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And see my website - http://technewsreview.com.au/ - for regular updates in between postings. ********************************************************** Sponsored by the Singapore Internet Research Centre http://www.ntu.edu.sg/sci/sirc/ Sponsored by EuroDNS and AsiaDNS - for your domain name registration http://www.eurodns.com/ ********************************************************** 'Brandjacking' on the Web http://businessweek.com/technology/content/may2007/tc20070501_555089.htm MarkMonitor: More than a quarter-million cybersquatting attacks in first quarter of 2007 http://scmagazine.com/us/news/article/654163/markmonitor-quarter-million-cybersquatting-attacks-first-quarter-2007/ Lockheed Martin Corporation loses domain case against cannabis site ukskunkworks.co.uk http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/05/02/lockheed_martin_domain_case/ Nigeria moves closer to hosting Internet address http://businessdayonline.com/?c=51&a=12935 Loyalty for .uk domains http://net4now.com/isp_news/news_article.asp?News_ID=3874 London eyes its own net domain http://www.contractoruk.com/news/003227.html Why the Fiji Islands need to be part of ICAAN: Interview with Savenaca Vocea http://islandsbusiness.com/islands_business/index_dynamic/containerNameToReplace=MiddleMiddle/focusModuleID=17410/overideSkinName=issueArticle-full.tpl New Russian Law Deals with WHOIS data by Veni Markovski http://blog.icann.org/?p=110 500,000 .mobi domains registered http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/news.nv?storyid=single8259 ICANN lowers Registrar Transaction Fee http://www.gadgetell.com/2007/05/icann-lowers-registrar-transaction-fee/ VeriSign Reports First Quarter 2007 Results (news release) http://www.verisign.com/static/042058.pdf ICANN Internationalized Domain Names - Glossary http://icann.org/topics/idn/idn-glossary.htm ICANN Nominating Committee Extends Deadline for Statements of Interest to 18 May 2007 http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-30apr07.htm ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** MarkMonitor Releases First Quarterly Brandjacking Index (news release) MarkMonitor released a report that reveals cybersquatting poses greatest threat to brands, while phishing and domain kiting are on the rise. Financial services and media companies were found to be the top targets. The report, "Cybersquatting Poses Greatest Threat to Brands", reveals an excess of 300,000 incidents of abuse for 25 of the top brands. The report found cybersquatting is the most frequent form of abuse with more than 275,000 instances recorded. Media companies, online only and traditional, were the industry sector most at risk. Next threat was domain kiting. The study found “more than 980 kited sites targeting financial brands, more than double that of any other segment.” Third were phishing attacks against financial institutions which were found to outnumber auction attacks. Phishing attacks against financial services companies, including large banks as well as credit unions, represent 41 percent of all phishing attacks in Q1 2007, compared to 29.4 percent in Q1 2006. There is widespread media coverage of the report. http://markmonitor.com/news/press-070430.html 'Brandjacking' on the Web A new study by MarkMonitor finds that cybersquatting and other abuses against big companies with well-known brands are on the rise http://businessweek.com/technology/content/may2007/tc20070501_555089.htm http://www.cio-today.com/news/New-Study-Looks-at-Web-Brandjacking/story.xhtml?story_id=0010003B3T19 http://www.circleid.com/posts/brandjacking_and_error_search/ http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/363197/internet-brand-hijacking-on-the-rise--report.html http://weblog.infoworld.com/zeroday/archives/2007/05/gauging_the_imp.html Major brands see rise in online fraud (Reuters) Corporate brands face multipronged assaults from fraudulent online attackers, according to a report published Monday that quantifies the scope of the most common threats. http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6180176.html http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2123899,00.asp http://news.com.com/2100-7355_3-6180176.html http://uk.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUKN3034673920070430 MarkMonitor: More than a quarter-million cybersquatting attacks in first quarter of 2007 Cybersquatting is an ever-growing threat to brand reputation, with more than a quarter-million such attacks recorded this year, according to a report released Monday by MarkMonitor. http://scmagazine.com/us/news/article/654163/markmonitor-quarter-million-cybersquatting-attacks-first-quarter-2007/ Tracking the 'brandjackers' (video report) MarkMonitor's EMEA General Manager Charlie Abrahams speaks to Reuters Technology Correspondent Matt Cowan about the findings of the company's first Brandjacking Index. The report features Charlie Abrahams, EMEA General Manager, MarkMonitor and Matt Cowan, Reuters Technology Correspondent. http://uk.reuters.com/news/video/videoStory?videoId=50715 Lockheed Martin Corporation loses domain case against cannabis site ukskunkworks.co.uk Defence company Lockheed Martin Corporation has lost its attempt to gain control of a web address currently hosting a site devoted to cannabis paraphernalia. The ruling on the .co.uk domain was an appeal from an earlier ruling. ... The domain ukskunkworks.co.uk is owned by UKSkunkworks Ltd, a company which sells cannabis seeds and smoking paraphernalia related to cannabis. Skunk is a slang term for a particularly strong strain of cannabis. Lockheed Martin tried to gain control of the domain because it has in times of war operated a secret laboratory developing new products which it called Skunk Works. It owns several UK and community trademarks related to the term. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/05/02/lockheed_martin_domain_case/ Nigeria moves closer to hosting Internet address The Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA) will this morning in Lagos hold its Annual General Meeting. Nigerians are hoping that the activities of NIRA, will culminate before long in the country hosting its top level domain name, the .ng TLD locally so that Nigerian addresses on the Internet can be appropriately tagged - .ng. This facility is currently being hosted abroad by a Technical Point of Contact person, authorised by ICANN. http://businessdayonline.com/?c=51&a=12935 Loyalty for .uk domains British Internet users are six times more likely to choose a .uk rather than .com address when looking for information via an Internet search engine. http://net4now.com/isp_news/news_article.asp?News_ID=3874 London eyes its own net domain London should be the first city to have its own net domain name, either through adding ‘.ldn’ before ‘.uk’ or through the creation a new system of addresses that end in ‘.london.’ http://www.contractoruk.com/news/003227.html ".hk" Chinese domain name launched (webcast) Speaker: Jonathan Shea, CEO, Hong Kong Domain Name Registration Company Limited http://webcast.tdctrade.com/070321_01/e.htm Why the Fiji Islands need to be part of ICANN: Interview with Savenaca Vocea Since the arrival and gradual deployment of the Internet worldwide, Pacific Islands countries have been able to partly lessen the economic challenges of their isolation through better connectivity and access to increasingly faster and cheaper methods of communication. http://islandsbusiness.com/islands_business/index_dynamic/containerNameToReplace=MiddleMiddle/focusModuleID=17410/overideSkinName=issueArticle-full.tpl The Internet challenge The rise of the Internet has created extraordinary marketing opportunities for companies, and many challenges for trademark lawyers. An example is "Taking on the cybersquatters". While the number of cybersquatting cases and domain name disputes may be on the rise, the good news for trademark owners is that of the 7,328 gTLD cases resolved, the Center has ordered the domain name to be transferred to the complainant in 84 percent of cases. http://managingip.com/default.asp?page=9&pubID=198&SID=684345&ISS=23690 New Russian Law Deals with WHOIS data by Veni Markovski There’s a new law on data protection in Russia, and under its provisions, information for web site owners should not be accessible online. The .ru WHOIS database has almost three years to fulfill the law requirements (until January 1, 2010), but Ru-Center, (largest registrar for .ru), says they have discussed the issue with RIPN (the technical contact for .ru) may be ready to implement it in the coming months. http://blog.icann.org/?p=110 VeriSign Reports First Quarter 2007 Results (news release) VeriSign reported total revenue of $379 million for the first quarter of 2007, compared with $373 million for the first quarter of 2006. VeriSign ended the first quarter with Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Short-term Investments of $740 million and deferred revenue of $662 million. http://www.verisign.com/static/042058.pdf 500,000 .mobi domains registered Dublin-based dotMobi has claimed 500,000 .mobi domain names have been registered since it was set up last October. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/news.nv?storyid=single8259 500,000 .mobi Names Registered (news release) dotMobi announced more than 500,000 .mobi domains have been registered in 104 countries since the domain's commercial launch in October 2006. http://www.sys-con.com/read/369789.htm http://redorbit.com/news/technology/921682/500000_mobi_names_registered_showing_continued_demand_for_useful_mobile/ ICANN lowers Registrar Transaction Fee ICANN has lowered their Registrar Transaction Fee from $.25 cents to $.22 cents. This lower price goes back to any domain that was registered or renewed as far back as July 1, 2006. So a credit may be owed to you by your current registrar. If you are a GoDaddy customer you may have already received your credit notification via email. http://www.gadgetell.com/2007/05/icann-lowers-registrar-transaction-fee/ INQ writer hits GoDaddy gold with refund for ICANN Fee overpayment It is not everyday that a vendor writes you to give you money, but GoDaddy just did. First it was targeted Superbowl ads, now generosity and philanthropy. This is what makes me come back again and again to do business with them. http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=39348 GoDaddy Refunds ICANN Fee Overpayments Domain registrar GoDaddy is refunding domain name registration and renewal fees due to a change in ICANN fees. http://domainnamewire.com/2007/05/02/godaddy-refunds-icann-fee-overpayments/ ICANN Internationalized Domain Names - Glossary In an attempt to ensure that discussions regarding IDNs take place in a consistent manner ICANN has published an IDN Glossary. The glossary terms can be used freely and is expected to be expanded over time. http://icann.org/topics/idn/idn-glossary.htm ICANN Nominating Committee Extends Deadline for Statements of Interest to 18 May 2007 In order to provide additional time for candidates to submit Statements of Interest, the 2007 ICANN Nominating Committee has extended the deadline for Statements of Interest until 18 May 2007. The 2007 Nominating Committee has received 33 Statements of Interest, 29 of the candidates are male, while 4 are female. 14 candidates are from Europe, 6 are from Asia/Australia/Pacific, 5 are from Latin America/Caribbean, 5 are from North America, and 3 are from Africa. 25 candidates have declared a willingness to serve on the ICANN Board, 12 have declared a willingness to serve on the GNSO Council, 7 have declared a willingness to serve on the ccNSO Council, and 7 have declared a willingness to serve on the ALAC. http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-30apr07.htm ICANN: RegisterFly Has Flown A US Federal judge granted ICANN the right to terminate RegisterFly's accreditation and to transfer domains from the company. RegisterFly failed to meet the conditions of a temporarty restraining order, issued on April 16, demanding that the company turn over current and accurate data for all of RegisterFly's domain names. Beginning today (30/4), ICANN is inviting statements of interest from accredited registrars to act as a transfer provider, ensuring registrants have full access to their domains. That registrar will act as a temporary domain holder and aid in the transfer of domain names to any ICANN-accredited registrar of the registrant's choice. http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2007/04/30/icann-registerfly-has-flown http://www.domaininformer.com/news/press/070502RegisterFly.html GoDaddy Selected as Top Domain Name Registrar GoDaddy, the world’s largest registrar with about 20M domains registered (including reseller sites), was voted as the best registrar in the 2007 Domain Name Wire survey, taking 33% of the vote. Last year GoDaddy was also tops but received only 28% of the vote. Although not without controversy, GoDaddy has grabbed market share by offering domain names for affordable prices and investing heavily in marketing. http://domainnamewire.com/2007/05/01/godaddy-selected-as-top-domain-name-registrar/ Survey: Price, Security Top Considerations When Registering Domains Registration prices and security of domains are the top factors when choosing a domain registrar, according to the 2007 Domain Name Wire survey. http://domainnamewire.com/2007/05/02/survey-price-security-top-considerations-when-registering-domains/ Why advertiser ROI matters more then CTR While Jennifer Slegg is looking at this from the view of a Search Engine Marketer, it is important for domain investors to remember that the click-through-rate (CTR) for a domain name might be an important measurement for the domain name owner, but in the end the return-on-investment (ROI) for the advertiser is what matters the most. In the end, the advertisers are the ones paying for the clicks on our parked pages and their return on investment is what matters. http://www.domaineditorial.com/archives/2007/05/02/why-advertiser-roi-matters-more-then-ctr/ Fabulous.com launches their Domain Name Distribution Network As per an Email from Fabulous.com to Frank Schilling, Fabulous.com has launched their domain distribution network (DDN), allowing Domain Portfolio owners to list their domains for sale via Fabulous’ various partners. http://www.domaineditorial.com/archives/2007/04/30/fabulouscom-launches-their-domain-name-distribution-network/ SEO and Domain Name Monetization test by DotVentures comes through with flying colors! Prior to the first of four weekly Internet radio shows back in late February; on Domain Investing and Monetization, I decided to follow Search Marketing's 7 step process for monetizing domain name's and the radio show marked the first 30 days of the test. I purchased the domain name oprahsschool.com a couple days before the first show and the site was already up (blog) just prior to the first show. http://domainnews360.com/2007/05/seo-and-domain-name-monetization-test.html DOMAINfest Amsterdam Announces First Ever Auction (news release) DomainSponsor announced that it had partnered with NICIT to bring attendees the finest quality domain names for bidding in a live auction setting. DOMAINfest Amsterdam is a two-day regional seminar and networking event created specifically to respond to the needs of domainers operating in the European business environment. The event will be held May 16-17, 2007 at the Hilton Amsterdam Hotel. http://verivox.de/News/ArticleDetails.asp?aid=50136&pm=1 http://www.pressebox.de/pressemeldungen/secura/boxid-104349.html http://domainfest.com/ Build your digital identity by certified pro-domains (news release) The pro-domains are an exclusive domain. Only if you are a lawyer, medical doctor,accountant(cpa) or engineer,you are entitled to get a pro-domain. Other liberal professions will be perhaps later in the position, also to order a pro-domain. A self certification that you belong to one of these groups is necessary. http://www.verivox.de/News/ArticleDetails.asp?aid=50136&pm=1 Get ready for dot-asia DotAsia is asking registrars to comment on its proposals for handling the launch, which includes a plan to hold auctions for domain names where more than one applicant has applied for the name. http://managingip.com/default.asp?page=9&PubID=198&SID=684499&ISS=23789 ICANN’s WDPRS Report and Plan to Clean Up Whois Records ICANN's recently released report, ICANN's Whois Data Accuracy and Availability Program: Description of Prior Efforts and New Compliance Initiatives, is a summary of the Whois Data Problem Report System's (WDPRS) reports spanning a one-year period that concluded at the end of Fenruary 2007. In case you're not familiar with the WDPRS, it's system that tracks complaints about inaccurate or incomplete whois entries. Notable facts from the report include: There were 50,189 reports for which ICANN received follow-up responses during the year. http://www.circleid.com/posts/icanns_wdprs_report_clean_up_whois/ http://domainnamewire.com/2007/04/30/icann-launches-initiative-to-clean-up-whois-records/ ICANN Releases Toolkit ICANN announced on Friday it has released a toolkit to help Web publishers fix problems caused by a couple of recently added domain names. http://thewhir.com/marketwatch/050107_ICANN_Releases_Toolkit.cfm http://www.itpro.co.uk/internet/news/111763/automatic-domain-name-checking-tool-unveiled-by-icann.html http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/111757/icann-releases-automatic-domain-checking-toolkit.html Final Wave of Domain Auction Sales Washed Ashore This Week With Four 6-Figure Deals Riding the Tide The last remaining sales from Moniker.com's live and silent auctions at the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. West conference in Las Vegas last month were finalized this week. The big guns were Settlement.com at $200,000 and a trio of two-letter .coms; OL.com ($150,000), UB.com ($129,420) and PX.com ($120,000). http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2007/domainsales05-01-07.htm Demand Media, eNom to release .TV domain names Demand Media and its subsidiary and wholesale registrar, eNom, will make .TV domain names available as of 1 May 2007. http://dmeurope.com/default.asp?ArticleID=24059 Bulgarien steht nicht mehr unter besonderer Beobachtung der US-Urheberrechtswächter Veni Markowski, Vorsitzender der bulgarischen Internet Society, begrüßt, dass Bulgarien von der Liste der von den USA wegen Produktpiraterie besonders beobachteten Staaten gestrichen wurde. Damit hat sein Widerstand gegen die Aufnahme seines Landes in dem just veröffentlichten "Special 301 Report" der US-Handelsbeauftragten (USTR) Erfolg. http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/89154 Les marques de commerce menacées par le cybersquattage Selon MarkMonitor, le cybersquattage de marques de commerce serait la principale menace Internet pour les entreprises, devant les tentatives de fraudes par courriel. http://techno.branchez-vous.com/actualite/2007/04/les_marques_de_commerce_menace.html Las grandes marcas corporativas son ahora el principal blanco de los crackers hackersLas marcas corporativas se enfrentan cada vez más a ataques informáticos, según un informe publicado el lunes que cuantifica el alcance de las amenazas más comunes. http://www.noticiasdot.com/wp2/2007/05/01/las-grandes-marcas-corporativas-son-ahora-el-principal-blanco-de-los-crackers/ Enchères lucratives pour les .MOBI 12 nouveaux termes génériques en .MOBI ont trouvé acquéreur lors du dernier salon TRAFFIC à l’occasion d’une mise aux enchères publique. Palmarès détaillé. http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1193/appareils-mobiles-encheres-lucratives-pour-les-mobi.php Las marcas corporativas: principal objetivo de los ataques web Las marcas corporativas se enfrentan cada vez más a ataques informáticos, según un informe publicado el lunes que cuantifica el alcance de las amenazas más comunes. http://www.24horaslibre.com/tecnologia/1177955495.php Lista de Propuestas para LACNIC X La siguiente es la lista de propuestas que se discutiran durantel Foro Publico en LACNIC X. Se incluye tambien un link a la propuesta realizada en la lista. http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1476 .cr: Registre su Dominio desde tan sólo $14 por año Con motivo de facilitar su presencia en Internet, podrás obtener un dominio bajo .CR desde tan sólo $14 por año si lo registras por 2 años, o $15 si lo registras por 1 año. NIC-Internet Costa Rica, le brinda esta promoción solamente del 30 de abril, 2007 al 31 de mayo, 2007. http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1475 EEUU tiene 56 % de las direcciones de Internet Estados Unidos concentra el 55,9 por ciento de las direcciones de Internet (IP, por Internet Provider), mientras que Europa representa el 22,5 por ciento, según un estudio realizado por la empresa estadounidense Iplingence. Según el "Mapa de Internet 2007" (World Map), realizado por IPlingence, la concentración en el uso de Internet está dada en gran medida en Estados Unidos (55,9 por ciento), Europa (22,5), Asia (14) y Sudamérica (3,5), mientras que Centroamérica y el Caribe suman un 0,16 por ciento. http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1474 Stories in Russian mentioning ICANN http://www.vedomosti.ru/newspaper/article.shtml?2007/05/02/125131 http://www.smi.ru/07/05/02/907685643.html http://www.newsru.com/russia/02may2007/inet.html http://www.novayagazeta.ru/news/93018.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Check out http://auda.org.au/domain-news/ for the most recent edition of the domain news, including an RSS feed - already online! The domain name news is supported by auDA. For information on subscriptions to the domain name and/or general internet news please contact me. 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