[AfrICANN-discuss] Internet : web review of February 28, 2011

[Mamadou LO]

DOMAIN NAME
 
No support for U.S. proposal for domain name veto

http://news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3-20037090-281.html
 
 
 
Name.com Goes Mobile 
http://pr-usa.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=637775&Itemid=28
 
 
 
 
Dead.ly url's and authoritarian social network tracking
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/collaboration/deadly-urls-and-authoritarian-social-network-tracking/1901
 
 
 
Hard.Ly a Problem?
http://www.b2cmarketinginsider.com/trends-news/hard-ly-a-problem-016554
 
 
 
Dealing with an unreliable Internet
http://www.sys-con.com/node/1732099
 
 
 
Ahead of ICANN San Francisco, New Top Level Domains (TLDs) are Launched
http://www.pr.com/press-release/301703
 
 
 
IDN ccTLD Request from Pakistan Successfully Passes String Evaluation 
http://www.ag-ip-news.com/GetArticle.asp?Art_ID=8810&lang=en
 
 
 
Spammers exploiting internationalised domain names
http://www.v3.co.uk/v3/news/2275007/idn-symantec-cloud-idn-spam
 
 
 
Companies advised to choose .com domain names over .net
http://www.hostway.co.uk/news/domain-names/companies-advised-to-choose--com-domain-names-over--net-800429021.html
 
 
 
Dot VN, Inc. Signs Vietnamese Native Language Domain Name Management Contract With VNNIC
http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?d=214873
 
 
 
Is it really profitable to speculate on domain names?
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/en/science-technology/5226/is-it-really-profitable-to-speculate-on-domain-names-.html
 
 
 
Cyber cops and domain name registrars meet to tackle net crooks
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/02/25/cyber_cops_meet_domain_name_registrars/
 
 
 
Canadian, eh? Embrace .ca 
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/your-business/start/mark-evans/canadian-eh-embrace-ca/article1915988/
 
 
 
IPv6
 
Will cloud plug gap between IPv4 and IPv6?
http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/cloud/2011/02/27/will-cloud-plug-gap-between-ipv4-and-ipv6-40091885/
 
 
 
Canadian ISPs face looming glitches because of address shortage 
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/tech-news/canadian-isps-face-looming-glitches-because-of-address-shortage/article1923299/
 
 
 
IPv6: Four Steps to Take Now 
http://www.informationweek.com/news/infrastructure/ipv6/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=229218783&cid=RSSfeed_IWK_All
 
 
 
CYBERCRIME
 
UK cybercrime 'set to rise'
http://news.myhermes.co.uk/uk-cybercrime-set-to-rise-800431745.news

 
 
 
Stuxnet Attack on Iran…the Worm that Keeps on Giving
http://www.allgov.com/US_and_the_World/ViewNews/Stuxnet_Attack_on_Iran__the_Worm_that_Keeps_on_Giving_110228

 
 
Mobile phones now becoming a target for cyber attacks 
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/tech/news/article_1622273.php/Mobile-phones-now-becoming-a-target-for-cyber-attacks
 
 
 
Beware of two new cybercrime trends
http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/02/24/2083765/beware-of-two-new-cybercrime-trends.html
 
 
 
Philippines : Senator laments lack of anti-cybercrime law
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/02/28/11/senator-laments-lack-anti-cybercrime-law
 
 
 
OTHER NEWS
 
 
Singapore issues ISP code of practice
http://www.zdnetasia.com/singapore-issues-isp-code-of-practice-62207139.htm
 
 
 
East Africa: Second Telecom Operator May Lose Licence
http://allafrica.com/stories/201102280684.html
 
 
 
East Africa: African Varsities Enjoy Cheap Internet Bandwidth
http://allafrica.com/stories/201102280619.html
 
 
 
Omantel launches Europe-India Gateway submarine cable
http://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20110228042723
 
 
  		 	   		  
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