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ICANN Opens 31st International Public Meeting in New Delhi
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-11feb08.htm
Proposal: Yes to Dot-Pdf, No to Dot-123 [AP]
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bi
n/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/02/13/financial/f122706S63.DTL
au: Domain Administration Needs Dispute Resolution Process
http://w
ww.cio.com.au/index.php/id;343691454
nz: InternetNZ members back name-change
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/new
s/34F15DEF8300566BCC2573E9000B2B2B
DNS Inventor Warns of Next Big Threat
http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=145663
Phishing attacks could be undetectable
http://www.techworld.com/security/news/index.cfm?ne
wsid=11405
UDRP: Lack of Use of a Domain is NOT Always a Defense
http://tcattorney.typepad.com/anticybersquatting_consum/
What's in a name? Cybersquatting case has an answer
http://computerworld.co
m/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9
062559
The Futility of IPv4 Address Recycling by Larry Seltzer
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/The-F
utility-of-IPv4-Address-Recycling/
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ICANN Opens 31st International Public Meeting in New Delhi
Internet issues from around the world are front and center
in India as ICANN opened its 31st International Public
Meeting today in New Delhi. “This year is an important one
for the future of ICANN. The U.S. government is in the
middle of its Midterm Review of its Joint Project Agreement
with ICANN, and we’re arguing it’s time to take the
final step to originally envisioned private sector model for
ICANN,” said Peter Dengate Thrush, ICANN’s Board
Chairman. “In fact the public comment period closes on the
final day of this meeting – so we expect plenty of
discussion about this in New Delhi, and we will be
encouraging everyone who believes in the ICANN model of
coordination not control to make their thoughts known.”
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-11feb08.htm
ICANN Meeting Opened by Shri Jainder Singh, Secretary,
India's Department of Information Technology
ICANN opened its 31st International Public Meeting in New
Delhi yesterday with an address from Shri Jainder Singh,
Secretary, Department of Information Technology, the
Government of India. In his address to the told the crowd at
the meeting's welcoming ceremony Monday morning, Secretary
Singh made a number of comments about the work ICANN is
doing, including its Strategic Plan.
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-3-12feb08.h
tm
Asia-Pacific Internet Users Big Part of ICANN's New Delhi
Meeting
Individual Internet users from Asia, Australia, and the
Pacific Islands have direct input into the Internet
Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, a fact
recognized today with the ceremonial signing of a Memorandum
of Understanding between ICANN and the Internet user groups
who participate in the Asia-Pacific Regional At-Large
Organization (APRALO).
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-14feb08.htm
ICANN and Iron Mountain Complete Registrar Data Escrow QA
Testing and Begin Accepting Escrow Deposits
Executive Summary: The Registrar Data Escrow (RDE) program
is an ICANN initiative designed to enhance protection of
registrants by requiring ICANN-accredited registrars to
escrow critical registration data so that it can be released
to ICANN upon termination of the registrar's accreditation
agreement. ICANN has performed tests of the RDE system,
including a "process test" and "stress
test" designed to ensure effectiveness of the program's
technical specifications and test the data-release
procedures used by escrow agents in the event of registrar
termination.
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-2-13feb08.h
tm
ICANN: Background Information Regarding Previous New GTLD
Application Rounds
In planning for implementation of the new gTLD policy
recommendations, and in response to inquiries form the ICANN
community, ICANN is conducting a review of the status of
applications from the New gTLD round in 2000 that were not
selected for negotiations.
http://icann.org/topics/background-info-newgtld-
apps-13feb08.htm
Translation Programme Put Out for Community Review - ICANN
unveils multi-language approach for organisation
The draft translation programme that will be used by ICANN
to communicate and interact with non-English speakers has
been put out for community comment today. The programme has
two main aims: to inform people about ICANN as an
organisation, including its history, processes, component
parts and evolution; and to allow people to participate
effectively in the organisation's ongoing decision-making
and policy work. The mission of the programme is to provide
those who are not fluent English speakers with an equal
level of access to influence and participate in the work of
the organisation.
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-13feb08.htm
ICANN Explores India's Pioneering Work on IDNs
The Indian experience with Internationalized Domain Names
and possible lessons for global implementation of IDNs will
be front and center at a workshop at the ICANN 31st
International Public Meeting slated for 13 February 2008 at
11 am local time.
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-12feb08.htm
Senior Leaders of India's IT Sector to Address ICANN Meeting
Some of the most prestigious names in the Indian IT industry
will share their insights and experiences with the global
audience at a session at the Internet Corporation for
Assigned Names and Numbers 31st International Public Meeting
in New Delhi today.
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-2-12feb08.h
tm
ICANN: TLDs could end with EXE. Confused? Users may be too
ICANN is in the process of hammering out its new generic
top-level domain (gTLD) policy, and has begun to address
technical issues that could pop up once the new round of
applications is open later this year. As part of a
discussion on how to manage DNS stability during this
potentially huge expansion of the TLD system, an
organization within ICANN has proposed a few basic rules for
what can and can't be used as a domain extension. Put
simply, new domains will be able to make use of nearly any
string of letters—including common file extensions such as
.exe, .doc, and .pdf—but there will be a number of other
restrictions.
http:/
/arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080214-icann-tlds-could-end
-with-exe-confused-users-may-be-too.html
Proposal: Yes to Dot-Pdf, No to Dot-123 [AP]
Internet addresses ending in ".pdf" or
".mp3" could appear under a new proposal, while
domain name suffixes consisting entirely of numbers would
likely be rejected.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bi
n/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/02/13/financial/f122706S63.DTL
http://www.thestate.com/technology-wire/story/316212.ht
ml
http://www.lasvegassun.com/new
s/2008/feb/14/proposal-yes-to-dot-pdf-no-to-dot-123/
http://seattle
times.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2004180361_aptech
bitnewdomainnames13.html
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/166530/icann-cl
ears-pdf-domain-names.html
What’s in a ‘.pdf’ Domain Name?
Internet addresses ending in “.pdf” or “.mp3 could
appear under a new proposal by ICANN, while it likely would
prohibit endings made entirely of numbers.
http:
//www.itbusinessedge.com/blogs/hdw/?p=1655
Observation v. Participation by Bret Fausett
In response to my post yesterday, ICANN's Manager of Public
Participation asks if I've gone mad. No, not all. The
problem is that ICANN's postings from Dehli are coming too
late to be meaningful to those half a world away. When I
wrote yesterday's post, no transcripts from Monday's
sessions had been posted. The Real Video and Audio files
aren't archived, so if you don't catch a session live -- in
the middle of my night, here in Los Angeles -- the files
aren't available later.
http://blog.lextext.com/blog/_archives/2008/2/12/35
19571.html
Karl Auerbach's comments to NTIA's "mid-term
review" of its ICANN "JPA" agreement.
Karl Auerbach's comments to NTIA on "The Continued
Transition of the Technical Coordination and Management of
the Internet's Domain Name and Addressing System: Midterm
Review of the Joint Project Agreement" are now online
at:
http://www.cavebear.com/archive/public/ntia-jpa-2008.ht
ml
ICANN: Contribute to the ALAC Review by Wendy Seltzer
Every three years, ICANN’s bylaws call for the review of
its component parts. The GNSO review produced many good
recommendations for restructuring of the GNSO Council and
its Policy Development Process.
http://wendy.seltzer.o
rg/blog/archives/2008/02/14/icann-contribute-to-the-alac-rev
iew.html
ICANN Thursday by Susan Crawford
Today was the public forum - huge relief to do it
differently, no longer in the form of approaching a
priesthood from a great distance, but now as an actual
public forum, with everyone on the same level and all
comments addressed at everyone. (I agitated for this a while
ago but it couldn’t happen until now.) Now all we have to
do is make sure that it’s actually a forum during which we
all hear from unfamiliar voices. Translation is also making
a difference, but, again, not yet complete. Steps, anyway.
http
://scrawford.net/blog/icann-thursday-2/1116/
ICANN Wednesday by Susan Crawford
The best part of today, for me, came in the evening when I
went to a meeting of the New Delhi chapter of the Internet
Society. They had just formed - just three months ago - and
they were full of ambition and enthusiasm. They were also
having a lot of fun, burbling around and making jokes about
each other. They are adopting schools for the blind, getting
them equipment and training, and doing it very quickly.
They’re trying to find members from all walks of life.
They think they’ll be able to influence policy in India.
It was a joy to meet them.
htt
p://scrawford.net/blog/icann-wednesday-2/1115/
ICANN Tuesday by Susan Crawford
... Tuesday was Constituency Day. I spent the morning with
the gTLD registries, the afternoon with the Board and the
Government Advisory Committee, and the evening with
everybody at the gala dinner put on by our hosts.
There are so many imponderables at this meeting. There is
discussion about a post-MoU (most recent version is called
the “Joint Project Agreement”) ICANN, as that agreement
will expire unless renewed in September 2009. That agreement
runs between ICANN and the U.S. Department of Commerce, and
is the source of ICANN’s contractual authority to make
agreements with domain name registries and registrars.
http:
//scrawford.net/blog/icann-tuesday-2/1114/
ICANN Monday by Susan Crawford
This will be brief, because connectivity has been tricky in
the main meeting hall and I’m running out of battery.
Petty technical difficulties. The report for Monday is that
ICANN Chair Peter Dengate-Thrush ran a lively session on the
Joint Project Agreement (the latest MoU) between ICANN and
the Department of Commerce this morning - as Bertrand de la
Chapelle says, there are three questions:
http:/
/scrawford.net/blog/icann-monday-2/1113/
ITIF Comments on the Midterm Review of the Joint Project
Agreement between NTIA and ICANN
ITIF recently submitted comments to the National
Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) on
the Midterm Review of the Joint Project Agreement (JPA). In
its commentary, ITIF states that the U.S. government should
continue its historic role in providing oversight to the
Internet’s domain name and addressing system. The U.S.
government has had and continues to play an important role
in maintaining the security, stability, and openness of the
Internet. Without the JPA providing an effective backstop to
ICANN’s original operating principles, there would be no
mechanism in place to stop foreign governments from
interfering with ICANN’s operations.
http://www.itif.
org/index.php?id=125
Is Whois Toast? SSAC pushes ICANN toward new IETF standard
by Brenden Kuerbis
The Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) has
added a new wrinkle to the ongoing domain name Whois saga.
In a document released late last week, it identified some
well known and other less talked about problems with the
Whois protocol and it called on ICANN and its community to
pursue a more holistic approach involving policy
recommendations. Interestingly, it also called for
consideration of a new “formal directory service for the
Internet” standard to serve domain name interests.
http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/
_archives/2008/2/11/3517716.html
Don't count on ICANN for adult supervision
If there any industry that needs a code of ethics, it is
domain name registrars. Let’s face this fact up front:
Domain name registrars make a lot of money from people who
are less than ethical. They collect fees from customers who
are clearly infringing trademarks. The registrars say they
don't have much choice. If they take any type of name
approval role it may expose them to litigation and charges
of censorship. But, still, it's a wonderful thing to make
money from both the high and the low roads.
http://blogs.computerworld.com/dont_coun
t_on_icann_for_adult_supervision
India to host first ICANN public meeting
India will be hosting the first public meeting of ICANN -
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, the
body charged with overseeing Internets addressing system at
Delhi from today.
http://www.ciol.com
/News/News-Reports/India-to-host-first-ICANN-public-meeting/
11208103555/0/
ICANN meeting begins in New Delhi with call for IPv4 - IPv6
interoperability news
The 31st international public meeting of ICANN got underway
in New Delhi with a call to make IPv4 and IPv6 interoperable
since the pool of IPv4 addresses may be exhausted in the
next 3 to 4 years.
http://www.domain-b.com/infotech/itnews/20080211_
ipv4_ipv6.html
ICANN mulls technical feasibility of Indian language domain
names news
At its 31st public meeting currently underway in New Delhi,
ICANN said that it was exploring the possibility of
introducing top level domain names in local language and
local scripts.
http://www.domain-b.com/infotech/itnews/200802
14_domain_names.html
http://www.indlawnews.com/82946BACD94325203AF4C937065C
7FF0
ICANN to explore Domain Names in local languages
ICANN will tomorrow discuss the India's demand for Domain
Names in Indian languages. It is presently working on a
programme which includes developing several characters from
the languages all over the world available at the top level.
http://www.newkerala.com/one.php?action=fullnews&am
p;id=21636
Govt working on introducing domain names in regional
languages
Aiming to make internet accessible to all linguistic groups
in the country, the IT Ministry is working with Internet
corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers to introduce
domain names in regional languages.
http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20N
ews/1090555/
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.Asia helps celebrities protect their cyber identity
The DotAsia Organization has announced signups from India
for its groundbreaking Celebrity Pioneer Program. The
Celebrity Pioneer Program offers Indian celebrities the
priority to register their domain name with .Asia.
http://www
.siliconindia.com/shownews/39478
au: Domain Administration Needs Dispute Resolution Process
Australian Domain Name administrator auDA got it right last
year when it decided against opening up the .au domain space
for direct registration, but regulators should consider
instigating domain registration dispute resolution processes
and clarifying areas of responsibility across our multiple
tiers of government.
http://w
ww.cio.com.au/index.php/id;343691454
dotMobi Launches DeviceAtlas, an Industry-Leading Mobile
Development Tool [news release]
dotMobi announced the launch of DeviceAtlas, the definitive
source of mobile handset information for mobile content
developers.
http://mtld.mobi/node/961
dotMobi Looks to Iron Out Mobile Web's Many Wrinkles
A big bugaboo standing in the way of making m-commerce a
bankable asset is about to be squashed. Until early this
morning, enterprises had to crawl their way through hundreds
of handset specs to develop mobile Web sites to fit each.
Today they can hit the ground running. dotMobi has launched
a low-to-no cost, comprehensive database of global mobile
handset information to assist Web developers in creating
"device-aware" content.
http://ecommerceti
mes.com/story/dotMobi-Looks-to-Iron-Out-Mobile-Webs-Many-Wri
nkles-61627.html
DotMobi launches database for mobile-Web developers
[Reuters]
DotMobi, the industry group that registers domain names for
the mobile Web, launched a database of cell phone
specifications on Tuesday to help software developers better
design Web sites for mobile phones.
http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews
/idUSL1181088820080212
http:
//news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6230202.html
http://w
ww.news.com/2100-1025_3-6230202.html
nz: InternetNZ members back name-change
Meetings of InternetNZ members held last month were broadly
in support of a change of the organisation’s registered
name, The Internet Society of New Zealand. No formal vote
was taken, but there were some “straw polls” at the
meetings, says executive director Keith Davidson.
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/new
s/34F15DEF8300566BCC2573E9000B2B2B
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DNS Inventor Warns of Next Big Threat
The industry is just one multi-million-dollar corporate data
breach away from waking up to the serious and often-silent
threat of corrupted DNS resolution servers, says DNS
inventor Paul Mockapetris.
http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=145663
Phishing attacks could be undetectable
Companies and users are at serious risk from a loophole in
the the DNS that could make financial scams such as phishing
attacks practically undetectable, according to a study
presented this week by researchers from Georgia Tech and
Google.
http://www.techworld.com/security/news/index.cfm?ne
wsid=11405
Use of Rogue DNS Servers on Rise [AP]
Mendacious machines controlled by hackers that reroute
Internet traffic from infected computers to fraudulent Web
sites are increasingly being used to launch attacks,
according to a paper published this week by researchers with
the Georgia Institute of Technology and Google Inc.
http://seattle
times.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2004180454_aptech
bitserversthatlie13.html
Next CT Blog Event: "Meta-Terror: Terrorism and the
Virtual World"
On Friday, February 29, at noon, I will moderate a panel
titled, "Meta-Terror: Terrorism and the Virtual
World" in room B339 of the Rayburn House Office
Building. Our panelists will be Ken Silva, Chief Technology
Officer for VeriSign, the trusted provider of Internet
infrastructure services for the digital world; Contributing
Expert Roderick Jones, Vice President of Concentric
Solutions International; and Contributing Expert Evan
Kohlmann, a world-reknowed expert on jihadists' use of the
Internet and a Senior Investigator for the NEFA Foundation.
A limited number of boxed lunches will be served. The event
is co-sponsored by the Counterterrorism Foundation and the
GAGE International consulting firm in Washington, DC.
http://counterterrorismblog.org/2008/02
/next_ct_blog_event_metaterror.php
Spear The Phishers--Not The Fish
To fight cybercrime on the Web, security experts have tried
"good cop" tactics. They've worked to teach users
to spot and avoid the "phishing" sites that spread
malicious software and steal bank codes. They've tried
tweaking Web browsers and search engines to make scam sites
more apparent. But as the dark side of the Web continues to
grow and evolve, they're considering a harsher strategy:
wiping crime sites off the Web altogether.
http://ww
w.forbes.com/enterprisetech/2008/02/12/phishing-cyber-crime-
tech-security-cx_ag_0213phish.html
The Future of Cyber Warfare by Kurtis Lindqvist
Every now and then I get emails from readers of my blog. I
mostly reply to them in private, but I recently got one
question where I thought my reply might be of general
interest. I took the liberty of editing the question
somewhat, but in essence it was: If you have any insight you
can share with my class on cyber warfare and security, I
would be delighted on hearing it.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/821411_the_future
_of_cyber_warfare/
Phishing for domains
It appears that all TrafficZ customers have received a
notice by email today they may be the target of a phishing
attack. This particular website was hosted in China (Beijing
- Chinanet Jiangsu Province Network). I did some research on
my own and it appears that not only are TrafficZ’s
customers targets but so are GoldKey’s customers. A
Registrant Search on the phisher quickly showed the other
target was GoldKey customers. Below is a copy of the email I
received from TrafficZ:
http://blog.domaintools.com/2008/02/phishing-for-domain
s/
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UDRP: Lack of Use of a Domain is NOT Always a Defense
The mere holding of an infringing domain name without active
use can constitute use in bad faith under the UDRP. Despite
this, all too often trademark owners watch as domains are
registered that incorporate their trademark. Unfortunately
for the trademark owner, they think costly litigation under
the ACPA is the only means of redress for what appears to be
clear cybersquatting.
http://tcattorney.typepad.com/anticybersquatting_consum/
What's in a name? Cybersquatting case has an answer
It's not often that a domain-name holder accused of
cybersquatting actually prevails in a dispute with the party
that filed the complaint. It's rarer still for that entity
to then win a counterclaim of attempted reverse domain-name
hijacking.
http://computerworld.co
m/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9
062559
Champagne.ie UDRP Decision
The former registrant of the domain champagne.ie probably
doesn't feel like celebrating, as he lost the UDRP against
him.
http://www.isquattedyour.eu/2008/02/11/champagn
eie-udrp-decision/
Typosquatting: A Solution by Alex Tajirian
Typosquatting‘s negative effect on the surfing experience
can be easily eliminated, and in a way that allows all
parties to make money. What’s called for is an affiliate
program. You would not be happy if you typed a domain name
into your browser and wound up in nowhere land because of a
simple misspelling. That’s the negative surfing effect of
typosquatting.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/typosquatting_a_solution/
Bounty Hunters to Track Down Cybersquatters?
Rick Schwartz has been warning other domainers for some time
about the dangers that lurk ahead. One lawyer at Out-law.com
is proposing that trademark holders band together to track
down and police cybersquatters worldwide. This effort would
be funded by large global corporations.
http://tcattorney.typepad.com
/anticybersquatting_consum/2008/02/bounty-hunters.html
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The Futility of IPv4 Address Recycling by Larry Seltzer
The powers that be for IP address allocation are gathering
old space that was wastefully allocated long ago, but it
won't make much difference. Some time ago I wrote somewhere
about Geoff Huston and his projections for the depletion of
what remains in the IPv4 address pool. I was intrigued by
his work and suggested to him that there were a lot of
wasteful class A addresses out there, and perhaps they could
be reallocated to better purpose.
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/The-F
utility-of-IPv4-Address-Recycling/
Could IP address plan mean another IPv6 delay?
Internet policymakers are considering sweeping changes to
the way they distribute IP addresses that could allow
network operators to make money by transferring unused
blocks of IPv4 address space to others in need. One result
could be lessened incentive to move to IPv6 any time soon.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/021308-i
pv6-delay.html?t51hb
http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php/id;1780
085522;fp;2;fpid;1
http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;
1780085522;fp;2;fpid;1
VeriSign Strengthens DNS For IPv6
Sitting at the heart of the Internet itself are the key A
and J root DNS servers (define) that help to ensure that
Internet traffic goes where it's intended. So it only makes
sense that for the coming IPv6 adoption to actually occur,
those two root servers need to be on-board. Fortunately,
that's exactly what's happening.
http://www.internetnews.com/infra/article.php/3727661
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VeriSign expands Internet infrastructure in India
VeriSign announced its intentions to locate to a new
Regional Internet Resolution Site (RIRS) in India, one of
the most rapidly expanding Internet nations in the region.
The new site will help support Internet traffic for .com and
.net, and help provide Internet users in India with enhanced
performance and greater stability. The move is part of
Project Titan, VeriSign's multi-year initiative to
strengthen the critical Internet infrastructure and expand
its capacity tenfold by the year 2010. These upgrades are
vital to managing the surge in Internet interactions and
helping to protect against cyber attacks that are growing in
both scale and sophistication.
http://computerworld.com.sg/ShowPage.aspx?pagetype=2&art
icleid=7563&pubid=3&tab=Home&issueid=124
Afilias and CERT-In Sign MoU to Improve Internet Security in
India [news release]
Afilias, a global provider of registry services, today
announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU) with the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team
(CERT-In) to share critical information and resources to
enhance Internet security in India and world-wide, increase
awareness of important security issues, and to cooperate in
emergency response to critical threats.
http://www.centredaily.com/business/technology/s
tory/398614.html
Prince Andrew Gets 'Royal Tour' Of Go Daddy - Promotes UK
Trade
His Royal Highness, Prince Andrew, spent part of Tuesday
touring The Go Daddy Group, Inc. headquarters, as part of a
trip designed to improve economic ties between Britain and
the United States. The Duke of York, who is fourth in line
to the British throne, made the trip as the United
Kingdom’s Special Representative for International Trade
and Investment.
https://www.godaddy.com/
gdshop/news/release_view.asp?news%5Fitem%5Fid=144&app%5F
hdr=
Dot Asia gives Kapil Dev a cyber identity & website
In the backdrop of ICANN's (Internet Corporation for
Assigned Names and Numbers) 31st International Public
Meeting in New Delhi in association with Department of IT
and National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI), the DotAsia
Organisation announced the launch of Kapil Dev's website
www.KapilDev.asia.
http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k8/feb/
feb164.php
Kapil Dev's website launched
Legendary Indian cricketer Kapil Dev's fans can now reach
out to him through his website www.KapilDev.asia. "I
lost out on securing KapilDev.com and KapilDev.in. However,
KapilDev.asia will be my home on the internet. DotAsia is
doing commendable work through its Celebrity Pioneers
Program," the former India captain said at the launch
here.
http://www.newkerala.com/one.php?action=fullnews&am
p;id=22012
http://www.c
alcuttanews.net/story/327272
Country domain names - Part 1
If you were to type the web address
"www.jamaica.com" into the address bar of your
Internet browser, you might expect to be taken to a site
owned or operated by a department of the Government of
Jamaica, containing information about the civic affairs of
Jamaica. Instead, however, you would be taken to a site
which is owned by a private Canadian-based company,
Caribbean Online, which sells vacations to the Caribbean.
The corporate head office is in Vancouver, British Columbia,
and the website describes the corporation as "a
privately funded, start-up company incorporated in the state
of Delaware that has as its principal business the creation,
communication, facilitation and management of travel
research, planning and booking for the Caribbean."
http://jamaicaobserver.com/magazines/Business/html/20080
212T200000-0500_132471_OBS_COUNTRY_DOMAIN_NAMES___PART__.asp
ISOC launches Strategic Global Engagement programme [reg
req'd]
http://www.telecom.paper.nl/news/article.aspx?id=203687
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- DOMAINING
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Yahoo Kills Domain Arbitrage: Fallout for Google, Others
In a major move sure to have ramifications across the online
advertising industry, Yahoo has told its advertising
partners that it will no longer accept “arbitraged”
traffic as of this Friday. Here’s a look at what this
means for domainers and even the revenue of big online
advertising companies.
http://domainnamewir
e.com/2008/02/12/yahoo-kills-domain-arbitrage-fallout-for-go
ogle-others/
Yahoo’s Arbitrage Bomb: One Day Later
One day after Yahoo dropped a bombshell that it would no
longer accept arbitrage traffic to its advertising feed, the
reaction has been swift and loud. I’ve been monitoring
domain forums and this is what people have to say:
http://domainnamewire.com/2008/02/13/ya
hoos-arbitrage-bomb-one-day-later/
Yahoo! to enforce Anti-Arbitrage rules for Domain Parking
Companies
As per an email we just received from Parked.com, Yahoo! has
warned the parking companies using a Yahoo! feed that they
need to enforce the anti-arbitrage (”no paid traffic”)
rules in the future.
http://www.domainnamenews.com/ppc-industry/yahoo-to-enforc
e-anti-arbitrage-rules-for-domain-parking-companies/1433
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- AFTERMARKET
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Cruises.co.uk Changes Hands for Over $1 Million in Largest
.co.uk Sale Ever Reported
The operators of Great Britain's Cruise.co.uk website have
purchased the plural version of that domain, Cruises.co.uk,
from German travel company Nees Reisen in the largest .co.uk
sale reported to date. The price was £560,000 ($1,099,798).
http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/20
08/domainsales02-12-08.htm
No Credit Crisis for Domain Names
With all the attention on the credit crisis and subprime
mortgages these days, I was curious if domain financing
companies might be tightening standards and raising interest
rates. I reached out to the authority on domain financing
— Domain Capital president Robert Alfano — to find out
if the domain financing business is changing.
http://domainnamewire.com/2008/02/14/no-c
redit-crisis-for-domain-names/
Threats to the Domain Name Industry
What keeps you up at night? As a business owner, I have lots
of worries. If you are sleeping comfortably at night,
assuming everything in the domain industry is swell, you
might be in for a rough 2008.
http://domainnamewire.com/2008/02/11/th
reats-to-the-domain-name-industry/
TRAFFIC down under 2008
DNCalendar and TRAFFIC have reported that the domain name
industry's premier conference T.R.A.F.F.I.C. is coming to
Australia in 2008.
http://www
.geekzone.co.nz/domainspace/4577
Iraq.com, Iran.com, Kosovo.com, and Arabia.com for sale
Sedo, a domain-name auctioneer, is holding an auction for
three big Web addresses. Got deep pockets? For the right
price, one of these could be yours:
http://blog.f
oreignpolicy.com/node/8157
http://news.aol.com/news
bloggers/2008/02/14/iraq-com-iran-com-domain-names-up-for-gr
abs/
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- NON-ENGLISH NEWS
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ICANN will Aufsicht der USA über Domain Name System
diskutieren
Der neue Vorstandsvorsitzende der ICANN, Peter Dengate
Thrush, hat beim Treffen der privaten Netzverwalter in Delhi
auch die US-Aufsicht über die zentrale Rootzone zur Debatte
gestellt. Im September 2009 läuft der Vertrag (Joint
Project Agreement, JPA) aus, der ICANN unter die Aufsicht
des US-Handelsministeriums stellt. Eine Diskussion über
eine regierungsunabhängige ICANN sei jetzt notwendig, sagte
Dengate Thrush in Delhi. Im Rahmen einer vom
US-Handelsministerium für Ende Februar anberaumten
öffentlichen Anhörung zur privaten Netzverwaltung hatte
die ICANN-Spitze sich bereits klar für eine
"Unabhängigkeit" ausgesprochen.
http://
www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/103336
Willkommen im Land des Cyberwars
USA: "Sagt der Nation, das Zeitalter des Cyberwars ist
angebrochen" - Wired: Kann die Zivilbevölkerung
überhaupt geschützt werden?
http://derstandard.
at/?id=3221183
Domain-Tasting – ICANN will Riegel vorschieben
Die Internet-Verwaltung ICANN verschärft den Kampf gegen
Domain-Tasting: die Abschaffung der Erstattung von
Registrierungsgebühren soll den Anreiz stoppen,
registrierte Domains kurzfristig wieder zu löschen.
ht
tp://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2008/domain-tas
ting-icann-will-riegel-vorschieben-id667139.html
TLD-Update – Neues von .asia, .kz und .nl
Intervention der Registry: in Kasachstan sorgt die nationale
Domain-Verwaltung für Aufsehen, da sie eine Domain ohne
Ankündigung sperrt. Erfreuliche Meldungen gibt es dagegen
von .asia und der holländischen Endung .nl, deren
Ziffern-Domains schon bald jedermann offen stehen.
http://www.
domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2008/tld-update-neues-vo
n-asia-kz-und-nl-id667138.html
Les IDN en vedette by Stephane Van Gelder
Dans un pays hôte où les langues et les scriptes sont si
nombreux (22 langues officielles), personne ne sera étonné
de voir les IDN occuper le devant de la scène. Ces noms
internationalisés – comprenez des noms de domaine
acceptant des caractères autres que le seul code ASCII, des
accents français aux caractères mandarins en passant par
le cyrillique et tout autre alphabet “exotique” – ont
fait l’objet d’un atelier dès le lundi à New Delhi.
http://blog.icann.org/?p
=275
DotMobi lance une base de données pour l'internet mobile
[Reuters]
DotMobi, le groupe industriel qui gère les noms de domaine
de l'internet mobile, a présenté mardi une base de
données de spécifications des téléphones portables afin
d'aider à la conception de sites internet plus adaptés aux
contraintes liées la téléphonie mobile.
http://fr.news.yahoo.com/rtr
s/20080212/ttc-telecoms-internet-basdotmobi-fe50bdd.html
Le .CR s’ouvre aux détenteurs de sous domaine en .CR
L’extension géographique principale du Costa Rica, le
.CR, s'ouvre à l'enregistrement en mai 2008. D'ici là, les
détenteurs de sous-domaines en .CR disposeront de 90 jours
pour enregistrer avant les autres l’équivalent de leurs
noms en .CR.
http://do
mainesinfo.fr/extension/1424/costa-rica-le-cr-s-ouvre-aux-de
tenteurs-de-sous-domaine-en-cr.php
Le Registre Internet français récidive
Cette société, dont nous avions déjà dénoncé la
démarche douteuse, incite à nouveau les propriétaires de
.FR à s’inscrire à un annuaire non officiel pour une
somme de 960 euro!
http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite
/1419/le-registre-internet-francais-recidive.php
.ES : vers le million de noms enregistrés
Le .ES dépassera à la fin du mois les 900 000
enregistrements. Le registre annonce qu’il y a déjà plus
de .ES enregistrés sur le territoire espagnol que de .COM.
http://domainesinfo.fr/e
xtension/1426/espagne-es-vers-le-million-de-noms-enregistres
.php
L’IPV6 en marche
Dans un communiqué de presse conjoint avec Renater,
l’Afnic se félicite de l’annonce de l’Icann vers le
déploiement de la prochaine génération du protocole
internet, l’IPv6. La France rappelle qu’est la deuxième
extension locale au monde, après le Japon (.jp), à
supporter IPv6 en natif.
http
://mailclub.info/article.php3?id_article=713
IPV9, ou comment la Chine crée son propre Internet
Pour en finir avec ce qu'elle perçoit comme une emprise
américaine sur le Web, la Chine développe son propre
système d'adressage IP.
http://www.01net.com/edi
torial/371654/ipv9-ou-comment-la-chine-cree-son-propre-inter
net/
Web su cellulare,dotMobi lancia nuovo database per
programmatori [Reuters]
DotMobi, grande azienda che registra domini per la telefonia
mobile sul web, ha lanciato oggi un database di specifiche
di cellulari per aiutere i programmatori di software a
migliorare il design di siti web per la telefonia mobile.
http://www.mytech.it/mytech/news/articolo?ix=A00601306
7472
El gran negocio de los dominios
El año pasado 106 nombres de sitios web se vendieron por
más de US$100.000 cada uno. Xavier Buck planeaba gastar
US$100.000 en ofertar por nombres de dominios en internet en
una subasta. Sin embargo, superó su límite en menos de una
hora.
http://www.elpais.com.co/paisonline/notas/Febr
ero132008/int03.html
Bolivia.bo El lento ascenso de los dominios criollos.
En la Internet existen 4.007 dominios registrados bajo la
sigla .bo. | La mayor dificultad para tener uno de estos
sitios es su precio de BS 280 PARA LOS .COM.BO Y BS 1.520
para LOS .BO. La agencia encargada de la administración de
esta extensión asegura que, a partir de este mes, el
servicio se modernizará drásticamente.
http://www.lostiempos.com/oh/10-02-08/10_02_08_act
ualidad2.php
http://blogdedominios.blogspot.
com/2008/02/boliviabo-el-lento-ascenso-de-los.html
Estados Unidos - El gran negocio de los dominios.
La tendencia de la venta de nombres de dominios cada vez
toma más importancia. Además, muchos dominadores han
buscado nuevas alternativas para sacarle provecho y dinero a
las grandes marcas. El año pasado 106 nombres de sitios web
se vendieron por más de US$100.000 cada uno.
http://www.elpais.com.co/paisonline/notas/Febr
ero132008/int03.html
http://blogdedominios.blogs
pot.com/2008/02/estados-unidos-el-gran-negocio-de-los.html
Se han recibido 15 candidaturas para el cargo de Director
General de la OMPI.
Al cierre del plazo para la presentación de candidaturas al
cargo de Director General de la Organización Mundial de la
Propiedad Intelectual (OMPI), es decir, a las cinco de la
tarde (hora de Ginebra) del 13 de febrero de 2008, se han
recibido 15 candidaturas. El Comité de Coordinación de la
OMPI, integrado por 83 Estados miembros, se reunirá los
días 13 y 14 del próximo mes de mayo con el fin de
proponer el nombre de un candidato para que sea designado a
ese cargo por la Asamblea General de la OMPI, cuya reunión
está prevista del 22 al 30 de septiembre próximo.
http://www.wipo.int/pressroom/es/articles/2008/a
rticle_0005.html
http://blogdedominios.blo
gspot.com/2008/02/se-han-recibido-15-candidaturas-para-el.ht
ml
Los dominios .pt de Portugal.
La FCCN (Fundação para a Computação Científica
Nacional) es el organismo sin ánimo de lucro que gestiona
la administración y el registro de dominios .pt de
Portugal.
http://www.domisfera.com/los-dominios-pt-de-portugal/
http://blogdedominios.blogspot.com/20
08/02/los-dominios-pt-de-portugal.html
Registro de Nombres de Dominio en America Latina -
Estadisticas al 31 de Enero del 2008
LatinoamerICANN presenta el primer reporte mensual de
estadisticas de nombres de dominio en LAC del 2008. Este
primer reporte es al 31 de Enero del 2008. Dicha
recopilación es parte del estudio iniciado por
LatinoamerICANN para medir la incidencia de políticas de
Sociedad de la Información en el desarrollo de los ccTLD's
de la región, así como analizar el impacto de las
políticas de los ccTLDs en las politicas de Sociedad de la
Informacion nacionales.
http://www.lati
noamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&fil
e=article&sid=1592
http://blogdedominios.blogspot.
com/2008/02/registro-de-nombres-de-dominio-en.html
El Día Mundial de Internet se celebrará el 17 de mayo con
una apuesta por la difusión en telefonía móvil
La penetración mundial de internet móvil supera en un 30
por ciento al fijo, alcanzando el 50 por ciento de la
población, según informó hoy el director del proyecto
'díadeinternet 2008', Luis Arroyo Galán. Por este motivo
apostó por la difusión de internet a través del móvil,
durante la presentación del Día Mundial de las
Telecomunicaciones y de la Sociedad de la Información, Día
de Internet 2008, que se celebrará el próximo 17 de mayo.
http://es.noticias
.yahoo.com/ep/20080212/tsc-el-da-mundial-de-internet-se-cele
bra-dd824b6.html
Llamado a Nominaciones: Moderador del Foro Público de
LACNIC
Este es un llamado abierto a nominación de candidatos
provenientes del área de servicio de LACNIC, para ocupar el
cargo de Moderador del Foro Público de LACNIC.
http://www.lati
noamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&fil
e=article&sid=1594
Llamado a Trabajos para FLIP6 y LAC IPv6 TF - FLIP6
Debido al interes mostrado por la comunidad en participar
del Sexto Foro Latinoamericano de IPv6 - FLIP6, y del IPv6
Task Force de América Latina y el Caribe, realizados en el
marco de LACNIC XI, se ha decidido extender el plazo para la
presentacion de trabajos que formaran parte de la agenda de
estos encuentros.
http://www.lati
noamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&fil
e=article&sid=1593
Internettet står til at blive frit
Efter års kamp er der nu endelig udsigt til, at USA slipper
sit tag i internettet, som amerikanerne ellers formelt har
haft magt over siden begyndelsen. Internettet står nu til
at blive frit.
http://www.lostiempos.com/oh/10-02-08/10_02_08_act
ualidad2.php
http://www.business.dk/article/20080210/ittele/70210002
9/
Lietuva toliau siekia surengti Pasaulini interneto valdymo
foruma
Lietuva toliau siekia 2010 metais Vilniuje surengti
Pasaulini interneto valdymo foruma (angl. Internet
governance forum), kuri globoja Jungtines Tautos.
http://www.lrytas.lt/-12028164161202460709-p
1-IT-Lietuva-toliau-siekia-surengti-Pasaulin%C4%AF-interneto
-valdymo-forum%C4%85.htm
CNN öppnar slussarna och släpper fram amatörerna
CNN ska lansera iReport.com, en domän de köpte för 750
000 dollar, enligt uppgifter.
http://www.ekonominyhet
erna.se/webbloggen/2008/02/13/cnn-oppnar-slussarna-och-s/ind
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