[AfrICANN-discuss] Web review February 05, 2014

[Mamadou LO]

INTERNET GOVERNANCE

Downsizing Sao Paulo
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140203_downsizing_sao_paulo/

Internet Firms Release Data on NSA Requests
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/internet-firms-release-data-nsa-spy-requests-22351154

What the Internet Is, and Should Continue to Be
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140203_what_the_internet_is_and_should_continue_to_be/

Korea to take the leadership in the 2014 ITU Plenipotentiary Conference
http://www.koreaittimes.com/story/34911/korea-take-leadership-2014-itu-plenipotentiary-conference

No One's World
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/charles-kupchan/transforming-world-power_b_4703784.html

ICANN / DOMAIN NAME

Invitation to Join the GNSO-SSR | A GNSO Sponsored Security, Stability, Resiliency (SSR) Mailing List
http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-04feb14-en.htm

ICANN says 250 firms register for Arabic top web domain
http://www.telecompaper.com/news/icann-says-250-firms-register-for-arabic-top-web-domain--993884

NTAG Chair Blog: What Is the Next GAC Advice?
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140204_ntag_chair_blog_what_is_the_next_gac_advice/

How to Best Enhance Your Brand with New gTLDs
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140203_how_to_best_enhance_your_brand_with_new_gtlds/

Conditions for Launching your .Brand
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140204_conditions_for_launching_your_brand/

Who Are the Major New gTLD Applicants and… (Part Two: Uniregistry)
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140204_who_are_the_major_new_gtld_applicants_and_part_two_uniregistry/

Arabic Dot-Shabaka Domain Launch Signals New Internet Era
http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/arabic-dot-shabaka-first-new-domain-launched-by-icann-138094

'One of the most profound changes in history of internet'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-26032265

Internet Domain Name Extensions: Starting Dot Unveils .SKI, in Partnership With the International Ski Federation (FIS)
http://www.sys-con.com/node/2957239

Web domain names about to get more creative
http://www.thestar.com/business/2014/02/03/web_domain_names_about_to_get_more_creative.html

European Commission Weights In On ICANN Last Resort Auction & They Are Not Happy
http://www.thedomains.com/2014/02/04/european-commission-weights-in-on-icann-last-resort-auction-they-are-not-happy/

British businesses fall victim to 'cybersquatters' amid domain name rollout
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/internet/10619203/British-businesses-fall-victim-to-cybersquatters-amid-domain-name-rollout.html

Dubai forum to see opportunities in domain name sector
http://www.emirates247.com/news/emirates/dubai-forum-to-see-opportunities-in-domain-name-sector-2014-02-03-1.537081

What Happens When a Big Company Uses Your Brand Name?
http://www.inc.com/jill-krasny/when-a-big-company-steals-your-brand-name.html

Flood of New Domain Names Yields Few Investment Opportunities
http://investorplace.com/2014/02/get-ready-flood-new-fangled-web-addresses/

Australia's evolving legal position on use of other trader's brands in online advertising
http://www.mondaq.com/australia/x/290378/Consumer+Trading+Unfair+Trading/Australias+evolving+legal+position+on+use+of+other+traders+brands+in+online+advertising

Number of .es domains registered in Spain grows 5.1% in 2013
http://www.telecompaper.com/news/number-of-es-domains-registered-in-spain-grows-51-in-2013--994338

Does the UDRP do more harm than good
http://domainnamewire.com/2014/02/04/does-the-udrp-do-more-harm-than-good/

More news
www.domainenamewire.com
www.thedomains.com

INTERNET REGULATION

EU cross-border licences for online music services 
http://www.financialmirror.com/news-details.php?nid=31926

Democratic federal lawmakers really want the FCC to regulate Internet
http://watchdog.org/126972/internet-war-2/

Google Spent $7.3 Billion on Data Centers in 2013, Double Its 2012 Spending
http://www.circleid.com/posts/google_spent_73_billion_on_data_centers_in_2013_double_its_2012_spending/

Data Privacy Day: Understanding Your Digital Footprints
http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/tech-matters/2014/01/data-privacy-day-understanding-your-digital-footprints

IPv6

Prediction: IPv6 Adoption Hits Double Digits in 2014
http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/tech-matters/2014/01/prediction-ipv6-adoption-hits-double-digits-2014

AFRICAN INTERNET NEWS

MidEast, Africa to post strongest mobile data traffic growth to 2017
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/business/telecoms/2014/02/04/MidEast-and-Africa-set-to-post-strongest-mobile-data-traffic-growth-to-2017.html

New 1,000 km undersea cable system links up Libya
http://www.itnewsafrica.com/2014/02/new-1000-km-undersea-cable-system-links-up-libya/

Africa telecoms summit to be held in Ghana
http://www.screenafrica.com/page/news/tech/1639198-Africa-telecoms-summit-to-be-held-in-Ghana#.UvJie8XjiZQ

Free 100,000 .ng domain names starts operation in June —NIRA
http://www.punchng.com/news/free-100000-ng-domain-names-to-start-operation-in-june-nira/

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



 		 	   		   		 	   		  
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