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<div dir="ltr">INTERNET GOVERNANCE<br><br>The Strategic Significance of the Internet Commons<br><a href="http://www.isn.ethz.ch/Digital-Library/Articles/Detail/?lng=en&id=182692" target="_blank">http://www.isn.ethz.ch/Digital-Library/Articles/Detail/?lng=en&id=182692</a><br><br>ICANN<br><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140812_non_commercial_stakeholder_group_on_icann_staff_accountability/" class="ecxblue" target="_blank">Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group Releases Statement on ICANN Staff's Accountability Plan</a><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140812_non_commercial_stakeholder_group_on_icann_staff_accountability/" target="_blank">http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140812_non_commercial_stakeholder_group_on_icann_staff_accountability/</a><br><br><a href="http://www.domainnews.com/icann-cpe-frequently-asked-questions-faqs-updated.html" target="_blank">ICANN: CPE Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Updated</a><br><a href="http://www.domainnews.com/icann-cpe-frequently-asked-questions-faqs-updated.html" target="_blank">http://www.domainnews.com/icann-cpe-frequently-asked-questions-faqs-updated.html</a><br><br><a href="http://www.domainnews.com/icann-at-large-seeks-your-feedback-on-the-2nd-atlas-declaration.html" target="_blank">ICANN: At-Large Seeks Your Feedback on the 2nd ATLAS Declaration</a><br><a href="http://www.domainnews.com/icann-at-large-seeks-your-feedback-on-the-2nd-atlas-declaration.html" target="_blank">http://www.domainnews.com/icann-at-large-seeks-your-feedback-on-the-2nd-atlas-declaration.html</a><br><br>DOMAIN NAME<br><br>Getting a Handle on the New Generic Top-Level Domains: Strategies for Brand Protection in the Era of New gTLDs<br><a href="http://cdas.com/brandprotection-new-gtlds/" target="_blank">http://cdas.com/brandprotection-new-gtlds/</a><br><br>3% of new TLD registrations contain business websites
<br><a href="http://domainnamewire.com/2014/08/13/verisign-3-of-new-tld-registrations-contain-business-websites/" target="_blank">http://domainnamewire.com/2014/08/13/verisign-3-of-new-tld-registrations-contain-business-websites/</a><br><br>For The 1st Time, There Are More Than 114 Million .Com Domain Names Registered<br><a href="http://www.thedomains.com/2014/08/14/for-the-1st-time-there-are-more-than-114-million-com-domain-names-registered/" target="_blank">http://www.thedomains.com/2014/08/14/for-the-1st-time-there-are-more-than-114-million-com-domain-names-registered/</a><br><br>Medical domain names all under 2000 registrations after first day <br><a href="http://domainnamewire.com/2014/08/14/medical-domain-names-all-under-2000-registrations-after-first-day/" target="_blank">http://domainnamewire.com/2014/08/14/medical-domain-names-all-under-2000-registrations-after-first-day/</a><br><br>German Company Now Has $1 Billion Valuation After Acquiring Pizza.de<br><a href="http://www.thedomains.com/2014/08/14/german-company-now-has-1-billion-valuation-after-acquiring-pizza-de/" target="_blank">http://www.thedomains.com/2014/08/14/german-company-now-has-1-billion-valuation-after-acquiring-pizza-de/</a><br><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140813_google_domains_give_me_more/" class="ecxblue" target="_blank">Google Domains: Give Me More</a><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140813_google_domains_give_me_more/" target="_blank">http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140813_google_domains_give_me_more/</a><br><br>INDIA : Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad to unveil dot Bharat domain name<br><a href="http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-08-12/news/52727871_1_nixi-indian-languages-national-internet-exchange" target="_blank">http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-08-12/news/52727871_1_nixi-indian-languages-national-internet-exchange</a><br><br>More news<br><a href="http://www.newsgtlds.com/" target="_blank">http://www.newsgtlds.com/</a><br>http://www.domainnews.com/<br>http://www.thedomains.com/<br><br>REGULATION<br><br>The Cloud, Cybersecurity, And Cloud Cyber Governance: What Every Director Needs To Know<br><a href="http://www.metrocorpcounsel.com/articles/29549/cloud-cybersecurity-and-cloud-cyber-governance-what-every-director-needs-know" target="_blank">http://www.metrocorpcounsel.com/articles/29549/cloud-cybersecurity-and-cloud-cyber-governance-what-every-director-needs-know</a><br><br>Big data: is manipulation really the answer?<br><a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2014/Aug/14/big-data-is-manipulation-really-the-answer.html" target="_blank">http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2014/Aug/14/big-data-is-manipulation-really-the-answer.html</a><br><br>'The New York Times' Takes a Strong Stand for Net Neutrality<br><a href="http://inthecapital.streetwise.co/2014/08/14/new-york-times-net-neutrality-editorial/" target="_blank">http://inthecapital.streetwise.co/2014/08/14/new-york-times-net-neutrality-editorial/</a><br><br>The New Arabs: How the Millennial Generation Is Changing the Middle East by Juan Cole – review<br><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/aug/14/new-arabs-millenial-generation-changing-middle-east-juan-cole-review" target="_blank">http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/aug/14/new-arabs-millenial-generation-changing-middle-east-juan-cole-review</a><br><br>Sexual rights, regulatory frameworks and the internet – the EROTICS project<span id="ecxtab-container-landscape"><span id="ecxtab-container"></span></span><br><a href="http://www.trust.org/item/20140722163605-juvfz/" target="_blank">http://www.trust.org/item/20140722163605-juvfz/</a><br><br>SECURITY<br><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140813_verisign_mitigates_300_gbps_ddos_attack_2014_ddos_trends/" class="ecxblue" target="_blank">Verisign Mitigates 300 Gbps DDoS Attack and Other Q2 2014 DDoS Trends</a><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140813_verisign_mitigates_300_gbps_ddos_attack_2014_ddos_trends/" target="_blank">http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140813_verisign_mitigates_300_gbps_ddos_attack_2014_ddos_trends/</a><br><br>Australia : Mandatory laws will help ‘bolster’ cyber-security capabilities
         <br><a href="http://www.itwire.com/government-tech-news/govenrment-tech-policy/65066-mandatory-laws-will-help-%E2%80%98bolster%E2%80%99-cyber-security-capabilities" target="_blank">http://www.itwire.com/government-tech-news/govenrment-tech-policy/65066-mandatory-laws-will-help-%E2%80%98bolster%E2%80%99-cyber-security-capabilities</a><br><br>AFRICAN INTERNET NEWS<br><br>Africa: Four Policy Steps to Drive Technological Change<br><a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201408131277.html" target="_blank">http://allafrica.com/stories/201408131277.html</a><br><div style="top:-1999px;left:-1988px;" id="ecxstcpDiv"><br>‘Africa,
Mideast online advertising market to grow 27% annually’         - See more at:
<a href="http://www.itwebafrica.com/home-page/business-continuity/607-south-africa/233364-africa-mideast-online-advertising-market-to-grow-27-annually#sthash.1qAUwehx.dpuf" target="_blank">http://www.itwebafrica.com/home-page/business-continuity/607-south-africa/233364-africa-mideast-online-advertising-market-to-grow-27-annually#sthash.1qAUwehx.dpuf</a><br>                                            </div><br></div></div>                                            </div></body>
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