[AfrICANN-discuss] on dots and cities

Mon May 14 12:36:25 SAST 2007

Thank you AR,

Well done to .LA management.

I dont see why shouldnt London and other cities have their identity..... its
a good publicity strategy!

Cheers

Yassin

On 14/05/07, Anne-Rachel Inné <annerachel at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> *
> http://www.domainesinfo.fr/extension/1200/paris-le-paris-un-vrai-projet.php
> *    *par Stéphane VAN GELDER*
> stephane.vangelder at domainesinfo.fr
>
> *Le .PARIS, un vrai projet*
>
> *Plusieurs projets d'extensions 'citadines' sont actuellement en
> gestation, dont le .PARIS.*
>
>
>
> *Les participants à la réunion sur le .PARIS, devant la bourse du commerce
> à Paris.*
>   Les extensions "à territoire" sont nées avec le .CAT, dont l'ambition
> est de porter haut et fort les couleurs de la langue et de la communauté
> catalane sur Internet. Ce .CAT a fait naître des vocations, certains
> souhaitant aussi ouvrir un espace pour leur communauté urbaine sur le web.
> Premier de ces projets – et aujourd'hui le plus avancé – le .BERLIN.
>
> Mais d'autres sont aussi en préparation. Ainsi la semaine dernière, à
> Paris et à l'initiative de Sébastien Bachollet,<http://www.domainesinfo.fr/interview/55/sebastien-bachollet-l-isoc-un-vrai-lieu-de-debat-ou-tous-peuvent-participer.php>s'est déroulée une réunion de travail autour de l'idée d'une extension
> représentative de Paris. A cette occasion, des représentants du .BERLIN et
> du .CAT sont venus expliquer les enjeux de ce type d'extension et les
> difficultés à prévoir à plusieurs représentants de l'industrie du nommage,
> dont INDOM <http://www.indom.com/> et l'AFNIC.
>
> Le modèle pour un .PARIS sera bien entendu dans un premier temps le
> .BERLIN. Cette initiative privée a su "s'installer" dans le paysage du
> nommage sur Internet malgré le fait qu'elle ne fasse partie d'aucun appel à
> propositions officiel de l'ICANN. Autrement dit, le projet reste tout à fait
> officieux et personne ne peut aujourd'hui dire s'il sera même un jour
> considéré par l'ICANN.
>
> Pour autant, l'entreprise DotBerlin a déjà su réunir de sérieux soutiens
> privés et gouvernementaux<http://www.domainesinfo.fr/extension/1168/berlin-le-parlement-allemand-soutient-le-berlin.php>,
> sans parler d'environ 2 millions d'euro en budget !
>
> Le .PARIS n'en est pas encore là. Le projet reste embryonnaire mais
> ambitionne déjà de pouvoir être intégré à un prochain appel à candidature
> pour la création de nouvelles extensions. L'ICANN pourrait en lancer un dès
> 2008…
>
> Sachant que des idées d'autres extensions citadines sont également en
> train de germer un peu partout dans le monde – un .NYC pour New York ou un
> .LONDON pour la capitale britannique par exemple – l'enjeu est de faire
> partie de ce "premier wagon" et d'inscrire Paris parmi les villes de pointe
> sur Internet.
>
> Publié le lundi 14 mai 2007
>
> http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/070503/0244922.html
> *Press Release*Source: CentralNic, Ltd.
>
> Los Angeles Has Its Own Domain Name
> Thursday May 3, 6:05 am ET
> LOS ANGELES, CA--(MARKET WIRE)--May 3, 2007 -- LA Names and CentralNic,
> Ltd. have completed the transfer of the .LA domain name to the CentralNic
> system. Dot LA has been available as the domain name designation for Los
> Angeles since 2001 and is now available on a wide scale. This means that
> businesses and organizations can now register domains like "MyBusiness.LA"
> or "MyName.LA."
>
> CentralNic CEO Dan Schindler stated, "We're delighted to be working with
> LA Names. Especially since we have recently opened our U.S. branch office
> in the Los Angeles area. The Dot LA domain name presents a great opportunity
> for businesses and other entities interested in marketing their products,
> ideas, or services in Los Angeles to create their own LA identity."
>
> LA Names CEO Raedene McGary stated, "We chose CentralNic due to their
> flexibility and knowledge of the domain name landscape. We are very
> optimistic that .LA has a great future."
>
> Although the .LA domain name is most popular for Los Angeles businesses,
> it is offered by resellers all over the world. One of .LA's top selling
> registrars, Key Systems, is actually located in Germany, where domain name
> registrations are very popular. "We have promoted .LA for many years and the
> migration to CentralNic has gone exceptionally well," said Thorsten Smeets,
> International Business Manager at Key Systems.
>
> CentralNic recently performed a complete upgrade of its registry system.
> This was a complex and detailed undertaking but was accomplished flawlessly
> over a period of over six months. The CTO of CentralNic, Gavin Brown,
> managed the task and, in the process, completely updated CentralNic's
> technology to the latest industry standards. He stated, "CentralNic believes
> in staying ahead of the curve when it comes to standards and protocols in
> the Domain Name Business. It's not uncommon for us to have the newest
> standards in place way ahead of time. That's just the way we do things."
>
> Registering a .LA domain name only costs $50.00 per year and can be
> purchased from most domain registrars. The domain works exactly the same as
> a .com or .net web address and gives registrants a specific Los Angeles
> identity. For more information point your Internet browser to WWW.LA<http://www.la/>
> .
>
> About CentralNic
>
> Founded in 1995, CentralNic is a global domain name registry helping
> Internet users establish new and distinctive domain names with regional and
> country-specific identities. CentralNic's registry operates a portfolio of
> over 20 distinctive domain names.
>
> About LA Names
>
> LA Names Corporation has been granted responsibility for operating the .LA
> top level domain by the Government of Laos. Based in Guernsey, LA Names is
> committed to spreading awareness of the .LA TLD to the residents of Los
> Angeles, and to the world at large.
>
> *Contact:*
>
>      For More Information on CentralNic:
>
>      US Contact:
>      Joe Alagna
>      e-mail: joe at us.com
>
>      Phone: +1 (909) 606 9175
>
>      UK Contact:
>      Jenny White
>      e-mail: jenny at centralnic.com
>      Phone: +44 (0) 870 017 0900
>
>      For More Information on LA Names:
>
>
>      UK Contact:
>      Raedene McGary
>      e-mail: corp at lanames.la
>      Phone: +44 (0) 208 785 4019
>
>
> ------------------------------
> Source: CentralNic, Ltd.
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> http://www.contractoruk.com/news/003240.html#
>
> Should London get its own net domain?
>
> Supporters of the campaign for London to be the first ever city to have
> its own internet domain name are invited to voice their support to Nominet,
> the UK's internet registry.
>
> Critics of the campaign can also make their feelings known by contacting
> the Oxford-based group, and submitting their reasons why London shouldn't be
> immortalised on the Web.
>
> Lesley Cowley, Nominet's chief executive, says the correct extension could
> be either a second level domain in the .uk space, such as ldn.uk, or a top
> level domain such as .ldn.
>
> "We have had two informal representations," Ms Cowley said.
>
> "However, we are very much aware that there are likely to be mixed views
> from the public on this issue."
>
>
>
> *May 9, 2007*
>
>
> (c) Copyright ContractorUK.com
>
>
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