[AfrICANN-discuss] on dots and cities

Mon May 14 13:19:19 SAST 2007

i think it also goes along way to demonstrate africa's slumber....
we are still grappling with whether to support our ccTLDs while others have
moved to cities

i will not be surprised that some of us will dash to acquire these domains
instead of supporting our own,

bex

On 5/14/07, Dr Yassin Mshana <ymshana2003 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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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