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Headlines from today's news include: IGP Proposal Highlights Global Nature of Digital Security | In dispute over Gmail brand, Hamburg firm defeats Google | IETF DNS Working Group defines DNS as "critical infrastructure" by Brenden Kuerbis | What is ICANN's definition of progress? | Nominet reaches six million domain registrations And see my website - http://technewsreview.com.au/ - for daily 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/ ********************************************************** Internet Governance Forum still searching for something to govern by Burke Hansen http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/03/igf_icann_critical_internet_resources/ After attacks, US government sending team to Estonia http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/07/03/US-government-sending-team-to-Estonia_1.html Kremlin Critics Say Russian Cyberspace Alive With DoS Attacks http://informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=GF0LIPDV4HFBEQSNDLRSKHSCJUNN2JVN?articleID=200900283 Time to let a thousand domains bloom? http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6262386.stm Speculators ready for '.asia' web address rush http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/technology/article2025789.ece iPhone.com acquired by Apple http://macnn.com/articles/07/07/03/apple.owns.iphonecom/ ********************** GOVERNANCE ********************** Internet Governance Forum still searching for something to govern by Burke Hansen Although this topic looked appetizing on the schedule, it's clear that the IGF has a lot of work to do if it is to be considered anything more than a highly vocal yet castrated version of ICANN. Indeed, the IGF bares an uncanny resemblance to that other impotent, internationalized and highly vocal institution, the UN General Assembly. That's not to say that it does not have value - it's just the political equivalent to a visit to the therapist's office. We all need to get stuff off our chest from time to time. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/03/igf_icann_critical_internet_resources/ ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** The Cold-War Fight Against Domaining Continues by Frank Schilling "First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win!" quote by Gandhi pretty much summarizes the evolution of the domain name monetization and development business. I have watched this business come of age for more than half a decade... In the beginning nobody cared... then when people started talking about how great it was, 'smart people' and the "legitimate web" laughed. Then the trucks with money showed up... A significant double-digit percentage of global Internet traffic is now owned by domain holders with generic names. So the fight is on. http://www.circleid.com/posts/cold_war_fight_against_domaining/ Google faces landmark legal action after defamation claim Google is facing unprecedented legal action after a UK businessman filed a defamation claim. The internet search engine is being threatened with legal action by Dotworlds -— a UK domain name registrar — in a case that will seek to make search engines responsible for content on the internet. http://legalweek.com/Articles/1036505/Google+faces+landmark+legal+action+after+defamation.html ********************** - DOMAIN SECURITY ********************** After attacks, US government sending team to Estonia Two months after much of Estonia's online infrastructure was targeted by an online attack, the U.S government is sending cyberinvestigators to help the Baltic state better understand what happened. http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/07/03/US-government-sending-team-to-Estonia_1.html Kremlin Critics Say Russian Cyberspace Alive With DoS Attacks Cyber unrest continues throughout Russia and the Baltic states with reports of media and political Web sites being shut down through attacks similar to those that took down parts of Estonia's cyberinfrastructure in late April and early May. The U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team, or US-CERT, Monday reported the presence of politically motivated cyberattacks occurring in Russian cyberspace. The Web site for Russia's United Civil Front, run by former chess champ turned political activist Garry Kasporov, experienced problems staying online, and hackers tried to break into the main site of the Center for Journalism in Extreme Situations, Oleg Panfilov, the center's director, told InformationWeek. He added that the sites of the several organizations "engaged in the protection of human rights" were also exposed to hacker attacks. http://informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=GF0LIPDV4HFBEQSNDLRSKHSCJUNN2JVN?articleID=200900283 ********************** - ICANN ********************** Time to let a thousand domains bloom? Tight control over domain names will damage the internet, says the BBC's Bill Thompson. One of the Internet's main governing bodies, Icann, has just finished its latest public meeting in Puerto Rico. After a week of debates on subjects like Accountability and Transparency Management, and workshops on Domain Tasting, delegates, representatives and interested observers are all heading home, wondering whether anything useful has been achieved. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6262386.stm Aging the Internet Prematurely, One PDP at a Time by Wendy Seltzer After blogging about ICANN's new gTLD policy or lack thereof, I've had several people ask me why I care so much about ICANN and new top-level domains. Domain names barely matter in a world of search and hyperlinks, I'm told, and new domains would amount to little more than a cash transfer to new registries from those trying to protect their names and brands. While I agree that type-in site-location is less and less relevant, and we haven't yet seen much end-user focused innovation in the use of domain names, I'm not ready to throw in the towel. I think ICANN is still in a position to do affirmative harm to Internet innovation. http://www.circleid.com/posts/new_domain_names_internet/ http://wendy.seltzer.org/blog/archives/2007/07/01/aging_the_internet_prematurely_one_pdp_at_a_time.html Through Thick & Thin: ICANN RFP for Registrar Data Escrow Services by Frank Michlick As a result of the Registerfly disaster, ICANN has been collecting proposals for Registrar Data Escrow Services that ensure that if a registrar goes out of business, the registrant’s and doman data is protected and available to ICANN. Let us take a closer look at what actually happened at RegisterFly that caused ICANN to issue this RFP and then look to see if the proposed solution is a viable and workable answer to this problem. http://domainnamenews.com/editorial/through-thick-thin-icann-rfp-for-registrar-data-escrow-services/ PITA and ICANN sign agreement A closer working relationship has been established between the Pacific Islands Telecommunications Association (PITA) and ICANN after the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding early this year. http://islandsbusiness.com/islands_business/index_dynamic/containerNameToReplace=MiddleMiddle/focusModuleID=17537/overideSkinName=issueArticle-full.tpl ********************** - (cc)TLD NEWS ********************** Speculators ready for '.asia' web address rush Cyber-speculators and counterfeiters are preparing to hijack web addresses launched under a new internet domain, .asia, British businesses have been warned. http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/technology/article2025789.ece Asia top-level domain to launch in October Asia truly has arrived on the internet, and in October the continent will get its own “.asia” top-level domain. http://bizreport.com/2007/07/asia_toplevel_domain_to_launch_in_october.html http://hostsearch.com/news/netnames_news_6091.asp ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** Ultimate Media gives away key domain names relating to Middle East developments worth hundreds of billions of dollars (news release) Ultimate Media, a London based communications agency that specialises in the internet, is warning developers of large projects in the Middle East to make sure they secure the primary domain names relating to their projects BEFORE they release information about them. The Company have recently carried out a major study of internet use in the tourism and construction industries in the Middle East and found is that many owners and developers of major projects are not securing the main domain names relating to these projects. http://zawya.com/Story.cfm/sidZAWYA20070702050000/secIndustries/pagMedia Dirty tricks of the sex.com scam by Kieren McCarthy Sex.com is one of the most valuable properties on the internet, worth $100 million a year and with 5 million page views a day. In 1995 it was stolen from its owner Gary Kremen - who fought for 12 years to win it back. In this extract from a new book by Kieren McCarthy, he tells the story of this ingenious scam. http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2007/07/02/1183351124286.html http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/07/02/1183351124286.html The Story of Sex.com by Larry Seltzer Opinion: Sex.com, a new book by Kieren McCarthy, relates the earliest known example of domain name theft. http://www.channelinsider.com/article/The+Story+of+Sexcom/210743_1.aspx GoDaddy.com suggests domain names for babies Looking for a unique gift for a baby shower? Why not purchase a website name for a newborn? http://dmeurope.com/default.asp?ArticleID=25463 ********************** - DOMAIN SALES ********************** iPhone.com acquired by Apple It has been confirmed that Apple has finally succeeded in purchasing the domain name iPhone.com from Michael Kovatch. http://macnn.com/articles/07/07/03/apple.owns.iphonecom/ http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/node/5346 After the iPhoria ... Apple reportedly bought the web domain name iPhone.com for an undisclosed, seven-digit price. Some 450 iPhone-related domain names were registered after the January announcement, and hundreds more have been registered per day since the Friday launch. One analyst predicts there will be about 8,000 iPhone-related domains registered by the end of the year. http://pcworld.co.nz/pcworld/pcw.nsf/feature/17787F217A8E7E6CCC25730E00720BDB http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/65599004FA8E9937CC25730E001D39C6 Domaining & Subdomaining In The Local Space - Part 1: by Chris Silver Smith The practices of domaining and subdomaining have steadily grown into increasingly hot topics in the local search marketing space for the past few years. "Domaining" is the practice of buying domains mainly for their potential keyword value. Speculators purchase keyword domains with a view towards selling those properties at considerable markup, and/or using those domains to host relevant affiliate content links and/or contextual ads to derive profit from the traffic, clicks, and purchases resulting from the users who arrive at the sites by typing their URLs directly into browser address fields. Subdomaining is the practice of delivering sections of content on sites under third-level domain names. http://searchengineland.com/070423-154346.php Domaining & Subdomaining In The Local Space, Part 2: by Chris Silver Smith In the earlier installment of this article I covered the topic of local-oriented subdomaining. In this second installment, I'm covering domaining. As you may recall, I described "domaining" as the practice of buying domains mainly for their potential keyword value. Speculators purchase keyword domains with a view towards reselling those properties at a considerable markup, or to get revenue by "parking" the domains with minimal content and lots of ads. The "local space" version of domaining is where a domainer has set up shop on a name which includes some sort of locality parameter like a ZIP code, city name, or regional name. How beneficial is this, and is it valuable for generating revenue? http://searchengineland.com/070702-083246.php Chinese.com Sells For €810,001 An auction for the domain Chinese.com ended today at €810,001. http://domainnamenews.com/domain-aftermarket/chinesecom-sells-for-810001-euro/ Quintet of Six-Figure Sales Headline a Fabulous Fortnight for the Domain Market Sedo.com led the charge with the €150,000 ($201,792) sale of Masculin.com ("masculine" in French). SnapNames.com claimed the runner-up slot with the $171,750 sale of DreamLife.com. HotProperty.com landed in the #3 position after being acquired by Australia's Transparence Group for $120,000 in a private sale. Moniker then took the spotlight with the first of three sales that ranked among the top eight, WifeLover.com at $100,930. Afternic.com/BuyDomains.com also broke the six-figure barrier with #5 MyFinance.com banking an even $100,000. http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2007/domainsales07-03-07.htm ********************** - NON-ENGLISH NEWS ********************** Länder bald mit landessprachlichen Domains im Netz Ab November 2007 könnten nicht-englischsprachige Adresszonen der klassischen Länderdomain-Betreiber wenigstens testweise in die DNS-Rootzone eingetragen werden. Zu diesem Zugeständnis rang sich die ICANN bei ihrem Treffen vergangene Woche im puertorikanischen San Juan offenbar auch auf Druck von Regierungsseite durch. Das beratende Regierungsgremium der ICANN verlieh durch einen entsprechenden Beschluss einer Initiative der Dachorganisation asiatischer ccTLD-Betreiber (APTLD) und ihrer europäischen Schwesterorganisation CENTR offiziellen Nachdruck. http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/92077 De nouvelles extensions en 2008, des IDN dès la fin 2007 La deuxième réunion ICANN de l'année vient de se terminer. Le régulateur annonce des avancés importantes sur des dossiers comme le déploiement des noms à caractères accentués ou locaux. http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1247/de-nouvelles-extensions-en-2008-des-idn-des-la-fin-2007.php Des .ASIA génériques dès juillet A partir du 11 juillet les propositions portant sur des noms génériques dans le cadre du programme Pioneer peuvent être soumises. Fin août, une liste consultative de noms concernés sera publiée. http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1248/asie-des-pionniers-en-asia-des-juillet.php Le .FR : un territoire de conquêtes L’AFNIC organisait mardi 3 juillet un atelier presse à l’hôtel Drouant. L’occasion de souligner que l’extension française offre encore de vraies opportunités de conquête, plus étendue que sur d’autres extensions. http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1252/france-le-fr-un-territoire-de-conquetes.php De nouvelles extensions en 2008, des IDN dès la fin 2007 La deuxième réunion ICANN de l'année vient de se terminer. Le régulateur annonce des avancés importantes sur des dossiers comme le déploiement des noms à caractères accentués ou locaux. http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1247/de-nouvelles-extensions-en-2008-des-idn-des-la-fin-2007.php ¿Cuanto cuesta registrar un nombre de dominio en LAC? En el marco del proyecto iniciado por LatinoamerICANN para medir la incidencia de políticas de Sociedad de la Información en el desarrollo de los ccTLD's de la región, así como analizar el impacto de las políticas de los ccTLDs en las politicas de Sociedad de la Informacion nacionales, se ha iniciado un recopilación de información del costo de registro de un nombre de dominio bajo un ccTLD en la región. http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1505 Registro de Nombres de Dominio en America Latina - Estadisticas al 30 de Junio del 2007 El estudio iniciado por LatinoamerICANN para medir la incidencia de políticas de Sociedad de la Información en el desarrollo de los ccTLD's de la región, así como analizar el impacto de las políticas de los ccTLDs en las politicas de Sociedad de la Informacion nacionales, mantiene una recopilación de datos estadisticos de la región, a continuación se presentan los datos recabados al 30 de Junio del 2007. http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1504 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Check out http://auda.org.au/domain-news/ for the most recent edition of the domain news, including an RSS feed - already online! 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