[AfrICANN-discuss] Web review August 22, 2013

[Mamadou LO]

ICANN / DOMAIN NAME

International Internet governance treaties dubbed "folly"
http://www.fiercegovernmentit.com/story/international-internet-governance-treaties-dubbed-folly/2013-08-20

More trouble: apparently .Sport and .Sports are also confusingly similar
http://domainnamewire.com/2013/08/22/more-trouble-apparently-sport-and-sports-are-also-confusingly-similar/

String Confusions Gone Wild: Amazon IDN is found similar to different word in English
http://domainnamewire.com/2013/08/22/string-confusions-amazon-idn/

ICANN needs to throw TLD applicants a bone on name collisions
http://domainnamewire.com/2013/08/20/icann-name-collisions/

ICANN Approves New Unrestricted Domain Extension .xyz
http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/icann-approves-new-unrestricted-domain-extension-xyz-309770.htm

ICANN Denies Booking.com Request To Reconsider String Similarity Panel Ruling; Bad News On Cam Vs Com?
http://www.thedomains.com/2013/08/22/icann-denies-booking-com-request-to-reconsider-string-similarity-panel-ruling-sounds-like-bad-news-on-cam-vs-com/

ICANN Must Now Decide String Similarity Question
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130820_icann_must_now_decide_string_similarity_question/

IP: ICANN gathers to address developments impacting domain name procedures
http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=68662154-5ed2-455c-b27b-95b8f8192f62

USPTO publishes draft trademark examination guide update regarding applications for marks comprised of gTLDs
http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=2bbbc55f-8cb4-4894-9c72-90715d95bc9c

StateFair.MN and DomainNRG Launch the “Most Minnesotan” Domain Name Competition 
http://www.prweb.com/releases/mn-state-fair/most-minnesotan-domain/prweb11051568.htm

Seiko wins UDRP for 138 domains against 106 “respondents”
http://domainnamewire.com/2013/08/21/seiko-wins-udrp-for-138-domains-against-106-respondents/

Access to Internet – a human right, a government headache
http://www.thesouthafrican.com/business/gateway-to-africa/investing-in-ict/access-to-internet-a-human-right-a-government-headache.htm

Iran cuts data transit fee
http://www.azernews.az/region/58419.html

INTERNET IN AFRICA

Facebook wants 4 billion more users: bringing data to the developing world

http://www.theage.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/facebook-wants-4-billion-more-users-bringing-data-to-the-developing-world-20130821-2saoe.html#ixzz2chXDx5xv

Benefits of the mobile revolution
http://businessdayonline.com/2013/08/benefits-of-the-mobile-revolution/

Nigeria to rule Africa e-retail
http://business.iafrica.com/news/876375.html

How a Nigerian Internet Start-up Grew Revenue from $250 to $1 Million in 3 Years
					

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tolu-ogunlesi/how-a-nigerian-startup-grew_b_3776703.html

Zambia, Zimbabwe bridge connectivity gap
http://www.itnewsafrica.com/2013/08/zambia-zimbabwe-bridge-connectivity-gap/

WIPO rejects report of new Director-General
http://www.biztechafrica.com/article/wipo-rejects-report-new-director-general/6707/?section=internet

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



 		 	   		  
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