[AfrICANN-discuss] FW: Web review March 13, 2013

[Mamadou LO]

INTERNET IN AFRICA

Internet Corporation President: “Africa will not wait”
http://www.itnewsafrica.com/2013/03/internet-corporation-president-africa-will-not-wait/


ICANN : let's register Africa
http://blogs.ft.com/beyond-brics/2013/03/12/icann-lets-register-africa/


African domain-name registrars have mixed reaction to ICANN push
http://www.itworld.com/internet/347952/african-domain-name-registrars-have-mixed-reaction-icann-push


IBCA Called for Inclusion of African Businesses at ICANN Africa Strategy Meeting in Addis Abeba
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130311_ibca_called_for_inclusion_of_african_businesses_at_icann/


How To Build A Multi Million Dollar Online Business In Nigeria
http://www.ventures-africa.com/2013/03/how-to-build-a-multi-million-dollar-online-business-in-nigeria/


ITU Put World’s Households Internet Connection To 41% By The End Of 2013
http://www.spyghana.com/itu-put-worlds-households-internet-connection-to-41-by-the-end-of-2013/


Fast reliable internet coming to the Middle East and Africa
http://gulfnews.com/business/technology/fast-reliable-internet-coming-to-the-middle-east-and-africa-1.1157394


How Africa's new tech cities could change the continent's IT landscape*
http://www.zdnet.com/how-africas-new-tech-cities-could-change-the-continents-it-landscape-7000012469/


Africa’s capacity for cloud services increasing
http://www.itnewsafrica.com/2013/03/africas-capacity-for-cloud-services-increasing/


Africa or bust: tapping into a continent’s tech potential [SXSW]
http://memeburn.com/2013/03/africa-or-bust-tapping-into-a-continents-tech-potential-sxsw/


Rwanda: More Companies Adopt .rw Domain
http://allafrica.com/stories/201303130088.html


Senegal: Undersea cables drive broadband growth, create opportunities
http://www.afriquejet.com/201303133584/Senegal-Undersea-cables-drive-broadband-growth-create-opportunities.html

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


DOMAIN NAME

Here’s the biggest issue facing the domain market in 2013     
http://domainnamewire.com/2013/03/13/heres-the-biggest-issue-facing-the-domain-market-in-2013/


ICANN sets guidelines for responsible DNS bug disclosure
http://www.zdnet.com/icann-sets-guidelines-for-responsible-dns-bug-disclosure-7000012439/


New internet domain names create web of confusion
http://www.ciol.com/ciol/news/185150/new-internet-domain-names-create-web-confusion


ICANN's Trademark Clearinghouse will not account for 'typosquatting', says expert
http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2013/march/icanns-trademark-clearinghouse-will-not-account-for-typosquatting-says-expert/


ICANN Denies Financial Assistance For 2 New gTLD’s & Their Applications Fail
http://www.thedomains.com/2013/03/13/icann-denies-financial-assistance-for-2-new-gtlds-their-applications-fail/comment-page-1/


ICANN Domain Expansion Means More Work to Protect Brands Online
http://www.ctlawtribune.com/PubArticleCT.jsp?id=1202591707100&ICANN_Domain_Expansion_Means_More_Work_to_Protect_Brands_Online&slreturn=20130213112927


ICANN New gTLD Program SWOT Analysis: OPPORTUNITIES (Part 3)
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130311_icann_new_gtld_program_swot_analysis_opportunities_part_3/


Should Amazon.com be allowed to control new domain names, like ".book" and ".author?"
http://online.wsj.com/community/groups/question-day-229/topics/should-amazoncom-allowed-control-new


Google and Amazon's gTLDs plans meet opposition from book giants
http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2253919/google-and-amazons-gtlds-plans-meet-opposition-from-book-giants


Amazon’s quest for domain names raises hackles
http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/amazons-quest-for-domain-names-raises-hackles/14521


Publishers not happy with Amazon’s efforts to claim .book domain name
http://arstechnica.com/business/2013/03/publishers-not-happy-with-amazons-efforts-to-claim-books-domain-name/


P&G found guilty of 'reverse domain name hijacking'
http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/morning_call/2013/03/pg-found-guilty-of-reverse-domain.html


Lawsuit filed to halt UrbanHome.com transfer after UDRP decision     
http://domainnamewire.com/2013/03/12/lawsuit-filed-to-halt-urbanhome-com-transfer-after-udrp-decision/


Orbitz Loses UDRP On Orbbitz.com & The Domain Holder Didn’t Even Respond
http://www.thedomains.com/2013/03/12/orbitz-loses-udrp-on-orbbitz-com-the-domain-holder-didnt-even-respond/


So much opposition to a closed .cloud, yet none of these companies bought Cloud.com?     
http://domainnamewire.com/2013/03/11/so-much-opposition-to-a-closed-cloud-yet-none-of-these-companies-bought-cloud-com/



INTERNET REGULATION


ITU continues push for controversial telecom regulations
http://www.commsday.com/latest-news/itu-continues-push-for-controversial-telecom-regulations


France Proposes New Rules for Internet Equal Access
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/13/technology/france-proposes-new-rules-for-internet-equal-access.html?pagewanted=all


CISPA 2013: U.S. Needs Better Rules to Regulate the Internet              
                  
                  
         
http://www.policymic.com/articles/29288/cispa-2013-u-s-needs-better-rules-to-regulate-the-internet


China's new internet backbone explained: verified sources, IPv6 at the core








http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/11/chinas-new-internet-backbone-detailed-for-the-public/








 		 	   		   		 	   		  
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