.us domain, for example they first register the domain name via a kids.us accredited registrar. The domain name is reserved, but it is not allowed to go live immediately on the Internet. Next, the registrant must submit the website content to the registry directly so that it can be reviewed and verified pursuant to the kids.us content policy. If all of the content on the site passes, then the domain name is allowed to go live.
http://dnalliance.us/archives/000046.html
za: New domain name regulations
The .za Domain Name Authority (Zadna) has published new policies and procedures for its members, following
its recent consultation process.
http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/internet/2007/0708161033.asp?S=Legal%20View&A=LEG&O=FPTOP
http://www.globedomains.com/2007/08/16/za-new-domain-name-regulations/
http://www.legalbrief.co.za/article.php?story=20070817074256855 [sub req'd]
**********************
- DOMAIN DISPUTES
**********************
uk: New domain name scam
Domain name owners need to be wary of unscrupulous sales practices that involve companies calling and trying to pressure them into registering or renewing domains at inflated prices. We have been made
aware of a new scam where registrants are called up by someone claiming to be affiliated with the UK registry Nominet, and notified that a third party has registered their domain in an alternative suffix. The registrant is then pressured into entering into a bidding war to retain their intellectual property. The third party, of course, does not actually exist – and prices are exorbitant.
http://link.etyper.com/r/webversion.asp?TId=23233561617
be: EURid wins court case
A Belgian court has decided that registry operator EURid's interpretation of the .eu Sunrise rules, particularly relating to the acceptance of makes including ampersands, was correct. The rules stated that a “prior right name” (a trademark or other qualifying word or phrase) that included ampersands, other special characters, spaces or punctuations should be converted into
a domain name by either eliminating or (if possible) rewriting the special characters, or replacing them with hyphens.
http://link.etyper.com/r/webversion.asp?TId=23233561617
**********************
;- MISCELLANEOUS
**********************
Web of terror
On Aug. 8, the Treasury Department finally listed the Al-Salah Society as "one of the largest and best-funded Hamas charities." ... According to the Patriot Act, everyone affiliated with or supporting them are also deemed terrorists. Thus, North American corporations that sell server space and IP services to Hamas aid and abet a terrorist network. ... The U.S. network-access and domain-name register companies selling services to these Hamas Web sites include: Domainbank.com; register.com; Network Solutions LLC; OnlineNIC, Inc.; GoDaddy.com; eNom, Inc.; Defender Technologies Group;
and Oversee.net.
http://washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070816/EDITORIAL/108160004
http://washingtontimes.com/article/20070816/EDITORIAL/108160004/1013
Regional Internet Groups Pledge Cooperation in the Caribbean [news release]
The American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN), the Latin American and Caribbean Internet Addresses Registry (LACNIC), and the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) today signed a declaration of cooperation describing their intent to work together to promote the effective use of the Internet and Internet-based resources in the Caribbean.
http://arin.net/media/releases/070816CTU-ARIN-LACNIC.pdf
Internet Society Announces New Application Round for the ISOC Fellowship to the IETF [news release]
Continuing its longstanding commitment to build technical capacity in less developed countries, the Internet Society (ISOC) today announced that it is seeking applications for the next round of the ISOC Fellowship to the IETF program The program offers engineers from developing countries fellowships that fund the cost of attending an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) meeting.
http://www.afilias.info/news/press_releases/pr_articles/2007-08-08-01
Tucows Appoints Internet Veteran Bill Sweetman as General Manager of its Domain Name Portfolio [news release]
Tucows announced the appointment of
Internet veteran Bill Sweetman to General Manager of its large domain name portfolio. In this new role, Sweetman will be dedicated to continually enhancing the quality and profitability of Tucows's domain name portfolio and related programs.
http://about.tucows.com/media/news/tucows-appoints-internet-veteran-bill-sweetman-as-general-manager-of-its-domain-name-portfolio/
Bill Sweetman Joins The Herd by Ken Schafer
I was just thrilled that we finally got to make it official earlier today and announce that Bill Sweetman has joined Tucows!
http://about.tucows.com/2007/08/16/bill-sweetman-joins-the-herd/
Top 10 oldest domains on the Internet
These names
appear as a component of a Web site's URL.The list below represents the 10 first domains ever registered on the Internet.
http://english.pravda.ru/business/finance/15-08-2007/95983-top_oldest_domains-0
Staking a claim in cyberspace
Enlightened Shopper Jr. doesn't own much – a crib, a bunch of toys, a sweet smile and his namesake Internet domain address. He doesn't actually know he owns bensonrider.com. At 20 months, his Internet skills consist of trying to play the keyboard like a piano. But the Web is the future and, with domain names being snapped up like Muskoka waterfront, why not claim a bit of cyberspace?
http://www.thestar.com/living/article/246257
**********************
;-
DOMAINING
**********************
Uploading Graphics to Parked.com Pages
Here’s a how-to guide to customizing domain names.
http://domainnamewire.com/2007/08/17/uploading-graphics-to-parkedcom-pages/
Aftermarket Domain Valuation Factors: Dan Warner Details What Motivates Domain Buyers Today by Dan Warner
Consumers purchase domains for a variety of reasons. These unique motivating factors shape the value which is attributed to domains by individual buyers. It logically follows that a domain's true value can only be attributed to a specific buyer at a particular moment in time. Following is a framework of primary factors that buyers commonly attach to each domain purchase.
http://dnjournal.com/articles/aftermarket/warner-valuation-factors.htm
The NameMedia Story: How They Are Rocking the Internet and Rolling Up the Domain Industry
The pioneers in this business have long preached that one day the corporate world and Wall Street would discover the untapped power in high quality domain names and make their move on this space. That day is here. A handful of well-financed new domain conglomerates recently arrived and they are now busy reshaping not only the landscape of this industry but that of the entire media world. Using domain names as their attack vehicles, they have started a long march that could eventually leave them in command of the high ground in global advertising.
http://dnjournal.com/cover/2007/june.htm
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. New
York 2007: The Domain Business Takes a Bow on the World's Biggest Stage
Just over two and a half years after they started the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. domain conference in a Delray Beach, Florida Marriott with a little over 100 registrants on hand, co-founders Rick Schwartz and Howard Neu took their show to Broadway and staged a major hit in the Big Apple. The June 19-22, 2007 meeting at the Grand Hyatt in Manhattan was also a groundbreaking affair for the domain industry as a whole, putting it squarely in the spotlight in the financial and media capital of the world.
http://dnjournal.com/cover/2007/july.htm
**********************
- DOMAIN SALES
**********************
Eleven steps to buying a domain name that doesn't suck
Whether you're a multinational Internet retailer or a lone human just entering the Web world, there are many things to consider
when purchasing a new domain name, not the least of which are core SEO (search engine optimization) parameters. Following is a list of considerations I'd (CNet) supply to either entity mentioned above or anyone in between. Some may seem ridiculously obvious, but a friendly reminder won't hurt.
http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3 |
