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<div dir="ltr">ICANN / DOMAIN NAME<br><br><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/congress-pushes-internet-freedom-u-103827845.html" target="_blank">Who Really Runs the Internet?<span><br></span></a><a href="http://www.rollcall.com/news/who_really_runs_the_internet-224102-1.html?pos=oplyh" target="_blank">http://www.rollcall.com/news/who_really_runs_the_internet-224102-1.html?pos=oplyh</a><br><br><br>The new TLD Trademark Clearinghouse is about to get a lot of attention<br><a href="http://domainnamewire.com/2013/04/22/trademark-clearinghouse/" target="_blank">http://domainnamewire.com/2013/04/22/trademark-clearinghouse/</a><br><br><br>ICANN selects second URS provider<span><br><a href="http://domainnamewire.com/2013/04/20/icann-selects-second-urs-provider/" target="_blank">http://domainnamewire.com/2013/04/20/icann-selects-second-urs-provider/</a><br><br></span><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130422_why_donuts_should_win_all_wine_new_gtld_applications/" class="blue">Why Donuts Should Win All Wine New gTLD Applications</a><br>http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130422_why_donuts_should_win_all_wine_new_gtld_applications/<br><br><br>38 More New gTLD Pass IE: .Hiv. .Eco, .Green. .Wiki, .Coupon<br><a href="http://www.thedomains.com/2013/04/19/38-more-new-gtld-pass-ie-hiv-eco-green-wiki-coupon/comment-page-1/" target="_blank">http://www.thedomains.com/2013/04/19/38-more-new-gtld-pass-ie-hiv-eco-green-wiki-coupon/comment-page-1/</a><br><br><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130421_what_may_happen_to_gac_advice_3_fearless_predictions/" class="blue">What May Happen to GAC Advice? 3 Fearless Predictions</a><br>http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130421_what_may_happen_to_gac_advice_3_fearless_predictions/<br><br><br>New gTLDs raise data security concerns<span><br><a href="http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=6cea62f9-448d-4f97-916e-2850265d63c4" target="_blank">http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=6cea62f9-448d-4f97-916e-2850265d63c4</a><br><br><br>The Oldest Registered Domain Name Offers An Opportunity To Be A Part Of Internet History</span><br><a href="http://www.dailymarkets.com/stock/2013/04/22/the-oldest-registered-domain-name-offers-an-opportunity-to-be-a-part-of-internet-history/" target="_blank">http://www.dailymarkets.com/stock/2013/04/22/the-oldest-registered-domain-name-offers-an-opportunity-to-be-a-part-of-internet-history/</a><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/congress-pushes-internet-freedom-u-103827845.html" target="_blank"><br><br></a><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130419_plural_tlds_lets_stop_throwing_spanners_in_the_works/" class="blue">Plural TLDs: Let's Stop Throwing Spanners in the Works!</a><br>http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130419_plural_tlds_lets_stop_throwing_spanners_in_the_works/<br><br><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130418_horses_head_in_a_trademark_owners_bed/" class="blue">Horse's Head in a Trademark Owner's Bed</a><br>http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130418_horses_head_in_a_trademark_owners_bed/<br><br><br>People Are Buying Boston Marathon Bombing Domain Names and Putting Them Up for Auction<br><a href="http://techland.time.com/2013/04/19/people-are-buying-boston-marathon-bombing-domain-names-and-putting-them-up-for-auction/" target="_blank">http://techland.time.com/2013/04/19/people-are-buying-boston-marathon-bombing-domain-names-and-putting-them-up-for-auction/</a><br><br><br>Avoid an identity crisis as domain names get personal<br><a href="http://www.drapersonline.com/news/ecommerce/webwatch/avoid-an-identity-crisis-as-domain-names-get-personal/5048309.article?blocktitle=Ecomm&contentID=7590" target="_blank">http://www.drapersonline.com/news/ecommerce/webwatch/avoid-an-identity-crisis-as-domain-names-get-personal/5048309.article?blocktitle=Ecomm&contentID=7590</a><br><br><br>After announcing new name, 21st Century Fox files UDRP <br><a href="http://domainnamewire.com/2013/04/18/after-announcing-new-name-21st-century-fox-files-udrp/" target="_blank">http://domainnamewire.com/2013/04/18/after-announcing-new-name-21st-century-fox-files-udrp/</a><br><br><br>15 Fortune 100 companies have domains that expire this year <br><a href="http://domainnamewire.com/2013/04/18/15-fortune-100-companies-have-domains-that-expire-this-year/" target="_blank">http://domainnamewire.com/2013/04/18/15-fortune-100-companies-have-domains-that-expire-this-year/</a><br><br><br>Africa : New local domains see breakthrough<br><a href="http://www.itweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=63397:new-local-domains-see-breakthrough" target="_blank">http://www.itweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=63397:new-local-domains-see-breakthrough</a><br><br><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130417_dotconnectafrica_participates_at_icann_46_international_meeting/" class="blue">DotConnectAfrica Participates at the ICANN 46 International Meeting in Beijing, China</a><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130417_dotconnectafrica_participates_at_icann_46_international_meeting/" target="_blank">http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130417_dotconnectafrica_participates_at_icann_46_international_meeting/</a><br><br><br>Harvard.xxx and the Race to Claim Potentially Damning Web Addresses<br><a href="http://motherboard.vice.com/read/harvardxxx-the-race-to-claim-potentially-damning-web-addresses" target="_blank">http://motherboard.vice.com/read/harvardxxx-the-race-to-claim-potentially-damning-web-addresses</a><br><br><br>INTERNET REGULATION<br><br>Congress pushes for ‘Internet Freedom’ as U.N. showdown looms<br>http://news.yahoo.com/congress-pushes-internet-freedom-u-103827845.html<br><br><br>Congress seeks to head off UN internet power grab<br><a href="http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2013/04/congress_seeks_to_head_off_un_internet_power_grab.html" target="_blank">http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2013/04/congress_seeks_to_head_off_un_internet_power_grab.html</a><br><br><br>Can Anonymous organize the anti-CISPA internet blackout on April 22nd?<br><a href="http://www.techi.com/2013/04/can-anonymous-organize-the-anti-cispa-internet-blackout-on-april-22nd/" target="_blank">http://www.techi.com/2013/04/can-anonymous-organize-the-anti-cispa-internet-blackout-on-april-22nd/</a><br><br><br>INET Denver considers Internet life without IPv4 addresses<br><a href="http://arstechnica.com/business/2013/04/inet-denver-considers-internet-life-without-ipv4-addresses/" target="_blank">http://arstechnica.com/business/2013/04/inet-denver-considers-internet-life-without-ipv4-addresses/</a><br><br><br>INTERNET AFRICA<br><br><br>Africa : New local domains see breakthrough<br><a href="http://www.itweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=63397:new-local-domains-see-breakthrough" target="_blank">http://www.itweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=63397:new-local-domains-see-breakthrough</a><br><br><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130417_dotconnectafrica_participates_at_icann_46_international_meeting/" class="blue">DotConnectAfrica Participates at the ICANN 46 International Meeting in Beijing, China</a><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130417_dotconnectafrica_participates_at_icann_46_international_meeting/" target="_blank">http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130417_dotconnectafrica_participates_at_icann_46_international_meeting/</a><br><br><br>Research and Markets: Mobile Internet Survey in the Middle East and Africa 2013: Internet Access Trends and Analysis<br><a href="http://www.sys-con.com/node/2622949" target="_blank">http://www.sys-con.com/node/2622949</a><br><br><br>Main One discusses West African telecom operators <br><a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/410/16/92391.html" target="_blank">http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/410/16/92391.html</a><br><br><br>Africa: Mobile Devices in Africa Vulnerable to Cybercime - Study<br><a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201304190687.html" target="_blank">http://allafrica.com/stories/201304190687.html</a><br><br><br>Kenya : Mobile cash growing fastest, says new report<br><a href="http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Mobile-cash-growing-fastest-Report/-/1006/1754738/-/qasaq4/-/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Mobile-cash-growing-fastest-Report/-/1006/1754738/-/qasaq4/-/index.html</a><br><br><br>Nigeria Begins Mobile Number Portability Today<br><a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201304220116.html" target="_blank">http://allafrica.com/stories/201304220116.html</a><br><br><br><br><br><br><br></div>
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