[AfrICANN-discuss] Web review April 03, 2013

[Mamadou LO]

ICANN / DOMAIN NAMES

gTLD: The Impact of 524 Words on the Global Branding World
http://www.adotas.com/2013/04/gtld-the-impact-of-524-words-on-the-global-branding-world/


ICANN Announces Blocking Usage Review Panel
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130301_icann_announces_blocking_usage_review_panel/


Brands Facing Dot-Com Domain Identity Crisis
http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/brands-facing-dot-com-domain-identity-crisis-148291


Zodiac Prepares for Chinese New gTLDs, Announces "Chinese Advisory Services" for New gTLD Applicants
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130402_zodiac_prepares_for_chinese_new_gtlds_announces_advisory_service/


ICANN under fire as Verisign warns of rushed domain-name expansion
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/02/gtld_flaws_verisign_icann/


Verisign blasts ICANN for rushed generic top-level domain name rollout
http://arstechnica.com/business/2013/03/verisign-blasts-icann-for-slow-generic-top-level-domain-name-rollout/


Storm brews over .weather domain 
http://www.wkyc.com/news/article/292398/226/Storm-brews-over-weather-domain-


4 More New gTLD’s Withdrawn: L’Oréal, American Heart Association & .Buy
http://www.thedomains.com/2013/04/02/4-more-new-gtlds-withdrawn-loreal-american-heart-association-buy/


Leading Irish registrar supports Internet Infrastructure Coalition; Blacknight Joins i2coalition 
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/4/prweb10596230.htm


dot Brand or dot What? Consumers unaware of new Top-Level Domains, 
      including .Google, .Microsoft and .Nike
http://eon.businesswire.com/news/eon/20130402005326/en/Afilias/TLD/gtld


Ukraine Gets Cyrillic Domain
http://www.ag-ip-news.com/news.aspx?id=28673&lang=en


BRS Media to Launch Radio Global Domains May 2013
http://eon.businesswire.com/news/eon/20130402005496/en/radio/internet-radio/domain-names


Pinterest goes to battle over Amazon domain play
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57576473-93/pinterest-goes-to-battle-over-amazon-domain-play/


United States Postal Service Files Objection To All New gTLD .Mail Applications
http://www.thedomains.com/2013/03/27/united-states-postal-service-files-objection-to-all-new-gtld-mail-applications/comment-page-1/


INTERNET REGULATION

How Capitalism Conquered the Internet
http://inthesetimes.com/article/14708/how_capitalism_conquered_the_internet/


Debunking the myth of a digital Cold War, before it's too late
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2013/03/201332914172838453.html


Ford and Sununu: Protect 'Internet Ecosystem' by Avoiding Excess Regulation
http://www.rollcall.com/news/ford_and_sununu_protect_internet_ecosystem_by_avoiding_excess_regulation-223521-1.html


INTERNET IN AFRICA

Africa hungry for homegrown online content
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/04/03/opinion/africa-online-atagana/


Rwanda: Internet Services to Improve As Cut Seacom Cable Is Fixed
http://allafrica.com/stories/201304030143.html


Other news
http://allafrica.com/ict/?aa_source=main-nav-t3



Securing A Future For African Start-Ups
http://www.ventures-africa.com/2013/04/securing-a-future-for-african-start-ups/

 		 	   		  
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