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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">16. How to
Handle 'IHateYourCompany.com'</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">With the
internet becoming a haven for disgruntled fans of companies, often registering
domain names such as <a href="http://starbucked.com">starbucked.com</a> and <a href="http://ihatestarbucks.com">ihatestarbucks.com</a> to
<a href="http://boycottwalmart.org">boycottwalmart.org</a> and <a href="http://againstthewal.com">againstthewal.com</a>, the Wall Street Journal looks at
whether companies are fighting back. The WSJ finds many are, some more
aggressively than others, and uses research by FairWinds Partners, the people
behind CADNA.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">"That
doesn't mean, however, that they should snap up every domain with a vaguely
negative-sounding name and then let them gather dust, according to
Internet-strategy consultants.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">"Rather,
companies should register or buy just the sites that get the most traffic, says
Josh Bourne, managing partner of FairWinds Partners, the Internet strategy
consulting firm that conducted the study."</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">The article
notes Xerox who says it is selective in which domain names it registers, and
these domain names make up less than half a per cent of their domain name
portfolio. And when these domain names are registered, the study suggests
companies maintain a website using the domain name to solicit customer
feedback. However a majority do not.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122057760688302147.html">http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122057760688302147.html</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">**********************</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">DOMAIN
NAMES</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">**********************</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">**********************</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> -
ICANN</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">**********************</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">1. ICANN
Takes Another Step Toward Creating A Secure Domain Environment</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">Today ICANN
has announced that they have "formalized" their relationship with ccTLD manager
for .pl-Poland, Naukowa i Akademicka Sièc Komputerowa (NASK) with the
Accountability Framework program.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.namesmash.com/?p=137">http://www.namesmash.com/?p=137</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">**********************</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> - ccTLD
& gTLD NEWS</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">**********************</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">2. .ar
Introduces IDNs</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">LatinTLD is
advising registrars of a sunrise period for internationalised domain names for
the .ar (Argentina) ccTLD.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/.ar-introduces-idns.html">http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/.ar-introduces-idns.html</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/09/07/ar-introduces-idns/">http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/09/07/ar-introduces-idns/</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">3. CZNIC
issues new registration rules</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">In
connection with the DNNSEC technology implementation the association CZ.NIC
issued new registration rules.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nic.cz/page/505/new-registration-rules/">http://www.nic.cz/page/505/new-registration-rules/</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">4. DNSSEC
Protects the Czech National Domain</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">CZ.NIC
continues testing the DNSSEC technology in the registry of .CZ and ENUM
domains.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nic.cz/page/503/dnssec-protects-the-czech-national-domain/">http://www.nic.cz/page/503/dnssec-protects-the-czech-national-domain/</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">5. CZ.NIC
Opens a Competition for Young Programmers</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">Participants
can enter the competition until September 30.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nic.cz/page/508/cz.nic-opens-a-competition-for-young-programmers/">http://www.nic.cz/page/508/cz.nic-opens-a-competition-for-young-programmers/</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">6. SGNIC
Revises Registrar Accreditation Framework</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">SGNIC has
revised some of its registrar accreditation criteria. Foreign registrars
intending to apply to be SGNIC's accredited registrar need not set up a local
presence in Singapore anymore. They will however need to be accredited with
ICANN.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://nic.net.sg/newsroom/20080901162257.html">http://nic.net.sg/newsroom/20080901162257.html</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">7. uk: ENUM
consultation</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">The UK ENUM
consortium (UKEC) has launched the final ENUM consultation document. This
consultation addresses the issue of telephone number validation and the
accreditation of Validation Agencies.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/?contentId=5566">http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/?contentId=5566</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">8. Nominet
Brand awareness research</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">Nominet is
currently using an external research agency, 2Europe, to carry out a market
research project. The project is to measure awareness levels of Nominet and its
role in the UK Internet industry.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/?contentId=5564">http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/?contentId=5564</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">9. vn: New
directive aims to enhance Internet management</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">An Internet
management directive issued by the government last Thursday encourages domestic
enterprises to use the ".vn" country code for their websites.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://english.vietnamnet.vn/tech/2008/09/802084/">http://english.vietnamnet.vn/tech/2008/09/802084/</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">**********************</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> - DNS
SECURITY</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">**********************</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">10.
Pentagon debates development of offensive cyberspace capabilities</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">The current
emphasis is on intelligence gathering and defending U.S. electronic security,
but some officials think the military should know how to attack other nations'
computer systems.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-cyber8-2008sep08,0,1049889.story">http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-cyber8-2008sep08,0,1049889.story</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">11. Experts
call for united global action against cyber attacks [AFP]</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">The world
has to unite against the growing menace of cyber terrorism, IT experts said
Thursday, evoking a recent "cyber war" against Georgia as the latest
example of the threat.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.theage.com.au/technology/experts-call-for-united-global-action-against-cyber-attacks-20080905-4a25.html">http://news.theage.com.au/technology/experts-call-for-united-global-action-against-cyber-attacks-20080905-4a25.html</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.smh.com.au/technology/experts-call-for-united-global-action-against-cyber-attacks-20080905-4a25.html">http://news.smh.com.au/technology/experts-call-for-united-global-action-against-cyber-attacks-20080905-4a25.html</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">12. Is Rock
Phish cybergang set for a comeback?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">Do
cybergangs work on evil "product upgrades" to improve their crimeware and
attack methods? That's what RSA, the security division of EMC, claims is
happening with the Rock Phish gang, described as an East European cybercrime
group responsible for creating botnets used in phishing attacks to steal personal
information.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/090508-rock-phish.html">http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/090508-rock-phish.html</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">13. Report:
inside the network architecture of SPAM and malware</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">Two
websites have recently published reports on Internet security and the spread of
malware across the web, and both documents examine the problem from a new
perspective. Most online security coverage tends to focus on the perpetual war
between the antimalware industry and the companies that earn an illicit living
from selling botnets and developing new exploits. The reports from HostExploit
and Knujon, however, focus on the registrars and ISPs that actually provide
hosting to the black hats, and explore the various connections between the
organizations.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://arstechnica.com/articles/culture/network-architecture-of-malware.ars">http://arstechnica.com/articles/culture/network-architecture-of-malware.ars</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">14. ITU's
Global Cybersecurity Agenda housed in Malaysia [news release]</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">ITU
concluded an agreement with the International Multilateral Partnership Against
Cyber-Terrorism (IMPACT) to operationalize the ITU Global Cybersecurity Agenda
(GCA). IMPACT'S state-of-the-art global headquarters in Cyberjaya, Kuala Lumpur
will be the home of ITU's Global Cybersecurity Agenda.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.itu.int/newsroom/press_releases/2008/27.html">http://www.itu.int/newsroom/press_releases/2008/27.html</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">**********************</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> -
DOMAIN DISPUTES</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">**********************</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">15. A
popular website domain name is for sale and politicians are fighting it out in
cyberspace</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">The
nationalist socialist Danish People's Party has a strong party line on tougher
immigration laws. The Danish Refugee Council aims to help the less fortunate
immigrants to this country. And the National Association of Danish Folk Dancers
- well they just like to dance.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.cphpost.dk/get/108986.html">http://www.cphpost.dk/get/108986.html</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">16. How to
Handle 'IHateYourCompany.com'</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">In recent
years, disgruntled consumers have launched hundreds of Web sites to air their
grievances -- from <a href="http://starbucked.com">starbucked.com</a> and <a href="http://ihatestarbucks.com">ihatestarbucks.com</a> to <a href="http://boycottwalmart.org">boycottwalmart.org</a>
and <a href="http://againstthewal.com">againstthewal.com</a>.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122057760688302147.html">http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122057760688302147.html</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">17.
Solidhost Saga Continues</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">Michele Neylon
mentioned the issue facing Solidhost a while back. Although the legal
proceedings are still ongoing the Dutch company have managed to regain control
of the domain name in the interim.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.isquattedyour.eu/2008/09/06/solidhost-saga-continues/">http://www.isquattedyour.eu/2008/09/06/solidhost-saga-continues/</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">18. us:
Coral Gables ready to sue a man over his website's domain name</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">The city is
poised to sue a Gables resident, activist and businessman to take a domain name
he owns for a website about the historic Venetian Pool.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/coral-gables/story/674380.html">http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/coral-gables/story/674380.html</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">**********************</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> -
MISCELLANEOUS</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">**********************</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">19.
VeriSign Domain Report Shows Domain Name Growth Remains Strong</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">The number
of domain names continues to grow around the world with 168 million domain name
registrations across all of the TLDs in the second quarter of 2008,
representing a four percent increase over the first quarter of 2008 and 22
percent growth over the same quarter last year reports VeriSign's most recent
Domain Report released this week.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=5826">http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=5826</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/09/04/verisign-domain-report-shows-domain-name-growth-remains-strong/">http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/09/04/verisign-domain-report-shows-domain-name-growth-remains-strong/</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/verisign-domain-report-shows-domain-name-growth-remains-strong.html">http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/verisign-domain-report-shows-domain-name-growth-remains-strong.html</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">20.
VeriSign Reports Internet Growth</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">VeriSign
has released its Domain Report for the second quarter of 2008, reporting a
continued global internet growth of four percent over the previous quarter and
22 percent growth over Q2 last year.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thewhir.com/marketwatch/090408_VeriSign_Reports_Internet_Growth.cfm">http://www.thewhir.com/marketwatch/090408_VeriSign_Reports_Internet_Growth.cfm</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">21. EuroDNS
launches WHOIS.de [news release]</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">EuroDNS, in
partnership with Sedo, is glad to announce the launch of the newly created
<a href="http://whois.de">whois.de</a> service (<a href="http://www.whois.de/">www.whois.de</a>).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/eurodns-launches-whois.de.html">http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/eurodns-launches-whois.de.html</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">22. Domain
Name Lessons from Napster by Alex Tajirian</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">I first
outline a brief history of free file-sharing technology, then draw some general
and domain name lessons, then outline the what, how, and why that make your
activism effective and necessary... The domain name industry is decentralized
and atomic in that anyone from anywhere in the world can register a domain
name, keep the ownershp name and address private, and host it from a country
where the U.S. and European legal systems don't apply. Thus, legal action will
only drive domain owners further underground.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/domain_name_lessons_from_napster/">http://www.circleid.com/posts/domain_name_lessons_from_napster/</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">23. GoDaddy
Jacks Up Domain Prices — Again</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">Just a few
days after we swallowed the news that GoDaddy increased .net and .org prices to
13.19, and a few weeks after the company claimed Yahoo "Jumped the Shark" by
raising its domain prices to $35, GoDaddy has hiked prices again.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://domainnamewire.com/2008/09/05/godaddy-jacks-up-domain-prices-again/">http://domainnamewire.com/2008/09/05/godaddy-jacks-up-domain-prices-again/</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">24.
Unreasonable ccTLD Registry Price Increases!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">It highly
concerns me when domain registries controlling a certain Top-Level Domain (TLD)
raise the wholesale prices they charge to registrars (domain retailers) without
consultation to domain registrants (domain buyers).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/unreasonable_cctld_registry_price_increases/">http://www.circleid.com/posts/unreasonable_cctld_registry_price_increases/</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">25. The
Private Domain Registration & Google Dilemma</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">The Search
Engine Roundtable scoop has drawn our attention towards the fix situation that
is faced by the majority of online marketers regarding the registration process
of their domain names. Jim Boykin's Blog post is still very pertinent in this
context today as the number of web scammers trying to make money out of the
domain name scam seems to be ever increasing.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2008/09/06/the-private-domain-registration-google-dilemma">http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2008/09/06/the-private-domain-registration-google-dilemma</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">26.
Countdown to ARIN XXII</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">There are
only forty-one days left until ARIN XXII Public Policy and Members Meeting.
Please join us 15-17 October 2008 in Los Angeles, California to add your voice
to the community discussions!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.arin.net/announcements/20080904.html">http://www.arin.net/announcements/20080904.html</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">27. Crazy
ccTLD Price Hikes?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">Jackie
Liu's post on CircleID raises some very interesting questions, though whether
or not any answers will be forthcoming or not is a totally different matter.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.isquattedyour.eu/2008/09/05/crazy-cctld-price-hikes/">http://www.isquattedyour.eu/2008/09/05/crazy-cctld-price-hikes/</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">**********************</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> -
DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">**********************</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">28. .TEL
Dials Up New Revenue Generating Opportunities for Domainers</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">As plans
for the launch of .Tel were unveiled at the ICANN meeting in Paris last week,
it is apparent that .TEL is even more exciting than many people first
envisioned—especially for those domainers who are looking for new and more
innovative ways to monetize top level domain (TLD) names.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://moderndomainer.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=128">http://moderndomainer.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=128</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">29. Ad
trade group opposes Yahoo-Google search deal</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">The
Association of National Advertisers announced Sunday it sent a letter to the
head of the antitrust division of the U.S. Department of Justice, citing its
opposition to the controversial Yahoo-Google search advertising deal.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10034530-93.html">http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10034530-93.html</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">30.
Advertiser group objects to Google-Yahoo tie up</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">The
Association of National Advertisers sent a letter objecting to the proposed
Internet search advertising partnership between Yahoo Inc and Google Inc to
government regulators reviewing the deal, the group said on Sunday.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://uk.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUKN0737470020080908">http://uk.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUKN0737470020080908</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/07/AR2008090701571.html">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/07/AR2008090701571.html</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">31.
Blockbuster Sales of Printer.com and Affiliate.com Pace Another Big Week for
the Domain Aftermarket</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">The summer
doldrums were sent packing again this week as a quartet of huge six-figure
sales led another banner outing for the domain aftermarket. Two of those rank
among the ten biggest sales of the year.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2008/domainsales09-02-08.htm">http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2008/domainsales09-02-08.htm</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">32. Apo.com
Tops Sedo Weekly Sales List Selling for $27,000</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">Below is
Sedo's latest weekly sales list for all the domains sold by Sedo in the week
commencing 25 August. The biggest seller was <a href="http://apo.com">apo.com</a>, selling for US$27,000
while <a href="http://fight.tv">fight.tv</a> was the biggest seller among the ccTLDs selling for $18,000
while <a href="http://open-office.de">open-office.de</a> was close behind selling for €12,000 ($17,350).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/09/05/sedo-weekly-sales-list/">http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/09/05/sedo-weekly-sales-list/</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/apo.com-tops-sedo-weekly-sales-list-selling-for-27-000.html">http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/apo.com-tops-sedo-weekly-sales-list-selling-for-27-000.html</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">33. uk: Old
gov website in private hands</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">Fears over
security have been raised due to a German web marketing company purchasing the
domain name of the now defunct National Hi-Tech Crime Unit.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.publicservice.co.uk/news_story.asp?id=6972">http://www.publicservice.co.uk/news_story.asp?id=6972</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">34.
Editorial: How the Domain Industry Can Clean Itself Up</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">The domain
business is a good business with a bad image. What can be done about it?
Earlier today I read DNJournal's weekly sales recap. There were some good
sales, including RoomDividers.com at $75,000 (congratulations, Rick). But all
of the good sales were overshadowed by a couple bad sales: Mozzilla.com for
$40,000 and wwwMatch.com at $11,100.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://domainnamewire.com/2008/09/04/editorial-how-the-domain-industry-can-clean-itself-up/">http://domainnamewire.com/2008/09/04/editorial-how-the-domain-industry-can-clean-itself-up/</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">35. It's
Time For a Domainer Meetup in Austin</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">There are a
lot of domainers in Texas, and even a strong contingent in the Central Texas
area, but we haven't made the effort to all get together. Heck, one of the
domain print publications is even based here. I've been talking about
organizing an event for about a year but have procrastinated. That's going to
change.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://domainnamewire.com/2008/09/05/its-time-for-a-domainer-meetup-in-austin/">http://domainnamewire.com/2008/09/05/its-time-for-a-domainer-meetup-in-austin/</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">36. ME
DOMAINS SELLS AT AUCTION FOR OVER 2 MILLION DOLLARS - Record Domains</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">Me domains
sells at auction for over 2Million dollars - Internet Record Domains online
casino news. The Land-Rush me domain auction has just ended and what a amazing
internet auction!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.onlinecasino.org/news/me-domains-sells-at-auction-for-over-2-million-dollars-record-domains-1837.php">http://www.onlinecasino.org/news/me-domains-sells-at-auction-for-over-2-million-dollars-record-domains-1837.php</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">37. Google
Says Private Registration Won't Hurt Your Search Rankings</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">With the
number of scammers who try to usurp ownership of domain increasing (I got 2
letters for 3 domains last week), it's a surprise that few people really take
advantage of private registration for their domain names. However, many people
don't know about WhoisGuard or Domains By Proxy and instead leave their domain
names exposed with all identifying information intact.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.seroundtable.com/archives/018172.html">http://www.seroundtable.com/archives/018172.html</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">**********************</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> -
NON-ENGLISH NEWS</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">**********************</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">38. VZ im
Domainnamen - auch Anwälte sind mit dabei</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">Abmahnungen,
die im Zusammenhang mit der Nutzung des Kürzels „VZ" in Domainnamen von den
Betreibern von studiVZ ausgesprochen wurden.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.e-recht24.de/news/domainrecht/944.html">http://www.e-recht24.de/news/domainrecht/944.html</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">39.
<a href="http://metrosex.de">metrosex.de</a> – BGH rückt hOLG Hamburg zurecht</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">In einem
jahrelangen Rechtsstreit zwischen dem Metro-Konzern und einem Domainer über die
Registrierung und Nutzung der Domains <a href="http://metrosex.de">metrosex.de</a>, <a href="http://metrosexuality.de">metrosexuality.de</a> und
<a href="http://metro-sex.de">metro-sex.de</a> unterlag zuletzt der Konzern vor dem Bundesgerichtshof: Der
Domainer darf seine Domains behalten.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2008/metrosex-de-bgh-rueckt-holg-hamburg-zurecht-id667266.html">http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2008/metrosex-de-bgh-rueckt-holg-hamburg-zurecht-id667266.html</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">40. Kampf
der Konzerne um Hass-Domains</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">Mit
Homepages wie <a href="http://www.ihatestarbucks.com/">www.ihatestarbucks.com</a>
und <a href="http://www.boycottwalmart.org/">www.boycottwalmart.org</a> lassen
Kunden ihre Wut über Großkonzerne aus. Doch viele Unternehmen kontern ihre
Gegner effektiv aus: Sie reservieren sich die unliebsamsten Domains.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.boerse-online.de/tools/ftd/410138.html">http://www.boerse-online.de/tools/ftd/410138.html</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">41. Les
cyber-escrocs prennent un vent avec l'ouragan Gustav</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">Plus d'une
centaine de noms de domaine enregistrés pour tenté de récupérer l'ouragan
Gustav.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.zataz.com/news/17747/ouragan_-twister_-gustav_-Ike_-Anna_-Josephine.html">http://www.zataz.com/news/17747/ouragan_-twister_-gustav_-Ike_-Anna_-Josephine.html</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">42.
Boulette chez les cyber-policiers britanniques</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">L'unité
nationale britannique en charge de la lutte contre les crimes hi-tech oublie
son ancien nom de domaine.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.zataz.com/news/17728/National-Hi-Tech-Crime-Unit--soca--Serious-Organised-Crime-Unit.html">http://www.zataz.com/news/17728/National-Hi-Tech-Crime-Unit--soca--Serious-Organised-Crime-Unit.html</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">43. L'AFNIC
gère une procédure de résolution des litiges du .fr</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">Depuis le
22 juillet 2008, l'AFNIC procède elle-même à l'examen des demandes dont elle
est saisie et exécute ses propres décisions dès lors qu'elle constate le non
respect d'une des dispositions du décret du 6 février 2007.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.drakkaronline.com/L-AFNIC-gere-une-procedure-de">http://www.drakkaronline.com/L-AFNIC-gere-une-procedure-de</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">44.
Pourquoi le .SPORT? Par Patrick Vande Walle, VRP pour le .SPORT</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">Il ne fait
pas de doute, comme l'expérience passée l'a démontré, que de nouvelles
extensions ne rencontreront pas forcément le succès escompté. Cependant, je
crois que le .SPORT a un bel avenir devant lui, pour de nombreuses raisons.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://autourdesnouveauxnomsdedomaines.blogspot.com/2008/09/pourquoi-le-sport.html">http://autourdesnouveauxnomsdedomaines.blogspot.com/2008/09/pourquoi-le-sport.html</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">45.
Nouvelles extensions de noms de domaine : une opportunité pour les entreprises
Par Nathalie Dreyfus, Conseil en Propriété Industrielle, expert auprès du
Centre d'Arbitrage et de Médiation de l'OMPI</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">L'annonce
de l'ouverture des nouvelles extensions à la dernière réunion de l'Icann à
Paris a fait couler beaucoup d'encre et suscite de nombreuses réactions. En
effet, lorsqu'on est titulaire de marque, on peut se trouver un peu désemparé
face à la fois à la prospective d'ouverture de plus de 1000 nouvelles
extensions TLD dans les cinq prochaines années et la possibilité de réserver et
de gérer son propre TLD, tel que coca.cola.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://autourdesnouveauxnomsdedomaines.blogspot.com/2008/08/nouvelles-extensions-de-noms-de-domaine.html">http://autourdesnouveauxnomsdedomaines.blogspot.com/2008/08/nouvelles-extensions-de-noms-de-domaine.html</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">46. IPv4 e
IPv6, transizione di primaria importanza</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">Arbor
Networks, in collaborazione con oltre 90 network services e content providers
di tutto il mondo, ha recentemente pubblicato la più ampia e aggiornata ricerca
sulla diffusione in internet del protocollo IPv6, l'Internet Protocol che
succede a IPv4 e che è destinato a gestire l'indirizzamento delle reti packet-switched.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.megamodo.com/ipv4-e-ipv6-transizione-di-primaria-importanza/anticipazioni/">http://www.megamodo.com/ipv4-e-ipv6-transizione-di-primaria-importanza/anticipazioni/</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">47.
Implementación nuevas Políticas (propuestas LAC-2008-02, LAC-2008-03 y
LAC-2008-04)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">LACNIC
presenta implementación de las propuestas de políticas aprobadas.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1686">http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1686</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">48. Debate
online Foro de Gobernanza de Internet regional</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">Como
resultado de la Reunión Regional Preparatoria del FGI realizada el pasado 20 de
agosto en Montevideo, Uruguay (<a href="http://www.lacnic.net/sp/eventos/mvd2008/igf.html">http://www.lacnic.net/sp/eventos/mvd2008/igf.html</a>),
se ha programado una última instancia de consulta entre los días 8 y 11 de
septiembre de 2008 en la que podrán participar todos los interesados en
realizar aportes finales a la discusión de los temas tratados en esta reunión.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1685">http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1685</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">49. Nuevo
Manual de Políticas de LACNIC (versión 1.0 - 01/09/2008)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">Como
resultado del trabajo realizado por el Grupo de Trabajo en la Edición del
Manual de Políticas de LACNIC y luego de haber terminado el período de
consultas a la comunidad. LACNIC anuncia un nuevo diseño de su Manual de
Políticas de forma de constituir un único documento e índice.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1684">http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1684</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">50. .mx:
Registra y/o renueva dominios .MX y obtén beneficios en Google AdWords.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">NIC Mexico
lanza promocion con Google AdWords a los que registren o renueven nombres de
dominio bajo el cctld .mx</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1683">http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1683</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">51.
Atención a clientes día miércoles 17 de septiembre de 2008</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">NIC Chile
informa a sus clientes que el próximo miércoles 17 de septiembre la atención a
clientes en nuestras oficinas y por teléfono será sólamente hasta las 12:00
horas, por razones de vísperas de feriado.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://nic.cl/anuncios/2008-09-02.html">http://nic.cl/anuncios/2008-09-02.html</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">52.
PROMOCIÓN .MX: Registra tu dominio .MX desde $ 6 USD costo por año.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">Date a
conocer a través de Internet ¡ Registra tu dominio .MX y hazte notar! Da el
primer paso para que el mundo conozca lo que haces. En Septiembre, la
oportunidad de registrar tu empresa en Internet con un dominio .MX cuesta muy
poco, ¡y entre más tiempo registres menos te cuesta!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nic.mx/es/Noticias_2?NEWS=287">http://www.nic.mx/es/Noticias_2?NEWS=287</a></span></p>
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