Hi AR,<br><br>With many thanks the information you have been sharing with us, I agree with Christopher that this is more than a weekend reading, BUT hey! thanks for allowing us to select what we wish to read about.<br><br>
Please keep sending the information over!!!!<br><br>Best regards<br><br>Yassin<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 29/06/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Christopher Wilkinson</b> <<a href="mailto:Christopher.wilkinson@skynet.be">
Christopher.wilkinson@skynet.be</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">AR - now that is serious weekend
reading.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">I trust that you are enjoying Puerto
Rico!</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">;-)
CW</font></div>
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<div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><b>Subject:</b> [AfrICANN-discuss] Artilces
around ICANN in San Juan, Domains Names, cTLDs</div>
<div><br></div><pre>All, this is a collection of articles that talk about the above subjects and more....in different languages!!! Feel free <br>to tell me if this too much and if you feel comfortable having this much information at once...
<br><br><br>Cheers<br>ar<br><br>1. Typosquatting and the .eu Top Level Domain by Kristof Neefs<br>Part I of the paper outlines the origins of typosquatting and it identifies<br>the benefits of registering a domain similar to a well-known trademark or
<br><br>name to typosquatters. It also briefly evaluates potential detrimental<br>effects of typosquatting for consumers and legitimate businesses. Part II<br>then adresses how the launch of the .eu top-level domain anticipated
<br><br>cybersquatting by allowing the holders of a prior right to a name to<br>register the matching .eu domain during phased registration. I assess<br>whether the phased registration also permitted preventive registering of
<br><br>domains likely to be subject of typosquatting. Part III goes on to describe<br>the alternative dispute resolution mechanism in EC Regulation 874/2004. In<br>conclusion, I argue that typosquatting is sufficiently remedied by the EU
<br><br>regulations on the .eu domain, and I suggest a diligent and pro-active<br>domain registering approach to holders of valuable trademark portfolios.<br><a href="http://www.droit-technologie.org/actuality/details.asp?id=1049" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://www.droit-technologie.org/actuality/details.asp?id=1049</a><br><br>**********************<br>ICANN IN SAN JUAN<br>**********************<br>DAY THREE<br>2. ICANN goes native, as new TLDs proliferate<br>Tuesday brought more on the expansion of the TLD landscape - namely a
<br><br>discussion of what are referred to somewhat jokingly as geoTLDs. These are<br>really two distinct kinds of TLDs - one for information about cities or<br>purely geographic regions, and another for linguistic and cultural
<br><br>preservation.<br><a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/06/27/icann_tld_regional/" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/06/27/icann_tld_regional/
</a><br><br>3. ICANN Puerto Rico - of Tortuous Tutorials by Adam Strong<br><br>Adam Strong wasn't at the ICANN meetings but after reading the transcript of<br>the "tutorial" on domain tasting, he was pretty disappointed by what's going
<br>on. It's pretty clear at least one presenter got things off track.<br><br>Representing the Business Constituency (BC), Maryiln Cade focused on what<br>she called "the harmful aspect, the dark side, . . . a scheme that is
<br>involving the abusive registration and exploitation of the rights of<br><br>others."<br><a href="http://domainnamenews.com/legal-issues/icann-puerto-rico-of-torturous-tutori" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://domainnamenews.com/legal-issues/icann-puerto-rico-of-torturous-tutori</a><br>als/<br><br><br>DAY TWO<br>4. ICANN Mulls Registrar Changes (IDG)<br>ICANN is seeking ideas and opinions on ways to modify the agreement terms it
<br>enters into with Internet registrars to protect individuals and<br>organizations that do business with them.<br><br><a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,133399-pg,1/article.html" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,133399-pg,1/article.html</a><br><a href="http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/06/26/ICANN-mulls-registrar-changes_1.ht" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/06/26/ICANN-mulls-registrar-changes_1.ht</a><br>ml<br><a href="http://www.infoworld.nl/idgns/bericht.phtml?id=002570DE00740E180025730500745" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://www.infoworld.nl/idgns/bericht.phtml?id=002570DE00740E180025730500745<br></a><br>7A2<br><br>5. RegisterFly: the name not to be spoken<br>The afternoon brought meatier fare - something a correspondent can sink his<br>
teeth into, so to speak. The RegisterFly debacle has forced ICANN into a<br>bout of soul-searching, and the potential reform of the Registrar<br><br>Accreditation Agreement provoked wide-ranging debate about ICANN's purpose
<br>and the rights of registrants to their domains. It also raised the specter<br>of how to respond to the failure of an actual registry, rather than a<br><br>registrar. Susan Crawford, ICANN board member and moderator of the
<br>discussion, broached the question of whether an entire TLD could be allowed<br>to fail, or rather should be maintained somehow in perpetuity.<br><a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/06/26/icann_raa_san_juan/" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/06/26/icann_raa_san_juan/</a><br><br>6. After Registerfly meltdown, ICANN mulls registrar contract changes<br>ICANN is revamping its registrar agreement in order to better protect its<br>
customers from registrar disasters that could indefinitely hold up their<br>domains. <br><a href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070626-after-registerfly-meltdown-ica" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070626-after-registerfly-meltdown-ica<br></a><br>nn-mulls-registrar-contract-changes.html<br><br>7. New Domains in Works at ICANN Meet (AP)<br>ICANN has scheduled workshops this week to discuss procedures for additional
<br>domain suffixes in English; it would be the third major round and the first<br><br>beyond a pilot since the domain name system was created in the 1980s. For<br>straightforward strings in which no objection is raised, approval would come
<br>within three months.<br><a href="http://www.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_id=53322" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://www.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_id=53322</a><br><br>8. Domains in Cyrillic symbols may appear in one year<br>ICANN announced in a Tuesday opened its 29th International Public Meeting in<br>San Juan, Puerto Rico on June 25, 2007. New Internet addresses, including
<br><br>those entirely in foreign languages, are under review by the corporation,<br>RBC reported.<br><a href="http://english.newslab.ru/news/225540" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://english.newslab.ru/news/225540</a><br>
<br>DAY ONE<br>9. ICANN to Tackle new Top Level Domains (IDG)<br>ICANN opened a week-long meeting on Monday where it will address critical<br>issues like new gTLDs, IDNs and the organization's efforts to become more<br>
accountable and transparent. The meeting, the second of three of its kind<br>ICANN has planned for this year, will also include discussions about a major<br>expansion of available Internet Protocol addresses, as well as about the
<br><br>process for accrediting registrars. Taking advantage of the meeting's venue<br>in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the agenda also includes the first General<br>Assembly of the Latin American and Caribbean Regional At Large Organization,
<br><br>formed in March.<br><a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,133397-pg,1/article.html" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,133397-pg,1/article.html
</a><br><a href="http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/06/25/ICANN-tackle-transparency_1.html" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/06/25/ICANN-tackle-transparency_1.html</a><br><a href="http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleI" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleI<br></a><br>d=9025724<br><br>10. Internet agency to discuss domain name expansion (AP)<br>New Internet addresses, including those entirely in foreign languages, are
<br>under review by a key oversight agency, although meetings this week in<br><br>Puerto Rico are likely to conclude with more questions.<br><a href="http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2007/06/26/1182623849118.html" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2007/06/26/1182623849118.html<br></a><br><a href="http://australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,21969437-15318,00.html" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,21969437-15318,00.html</a><br><a href="http://businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8Q017RO0.htm" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8Q017RO0.htm</a><br><a href="http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1637086,00.html" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1637086,00.html
<br></a><br><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techpolicy/2007-06-25-new-domains_N.htm" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techpolicy/2007-06-25-new-domains_N.htm
</a><br><br>11. ICANN goes to the Caribbean<br><br>The ICANN Puerto Rico meeting kicked off this morning with the usual<br>platitudes and words of gratitude for the host nation and sponsors, but it<br>did give us an overview of what to expect from ICANN in the next few months.
<br><br><a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/06/25/icann_san_juan_2007/" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/06/25/icann_san_juan_2007/</a><br><br>
12. ICANN promises to tighten up domain name administration<br><br>ICANN has promised to tighten up its procedures and processes to better<br>protect registrants and domain names.<br><a href="http://itwire.com.au/content/view/13168/53/" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://itwire.com.au/content/view/13168/53/<br></a><br><a href="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/363661/international-domains-on-icann" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/363661/international-domains-on-icann
</a><br>-agenda.html<br><br><a href="http://techworld.com/networking/news/index.cfm?newsid=9279" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://techworld.com/networking/news/index.cfm?newsid=9279
</a><br><a href="http://telecomseurope.net/article.php?type=article&id_article=4202" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://telecomseurope.net/article.php?type=article&id_article=4202</a><br><a href="http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2007/06/26/icann-to-address-domain-name-ex" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2007/06/26/icann-to-address-domain-name-ex<br></a><br>pansion<br><br>**********************<br>DOMAIN NAMES<br>**********************<br>13. Did you know there are 150 ways to spell iPhone?
<br>And that's just based on the number of Websites now set up with names like<br><br><a href="http://iphoen.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">iphoen.com</a> and <a href="http://i0hone.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
i0hone.com</a> (I know, I shouldn't publicize 'em) as a way to<br>make money from the hype surrounding the launch of Apple's (AAPL) iPhone.<br><br>The practice is called typosquatting, and its become a huge, albeit legally
<br>risky, cash cow due to the popularity of pay-per-click advertising. Sloppy<br>typists land on a page, click on an ad (possibly even for the Apple store or<br><br>for Cingular, the exclusive carrier of the iPhone), and cha-ching, the
<br>domain holder makes a cut.<br><a href="http://blogs.business2.com/sloan/2007/06/did-you-know-th.html" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://blogs.business2.com/sloan/2007/06/did-you-know-th.html
<br></a><br><br>14. More Than Just Squatting (on Domain Names)<br>One of the less reputable sectors of the Internet economy that has been<br>growing rapidly is domain name parking. Entrepreneurs register names that<br>are either misspellings of common domains, like
<br><a href="http://amazo.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">amazo.com</a> or generic titles<br>like <a href="http://www.chicagodoctors.com/" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
www.chicagodoctors.com</a>. They fill these sites with ads from Google or<br>Yahoo, getting paid for every click. This game has morphed into what is know<br><br>as Google arbitrage, filling the page also with just enough content that it
<br>will actually be found by search engines, and in turn attract users who<br>simply see ads and click again to get somewhere useful.<br><a href="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/06/27/more-than-just-squatting-on-domain" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/06/27/more-than-just-squatting-on-domain</a>-<br>names/<br><br>15. InternetNZ's Farrar steps down from Council<br>Outgoing InternetNZ vice president David Farrar says he plans to leave the
<br><br>organisation's Council, after almost nine years onboard. Farrar joined the<br>INZ Council in 1998, and has served the last four years as vice-president.<br><a href="http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/46824D9DFE5510E8CC2573020015A2DC" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/46824D9DFE5510E8CC2573020015A2DC</a><br><br>16. mx: All the new IP addresses will be allocated on IPv6<br>According to forecasts of some investigators, in the next three years the
<br>
central pool of Internet Protocol addresses of the present version 4, IPv4<br>will be depleted, so from January 1st, of 2011, NIC Mexico will not be able<br>to allocate anymore IPv4 addresses and will only assign IP addresses in
<br><br>version 6 of the Internet Protocol (IPv6).<br><a href="http://www.nic.mx/es/Noticias_2?NEWS=220" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://www.nic.mx/es/Noticias_2?NEWS=220</a><br>
<a href="http://www.nic.mx/es/Noticias_2?NEWS=217" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://www.nic.mx/es/Noticias_2?NEWS=217</a> (Spanish)<br><br>17. IEDR opens up market for personalised .ie domains<br>The IE Domain Registry (IEDR) has confirmed that it is hoping to introduce<br>personalised .ie domain names this summer. This will allow people to
<br><br>register domains like <a href="http://www.johnmurphy.ie/" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">www.johnmurphy.ie</a> or <a href="http://www.marysmith.ie/" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
www.marysmith.ie</a>.<br><a href="http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/news.nv?storyid=single8615" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/news.nv?storyid=single8615</a><br><br>18. za: Call for New Domain Name Authority Directors<br>Nominations for directors to serve on the board of the ".za" Domain Name<br>Authority has been opened by the Communications Minister Dr Ivy
<br><br>Matsepe-Casaburri, Tuesday.<br><a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/200706260692.html" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://allafrica.com/stories/200706260692.html</a><br>
<a href="http://www.citizen.co.za/index/article.aspx?pDesc=42103,1,22" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://www.citizen.co.za/index/article.aspx?pDesc=42103,1,22</a><br><a href="http://mybroadband.co.za/news/General/414.html" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://mybroadband.co.za/news/General/414.html
</a><br><br>19. za: Have a little faith, .za administrator told<br><br>The Inkatha Freedom Party on Friday called on the administrator of the .za<br>Internet domain name, Mike Lawrie, to "show some faith" in the South African
<br>government and its ability to administer the address in the best interests<br><br>of all South Africans.<br><a href="http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?South%20Africa&set_id=1&click_id=13&art_i" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?South%20Africa&set_id=1&click_id=13&art_i<br></a><br>d=qw1024047002303B253<br><br>20. Direct Navigation: Maximizing Traffic to Drive ROI (cost - US$750)<br>Direct navigation is the largest untapped market for paid search advertisers
<br>and agencies. With Google having increasingly become a gateway to the<br><br>Internet and a navigation tool, Internet users have become accustomed to<br>typing domain names into the address bar, creating a new source of traffic
<br>for marketers.<br><a href="http://jupiterresearch.com/bin/item.pl/research:concept/1091/id=99431" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://jupiterresearch.com/bin/item.pl/research:concept/1091/id=99431</a><br><br>21. ANRT opens consultation on .ma domain name administrator (sub req'd)<br><a href="http://telecom.paper.nl/news/article.aspx?id=173439" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://telecom.paper.nl/news/article.aspx?id=173439</a><br><br>22. Bush on cyber war: 'a subject I can learn a lot about'<br>When the presidents of the USA and Estonia met on Monday, cyber warfare was<br>still very much on the Estonian agenda. Estonia has recently cooled its jets
<br><br>somewhat on the issue of the serious DDoS attacks it suffered in recent<br>months. Initially, the Estonian Government suggested that the Russian<br>Government had mounted a purposeful digital assault, leading to a wave of
<br><br>wide-eyed "cyber-war!" headlines in the Western media.<br><a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/06/26/bush_soothes_estonians_on_cyber_war/" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/06/26/bush_soothes_estonians_on_cyber_war/<br></a><br><br>23. How MySpace is hurting your network<br>Increasingly popular social-networking sites such as MySpace, YouTube and<br>Facebook are accounting for such huge volumes of DNS queries and bandwidth
<br>consumption that carriers, universities and corporations are scrambling to<br><br>keep pace.<br><a href="http://computerworld.com.sg/ShowPage.aspx?pagetype=2&articleid=5546&pubid=3&" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://computerworld.com.sg/ShowPage.aspx?pagetype=2&articleid=5546&pubid=3&<br></a><br>tab=Home&issueid=114<br><br>24. What Is Cybersquatting and What Can Be Done About It? ACPA or UDRP?<br>Have you ever had a third party register a domain name that is either
<br>exactly the same or very similar to your trademark? If so, it may be a<br><br>Cybersquatting issue. Cybersquatting is registering, trafficking in, or<br>using a domain name with a bad-faith intent to profit from the goodwill of a
<br>trademark belonging to someone else. To address this issue, Congress enacted<br><br>what is known as the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act ("ACPA").<br>The ACPA amended the Lanham Act by providing trademark owners with a civil
<br>remedy against cybersquatting.<br><a href="http://domaininformer.com/guides/Legal/articles/070625whatiscybersquatting.h" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://domaininformer.com/guides/Legal/articles/070625whatiscybersquatting.h</a><br>tml<br><br>25. Domain name industry booming with multimillion-dollar sales, but is it<br>sustainable?<br>If hefty domain name prices are any indication, the dot-com resurgence may
<br><br>be headed for another bust. Just take a look at last week's live auction<br>sale by domain name broker Moniker. On Friday at the Traffic conference in<br>New York, Moniker beat its record for the largest sale of a single domain
<br><br>name at live auction. That sale went to <a href="http://Creditcheck.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">Creditcheck.com</a>, which took in a<br>cool $3 million. When the day was done, Pompano Beach, Florida-based Moniker
<br>had raked in $10.9 million for brokering 115 names.<br><br><a href="http://redherring.com/Article.aspx?a=22712" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://redherring.com/Article.aspx?a=22712
</a><br><br>26. Domain Names Market Remains Hot...A Bubble Waiting To Burst?<br>In April, Pablo Palatnik wrote a blog post, "Domain Names Have Become True<br><br>Commodities". Pablo writes "[i]t's now June and the market for Domain names
<br>is still rising in prices. It's much like the housing market two years ago,<br>not quite as hot and profitable yet, but there are a lot of people making<br><br>serious money from domain names."<br><a href="http://searchenginejournal.com/domain-names-market-remains-hota-bubble-waiti" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://searchenginejournal.com/domain-names-market-remains-hota-bubble-waiti<br></a><br>ng-to-burst/5179/<br><br>27. <a href="http://Communicate.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
Communicate.com</a> Stock Nearly Doubles in June<br>Individual domain name prices aren't the only signs that the domain name<br>market is white hot. Shares of domain name company <br><a href="http://Communicate.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
Communicate.com</a> (CMNN.ob)<br>have soared from $1.14 at open on June 1 to close at $2.10 last Friday, June<br>22. (Shares fell 8 cents on Monday).<br><a href="http://domainnamewire.com/2007/06/26/communicatecom-stock-nearly-doubles-in" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://domainnamewire.com/2007/06/26/communicatecom-stock-nearly-doubles-in</a>-<br>june/<br><br>28. <a href="http://Moniker.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">Moniker.com</a> Brokers Two Multi-Million Dollar Domain Name Sales at
<br>T.R.A.F.F.I.C. NYC<br><br>More than 300 individuals packed the ballroom at the Hyatt Grand Central in<br>NYC to bid on some of the world's most premium domain names at the<br>culmination of T.R.A.F.F.I.C NYC. The auction was hosted by
<a href="http://Moniker.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
Moniker.com</a>.<br>During intense live bidding, CreditCheck.com and its associated Web site<br>FreeCreditCheck.com sold for U.S. $3 million combined while <a href="http://Seniors.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
Seniors.com</a> sold<br>for $1.8 million.<br><br><a href="http://domaininformer.com/news/press/070625Moniker.html" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://domaininformer.com/news/press/070625Moniker.html
</a><br><br>29. Rick Latona Lights Up the Top 20 With Three Charted Domains Including<br><br><a href="http://Iran.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">Iran.com</a> at US$400,000 <br>
Rick Latona of DigiPawn.com went on a spending spree this week and more than<br>half a million dollars later he was the proud new owner of <a href="http://Iran.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
Iran.com</a><br>($400,000), TrackAndField.com ($57,000), <a href="http://Territory.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">Territory.com</a> ($30,000) and<br><a href="http://Gutter.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
Gutter.com</a> ($12,500).<br><a href="http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2007/domainsales06-19-07.htm" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2007/domainsales06-19-07.htm</a><br><br>30. Apple iPhone Promoting .com TLD?<br>One of the key features of the soon-to-launch iPhone is its advanced web<br>browser capabilities. "The iPhone is the first smart phone we've tested with
<br><br>a real, computer-grade Web browser, a version of Apple's Safari," say the<br>Wall Street Journal. To make the user's browsing experience even more<br>efficient, the phone even comes with a TLD button labeled ".com". Rather
<br><br>interesting given that today there are over two hundred TLDs in existence<br>including .mobi.<br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/apple_iphone_buttons_com_domain/" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://www.circleid.com/posts/apple_iphone_buttons_com_domain/<br></a><br><br>31. What's in a domain name? Commentary: Web start-ups scraping bottom of<br>brand barrel<br>Internet start-ups seem to be having as much trouble acquiring names as they
<br>do venture financing. Nowadays, these start-ups are built on the cheap,<br><br>employing shoestring budgets by leasing inexpensive computer servers and<br>using low-cost software. The last thing they want to spend big money on is a
<br>name. A Web identity is imperative, but these firms don't have tens of<br><br>thousands of dollars to hire a naming specialist, to say nothing of the cost<br>of acquiring a cybersquatted domain.<br><a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/story.aspx?guid=%7BF9C03C2F%2D15F1%2D4" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/story.aspx?guid=%7BF9C03C2F%2D15F1%2D4</a><br>F9F%2DA791%2D8BB8851EFEB0%7D<br><br>32. ICANN opens consultation on operating principles (sub req'd)<br><a href="http://telecom.paper.nl/news/article.aspx?id=173235" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://telecom.paper.nl/news/article.aspx?id=173235</a><br><br>33. Kammergericht: Keine Staatsnamen für private Internet-Domains<br>Namen von Staaten dürfen nach einem Urteil des Berliner Kammergerichts nicht<br>für private Internet-Domains missbraucht werden. Für Staatsnamen, ob in der
<br><br>Landessprache oder in einer Übersetzung, bestehe immer ein ausschließliches<br>Nutzungsrecht des jeweiligen Staates, urteilte das Gericht in einem am<br>heutigen Mittwoch bekannt gewordenen Beschluss.<br><a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/91821" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/91821</a><br><br>34. Internet-Verwaltung: Warten auf Godot ... und neue Domains<br>Die Einführung neuer Top Level Domains steht wieder einmal ganz oben auf der<br>Agenda der Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). Die
<br><br>private Netzverwaltung versammelt sich diese Woche zu ihrem turnusmäßigen<br>Treffen in San Juan, Puerto Rico.<br><a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/91795" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/91795<br></a><br><br>35. Die Welt der ICANN<br>Die ICANN hat rechtzeitig zum Start ihres Kongresses in San Juan einfache<br>interaktive Karten ins Netz gestellt, auf denen unter anderem eingezeichnet
<br>ist, woher die Mitglieder der Organisation kommen, wo die verschiedenen<br><br>Root-Zone-Server des Whois-Systems stehen und ich welchem Land es wie viele<br>Registrare für Domains gibt.<br><a href="http://futurezone.orf.at/tipps/stories/202792/" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://futurezone.orf.at/tipps/stories/202792/<br></a><br><br>36. ICANN startet Marathon-Session zu Transparenz<br>Die ICANN hat sich diese Woche in Klausur begeben. Sie will hauptsächlich<br>neue TLDs und ihre Rolle besprechen, aber die öffentlichkeitswirksamsten
<br>Ergebnisse werden wohl aus der Sessions-Serie kommen, die sich mit<br><br>Nabelschau beschäftigt: Der ICANN wurde in der Vergangenheit öfters<br>Intransparenz vorgeworfen. Das soll jetzt zunächst offen diskutiert und nach
<br>Möglichkeit abgestellt werden, meldete AP.<br><a href="http://www.silicon.de/enid/storage_network/28003" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://www.silicon.de/enid/storage_network/28003</a><br><br>37. .ASIA : le calendrier définitif dévoilé<br>Le registre du .ASIA a présenté hier lors de la réunion de l'ICANN à San<br>Juan, le calendrier définitif d'ouverture de son extension.
<br><br><a href="http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1245/asie-asia-le-calendrier-definitif-devo" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1245/asie-asia-le-calendrier-definitif-devo
</a><br>ile.php<br><br>38. L'Icann veut garantir la qualité de services aux internautes<br><br>Lors de sa 29e conférence internationale, l'Icann, le régulateur d'Internet,<br>a décidé de sonder l'opinion sur les procédures de certifications attribuées
<br>aux registrars (organismes locaux chargés de gérer et de commercialiser les<br><br>noms de domaines - DNS).<br><a href="http://www.lemondeinformatique.fr/actualites/lire-l-icann-veut-garantir-la-q" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://www.lemondeinformatique.fr/actualites/lire-l-icann-veut-garantir-la-q<br></a><br>ualite-de-services-aux-internautes-23269.html<br><br>39. De nouveaux noms de domaine Internet pourraient voir le jour<br>De nouvelles adresses Internet, y compris des adresses écrites exclusivement
<br>dans une langue autre que l'anglais, pourraient bientôt voir le jour.<br><br><a href="http://techno.branchez-vous.com/actualite/2007/06/de_nouveaux_noms_de_domain" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://techno.branchez-vous.com/actualite/2007/06/de_nouveaux_noms_de_domain</a><br>e_in.html<br><br>
40. 400 millions pour un nom !<br><a href="http://Business.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">Business.com</a> serait-il le nom de tous les records ? Acheté au prix de USD<br>7,5 millions en 1999, le nom serait bientôt proposé aux enchères.
<br>Estimations du montant de la vente : de USD 300 à 400 millions.<br><br><a href="http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1241/400-millions-pour-un-nom.php" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1241/400-millions-pour-un-nom.php</a><br><br>41. Réunion ICANN: WHOIS et nouvelles extensions<br><br>La deuxième réunion ICANN 2007 est en cours aux Caraïbes. Premiers sujets<br>abordés : le fonctionnement du WHOIS et le lancement de nouvelles extensions
<br>génériques.<br><a href="http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1242/etude-nom-de-domaine-et-referencement" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1242/etude-nom-de-domaine-et-referencement</a>.<br>php<br><br>42. Le .DK agit contre le typosquatting<br>Le registre de l'extension Danoise activera sa nouvelle charte le 1er<br>juillet prochain. Il prévoit de supprimer toute tentative de typosquatting
<br><br>en .DK.<br><a href="http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1244/danemark-le-dk-agit-contre-le-typosqua" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1244/danemark-le-dk-agit-contre-le-typosqua
</a><br>tting.php<br><br><br>43. Le domaine Internet poursuit son ascension<br>De nouvelles adresses Internet, y compris des adresses écrites exclusivement<br>dans une langue autre que l'anglais, pourraient bientôt voir le jour.
<br>L'ICANN, l'agence qui a juridiction sur la question, discutera de cette<br><br>possibilité cette semaine à Puerto Rico, en plus de différentes propositions<br>visant à accroître le nombre de noms de domaine disponibles.
<br><a href="http://montreal.24heures.ca/Actualite/2007/06/26/4290373-sun.html" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://montreal.24heures.ca/Actualite/2007/06/26/4290373-sun.html</a><br><br>44. Proponen crear el dominio de Internet '.lat' para latinos<br>Unos 800 expertos en dominios de Internet de 90 países participan en un
<br><br>congreso de la ICANN en el que exploran la posibilidad de crear el dominio<br>".lat" para latinos.<br><a href="http://terra.com/noticias/articulo/html/act882252.htm" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://terra.com/noticias/articulo/html/act882252.htm<br></a><br><a href="http://www.laraza.com/news.php?nid=44760" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://www.laraza.com/news.php?nid=44760
</a><br><a href="http://www.emol.com/noticias/todas/detalle/detallenoticias.asp?idnoticia=260" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://www.emol.com/noticias/todas/detalle/detallenoticias.asp?idnoticia=260</a><br>670<br><a href="http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/433510.html" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/433510.html<br></a><br><br>45. De visita en la Isla padre de internet<br>La creación de nuevos dominios, la integración de los alfabetos<br>internacionales a las direcciones de las páginas cibernéticas, y una colosal
<br>expansión en la cantidad de páginas que podrán ser creadas son las próximas<br><br>innovaciones y retos que encara la internet.<br><a href="http://endi.com/noticia/negocios/noticias/de_visita_en_la_isla_padre_de_inte" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://endi.com/noticia/negocios/noticias/de_visita_en_la_isla_padre_de_inte<br></a><br>rnet/237145<br><br>46. Stories in Russian mentioning ICANN<br><a href="http://top.rbc.ru/society/26/06/2007/107490.shtml" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://top.rbc.ru/society/26/06/2007/107490.shtml</a><br><a href="http://www.utro.ru/news/2007/06/26/658509.shtml" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://www.utro.ru/news/2007/06/26/658509.shtml</a></pre></span></div>
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