[AfrICANN-discuss] Web review September 18, 2013

[Mamadou LO]

ICANN / INTERNET GOVERNANCE



Who Are the True Multi-Stakeholders in ICANN?

http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130917_telecoms_a_double_edged_sword_for_the_industry/



Mass Surveillance: A Turning Point in Internet History

http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130916_mass_surveillance_a_turning_point_in_internet_history/



Protecting the open Internet may require defunding the ITU. Here’s how to do it.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/09/18/protecting-the-open-internet-may-require-defunding-the-itu-heres-how-to-do-it/



Neustar Analysis Shows ICANN Study Overstates Risk of Harmful Domain-Name Collision


http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130717_neustar_analysis_icann_overstates_risk_of_harmful_domain_collision/




INTERNET REGULATION



Amid NSA Tensions, Brazil May Change Its Internet Laws        

http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/09/17/amid-nsa-tensions-brazil-may-change-its-internet-laws/



Verizon Continues To Challenge FCC Over Net Neutrality

http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/1112948257/verizon-fcc-face-off-net-neutrality-091613/



Commission Proposal Fails to Deliver Promise of Net Neutrality

https://www.accessnow.org/blog/2013/09/17/commission-proposal-fails-to-deliver-promise-of-net-neutrality



Telecoms a Double-Edged Sword for the Industry

http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130917_telecoms_a_double_edged_sword_for_the_industry/



Here’s the case for stricter regulation of broadband incumbents

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/09/16/heres-the-case-for-stricter-regulation-of-broadband-incumbents/



How the core of the internet has changed from data to content


http://gigaom.com/2013/09/18/how-the-core-of-the-internet-has-changed-from-data-to-content/



DOMAIN NAME



Internationalised gTLDs pose challenge for owners of multilingual brands - International Report

http://www.iam-magazine.com/reports/Detail.aspx?g=ec43e175-77ee-413f-b09d-c1b8be3dcf93



Clearing the way for brands in the brave new web

http://www.cpaglobal.com/newlegalreview/5600/clearing_the_way_for_brands_in



Wine Trade Groups Want .Wine, .Vin Domains Crushed

http://www.bna.com/wine-trade-groups-b17179876991/



How much will good keyword domain names sell for in new TLDs?

http://domainnamewire.com/2013/09/16/how-much-will-good-keyword-domain-names-will-sell-for-in-new-tlds/


      

Superstar goes Gaga over Irish Lady Aga brand name

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/superstar-goes-gaga-over-irish-lady-aga-brand-name-29580129.html



CentralNic business model will cause lots of new TLD confusion

http://domainnamewire.com/2013/09/17/centralnic-business-model-will-cause-lots-of-new-tld-confusion/



Corporate names : Verbal identities  


http://www.economist.com/blogs/schumpeter/2013/09/corporate-names



DADA SpA : Register.it gives voice to Pisa’s Internet Festival

http://www.4-traders.com/DADA-SPA-68762/news/DADA-SpA--Registerit-gives-voice-to-Pisas-Internet-Festival-17274281/





INTERNET IN AFRICA

As Africa gets online, Europe emerges as the new global internet traffic hub
http://gigaom.com/2013/09/18/as-africa-gets-online-europe-emerges-as-the-new-global-internet-traffic-hub/

Europe Emerges as Global Internet Hub
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2013/09/18/europe-emerges-as-global-internet-hub/

Africa falls far behind in mobile broadband access
http://www.iol.co.za/business/opinion/africa-falls-far-behind-in-mobile-broadband-access-1.1578532#.UjmYbo4wdUA

A future of African-led development is underway
http://www.trust.org/item/20130918095154-if1e0/?source=hppartner

Fibre to the Home Council Middle East and North Africa launches 5th edition of its annual conference in Marrakech
http://www.ameinfo.com/fibre-home-council-middle-east-north-354677

New East African IX hub to launch at Mombasa in November
http://www.humanipo.com/news/32373/new-east-african-ix-hub-to-launch-at-mombasa-in-november/

AMS-IX starts regional internet exchange hub in Kenya
http://www.telecompaper.com/news/ams-ix-starts-regional-internet-exchange-hub-in-kenya--96742

Main One joins wholesale communications experts at Capacity Africa 
http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/compulife/55-compulife/133021-main-one-joins-wholesale-communications-experts-at-capacity-africa

Nigeria to drive Africa’s mobile learning market
http://businessdayonline.com/2013/09/nigeria-to-drive-africas-mobile-learning-market/

Increase of Internet usage in Ghana and Its Implications
http://vibeghana.com/2013/09/17/increase-of-internet-usage-in-ghana-and-its-implications/

Africa’s mobile youth drive change
http://businessdayonline.com/2013/05/africas-mobile-youth-drive-change/

Kenya's Future As a Regional ICT Hub
http://allafrica.com/stories/201309180386.html

The power of a brand 
http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/18/100413.html

NetHope Expands VSAT Certification Program To West Africa
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nethope-expands-vsat-certification-program-to-west-africa-224057031.html


 		 	   		  
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