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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>INTERNET GOVERNANCE<br><div><div dir="ltr"><br>ICANN and Transition of NTIA’s Stewardship<br><a href="http://www.ietf.org/blog/2014/07/icann-and-transition-of-ntias-stewardship/?utm_content=bufferbd4f0&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer" target="_blank">http://www.ietf.org/blog/2014/07/icann-and-transition-of-ntias-stewardship/?utm_content=bufferbd4f0&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer</a><br><br>Nobody cares about the future of the&nbsp;Internet<br><a href="http://boingboing.net/2014/07/01/nobody-cares-about-the-future.html" target="_blank">http://boingboing.net/2014/07/01/nobody-cares-about-the-future.html</a><br><br>The byzantine, meandering discussion on the future of the internet<br><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jul/01/icann-future-of-the-internet" target="_blank">http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jul/01/icann-future-of-the-internet</a><br><br>ICANN<br><br><a href="http://www.domainnews.com/icann-expressions-of-interest-extended-nominating-committee.html" target="_blank">ICANN: Call for Expressions of Interest Extended for 2015 | Nominating Committee Chair, Chair-Elect </a><br><a href="http://www.domainnews.com/icann-expressions-of-interest-extended-nominating-committee.html" target="_blank">http://www.domainnews.com/icann-expressions-of-interest-extended-nominating-committee.html</a><br><br><a href="http://www.domainnews.com/icann-adds-global-coordination-role.html" target="_blank">ICANN Adds Global Coordination Role to Support Government Engagement</a><br><a href="http://www.domainnews.com/icann-adds-global-coordination-role.html" target="_blank">http://www.domainnews.com/icann-adds-global-coordination-role.html</a><br><br>DOMAIN NAME<br><br>Google, the latest gTLD registrar, attempts to revive interest in the named Web<a href="http://www.fierceenterprisecommunications.com/story/google-latest-gtld-registrar-attempts-revive-interest-named-web/2014-06-30" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.fierceenterprisecommunications.com/story/google-latest-gtld-registrar-attempts-revive-interest-named-web/2014-06-30" target="_blank">http://www.fierceenterprisecommunications.com/story/google-latest-gtld-registrar-attempts-revive-interest-named-web/2014-06-30</a><br><br>The domain name game – Protect your brand online<br><a href="http://www.jewelleryfocus.co.uk/11689-domain-name-game-protect-brand-online" target="_blank">http://www.jewelleryfocus.co.uk/11689-domain-name-game-protect-brand-online</a><br><br>Brand gTLDs increasingly trustworthy: Afilias report<br><a href="http://ht.ly/yHsai" target="_blank">http://ht.ly/yHsai</a><br><br>Spain celebrates 25th anniversary of .es domains<br><a href="http://www.telecompaper.com/news/spain-celebrates-25th-anniversary-of-es-domains--1023172" target="_blank">http://www.telecompaper.com/news/spain-celebrates-25th-anniversary-of-es-domains--1023172</a><br><br><a href="http://www.domainnews.com/london-general-availability-50-000-registrations.html" target="_blank">.LONDON Set To Enter General Availability With 50,000 Registrations</a><br><a href="http://www.domainnews.com/london-general-availability-50-000-registrations.html" target="_blank">http://www.domainnews.com/london-general-availability-50-000-registrations.html</a><br><br>dotJoburg, dotCapetown domain names launch<br><a href="http://businesstech.co.za/news/internet/61725/dotjoburg-dotcapetown-domain-names-launch/" target="_blank">http://businesstech.co.za/news/internet/61725/dotjoburg-dotcapetown-domain-names-launch/</a><br><br>Get your .joburg .durban and .capetown domain names today<br><a href="http://www.htxt.co.za/2014/07/01/the-race-for-city-specific-domain-name-registration-starts-now/" target="_blank">http://www.htxt.co.za/2014/07/01/the-race-for-city-specific-domain-name-registration-starts-now/</a><br><br>New Tool: How to Invest in Chinese Domains Without Knowing a Word of Chinese: ChineseLandrush.com<br><a href="http://www.thedomains.com/2014/07/01/new-tool-how-to-invest-in-chinese-domains-without-knowing-a-wthe-chinord-of-chinese/" target="_blank">http://www.thedomains.com/2014/07/01/new-tool-how-to-invest-in-chinese-domains-without-knowing-a-wthe-chinord-of-chinese/</a><br><br>Applications for domain endings .rest and .bar open<br><a href="http://www.hospitalitymagazine.com.au/food/news/applications-for-domain-endings-rest-and-bar-open" target="_blank">http://www.hospitalitymagazine.com.au/food/news/applications-for-domain-endings-rest-and-bar-open</a><br><br>Vietnam : Domain-name trade continues despite lack of legal framework<br><a href="http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/science-it/105547/domain-name-trade-continues-despite-lack-of-legal-framework.html" target="_blank">http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/science-it/105547/domain-name-trade-continues-despite-lack-of-legal-framework.html</a><br><br>REGULATION<br><br>UN Human Rights Council Reaffirms Promotion and Protection of Human Rights Online<br><a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/07/un-human-rights-council-reaffirms-promotion-and-protection-human-rights-online" target="_blank">https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/07/un-human-rights-council-reaffirms-promotion-and-protection-human-rights-online</a><br><br>How China Becomes a Cyber Power<br><a href="http://blogs.cfr.org/asia/2014/06/30/how-china-becomes-a-cyber-power/" target="_blank">http://blogs.cfr.org/asia/2014/06/30/how-china-becomes-a-cyber-power/</a><br><br>The Internet is the new global superpower<br><a href="http://www.dw.de/the-internet-is-the-new-global-superpower/a-17753325" target="_blank">http://www.dw.de/the-internet-is-the-new-global-superpower/a-17753325</a><br><br>EU slashes maximum fees for mobile Internet surfing when travelling in Europe by 55 per cent<div style="top:-1999px;left:-1988px;" id="ecxstcpDiv">
              
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<a href="http://www.timescolonist.com/business/eu-slashes-maximum-fees-for-mobile-internet-surfing-when-travelling-in-europe-by-55-per-cent-1.1187189#sthash.jrEMrrT3.dpuf" target="_blank">http://www.timescolonist.com/business/eu-slashes-maximum-fees-for-mobile-internet-surfing-when-travelling-in-europe-by-55-per-cent-1.1187189#sthash.jrEMrrT3.dpuf</a><br><br></div>Google's IPv6 Traffic Exceeds 4% - Deployment Picking Up Speed<br><a href="http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/tech-matters/2014/06/googles-ipv6-traffic-exceeds-4-deployment-picking-speed" target="_blank">http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/tech-matters/2014/06/googles-ipv6-traffic-exceeds-4-deployment-picking-speed</a><br><br>Ethical Data Handling and Facebook's “Emotional Contagion” Study<br><a href="http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/tech-matters/2014/06/ethical-data-handling-and-facebooks-emotional-contagion-study" target="_blank">http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/tech-matters/2014/06/ethical-data-handling-and-facebooks-emotional-contagion-study</a><br><br>Europe’s Digital Reactionaries<br><a href="http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/james-waterworth-laments-eu-policies-that-impede-the-emergence-of-new-online-services-and-markets" target="_blank">http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/james-waterworth-laments-eu-policies-that-impede-the-emergence-of-new-online-services-and-markets</a><br><br>Information technology: A ubiquitous force<span style="color:#356089;font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:2em;"></span><br><a href="http://insurancenewsnet.com/oarticle/2014/07/01/information-technology-a-ubiquitous-force-a-525021.html#.U7QTlsX02ZQ" target="_blank">http://insurancenewsnet.com/oarticle/2014/07/01/information-technology-a-ubiquitous-force-a-525021.html#.U7QTlsX02ZQ</a><br><br>AFRICAN INTERNET NEWS<br><br>CWG canvasses framework to spur .NG adoption by 17.7m MSME<br><a href="http://businessdayonline.com/2014/07/cwg-canvasses-framework-to-spur-ng-adoption-by-17-7m-msme/" target="_blank">http://businessdayonline.com/2014/07/cwg-canvasses-framework-to-spur-ng-adoption-by-17-7m-msme/</a><br><br>Digitalisation to boost africa's internet access<br><a href="http://www.itweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=135813:Digitisation-to-boost-Africa-s-Internet-access&amp;catid=67" target="_blank">http://www.itweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=135813:Digitisation-to-boost-Africa-s-Internet-access&amp;catid=67</a><br><br>Africa's Untold Universal Service Agency Story - Reaching the Parts Others Don't Reach<br><a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201407020812.html" target="_blank">http://allafrica.com/stories/201407020812.html</a><br><br>Telecom fees impact broadband and digitisation in Africa<br><a href="http://www.itnewsafrica.com/2014/07/telecoms-fees-impact-broadband-and-digitisation-in-africa/" target="_blank">http://www.itnewsafrica.com/2014/07/telecoms-fees-impact-broadband-and-digitisation-in-africa/</a><br><br>East Africa: Microsoft Announces New Management Changes in Africa and Middle East<br><a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201407020578.html" target="_blank">http://allafrica.com/stories/201407020578.html</a><br><br>Africa's mobile boom powers innovation economy<br><a href="http://www.cp-africa.com/2014/07/01/africas-mobile-boom-powers-innovation-economy/" target="_blank">http://www.cp-africa.com/2014/07/01/africas-mobile-boom-powers-innovation-economy/</a><br><br>MainOne targets Q4 for data centre completion<br><a href="http://businessdayonline.com/2014/07/mainone-targets-q4-for-data-centre-completion/" target="_blank">http://businessdayonline.com/2014/07/mainone-targets-q4-for-data-centre-completion/</a><br><br>Why doesn't Africa have its own Amazon yet?<br><a href="http://www.zdnet.com/why-doesnt-africa-have-its-own-amazon-yet-7000031152/" target="_blank">http://www.zdnet.com/why-doesnt-africa-have-its-own-amazon-yet-7000031152/</a><br><br><br><br>                                               </div></div>                                               </div></body>
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