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********************************************************** Don't forget to check out http://auda.org.au/domain-news/ for today's edition of the complete domain news, including an RSS feed - already online! Headlines from the March 27 edition of the news include: .Asia Go Live kicks off: Millions of High Value Domains Still available on First-Come-First-Served basis | us: Parody of Wal-Mart Trumps Its Trademark | TRAFFIC Down Under Preview And see my website - http://technewsreview.com.au/ - for daily updates in between postings. *************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** Sir Tim Berners-Lee attacks scheme to monitor web usage http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/internets-founder-attacks-scheme-to-monitor-web-usage-797133.html State of the Internet & Challenges ahead: “How is the Internet likely to evolve in the coming decade” by Olivier H. Martin [ICTConsulting, Gingins (VD), Switzerland] http://www.ictconsulting.ch/reports/NEC2007-OHMartin.doc ICANN GNSO recommends new anti-domain tasting solution http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=4303 Judge Says We Can't Look Inside US .XXX deliberations by Milton Mueller http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2008/3/19/3590154.html .cn passes 10 million registrations http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=4331 SIDN Releases Numerical Domain Name Investigation Results http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/03/23/sidn-releases-numerical-domain-name-investigation-results/ VeriSign Expands Project Titan to Strengthen Internet Infrastructure http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=4320 Network Solutions pulls plug on Dutch politician's anti-Qur'an film http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/mar/24/netherlands.usa Domain Name Registrars: The Weakest Link in Online Free Speech http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/62277.html Get a good name on the web http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/entrepreneur/article3601591.ece Name That Firm: What should you call your business? http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120526710337728101.html ********************** GOVERNANCE ********************** US-Swedish Carrier Spat 'Breaks' Net [AP] President Bush famously spoke of "the Internets" in 2004. Well, they're here. Since March 13, customers of two large Internet providers, Cogent Communications Group Inc. and TeliaSonera AB are unable to contact each other through the Internet, unless they have backup connections from other companies. This means, for instance, that some U.S. Web sites hosted by Cogent customers are inaccessible to surfers in the Nordic countries, where Sweden-based TeliaSonera is the largest telecommunications operator. It's like Cogent and TeliaSonera customers are on different Internets. http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/62216.html http://www.sltrib.com/ci_8632891 http://www.thestate.com/technology-wire/story/350849.html http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23726127/ Sir Tim Berners-Lee attacks scheme to monitor web usage The inventor of the World Wide Web has warned consumers to be wary of new technology being tested by three British internet suppliers which will track the websites users that visit to create personalised advertising. Sir Tim Berners-Lee said he was concerned at the privacy implications presented by Phorm, a company that has invented a method of tailoring the adverts seen by internet users to their interests by monitoring the websites they browse. http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/internets-founder-attacks-scheme-to-monitor-web-usage-797133.html State of the Internet & Challenges ahead: “How is the Internet likely to evolve in the coming decade” by Olivier H. Martin [ICTConsulting, Gingins (VD), Switzerland] Abstract: After a fairly extensive review of the state of the Commercial and Research & Education, aka Academic, Internet the problematic behind the, still hypothetic, IPv4 to IPv6 migration will be examined in detail. A short review of the ongoing efforts to re-design the Internet in a clean-slate approach will then be made. This will include the National Science Foundation (NSF) funded programs such as FIND (Future Internet Network Design) [1] and GENI (Global Environment for Network Innovations) [2], European Union (EU) Framework Program 7 (FP7), but also more specific architectural proposals such as the publish/subscribe (pub/sub) paradigm and Data Oriented Network Architecture (DONA) [3]. http://www.ictconsulting.ch/reports/NEC2007-OHMartin.doc ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ICANN ********************** ICANN GNSO recommends new anti-domain tasting solution In a proposal to stop domain tasting, ICANN’s GNSO Council has recommended to the ICANN Board restrictions to the Add Grace period that would mean, if accepted, during any given month a gTLD operator “may not offer any refund to a registrar for any domain names deleted during the AGP that exceed (i) 10% of that registrar's net new registrations in that month (defined as total new registrations less domains deleted during AGP), or (ii) fifty (50) domain names, whichever is greater.” http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=4303 http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/03/19/icann-gnso-recommends-new-anti-domain-tasting-solution/ http://www.domainnews.com/icann/2008032866/ ICANN Extends Comment Period for GNSO Improvements [news release] In response to a request from three constituencies of the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO), the Executive Committee of the ICANN Board agreed to grant the month long extension of the original March 25 deadline to permit sufficient time for: (1) the parties requesting the extension to have additional time to prepare and provide their proposal to the ICANN Board (including the details of the consultations and nature of the support that they have gathered); and (2) to allow time for an additional call to the community to file submissions relating to all aspects of the posted report. http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-24mar08.htm ICANN NomCom: Time Running Out to Make the Internet Your Business [news release] Time is running out to make the Internet your business and put your name forward to join the global leadership volunteers who help the ICANN coordinate the polices and process that shape the future of the Internet. "If you want to be a part of ICANN’s exciting work on bringing the languages of the world to domain names, and creating more choice for consumers by allowing for the creation of new Internet extensions beyond the ones currently available like .net or .org, now is the time to let the us know," said Hagen Hultzsch, Chair of the Nominating Committee (NomCom). "ICANN’s global team of Internet leaders is working on some of the biggest changes to the Internet since it was created – and this is the chance to help make that happen." http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-20mar08.htm Judge Says We Can't Look Inside US .XXX deliberations by Milton Mueller It's "Sunshine Week" in Washington, a week devoted to "open government," but the light came a few days late for ICM Registry and Stuart Lawley, proponents of the .xxx top level domain for adult content. A US court dismissed ICM Registry's litigation to pry more information out of the US government about the pressure it put on ICANN to reject ICM's application to operate the .xxx top level domain. The court decision favoring darkness is posted here. http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2008/3/19/3590154.html ********************** - (cc)TLD NEWS ********************** Canada kicks off Countdown to One Million Internet Domain Names [news release] The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) today launches its campaign to celebrate the registration of one million dot-ca domain names with the unveiling of a campaign website at www.onemilliondomains.ca. http://cira.ca/en/media-room/news/221.html .cn passes 10 million registrations With the recent announcements that the .au ccTLD passing one million registrations, and .es and .ca about to pass the magic number, in January this year .cn passed another milestone. They reached their ten millionth domain name registration and six millionth .cn registration in January 2008. And then in February they passed the three millionth .com.cn registration. http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=4331 http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/03/23/cn-passes-10-million-registrations/ http://www.domainnews.com/registries/2008032883/10-million-cn-registrations/ ICANN Board chair visits CNNIC [news release] Mr. Peter Dengate Thrush, Chair of Board of Directors for ICANN, paid an official visit to China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) on February 19, 2008. Director General of CNNIC, Mr. Mao Wei showed Mr. Thrush around CNNIC and its DNS infrastructure. http://www.cnnic.net.cn/html/Dir/2008/02/25/4995.htm ‘.hk’ Domain Name Spamvertising & Phishing Cases Drop As Stringent Measures Take Effect An 86% drop in daily reports of spamvertising and phishing cases using '.hk' domains was recorded in 2007, according to the '.hk' Domain Name Spamvertising & Phishing Report 2007 compiled by Hong Kong Domain Name Registration Company Limited (HKDNR). A daily average of 59 such cases was recorded from January to July 2007, while the number dropped drastically to 8 from August to December 2007. http://www.ibls.com/internet_law_news_portal_view.aspx?s=sa&id=1205 How to Register a Domain Name in Hong Kong Hong Kong Domain Name Registration Company Limited ("HK DNR") is the Hong Kong's authority in charge of domain name registrations since 2001. HK DNR is under the control of the Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation Limited which is the national registry and registrar for the registration and assignment of domain names in this country. Companies or individuals can register the following country top-level domain names: .COM.HK, .EDU.HK, .GOV.HK, .HK, .NET.HK, .ORG.HK in English and other Chinese domain names. This article provides start-up guidance on how to register these English domain names in Hong Kong. http://www.ibls.com/internet_law_news_portal_view.aspx?s=latestnews&id=2017 .LT domain is now accessible through IPv6 protocol .LT domain name is accessible using IPv6 protocol since 9 March, 2008. This is one of the .lt domain registry planned DNS service infrastructure upgrades, to facilitate internet users and internet service providers who are using or want to start using IP version 6 protocol. http://nic.lt/public?pg=85D44E .INFO Awards for German-speaking .INFO-Website [news release] From March 17 to May 25 owners of German-speaking .INFO-Websites can apply for the .INFO-Award that will award 18.000 Euro in prize money later this year. The Award is created by global domain name registry Afilias in media-cooperation with INTERNET WORLD Business and addresses .INFO domain owners from Germany, Austria and Switzerland. http://www.afilias.info/news/press_releases/pr_articles/2008-03-17-02 .info Domains are Not Worthless! While domain names with the TLD .info are highly associated with spam because of their low costs, the domains are not worthless or always associated with spam (I heard this about 10 times at SES NY). http://www.searchenginejournal.com/info-domains-are-not-worthless/6574/ it: Update of the Regulations for the resolution of disputes in the ccTLD “it” [news release] We would like to inform you that the new updated versions of the Regulations for the resolution of disputes (Version 1.1) has been published. http://www.nic.it/en/novita/comunicazioni.html my: Second Level Domain Name (2LD) Public Launch [news release] MYNIC are launching registrations of .my domain names at the second level and are encouraging eligible registrants to be ready for public registration when it begins on March 25. http://mynic.net.my/newhp/announcements/mynic-19mar08.html SIDN Releases Numerical Domain Name Investigation Results The controversial launch of .nl numerical domain names has been investigated by SIDN, the .nl registry, following complaints by a number of participants in the landrush between February 28 and 29. http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/03/23/sidn-releases-numerical-domain-name-investigation-results/ http://www.domainnews.com/registries/2008032885/sidn-releases-numerical-domain-name-investigation-results/ no: Temporary scheme for refunding the complaint fee (in Norwegian only) [news release] http://www.norid.no/nytt/gebyr-tilbake.html .SE releases report on tests of consumer broadband routers [news release] Three of the ten routers that .SE has tested, have passed the test specification without any remarks. The other seven have had severe problems when using what might be considered plain Domain Name System (DNS). The majority of the routers does not manage to pass on DNSSEC to the client, which gives you problems when there are applications on the client that want to handle their own DNSSEC validation. http://iis.se/about/press?id=135 uk: Nominet Welcome email - custom options [news release] On 18 March 2008 Nominet introduced some new functions to enable registrars to customise the Nominet welcome email. Nominet sends a welcome email to registrants 48 hours after a domain name is registered which allows the user to log into their Nominet online services account to check the details of their .uk domain name. Previously this welcome email simply contained the name and main web site for the registrar the customer used to register the domain name. http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/?contentId=4853 ********************** - DNS SECURITY ********************** Cyber Solidarity: Five Nations, One Mission [news release] Cyber attacks, we’ve been saying for some time now, are the ultimate borderless crimes: they can come from anywhere, anytime, impacting millions of people and systems across the planet in the blink of an eye. That’s why we in the global law enforcement community have been steadily building operational partnerships at every turn—through a growing number of joint investigations and both formal and informal collaborations and task forces. http://www.fbi.gov/page2/march08/cybergroup_031708.html UK government's plans for cyber-crime 'half-baked' The Government has severely underestimated the threat the country faces from cyber-crime and risks having its own networks breached by foreign spies if it doesn't devote more resources to the problem, the security industry has said. http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article3590336.ece FBI Opens Probe of China-Based Hackers The FBI has opened a preliminary investigation of a report that China-based hackers have penetrated the e-mail accounts of leaders and members of the Save Darfur Coalition, a national advocacy group pushing to end the six-year-old conflict in Sudan. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/20/AR2008032003193.html Tibet - the cyber wars We know that YouTube has been blocked in China, as the authorities seek to control what they see as biased Western coverage of events in Tibet, but there is a wider battle being fought in cyberspace. Tibet protest groups have been in touch to say they are under attack, with emails arriving containing attachments that are designed to infect or take over their computers. http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2008/03/tibet_the_cyber_wars.html Cyber Attacks Target Pro-Tibet Groups Human rights and pro-democracy groups sympathetic to anti-China demonstrators in Tibet are being targeted by sophisticated cyber attacks designed to disrupt their work and steal information on their members and activities. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/21/AR2008032102605.html VeriSign Expands Project Titan to Strengthen Internet Infrastructure VeriSign announced an expansion of its Project Titan initiative to include additional security upgrades aimed at strengthening its global Internet infrastructure. Building on its initiative to expand and diversify the capacity of its global Internet infrastructure by 10 times by 2010, VeriSign announced it would expand its existing security by: http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=4320 http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/03/20/verisign-expands-project-titan-to-strengthen-internet-infrastructure/ http://www.domainnews.com/registries/2008032873/verisign-expands-project-titan-to-strengthen-internet-infrastructure/ VeriSign commits to increasing e-commerce capacity On Thursday, VeriSign announced plans to expand Project Titan, a global initiative to expand the infrastructure of the Internet to anticipate future demand brought by increased e-commerce transactions. http://www.news.com/8301-10789_3-9899747-57.html VeriSign Expands Project Titan to Strengthen Internet Infrastructure with New Security Upgrades [news release] VeriSign, Inc. announced an expansion of its Project Titan initiative to include additional security upgrades aimed at strengthening its global Internet infrastructure. http://www.verisign.com/press_releases/pr/page_043450.html UK national threat assessment to be made public The full gamut of dangers facing Britain, from terrorist plots to disasters caused by climate change, is to be spelt out by the Government in the form of an annual national threat register, Gordon Brown announced. A new-style civil defence network, modelled on the Second World War air-raid wardens – “but without the uniforms” – is also to be set up. Members of the public can join it to help local authorities and emergency services at a time of national crisis. ... Included in the threats delineated in the White Paper was cyber warfare. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article3587101.ece China and Darfur by Nicholas D. Kristof Is the Chinese Government orchestrating I.T. assaults on websites that advocate for Darfur? The Save Darfur Coalition reported that it has been subject to sophisticated Internet attacks — attacks that apparently originated in China. And Eric Reeves, who runs a Darfur-related website, says that his site has been attacked as well, along with that of Dream for Darfur, an organization that focuses on pressuring China in the run-up to the Olympics because of its close associations with the Sudanese government. http://kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/20/china-and-darfur-2/ US Firms Brace for Cyber War A new breed of large-scale cyber attack threatens to wreak havoc on U.S. businesses and government organizations, according to Rutgers professor Michael Lesk. The academic used the example of last April's cyber mayhem in Estonia to illustrate this point during his keynote at yesterday's Business Continuity and Corporate Security show in New York. http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=148929 FBI looks at Chinese role in Darfur site hack [IDG] The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking into a possible China connection in the hack of a nonprofit group created to draw attention to the ongoing genocide in western Sudan's Darfur region. http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9070778 Florida botnet herder sheared by cops, faces 10 years in pen Most 21-year-olds in the US are either off at college enjoying their newfound freedom to drink themselves into a stupor, or already throwing themselves into the workforce (possibly also drinking themselves into a stupor). But 21-year-old Robert Matthew Bentley instead faces jail time and up to $250,000 in fines after pleading guilty for installing adware on "hundreds of computers" across Europe. http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080320-florida-botnet-herder-sheared-by-cops-faces-10-years-in-pen.html ********************** - DOMAIN DISPUTES ********************** Register.com Loses Register.cc Battle In terms of size, Register.com is Goliath and Domain-It is David. According to RegistrarStats.com, Register.com controls 2,635,000 domains compared to Domain-It’s 25,000. http://domainnamewire.com/2008/03/20/registercom-loses-registercc-battle/ Network Solutions pulls plug on Dutch politician's anti-Qur'an film The website where Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders was promoting his not-yet-released anti-Qur'an film has been suspended by its US hosting service. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/mar/24/netherlands.usa Dutch Islam film website 'shut' A website that a Dutch right-wing politician was planning to use to release a film expected to be fiercely critical of Islam has been suspended. The US hosting service, Network Solutions, said it was investigating complaints that it may have breached guidelines on hate language. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7310439.stm Fitna Website Suspended While Network Solutions Investigates [news release] Network Solutions has suspended the fitnathemovie.com website while Network Solutions is investigating whether the site’s content is in violation of the Network Solutions Acceptable Use Policy. http://newsroom.networksolutions.com/2008/fitna-website-suspended-while-network-solutions-investigates/ NSI: “Don’t Taunt Them, Kill Them” by John Berryhill Clearly whatever it is that Dutch politician Geert Wilders wants to talk about in his film is going to be the end of the internet. The news that Network Solutions decided to pre-empt his use of a domain name registered through them for the purpose of promoting his film need not be re-hashed here. http://www.circleid.com/posts/832412_nsi_dont_taunt_them/ Anti-Koran Film Site Suspended By Network Solutions Network Solutions on Saturday suspended a Web site registered by controversial Dutch politician Geert Wilders who said he planned to use the site to host a movie critical of Islam and the Koran. "Network Solutions has suspended the fitnathemovie.com Web site while Network Solutions is investigating whether the site's content is in violation of the Network Solutions Acceptable Use Policy," the company said in a statement. "We have received a number of complaints regarding this site that are under investigation." http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=206905379 Domain Name Registrars: The Weakest Link in Online Free Speech A storm building around a 15-minute online Dutch film critical of the Quran is emblematic not only of the growing ability of cyber forces to banish divergent views -- but also, more specifically, the utter unwillingness of domain name registrars to stand firm against those viral tides of protest. One of them, Network Solutions, has temporarily suspended a site on which Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders had planned to air his film. http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/62277.html Google loses bid for EU-wide trademark on Gmail name [Bloomberg] Google lost its bid to get European Union-wide trademark protection for "Gmail," the name of its Web-based e-mail service. The Gmail name is too similar to an existing German trademark, according to a ruling by the EU's trademark agency published on its Web site. http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_8622621 Anti-Trust Complaint Filed Against ICANN, Registerfly and Enom Two individuals have filed a complaint in US Federal Court in California accusing ICANN, Registerfly.com and Enom.com of anti-trust activities. The complainants are seeking $25 Million in damages. Accusations found in the court documents also claim the companies were involved in racketeering, RICO violations, Sherman Anti-Trust Act violations, fraud, breach of contract, negligence and more. http://www.domainnamenews.com/icann-policy/anti-trust-complaint-filed-against-icann-registerfly-and-enom/1484 How to Protect Your 3 Character Domain Names Three letter domain names are valuable. But owning them carries risk: since so many companies have three character acronyms, they often feel they are entitled to your domain. http://domainnamewire.com/2008/03/24/how-to-protect-your-3-character-domain-names/ ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** This Week in Law #13: Domain Name Law This episode of This Week in Law is hosted by Denise Howell with guests Bret Fausett, Cathy Kirkman, Collette Vogele and Marty Schwimmer. Topics covered are WikiLeaks, Julius Baer, Dynadot, registrars, domain tasting vs. front running, ICANN, Network Solutions, and more. http://twit.tv/twil13 FBI posts fake hyperlinks to snare child porn suspects The FBI has recently adopted a novel investigative technique: posting hyperlinks that purport to be illegal videos of minors having sex, and then raiding the homes of anyone willing to click on them. http://www.news.com/8301-13578_3-9899151-38.html VeriSign March/April Digital Branding Bulletin VeriSign have released their March/April 2008 Digital Branding Bulletin that spotlights initiatives customers identified as important to them such as the “Service Delivery team's renewed focus on providing excellent service” and Brand and Fraud Protection Services. There are also ccTLD updates on .pr, .asia, .rs and .cr, gTLD update on .tel and the recent announcement from VeriSign that there are now more than 153 million domain names registered. Other issues covered include Email Address Typosquatting Posing Serious Leakage Threat and Researchers Name top 6 Spamming Botnets. http://www.verisign.com/Resources/Digital_Brand_Management_Services_Resources/Digital_Branding_Bulletin/page_043444.html Demand Media Raises Another $35 Million; Total Comes To $355 Million Demand Media, the the Santa Monica-based social and domain name media firm, has raised another $35 million in its fourth round of funding, according to SEC filings picked up by PEHub. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/03/24/paidcontent/main3964854.shtml What's Demand Media doing with all that money? With $35 million in new financing disclosed Monday, Demand Media has now raised $355 million in about two years. This leads to an obvious question: what exactly are they planning to do with that money, take over the Internet? http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9902440-7.html Highlighterz: Helping to Kill Off Domain Parking One Click at a Time Ever wonder why advertisers want to opt out of domain name advertising? Fraud. Here’s just another example that went live yesterday: highlighterz.com. http://domainnamewire.com/2008/03/25/highlighterz-helping-to-kill-off-domain-parking-one-click-at-a-time/ ********************** - DOMAINING ********************** The Deep End by Paul Venezia: Domain squatting for fun and profit I just got off the phone with MarkMonitor, a company that according to the fellow I spoke with is hired by multi-national corporations to register and squat on domain names in the interest of brand security. I was calling them to inquire about a specific domain name that they had registered -- a domain that was simply an ad page. I was hoping to use that domain for a little project, but I was told that in order to even inquire about the potential availability of the domain, I would have to have my attorney contact them directly, and then go through a process that might take a few months before finding out if I might have the privilege to buy the domain on their terms. I asked him if he saw any problem with this, and he went on a brief tirade about protecting brand identity, and then roughly slammed the phone down, hanging up on me. Great sales tactic, no? http://weblog.infoworld.com/venezia/archives/016471.html Why Domaining is Not a Mainstream Industry I was reading the State of the Industry report at DNJournal the other day and it helped to underline something that has been on my mind for a while now - on a global scale, domaining as a mainstream industry has a long way to go. http://www.dotsauce.com/2008/03/24/why-domaining-is-not-a-mainstream-industry/ ********************** - AFTERMARKET ********************** Extend the Value of Your Domain Name & Realize a Multiple on Your Investment One of the coolest things about owning a domain name is that you can get into just about any type of business your heart desires. Domain ownership breaks down some of the barriers of entry in an industry, and it allows you to jump right in feet first. You don’t necessarily need to sell product or services to be in a particular business, and you can make your own niche in the industry.... http://www.elliotsblog.com/index.php/2008/03/20/buy-a-domain-name-and-start-a-business/ http://tcattorney.typepad.com/anticybersquatting_consum/2008/03/extend-the-valu.html Get a good name on the web Having the right web address can boost business for small firms. Rachel Bridge looks at how to go about getting it http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/entrepreneur/article3601591.ece Name That Firm: What should you call your business? Selecting a name is one of the most important decisions a company will ever make. But a lot of small businesses don't give it nearly enough thought. When Damien Wolf christened his branding and design business, for example, he did what a lot of professional-services firms do: He slapped his own last name on the office door. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120526710337728101.html What’s in a name? Plenty. Today’s Wall Street Journal has a nice article on the importance of choosing a good name to establish a strong corporate identity. The story highlights some interesting aspects when deciding on a company name and identity. It also talks about the importance of making sure that there is a tie between online presence and the corporate name by way of a solid, memorable domain name. http://about.tucows.com/2008/03/17/whats-in-a-name-plenty/ Fund.com Changes Hands for $9,999,950 in the Largest Cash Deal Reported to Date When news reports started appearing today (including one at CNN.com) that Fund.com had been sold for the highest cash price ever reported ($9,999,950) there were elements to the story that had me wondering if it was legitimate. I brought those doubts up in a thread at the DomainState.com forum but a member there, investor George Kirikos, dug through the purchaser's Jan. 15 SEC filing and confirmed the transaction had been reported to the U.S. government at the stated amount. You don't make that kind of stuff up in SEC filings unless you have a fondness for jail cells. http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2008/domainsales03-18-08.htm Afternic Hits Long Drive with DrivingRanges.com It’s been several months since Afternic announced it would begin auctioning expiring domains. I’ve played around with Afternic’s expired domain auctions, but until this weekend most of the auctions have ended for less than a few hundred dollars. http://domainnamewire.com/2008/03/24/afternic-hits-long-drive-with-drivingrangescom/ ********************** - NON-ENGLISH NEWS ********************** 20 Jahre .at-Domains: Mehr als 700.000 österreichische Webseiten [APA] Seit zwanzig Jahren gibt es österreichische Internetseiten. 1998 wurde die österreichische Top-Level-Domain .at in den USA offiziell registriert. Damals, als die Domainverwaltung noch der Universität Wien unterstand, gab es erst eine Hand voll .at-Seiten - heute sind es mehr als 700.000. Die rasante Entwicklung der heimischen Internetlandschaft ist auch geprägt von der Gründung der österreichischen Registrierungsstelle nic.at, die heuer ihr zehnjähriges Jubiläum feiert. http://derstandard.at/?url=/?id=3270933 http://www.networld.at/index.html?/articles/0812/542/200680.shtml http://www.nachrichten.at/digitalesleben/online/659827 Mehr als 700.000 .at-Adressen im Internet Mehr als 700.000 österreichische .at-Webseiten gibt es inzwischen im Internet: Das meldet die Registrierungsstelle Nic.at mit Sitz in Salzburg. http://salzburg.orf.at/stories/264814/ FBI ködert Kinderporno-Kunden Die amerikanische Bundespolizei FBI jagt auf zweifelhafte Weise nach Kinderporno-Kunden: Das FBI hat Links zu Websites mit entsprechendem Material verbreitet. Wer klickte, musste damit rechnen, verhaftet zu werden, da bereits der Versuch strafbar ist, sich solches Material zu verschaffen. http://www.golem.de/0803/58534.html La Czech Arbitration Court souhaite introduire la Class Complaint La Czech Arbitration Court, projette de modifier le règlement ADR pour y introduire une action de groupe, une procédure bienvenue mais qui pourrait soulever quelques difficultés. http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1462/la-czech-arbitration-court-souhaite-introduire-la-class-complaint.php Des .TK sans publicités Le registre du .TK suspend l'obligation d'afficher sa publicité sur les noms qu'il enregistre gratuitement, ce qui était le cas jusqu'à présent. Un niveau minimum de fréquentation du site correspondant est cependant exigé. http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1465/tokelau-des-tk-sans-publicites.php Des .GP à deux chiffres Le registre guadeloupéen vient d’ouvrir l’accès à l’enregistrement de noms en .GP uniquement composés de 2 chiffres. http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1461/guadeloupe-des-gp-a-deux-chiffres.php Un coup final porté au .XXX ? On ne pensait plus en entendre parler depuis le non définitif de l’ICANN à Lisbonne en mars 2007, le .XXX revient pourtant dans l'actualité. http://stephanevangelder.com/archives/46-Un-coup-final-porte-au-.XXX.html La notte che fu spento l'IPv4 Al recente meeting di Philadelphia, la Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) ha condotto un interessante esperimento: per circa un'ora ha "chiuso" l'IPv4. Oramai da alcuni anni, nei meeting della IETF è prevista una connettività IPv4/IPv6; in quest'ultima riunione, però, verso le sette di sera, l'IPv4 è stato "spento", forzando i circa 1200 partecipanti, provenienti da tutto il mondo, a usare solo indirizzi IPv6. Secondo Leslie Daigle — Chief Internet Technology Officer della Internet Society — questo test si è rivelato un successo. http://www.programmazione.it/index.php?entity=eitem&idItem=38891 "iphone.es" recuperado ante la OMPI. La empresa Audiodescripciones S.A. de Sevilla, España, logró recuperar el dominio "iphone.es", por ser la titular de la marca IPHONE en España. http://www.leandrotoscano.com/2008/03/iphonees-recuperado-ante-la-ompi.html .bo: Se emite listado de nombres de dominio reservados para registro bajo el ccTLD .bo Mendiante la Resolución Administrativa 012/2008, la Agencia para el Desarrollo de la Sociedad de la Información en Bolivia (ADSIB) ha establecido el listado de dominios reservados bajo el ccTLD .bo. http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1609 http://www.leandrotoscano.com/2008/03/bo-se-emite-listado-de-nombres-de.html El dominio ‘.cat’ alcanza los 27.500 registros en dos años El dominio ‘.cat’, único específico para una comunidad cultural y lingüística, ha llegado a los más de 27.500 registros en sus primeros dos años de vida y ha anunciado una rebaja del 25% sobre el precio actual de registro de cualquier dominio durante su primer año. http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1608 Deel numerieke domeinnamen terug naar SIDN voor heruitgifte [news release] Vandaag publiceert SIDN, de .nl registry, de resultaten van haar onderzoek naar de procesgang en uitkomsten van de introductie van numerieke domeinnamen die op 28 en 29 februari j.l. plaatsvond. Dit onderzoek toont aan dat gedurende het eerste uur van de landrush er zeer grote belangstelling was, maar dat met name twee deelnemers zeer veel registratiecapaciteit bezet hebben gehouden. Naar aanleiding hiervan heeft SIDN de betreffende partijen aangesproken. De uitkomst van deze gesprekken is dat een belangrijk deel van de door deze partijen geregistreerde numerieke domeinnamen door SIDN opnieuw voor registratie aan het publiek beschikbaar wordt gesteld. http://www.sidn.nl/ace.php/c,727,5577,,,,Uitkomst_landrush_gecorrigeerd.html Deel uitgifte cijfer-domeinnamen teruggedraaid Een deel van de uitgifte van domeinnamen die uitsluitend uit cijfers bestaan, is teruggedraaid. Twee bedrijven sleepten onevenredig grote hoeveelheden domeinen in de wacht bij een procedure waarbij de domeinnamen werden verdeeld. In overleg met de Stichting Internet Domeinregistratie Nederland (SIDN), die de uitgifte regelt, hebben de bedrijven een deel van de domeinnamen teruggegeven, meldt de SIDN. http://www.trouw.nl/laatstenieuws/laatstenieuws/article947523.ece/ MijnAlbum-domeinen kwijt De vier slimme internetnerds van MijnAlbum.nl moeten honderden numerieke domeinnamen inleveren. http://www.ad.nl/multi-media/2164261/MijnAlbumdomeinen_kwijt.html Prøveordning med tilbakebetaling av klagegebyr [news release] Norid innfører en prøveordning der klager får refundert klagegebyret hvis domeneklagenemnda gir klagen medhold. http://www.norid.no/nytt/gebyr-tilbake.html Story in Czech dealing with IP addressing http://www.ihned.cz/c3-23480750-000000_d-pharming-muze-osalit-i-zkusenejsiho-uzivatele-internetu +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 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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