[AfrICANN-discuss] Web review November 11, 2014

Tue Nov 11 17:05:20 UTC 2014

NETMUNDIAL INITIATIVE

Brazil leads creation of Internet governance initiative
http://www.zdnet.com/brazil-leads-creation-of-internet-governance-initiative-7000035620/

NETmundial’s promises of grassroots internet governance leave a lot to be desired

http://theconversation.com/netmundials-promises-of-grassroots-internet-governance-leave-a-lot-to-be-desired-34023

Governance advocates see crowd-sourcing as way to fix internet ills
http://www.indiatvnews.com/business/india/governance-advocates-see-crowd-sourcing-as-way-to-fix-internet-i-15378.html

What will the future of the internet look like?
http://forumblog.org/2014/11/what-will-the-future-of-the-internet-look-like/?utm_content=buffer6b32d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

ICANN

Monitoring the Health of the Organization
https://www.icann.org/news/blog/monitoring-the-health-of-the-organization

ICANN Draft Five-Year Operating Plan
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-11-11-en

Requirements for Implementing Rights Protection Mechanisms in Name Collision Mitigation Framework Now Available
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-11-07-en

ICANN 51 Los Angeles – Showcasing Positive Trends and Business Diversity at ICANN Public Meetings
https://www.icann.org/news/blog/icann-51-los-angeles-showcasing-positive-trends-and-business-diversity-at-icann-public-meetings

Accountability Group Charter Sets the Bar Too Low
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20141110_accountability_group_charter_sets_the_bar_too_low/

DOMAIN NAME

If ICANN Doesn't Keep Registrars Honest, Who Will?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-horton/if-icann-doesnt-keep-regi_b_6101536.html

More than 52,000 .nyc sites registered in first month
http://www.amny.com/news/nyc-domain-names-a-big-hit-52-000-registered-sites-in-1-month-1.9604827

Customer Confusion over New(ish) gTLDs Targeting Financial Services
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20141107_customer_confusion_over_newish_gtlds_targeting_financial_services/

Amazon Wins Rights to .Book Top Level Domain Name
http://www.domainnews.com/amazon-wins-rights-to-book-top-level-domain-name.html

ICANN Last Resort New gTLD Auctions Scheduled for November
http://www.thedomains.com/2014/11/10/icann-last-resort-new-gtld-auctions-scheduled-for-november/

Canada: .quebec Geographic gTLD Ready for Public Launch
http://www.mondaq.com/canada/x/353144/Trademark/quebec+Geographic+gTLD+Ready+for+Public+Launch

October 2014 Highest Reported ccTLD Sales
http://www.domainnews.com/october-2014-highest-reported-cctld-sales.html

The New gTLD Influx: What Does It Mean for the Industry?
http://gtldblog.tumblr.com/post/102140043485/the-new-gtld-influx-what-does-it-mean-for-the

Update on the new gTLDs for domain name traders and entrepreneurs
http://www.seniortycoon.com/domain-names-gtlds-entrepreneurs/

China's Domain Name Market with Simon Cousins
http://domainnamewire.com/2014/11/10/chinas-domain-name-market-with-simon-cousins-dnw-podcast-6/

ITU PLENIPOT 2014 OUTCOME

Final Reflections on Plenipot 14
http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/public-policy/2014/11/final-reflections-plenipot-14

Outcomes from the International Telecommunication Union 2014 Plenipotentiary Conference in Busan, Republic of Korea
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2014/11/233914.htm

ITU Plenipotentiary Outcome Limiting UN Agency Role In Internet Governance Deemed “Success”
http://www.ip-watch.org/2014/11/10/itu-plenipotentiary-outcome-limiting-un-agency-role-in-internet-governance-deemed-success/

OBAMA'S NET NEUTRALITY PROPOSAL

Obama Urges FCC to Treat the Internet As a Utility
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20141110_obama_urges_fcc_to_treat_the_internet_as_a_utility/

Why Obama’s plan to save the Internet could actually ruin it
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/innovations/wp/2014/11/11/why-obamas-plan-to-save-the-internet-could-actually-ruin-it/

Barack Obama backs net neutrality and says Internet must stay "free and open"                
http://www.cityam.com/1415635454/barack-obama-backs-net-neutrality-and-says-internet-must-stay-free-and-open

Obama’s Net Neutrality Proposal: The Praise and the Attacks
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-11-10/obamas-net-neutrality-proposal-is-praised-and-attacked

Obama wants more regulation of Internet providers
http://www.bdtonline.com/news/obama-wants-more-regulation-of-internet-providers/article_5fad62c8-68fb-11e4-922e-9f34e5aa832d.html

INTERNET OF THINGS

Internet of Things Market Expected to Reach $3.04 Trillion, 30B Connected Things in 2020
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20141110_internet_of_things_market_expected_to_reach_3_trillion_dollars/

AFRICAN INTERNET NEWS

East Africa: EAC to Get Single Internet Exchange to Cut Costs
http://allafrica.com/stories/201411110156.html

Sub-Saharan Africa will overtake Europe as second-largest mobile internet market by 2020
http://www.marketingmag.com.au/news/sub-saharan-africa-will-overtake-europe-as-second-largest-mobile-internet-market-by-2020-58403/#.VGI5phZXr3U

Facebooks internet.org app headed to Kenya
http://www.itnewsafrica.com/2014/11/facebooks-internet-org-app-headed-to-kenya/

Sandvine details African Internet trends
http://www.itweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=139210:Sandvine-details-African-Internet-trends

Middle East & Africa internet cloud traffic is booming
http://www.cnbcafrica.com/news/special-report/2014/11/11/middle-east-africa-cloud-traffic/#

Submarine cable to connect Africa with the Americas
http://www.telecoms.com/302681/submarine-cable-to-connect-africa-with-the-americas/

MORE NEWS

Russian Internet Traffic Redirected Due to Routing Errors by China
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20141107_chinese_routing_errors_redirect_russian_internet_traffic/

Asia-Pacific – home to a new and broader mobile ecosystem
http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/asia-pacific-bureau/2014/11/asia-pacific-%E2%80%93-home-new-and-broader-mobile-ecosystem

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