[AfrICANN-discuss] Internet : web review of January 06, 2012

[Mamadou LO]

DOMAIN NAME
 
Non-Latin Top Level Domain names grew in 2011
http://gcn.com/articles/2012/01/05/internationalized-domain-name-growth.aspx
 
 
ICANN to expand top level Internet domains despite critics
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/05/us-internet-icann-idUSTRE80324D20120105
 

ICANN: No Plans to Delay New Domain Rollout
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2398404,00.asp

 
ICANN chairman sees little value in delaying new domain-name program
http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20120104_4335.php?oref=topnews
 
 
2011 Domain Name Year In Review: Top 10 Biggest Domain Stories 
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20120105_2011_domain_name_year_in_review_top_10_biggest_domain_stories/
 
 
.NGO Top-Level Domains (gTLDs) to be opened soon 
http://www.groundreport.com/Media_and_Tech/-NGO-Top-Level-Domains-gTLDs-to-be-opened-soon/2943480
 
 
Electronic Arts Loses Fight for SSX Domain Name
http://kotaku.com/5873559/electronic-arts-loses-fight-for-ssx-domain-name
 
 
 
INTERNET REGULATION
 
US pressured Spain into internet censorship law
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2135662/pressured-spain-internet-censorship-law
 

Iran clamps down on internet use
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/05/iran-clamps-down-internet-use
 

Should Internet access be declared a human right?
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/internet/should-internet-access-be-declared-a-human-right/articleshow/11389175.cms
 
 
Rule to have Internet buyers register names, ID numbers
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/usa/business/2012-01/06/content_14392666.htm
 

What the internet means for how we think about the world
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/01/what-the-internet-means-for-how-we-think-about-the-world/250934/

 
INTERNET IN AFRICA
 
Top 1% of Mobile Users Consume Half of World’s Bandwidth, and Gap Is Growing
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/06/technology/top-1-of-mobile-users-use-half-of-worlds-wireless-bandwidth.html
 
 
Ghana to host first Africa Media and Democracy Awards 2012
http://www.ghanabusinessnews.com/2012/01/05/ghana-to-host-first-africa-media-and-democracy-awards-2012/
 
 
Kenya Mobile Users Climb to 26.5 Million in September
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-01-06/kenya-mobile-users-climb-to-26-5-million-in-september.html
 
 
3G growth and revolutions in Africa 
http://www.theafricareport.com/index.php/2012010650178634/technology/3g-growth-and-revolutions-in-africa-50178634.html
 
 
Forum Networks introduces largest conference bridge in West Africa
http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/business/artikel.php?ID=227011
 
 
 
 
 
 
 		 	   		  
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