[AfrICANN-discuss] Web review August 28, 2013

[Mamadou LO]

ICANN / DOAMIN NAME

ICANN Approves $200 Million Dollar Budget For 2014; 306 Employees & Still No Revenue From New gTLD Auctions
http://www.thedomains.com/2013/08/27/icann-approves-200-million-dollar-budget-for-2014-306-employees-still-no-revenue-from-new-gtld-auctions/

ICANN Newest On Name Collision: 20% Uncalculated Risk New gTLD’s Can “Begin Contracting” But Puts Exection Of Contract On Hold
http://www.thedomains.com/2013/08/28/icann-newest-on-name-collision-20-uncalculated-risk-new-gtlds-can-begin-contracting-but-puts-exection-of-contract-on-hold/

ICANN Corrects Friday’s New gTLD Initial Evaluation Posting: Taipei Is Eligible for Extended Evaluation
http://www.thedomains.com/2013/08/26/icann-corrects-fridays-new-gtld-initial-evaluation-posting-taipei-is-eligible-for-extended-evaluation/

9 Things You Need to Consider When Choosing a Registrar Solutions Partner for Your New gTLD
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130827_things_you_need_to_consider_when_choosing_gtld_registrar_solutions/

Global Surveillance: Towards Convergence?
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130826_global_surveillance_towards_convergence/

Registries Stakeholder Group (RySG) Supports NTAG Letter on Name Collision; Except For Verisign


http://www.thedomains.com/2013/08/27/registries-stakeholder-group-rysg-supports-ntag-letter-on-name-collision-except-for-verisign/


Brand protection before brand projection! 
http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/82/99125.html

The relation between domain name registration and trademark infringement
http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=b123bb2f-b685-40e0-9009-4aabcc160221

Breaking: .Com Domain Name Registrations Top 110 Million Mark For The 1st Time
http://www.thedomains.com/2013/08/27/breaking-com-domain-name-regsitration-top-110-million-mark-for-the-1st-time/comment-page-1/

Daniel Negari has bold ambitions for changing the domain space with .XYZ
http://domainnamewire.com/2013/08/27/daniel-negari-has-bold-ambitions-for-changing-the-domain-space-with-xyz/

Nau strikes again: Google wins .tours objection against Donuts
http://domainnamewire.com/2013/08/26/nau-strikes-again-google-wins-tours-objection-against-donuts/

Las Vegas gets .vegas internet domain name
http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/23273465/las-vegas-gets-vegas-internet-domain-name

US sites hit after domain name registering firm hacked
http://www.itv.com/news/update/2013-08-28/us-sites-hit-after-domain-name-registering-firm-hacked/

ICANN renews contracts for .org, .biz, and .info
http://domainnamewire.com/2013/08/27/icann-renews-contracts-for-org-biz-and-info/

Domain registrar Melbourne IT at center of SEA meddling with New York Times, Twitter				

http://thenextweb.com/twitter/2013/08/28/domain-registrar-melbourne-it-at-center-of-sea-meddling-with-new-york-times-twitter-whois-info/



INTERNET IN AFRICA


Governments to get .africa



http://www.gadget.co.za/pebble.asp?relid=6962


Registry calls on African countries to apply for domain names
http://www.bdlive.co.za/business/technology/2013/08/28/registry-calls-on-african-countries-to-apply-for-domain-names


Google looks to boost Translate in Africa with Somali, Zulu and other languages








http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/27/google-translate-africa-somali-zulu/

AFPIF 2013 underway next week
www.biztechafrica.com/article/afpif-2013-underway-next-week/6745/

The IPv6 wave is moving … just not as expected

http://www.networkworld.com/news/tech/2013/082613-ipv6-273219.html

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

OTHER NEWS
TeleGeography's Interactive Submarine Cable Map Is a Fun and Fascinating View Into Infrastructure

http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130826_telegeographys_submarine_cable_map_fascinating_infrastructure/






 		 	   		  
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