[AfrICANN-discuss] on dots and cities

Mon May 14 14:48:37 UTC 2007

>Well, the two cases are not really comparable:
>
>1.   << .LA>>, for Los Angeles, results from 
>re-branding the pre-existing ccTLD for Laos. I 
>presume that this is between the relevant Laos authorities and the Registlry.
>         To the best of my knowledge, the 
> question was never submitted to ICANN. Arguably 
> it does not fall within ICANN's remit.

100% agree with you, and it a misleading information to
call .LA the Los Angeles domain as the .LA is defined by
ISO 3166-1 as Laos cc.

The "Los Angeles Has Its Own Domain Name" title is just
a marketing message!

>2.    Future <<.CITY>> TLDs would indeed have to 
>go through the ICANN process, analagous to the decision for <<.CAT>>

exact, so there is a long way to see the new .{CITY} out
for registration.

- a.

>Just a thought, and regards to you all,
>
>CW
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <mailto:ymshana2003 at gmail.com>Dr Yassin Mshana
>To: <mailto:africann at afrinic.net>africann at afrinic.net
>Sent: Monday, May 14, 2007 12:36 PM
>Subject: Re: [AfrICANN-discuss] on dots and cities
>
>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 InnÃ© 
><<mailto:annerachel at gmail.com>annerachel at gmail.com> wrote:
><http://www.domainesinfo.fr/extension/1200/paris-le-paris-un-vrai-projet.php>http://www.domainesinfo.fr/extension/1200/paris-le-paris-un-vrai-projet.php 
>
>par StÃ©phane VAN GELDER
><mailto:stephane.vangelder at domainesinfo.fr>stephane.vangelder at domainesinfo.fr
>
>Le .PARIS, un vrai projet
>
>Plusieurs projets d'extensions 'citadines' sont 
>actuellement en gestation, dont le .PARIS.
>
>
>
>Les participants Ã  la rÃ©union sur le .PARIS, 
>devant la bourse du commerce Ã  Paris.
>Les extensions "Ã  territoire" sont nÃ©es avec 
>le .CAT, dont l'ambition est de porter haut et 
>fort les couleurs de la langue et de la 
>communautÃ© catalane sur Internet. Ce .CAT a 
>fait naÃ®tre des vocations, certains souhaitant 
>aussi ouvrir un espace pour leur communautÃ© 
>urbaine sur le web. Premier de ces projets – et 
>aujourd'hui le plus avancÃ© – le le .BERLIN.
>
>Mais d'autres sont aussi en prÃ©paration. Ainsi 
>la semaine derniÃ¨re, Ã  Paris et 
>Ã  l'initiative de 
><http://www.domainesinfo.fr/interview/55/sebastien-bachollet-l-isoc-un-vrai-lieu-de-debat-ou-tous-peuvent-participer.php>SÃ©bastien 
>Bachollet, s'est dÃ©roulÃ©e une rÃ©union de 
>travail autour de l'idÃ©e d'une extension 
>reprÃ©sentative de Paris. A cette occasion, des 
>reprÃ©sentants du .BERLIN et du .CAT sont venus 
>expliquer les enjeux de ce type d'extension et 
>les difficultÃ©s Ã  prÃ©voir Ã  plusieurs 
>reprÃ©sentants de l'industrie du nommage, dont 
><http://www.indom.com/>INDOM et l'AFNIC.
>
>Le modÃ¨le pour un .PARIS sera bien entendu dans 
>un premier temps le .BERLIN. Cette initiative 
>privÃ©e a su "s'installer" dans le paysage du 
>nommage sur Internet malgrÃ© le fait qu'elle ne 
>fasse partie d'aucun appel Ã  propositions 
>officiel de l'ICANN. Autrement dit, le projet 
>reste tout Ã  fait officieux et personne ne peut 
>aujourd'hui dire s'il sera mÃªme un jour considÃ©rÃ© par l'ICANN.
>
>Pour autant, l'entreprise DotBerlin a dÃ©jÃ  su 
>rÃ©unir 
><http://www.domainesinfo.fr/extension/1168/berlin-le-parlement-allemand-soutient-le-berlin.php>de 
>sÃ©rieux soutiens privÃ©s et gouvernementaux, 
>sans parler d'environ 2 millions d'euro en budget !
>
>Le .PARIS n'en est pas encore lÃ . Le projet 
>reste embryonnaire mais ambitionne dÃ©jÃ  de 
>pouvoir Ãªtre intÃ©grÃ© Ã  un prochain appel 
>Ã  candidature pour la crÃ©ation de nouvelles 
>extensions. L'ICANN pourrait en lancer un dÃ¨s 2008

>
>Sachant que des idÃ©es d'autres extensions 
>citadines sont Ã©galement 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.
>
>PubliÃ© le lundi 14 mai 2007
>
><http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/070503/0244922.html>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 <http://www.la/>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: <mailto:joe at us.com>
>
>joe at us.com
>
>
>      Phone: +1 (909) 606 9175
>
>
>
>      UK Contact:
>
>      Jenny White
>
>      e-mail: <mailto:jenny at centralnic.com>
>
>jenny at centralnic.com
>
>      Phone: +44 (0) 870 017 0900
>
>
>
>      For More Information on LA Names:
>
>
>
>
>      UK Contact:
>
>      Raedene McGary
>
>      e-mail: <mailto:corp at lanames.la>
>
>corp at lanames.la
>
>      Phone: +44 (0) 208 785 4019
>
>
>
>Source: CentralNic, Ltd.
>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
><http://www.contractoruk.com/news/003240.html#>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 
><http://ldn.uk>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
>
>
>Â© Copyright ContractorUK.com
>
>
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