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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'><u><b>NETMUNDIAL INITIATIVE</b></u><br><br>Brazil leads creation of Internet governance initiative<br><a href="http://www.zdnet.com/brazil-leads-creation-of-internet-governance-initiative-7000035620/" target="_blank">http://www.zdnet.com/brazil-leads-creation-of-internet-governance-initiative-7000035620/</a><br><br>NETmundial’s promises of grassroots internet governance leave a lot to be desired
<br><a href="http://theconversation.com/netmundials-promises-of-grassroots-internet-governance-leave-a-lot-to-be-desired-34023" target="_blank">http://theconversation.com/netmundials-promises-of-grassroots-internet-governance-leave-a-lot-to-be-desired-34023</a><br><br>Governance advocates see crowd-sourcing as way to fix internet ills<br><a href="http://www.indiatvnews.com/business/india/governance-advocates-see-crowd-sourcing-as-way-to-fix-internet-i-15378.html" target="_blank">http://www.indiatvnews.com/business/india/governance-advocates-see-crowd-sourcing-as-way-to-fix-internet-i-15378.html</a><br><br>What will the future of the internet look like?<br><a href="http://forumblog.org/2014/11/what-will-the-future-of-the-internet-look-like/?utm_content=buffer6b32d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer" target="_blank">http://forumblog.org/2014/11/what-will-the-future-of-the-internet-look-like/?utm_content=buffer6b32d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer</a><br><br><u><b>ICANN</b></u><br><br>Monitoring the Health of the Organization<br><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/blog/monitoring-the-health-of-the-organization" target="_blank">https://www.icann.org/news/blog/monitoring-the-health-of-the-organization</a><abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers"><br><br></abbr><abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers">ICANN</abbr> Draft Five-Year Operating Plan<br><abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers"><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-11-11-en" target="_blank">https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-11-11-en</a><br></abbr><br>Requirements for Implementing Rights Protection Mechanisms in Name Collision Mitigation Framework Now Available<br><abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers"><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-11-07-en" target="_blank"><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-11-07-en" target="_blank"><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-11-07-en" target="_blank">https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-11-07-en</a></a><br><br></a>ICANN</abbr> 51 Los Angeles – Showcasing Positive Trends and Business Diversity at <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers">ICANN</abbr> Public Meetings<br><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/blog/icann-51-los-angeles-showcasing-positive-trends-and-business-diversity-at-icann-public-meetings" target="_blank">https://www.icann.org/news/blog/icann-51-los-angeles-showcasing-positive-trends-and-business-diversity-at-icann-public-meetings</a><br><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20141110_accountability_group_charter_sets_the_bar_too_low/" class="blue">Accountability Group Charter Sets the Bar Too Low</a><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20141110_accountability_group_charter_sets_the_bar_too_low/" target="_blank">http://www.circleid.com/posts/20141110_accountability_group_charter_sets_the_bar_too_low/</a><br><span></span><br><u><b>DOMAIN NAME</b></u><br><br>If ICANN Doesn't Keep Registrars Honest, Who Will?<br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-horton/if-icann-doesnt-keep-regi_b_6101536.html" target="_blank">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-horton/if-icann-doesnt-keep-regi_b_6101536.html</a><br><br>More than 52,000 .nyc sites registered in first month<br><a href="http://www.amny.com/news/nyc-domain-names-a-big-hit-52-000-registered-sites-in-1-month-1.9604827" target="_blank">http://www.amny.com/news/nyc-domain-names-a-big-hit-52-000-registered-sites-in-1-month-1.9604827</a><br><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20141107_customer_confusion_over_newish_gtlds_targeting_financial_services/" class="blue">Customer Confusion over New(ish) gTLDs Targeting Financial Services</a><br><span><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20141107_customer_confusion_over_newish_gtlds_targeting_financial_services/" target="_blank">http://www.circleid.com/posts/20141107_customer_confusion_over_newish_gtlds_targeting_financial_services/</a></span><br><br><a href="http://www.domainnews.com/amazon-wins-rights-to-book-top-level-domain-name.html">Amazon Wins Rights to .Book Top Level Domain Name</a><span></span><br><a href="http://www.domainnews.com/amazon-wins-rights-to-book-top-level-domain-name.html" target="_blank">http://www.domainnews.com/amazon-wins-rights-to-book-top-level-domain-name.html</a><br><br>ICANN Last Resort New gTLD Auctions Scheduled for November<br><span><a href="http://www.thedomains.com/2014/11/10/icann-last-resort-new-gtld-auctions-scheduled-for-november/" target="_blank">http://www.thedomains.com/2014/11/10/icann-last-resort-new-gtld-auctions-scheduled-for-november/</a></span><span class="firstword"><br><br>Canada</span>: .quebec Geographic gTLD Ready for Public Launch<span></span><br><a href="http://www.mondaq.com/canada/x/353144/Trademark/quebec+Geographic+gTLD+Ready+for+Public+Launch" target="_blank">http://www.mondaq.com/canada/x/353144/Trademark/quebec+Geographic+gTLD+Ready+for+Public+Launch</a><br><br><a href="http://www.domainnews.com/october-2014-highest-reported-cctld-sales.html">October 2014 Highest Reported ccTLD Sales</a><br><span><u><a href="http://www.domainnews.com/october-2014-highest-reported-cctld-sales.html" target="_blank">http://www.domainnews.com/october-2014-highest-reported-cctld-sales.html</a><br><br></u></span>The New gTLD Influx: What Does It Mean for the Industry?<br><span><u><a href="http://gtldblog.tumblr.com/post/102140043485/the-new-gtld-influx-what-does-it-mean-for-the" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://gtldblog.tumblr.com/post/102140043485/the-new-gtld-influx-what-does-it-mean-for-the" target="_blank">http://gtldblog.tumblr.com/post/102140043485/the-new-gtld-influx-what-does-it-mean-for-the</a><br><br></u></span><a href="http://www.seniortycoon.com/domain-names-gtlds-entrepreneurs/" title="Update on the new gTLDs for domain name traders and entrepreneurs">Update on the new gTLDs for domain name traders and entrepreneurs</a><br><span><u><a href="http://www.seniortycoon.com/domain-names-gtlds-entrepreneurs/" target="_blank">http://www.seniortycoon.com/domain-names-gtlds-entrepreneurs/</a><br><br>China's Domain Name Market with Simon Cousins<br><a href="http://domainnamewire.com/2014/11/10/chinas-domain-name-market-with-simon-cousins-dnw-podcast-6/" target="_blank">http://domainnamewire.com/2014/11/10/chinas-domain-name-market-with-simon-cousins-dnw-podcast-6/</a><br><b><br>ITU PLENIPOT 2014 OUTCOME</b></u><br><br></span>Final Reflections on Plenipot 14<br><span><a href="http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/public-policy/2014/11/final-reflections-plenipot-14" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/public-policy/2014/11/final-reflections-plenipot-14" target="_blank">http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/public-policy/2014/11/final-reflections-plenipot-14</a><br><br>Outcomes from the International Telecommunication Union 2014 Plenipotentiary Conference in Busan, Republic of Korea</span><br><a href="http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2014/11/233914.htm" target="_blank">http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2014/11/233914.htm</a><br><br>ITU Plenipotentiary Outcome Limiting UN Agency Role In Internet Governance Deemed “Success”<br><a href="http://www.ip-watch.org/2014/11/10/itu-plenipotentiary-outcome-limiting-un-agency-role-in-internet-governance-deemed-success/" target="_blank">http://www.ip-watch.org/2014/11/10/itu-plenipotentiary-outcome-limiting-un-agency-role-in-internet-governance-deemed-success/</a><br><br><u><b>OBAMA'S NET NEUTRALITY PROPOSAL<br><br></b></u><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20141110_obama_urges_fcc_to_treat_the_internet_as_a_utility/" class="blue">Obama Urges FCC to Treat the Internet As a Utility</a><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20141110_obama_urges_fcc_to_treat_the_internet_as_a_utility/" target="_blank">http://www.circleid.com/posts/20141110_obama_urges_fcc_to_treat_the_internet_as_a_utility/</a><br><br>Why Obama’s plan to save the Internet could actually ruin it<br><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/innovations/wp/2014/11/11/why-obamas-plan-to-save-the-internet-could-actually-ruin-it/" target="_blank">http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/innovations/wp/2014/11/11/why-obamas-plan-to-save-the-internet-could-actually-ruin-it/</a><br><br>Barack Obama backs net neutrality and says Internet must stay "free and open" <br><a href="http://www.cityam.com/1415635454/barack-obama-backs-net-neutrality-and-says-internet-must-stay-free-and-open" target="_blank">http://www.cityam.com/1415635454/barack-obama-backs-net-neutrality-and-says-internet-must-stay-free-and-open</a><br><br>Obama’s Net Neutrality Proposal: The Praise and the Attacks<br><a href="http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-11-10/obamas-net-neutrality-proposal-is-praised-and-attacked" target="_blank">http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-11-10/obamas-net-neutrality-proposal-is-praised-and-attacked</a><span class="blox-headline entry-title"><br><br>Obama wants more regulation of Internet providers</span><br><a href="http://www.bdtonline.com/news/obama-wants-more-regulation-of-internet-providers/article_5fad62c8-68fb-11e4-922e-9f34e5aa832d.html" target="_blank">http://www.bdtonline.com/news/obama-wants-more-regulation-of-internet-providers/article_5fad62c8-68fb-11e4-922e-9f34e5aa832d.html</a><br><br><u><b>INTERNET OF THINGS</b></u><br><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20141110_internet_of_things_market_expected_to_reach_3_trillion_dollars/" class="blue">Internet of Things Market Expected to Reach $3.04 Trillion, 30B Connected Things in 2020</a><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20141110_internet_of_things_market_expected_to_reach_3_trillion_dollars/" target="_blank">http://www.circleid.com/posts/20141110_internet_of_things_market_expected_to_reach_3_trillion_dollars/</a><br><br><u><b>AFRICAN INTERNET NEWS</b></u><br><br>East Africa: EAC to Get Single Internet Exchange to Cut Costs<br><u><a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201411110156.html" target="_blank">http://allafrica.com/stories/201411110156.html</a><b><br></b></u><br>Sub-Saharan Africa will overtake Europe as second-largest mobile internet market by 2020<br><u><b><a href="http://www.marketingmag.com.au/news/sub-saharan-africa-will-overtake-europe-as-second-largest-mobile-internet-market-by-2020-58403/#.VGI5phZXr3U" target="_blank">http://www.marketingmag.com.au/news/sub-saharan-africa-will-overtake-europe-as-second-largest-mobile-internet-market-by-2020-58403/#.VGI5phZXr3U</a><br><br>Facebooks internet.org app headed to Kenya<br><a href="http://www.itnewsafrica.com/2014/11/facebooks-internet-org-app-headed-to-kenya/" target="_blank">http://www.itnewsafrica.com/2014/11/facebooks-internet-org-app-headed-to-kenya/</a><br></b></u><br>Sandvine details African Internet trends<br><u><b><a href="http://www.itweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=139210:Sandvine-details-African-Internet-trends" target="_blank">http://www.itweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=139210:Sandvine-details-African-Internet-trends</a><br><br></b></u>Middle East & Africa internet cloud traffic is booming<br><u><b><a href="http://www.cnbcafrica.com/news/special-report/2014/11/11/middle-east-africa-cloud-traffic/#" target="_blank">http://www.cnbcafrica.com/news/special-report/2014/11/11/middle-east-africa-cloud-traffic/#</a><br></b></u><br>Submarine cable to connect Africa with the Americas<br><u><b><a href="http://www.telecoms.com/302681/submarine-cable-to-connect-africa-with-the-americas/" target="_blank">http://www.telecoms.com/302681/submarine-cable-to-connect-africa-with-the-americas/</a><br><br>MORE NEWS</b></u><br><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20141107_chinese_routing_errors_redirect_russian_internet_traffic/" class="blue">Russian Internet Traffic Redirected Due to Routing Errors by China</a><span></span><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20141107_chinese_routing_errors_redirect_russian_internet_traffic/" target="_blank" class="c_nobdr t_prs">http://www.circleid.com/posts/20141107_chinese_routing_errors_redirect_russian_internet_traffic/</a><br><br>Asia-Pacific – home to a new and broader mobile ecosystem<br><a href="http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/asia-pacific-bureau/2014/11/asia-pacific-%E2%80%93-home-new-and-broader-mobile-ecosystem" target="_blank">http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/asia-pacific-bureau/2014/11/asia-pacific-%E2%80%93-home-new-and-broader-mobile-ecosystem</a><br><br><br><br><br><br> </div></body>
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