[AfrICANN-discuss] Web review May 03, 2013

[Mamadou LO]

INTERNET AFRICA

Nigeria: NIRA Slashes.ng Price to Attract Sales
http://allafrica.com/stories/201305030117.html
INTERNET IN AFRICA

Over 30,000 .ng Domain Names Sold So Far
http://www.ventures-africa.com/2013/05/over-30000-ng-domain-names-sold-so-far/


Africa: The Rising Power of Social Media in Politics
http://allafrica.com/stories/201305031295.html


East Africa: More Content Lowers Broadband Costs
http://allafrica.com/stories/201304291976.html


Ghana’s ISPs are dying out because the mobile web is booming
http://qz.com/80648/ghanas-isps-are-dying-out-because-the-mobile-web-is-booming/


Morocco, Tunisia top Africa for internet connection speed
http://magharebia.com/en_GB/articles/awi/newsbriefs/general/2010/02/22/newsbrief-04


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


ICANN / DOMAIN NAME

New Registry Agreement, All Good?
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130503_new_registry_agreement_all_good/


Intellectual property and domain name disputes - a case for ADR?
http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/ireland/ip-and-domain-name-disputes-adr-may-2013


Guest Post: Has ICANN Already Taken the GAC’s Advice on “Closed Generic” gTLDs?
http://www.thedomains.com/2013/05/02/guest-post-has-icann-already-taken-the-gacs-advice-on-closed-generic-gtlds/


Noncommercial Users Ask ICANN Board to Review Decision to Expand Trademark Rights in New Domains
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130501_icann_board_asked_to_review_decision_to_expand_trademark_rights/


Geo New gTLD’s: Perfectly Tailored for City Residents, Businesses, & Services
http://www.thedomains.com/2013/05/02/geo-new-gtlds-perfectly-tailored-for-city-residents-businesses-services/comment-page-1/


MediaPost: New gTLD’s Will Change Search
http://www.thedomains.com/2013/05/01/mediapost-new-gtlds-will-change-search/


Google Expands List of “Generic” Top Level Domains and Makes Them Geotargetable
http://searchengineland.com/google-expands-list-of-generic-top-level-domains-and-makes-them-geotargetable-158075


GoDaddy’s new CEO wants to change the world, one domain name at a time
http://venturebeat.com/2013/04/29/godaddys-new-ceo-wants-to-change-the-world-one-domain-name-at-a-time/


Go Daddy Auctions sold close to 40,000 domains last month.
http://domainnamewire.com/2013/05/01/go-daddy-auctions-sells-39488-domains-in-april/


Verisign blasts ICANN over proposed registry agreement
http://domainnamewire.com/2013/05/01/verisign-blasts-icann-over-proposed-registry-agreement/


Porn Powerhouse Settles Lawsuit over .xxx Internet Domain
http://www.americanlawyer.com/digestTAL.jsp?id=1202598514556&Porn_Powerhouse_Settles_Lawsuit_over_xxx_Internet_Domain&slreturn=20130403112535


Google replaces 'Palestinian Territories' with 'Palestine'  
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/palestinianauthority/10035957/Google-replaces-Palestinian-Territories-with-Palestine.html


Amazon's Quest for Domain Name Rubs Brazil, Peru the Wrong Way
http://mashable.com/2013/04/26/amazon-domain-name/


Applicant For .Radio Starting To Sell Subdomains off Radio.Fm & Radio.Am
http://www.thedomains.com/2013/05/01/applicant-for-radio-starting-to-sell-subdomains-off-radio-fm-radio-am/comment-page-1/


Facebook wins $2.8 million in domain squatting case, local experts say Australian cases unlikely 	
http://leadingcompany.smartcompany.com.au/news/facebook-wins-$2.8-million-in-domain-squatting-case-local-experts-say-australian-cases-unlikely/201305024201


A look at .Tel’s 14 year, £25 million journey     
http://domainnamewire.com/2013/05/02/a-look-at-tels-14-year-25-million-journey/


Nigeria: NIRA Slashes.ng Price to Attract Sales
http://allafrica.com/stories/201305030117.html


Over 30,000 .ng Domain Names Sold So Far
http://www.ventures-africa.com/2013/05/over-30000-ng-domain-names-sold-so-far/


SECURITY

Cybersecurity and Internet Governance
http://www.cfr.org/cybersecurity/cybersecurity-internet-governance/p30621


Latin America becoming newest malware hotbed
http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2265884/latin-america-becoming-newest-malware-hotbed


Application of the new European data protection regulation to US companies
http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=05f488d9-0e69-4582-92e9-4bb13016e0cb




 		 	   		  
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