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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>ICANN / DOMAIN NAMES<br><br>gTLD: The Impact of 524 Words on the Global Branding World<br><a href="http://www.adotas.com/2013/04/gtld-the-impact-of-524-words-on-the-global-branding-world/" target="_blank">http://www.adotas.com/2013/04/gtld-the-impact-of-524-words-on-the-global-branding-world/</a><br><br><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130301_icann_announces_blocking_usage_review_panel/" class="blue">ICANN Announces Blocking Usage Review Panel</a><br>http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130301_icann_announces_blocking_usage_review_panel/<br><br><br>Brands Facing Dot-Com Domain Identity Crisis<br><a href="http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/brands-facing-dot-com-domain-identity-crisis-148291" target="_blank">http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/brands-facing-dot-com-domain-identity-crisis-148291</a><br><br><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130402_zodiac_prepares_for_chinese_new_gtlds_announces_advisory_service/" class="blue">Zodiac Prepares for Chinese New gTLDs, Announces "Chinese Advisory Services" for New gTLD Applicants</a><br>http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130402_zodiac_prepares_for_chinese_new_gtlds_announces_advisory_service/<br><br><br>ICANN under fire as Verisign warns of rushed domain-name expansion<br><a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/02/gtld_flaws_verisign_icann/" target="_blank">http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/02/gtld_flaws_verisign_icann/</a><br><br><br>Verisign blasts ICANN for rushed generic top-level domain name rollout<br><a href="http://arstechnica.com/business/2013/03/verisign-blasts-icann-for-slow-generic-top-level-domain-name-rollout/" target="_blank">http://arstechnica.com/business/2013/03/verisign-blasts-icann-for-slow-generic-top-level-domain-name-rollout/</a><br><br><br>Storm brews over .weather domain <br><a href="http://www.wkyc.com/news/article/292398/226/Storm-brews-over-weather-domain-" target="_blank">http://www.wkyc.com/news/article/292398/226/Storm-brews-over-weather-domain-</a><br><br><br>4 More New gTLD’s Withdrawn: L’Oréal, American Heart Association & .Buy<br><a href="http://www.thedomains.com/2013/04/02/4-more-new-gtlds-withdrawn-loreal-american-heart-association-buy/" target="_blank">http://www.thedomains.com/2013/04/02/4-more-new-gtlds-withdrawn-loreal-american-heart-association-buy/</a><br><br><br>Leading Irish registrar supports Internet Infrastructure Coalition; Blacknight Joins i2coalition <br><a href="http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/4/prweb10596230.htm" target="_blank">http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/4/prweb10596230.htm</a><br><span id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_lblNewsTitle"><br></span><b><br>dot Brand or dot What? Consumers unaware of new Top-Level Domains,
including .Google, .Microsoft and .Nike</b><span id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_lblNewsTitle"><br><a href="http://eon.businesswire.com/news/eon/20130402005326/en/Afilias/TLD/gtld" target="_blank">http://eon.businesswire.com/news/eon/20130402005326/en/Afilias/TLD/gtld</a><br><br><br>Ukraine Gets Cyrillic Domain</span><br><a href="http://www.ag-ip-news.com/news.aspx?id=28673&lang=en" target="_blank">http://www.ag-ip-news.com/news.aspx?id=28673&lang=en</a><br><br><span><b><br>BRS Media to Launch Radio Global Domains May 2013</b></span><br><a href="http://eon.businesswire.com/news/eon/20130402005496/en/radio/internet-radio/domain-names" target="_blank">http://eon.businesswire.com/news/eon/20130402005496/en/radio/internet-radio/domain-names</a><br><br><br>Pinterest goes to battle over Amazon domain play<br><a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57576473-93/pinterest-goes-to-battle-over-amazon-domain-play/" target="_blank">http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57576473-93/pinterest-goes-to-battle-over-amazon-domain-play/</a><br><br><br>United States Postal Service Files Objection To All New gTLD .Mail Applications<br><a href="http://www.thedomains.com/2013/03/27/united-states-postal-service-files-objection-to-all-new-gtld-mail-applications/comment-page-1/" target="_blank">http://www.thedomains.com/2013/03/27/united-states-postal-service-files-objection-to-all-new-gtld-mail-applications/comment-page-1/</a><br><br><br>INTERNET REGULATION<br><br>How Capitalism Conquered the Internet<br><a href="http://inthesetimes.com/article/14708/how_capitalism_conquered_the_internet/" target="_blank">http://inthesetimes.com/article/14708/how_capitalism_conquered_the_internet/</a><br><br><br>Debunking the myth of a digital Cold War, before it's too late<br><a href="http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2013/03/201332914172838453.html" target="_blank">http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2013/03/201332914172838453.html</a><br><br><br>Ford and Sununu: Protect 'Internet Ecosystem' by Avoiding Excess Regulation<br><a href="http://www.rollcall.com/news/ford_and_sununu_protect_internet_ecosystem_by_avoiding_excess_regulation-223521-1.html" target="_blank">http://www.rollcall.com/news/ford_and_sununu_protect_internet_ecosystem_by_avoiding_excess_regulation-223521-1.html</a><br><br><br>INTERNET IN AFRICA<br><br><a href="http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/04/how-vulnerable-are-undersea-internet-cables/" target="_blank">Africa hungry for homegrown online content<br></a><a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2013/04/03/opinion/africa-online-atagana/" target="_blank">http://edition.cnn.com/2013/04/03/opinion/africa-online-atagana/</a><br><br><br>Rwanda: Internet Services to Improve As Cut Seacom Cable Is Fixed<br><a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201304030143.html" target="_blank">http://allafrica.com/stories/201304030143.html</a><br><br><br>Other news<br>http://allafrica.com/ict/?aa_source=main-nav-t3<br><br><br><br>Securing A Future For African Start-Ups<br><a href="http://www.ventures-africa.com/2013/04/securing-a-future-for-african-start-ups/" target="_blank">http://www.ventures-africa.com/2013/04/securing-a-future-for-african-start-ups/</a><br><br> </div></body>
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