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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>ICANN / DOAMIN NAME<br><br>ICANN Approves $200 Million Dollar Budget For 2014; 306 Employees & Still No Revenue From New gTLD Auctions<br>http://www.thedomains.com/2013/08/27/icann-approves-200-million-dollar-budget-for-2014-306-employees-still-no-revenue-from-new-gtld-auctions/<br><br>ICANN Newest On Name Collision: 20% Uncalculated Risk New gTLD’s Can “Begin Contracting” But Puts Exection Of Contract On Hold<br>http://www.thedomains.com/2013/08/28/icann-newest-on-name-collision-20-uncalculated-risk-new-gtlds-can-begin-contracting-but-puts-exection-of-contract-on-hold/<br><br>ICANN Corrects Friday’s New gTLD Initial Evaluation Posting: Taipei Is Eligible for Extended Evaluation<br>http://www.thedomains.com/2013/08/26/icann-corrects-fridays-new-gtld-initial-evaluation-posting-taipei-is-eligible-for-extended-evaluation/<br><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130827_things_you_need_to_consider_when_choosing_gtld_registrar_solutions/" class="blue">9 Things You Need to Consider When Choosing a Registrar Solutions Partner for Your New gTLD</a><br>http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130827_things_you_need_to_consider_when_choosing_gtld_registrar_solutions/<br><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130826_global_surveillance_towards_convergence/" class="blue">Global Surveillance: Towards Convergence?</a><br>http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130826_global_surveillance_towards_convergence/<br><br>Registries Stakeholder Group (RySG) Supports NTAG Letter on Name Collision; Except For Verisign<br>
http://www.thedomains.com/2013/08/27/registries-stakeholder-group-rysg-supports-ntag-letter-on-name-collision-except-for-verisign/<br>
<br>Brand protection before brand projection! <br>http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/82/99125.html<br><br>The relation between domain name registration and trademark infringement<br>http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=b123bb2f-b685-40e0-9009-4aabcc160221<br><br>Breaking: .Com Domain Name Registrations Top 110 Million Mark For The 1st Time<br>http://www.thedomains.com/2013/08/27/breaking-com-domain-name-regsitration-top-110-million-mark-for-the-1st-time/comment-page-1/<br><br>Daniel Negari has bold ambitions for changing the domain space with .XYZ<br>http://domainnamewire.com/2013/08/27/daniel-negari-has-bold-ambitions-for-changing-the-domain-space-with-xyz/<br><br>Nau strikes again: Google wins .tours objection against Donuts<br>http://domainnamewire.com/2013/08/26/nau-strikes-again-google-wins-tours-objection-against-donuts/<br><br>Las Vegas gets .vegas internet domain name<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><br><a href="http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/23273465/las-vegas-gets-vegas-internet-domain-name" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank"><span>http://www.fox5vegas.com/</span><wbr><span class="word_break"></span><span>story/23273465/</span><wbr><span class="word_break"></span><span>las-vegas-gets-vegas-internet-d</span><wbr><span class="word_break"></span>omain-name</a></span></span><br><br>US sites hit after domain name registering firm hacked<br>http://www.itv.com/news/update/2013-08-28/us-sites-hit-after-domain-name-registering-firm-hacked/<br><br>ICANN renews contracts for .org, .biz, and .info<br>http://domainnamewire.com/2013/08/27/icann-renews-contracts-for-org-biz-and-info/<br><br>Domain registrar Melbourne IT at center of SEA meddling with New York Times, Twitter <br>
http://thenextweb.com/twitter/2013/08/28/domain-registrar-melbourne-it-at-center-of-sea-meddling-with-new-york-times-twitter-whois-info/<br>
<br><br>INTERNET IN AFRICA<br><br>
Governments to get .africa
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http://www.gadget.co.za/pebble.asp?relid=6962<br>
<br>Registry calls on African countries to apply for domain names<br>http://www.bdlive.co.za/business/technology/2013/08/28/registry-calls-on-african-countries-to-apply-for-domain-names<span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br>
<br>Google looks to boost Translate in Africa with Somali, Zulu and other languages
<br>http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/27/google-translate-africa-somali-zulu/<br><br><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CDEQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.biztechafrica.com%2Farticle%2Fafpif-2013-underway-next-week%2F6745%2F&ei=PSAeUr36M8WL0AW044HICw&usg=AFQjCNHxgV0UstiMqwDEBRn5WmqKBWGRZg&bvm=bv.51156542,d.d2k"><em>AFPIF 2013 underway next week</em></a><br><cite>www.biztechafrica.com/article/<b>afpif</b>-<b>2013</b>-<b>underway</b>-<b>next</b>-<b>week</b>/6745/</cite><br><br>The IPv6 wave is moving … just not as expected
<br>http://www.networkworld.com/news/tech/2013/082613-ipv6-273219.html<br><br>More news<br>http://allafrica.com/ict/?aa_source=main-nav-t3<br><cite>www.biztechafrica.com</cite><br><br>OTHER NEWS<br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130826_telegeographys_submarine_cable_map_fascinating_infrastructure/" class="blue">TeleGeography's Interactive Submarine Cable Map Is a Fun and Fascinating View Into Infrastructure</a><br>
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130826_telegeographys_submarine_cable_map_fascinating_infrastructure/<br><br><br><br><br><br><br> </div></body>
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