Hi all,
I would also like to add for those with an interest in infrastructure issues that go wider than the internet, I have commenced working on a new blog called Infrastructure News. For those with an interest, check out http://infranews.com.au/. This is in addition to TelcoNews that looks at Telecom and VoIP news that I recently mentioned. As a reminder, check out http://www.telconews.com/ for this one. If anyone has any news or other information for these blogs, or even on domain name issues or general internet issues, please send it through. Cheers David ********************************************************** Sponsored by the Singapore Internet Research Centre Nanyang Technological University, Singapore http://www.ntu.edu.sg/sci/sirc/ ********************************************************** 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 April 14 edition of the news include: Internationalizing the Domain Name System by Geoff Huston, APNIC | .ASIA adding 5,000 domains a day | International cyberattack drill tests nations' responses | DHS offers first take on Cyber Storm exercise | Study Finds 'Alarming' Ignorance About Cybercrime | Bush's Cyber Secrets Dilemma | Underworld economy runs on bots and spam | Presidential campaigns clueless about Net threats | L'affaire Yahoo is tres banale to Madison Ave. | dollars.com Going for Big Dollars in Sedo Auction And see my website - http://technewsreview.com.au/ - for daily updates in between postings. *************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** DARPA: The Idea Factory That Spawned the Internet Turns 50 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/06/AR2008040601821.html Denmark has world's best IT networked economy: WEF http://uk.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUKL0951259520080409 Study Gives High Marks to U.S. Internet http://iht.com/articles/2008/04/09/technology/net.php ICANN Posts Schedule for Paris Meeting 22-26 June http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-2-09apr08.htm International domains to debut next year? http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/internet/0,39044908,62040005,00.htm Com.au - a rich resource for domainers http://whizzbangsblog.com/ Lessons from Cyber Storm II http://www.gcn.com/online/vol1_no1/46093-1.html Better co-ordination the key to fighting cyber-attacks: Cyber Storm II Outcome http://www.techworld.com/news/index.cfm?NewsID=11937 RSA: Cyber Storm II Builds Network To Defend Against Cyber Crisis http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/government/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207100754 Internet Error: Baidu Will Welcome Bad Internet Requests In China http://www.chinatechnews.com/2008/04/08/6593-internet-error-baidu-will-welcome-bad-internet-requests-in-china/ .net Interview: Vint Cerf http://www.netmag.co.uk/zine/discover-interview/vint-cerf Yahoo! Gets In Bed With Google http://www.forbes.com/technology/2008/04/09/google-yahoo-microsoft-tech-ebiz-cx_wt_0409goog.html ********************** GOVERNANCE ********************** DARPA: The Idea Factory That Spawned the Internet Turns 50 The best program managers are "freewheeling zealots" with big ideas. The staff has been called "100 geniuses connected by a travel agent." And the boss describes his agency as a home for "radical innovation." http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/06/AR2008040601821.html Denmark has world's best IT networked economy: WEF Denmark is better placed than any other country to benefit economically from new information and communications technology, according to a survey published on Wednesday by the World Economic Forum. http://uk.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUKL0951259520080409 Study Gives High Marks to U.S. Internet Contradicting earlier studies, conventional wisdom and politicians’ rhetoric, European researchers say that the Internet infrastructure of the United States is one of the world’s best and getting better. The Global Information Technology Report issued on Wednesday found that the United States now ranked fourth in the world behind just three European nations: Denmark, Sweden and Switzerland. Last year the United States was ranked seventh. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/09/technology/09internet.html http://iht.com/articles/2008/04/09/technology/net.php World Economic Forum Report: Assessing the State of the World's Networked Readiness (pdf) http://graphics8.nytimes.com/packages/pdf/technology/09internet_networkreadiness.pdf ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ICANN ********************** ICANN Posts Schedule for Paris Meeting 22-26 June ICANN today posted the schedule for its public Meeting to be held in Paris 22-26 June. "With two and a half months to go, there are some important changes to the schedule that attendees need to know." said Paul Levins, Executive Officer and Vice President, Corporate Affairs. First, the meeting will end on Thursday the 26 of June. Historically the Board meeting has been held on the Friday morning of these meetings. That has involved an additional day's time and expense by participants. In response to feedback and in the interests of economy, this meeting will see the Board meeting take place on Thursday evening with the meeting ending that night". Mr Levins said. http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-2-09apr08.htm Partnering to Promote Internet Education in Russia ICANN and the Lomonosov Moscow State University Institute of Information Security Issues (IISI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work together on increasing awareness on Internet issues inside Russia. http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-09apr08.htm International domains to debut next year? Internationalized domain names (IDNs) could launch by early 2009, following the formulation of policies to better manage ambiguities, according to an industry expert. http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/internet/0,39044908,62040005,00.htm http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/0,1000000097,39383322,00.htm Can ICANN Help Protect My Trademark? It Sure Can. As a business owner, you recognize that intellectual property can be as valuable as your real estate and other tangible business assets. For this reason, you have invested a substantial amount of time, money, and resources into developing and creating a recognizable trademark. Consumers have come to identify your high quality goods and services with your trademark. http://www.localtechwire.com/business/local_tech_wire/opinion/story/2705756/ ICANN selects Terremark to host Global L-Root server ICANN has selected Terremark Worldwide, a provider of IT infrastructure services, to host its second instance of the Global L-Root server. http://cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=3C2F26C6-2501-4714-8008-DB0E3C04CAF8 ********************** - ccTLD & gTLD NEWS ********************** Africa's Internet registries lag Africa lags behind other regions when it comes to the size of its Internet domain registrations, with the biggest registry being SA's .za, which has 400 000 registrations, says communications minister Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri. http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/internet/2008/0804091038.asp?O=FPTOP&S=All%20Africa%20News&A=AFN au: Beat the domain name gold rush The sale of pizza.com for two million dollars is a reminder businesses need to lock in their internet domain names now before the Australian rules change. Currently it’s awkward, but not impossible, to sell a .com.au domain name, but the Australian domain administrator, auDA, has announced it will allow Australian names to be traded sometime this year. http://smartcompany.com.au/Blog/Paul-Wallbank/20080407-Beat-the-domain-name-gold-rush.html Com.au - a rich resource for domainers It is wonderful to see a prediction come true. The Australian domain governing body (AUDA) has finally taken the first steps to liberalizing the com.au namespace. Several years ago I predicted that this is the direction that AUDA would take simply on the basis that there is too much money to be made by liberalising the com.au namespace. This change means that domain name owners will be able to sell .com.au domains to anyone, not just if the name is in dispute. http://whizzbangsblog.com/ EU domain name nears three million registrations The .eu domain has cemented its place in the top ten most popular top-level domains after registering a further 300,000 new domains last year. http://www.itweek.co.uk/itweek/news/2213648/dot-eu-closes-three-million .eu domain name celebrates it second birthday In the past two years 2.8 million European internet identities have been registered, making .eu, at its second birthday, the fourth most popular top level domain in Europe and the ninth worldwide. http://bulletin.sciencebusiness.net/ebulletins/showissue.php3?page=/548/art/10355&ch=1 300,000 .eu Web domains were created last year What do Milka, Bridgestone and Versace have in common? They all chose the newly created ".eu" as the Top Level Domain (TLD) for their on-line Web presence. During the past two years, businesses, NGOs and EU residents have secured more than 2.8 million European Internet identities, making .eu, at its second birthday, the fourth most popular TLD in Europe and the ninth worldwide. http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1207649970556&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Indonesian Electronic Information and Transaction Bill of March 2008 Indonesia has recently passed a bill covering the Internet that focuses upon both web content and business transactions, although the Government admitted one goal of the new legislation was to “block porn sites.” Clamor from some circles for the Government to crack down upon lewd websites is stronger in Indonesia than in the West, given its majority Muslim population and their official emphasis on decency. A former Dutch colony, Indonesia is the world's most expansive archipelagic state and contains the world's largest Islamic population. ... What About Cyber-Squatting? Section 26 of the Bill recognizes that registration of domain names is generally and fairly done on a first come, first serve basis. Yet, this principle does not excuse registration in bad faith, where the actor trespasses upon fair competition, and nor should they infringe upon rights of others who have a justifiable right to the use of a name. The law here names the illegality, being “To break another person's right means to break any registered mark, name of registered legal entity, name of well-known person, and similar kind essentially inflicting a loss upon another person.” http://www.ibls.com/internet_law_news_portal_view.aspx?s=articles&id=7C5C330A-BCAF-4BC1-A4F5-65D8D008F2A6 Registrars Prepare for All-New ccTLD - .ME .ME Registry officials today announced the roll-out plan for .ME, the new domain name extension. .ME is expected to be utilized as both a personalized Web address and as a catchy business marketing tool around the world. The registry will begin accepting .ME applications in May, for the start of what is known as the General Sunrise Period, a time when only trademark owners can apply. However, registrars who sign up before that time can start accepting Sunrise and Landrush applications and pre-registration requests, as soon as they’d like. As was the case with .ASIA, multiple parties will be allowed to submit applications for the same domain name. Domain names that receive more than one application will go to an auction process. http://www.nic.me/ http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/04/09/registrars-prepare-for-all-new-cctld-me/ http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/registrars-prepare-for-all-new-cctld-.me.html “.ME” Domain Name Sunrise and Landrush Dates Announced! Originally announced by DotSauce here the country of Montenegro was granted the .ME domain name top-level by ICANN. It was later announced that GoDaddy.com and the Affilias Registry will be managing the new .ME domain names. http://www.dotsauce.com/2008/04/10/dot-me-domain-landrush/ Dot TK Introduces Virtual Fish Dot TK - the registry for .TK domain names, today announced the launch of the Dot TK Ambassador Program - an affiliate system where users can earn Virtual Fish. The Ambassador Program is not a clickthrough referral service, but a system that enables new registrants to register a Dot TK domain name without leaving the Ambassador's website. http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/04/09/dot-tk-introduces-virtual-fish/ http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/dot-tk-introduces-virtual-fish.html Significant progress for the .travel registry Addressing the Annual General Meeting of The Travel Partnership Corporation, Tralliance President and CEO, Edward A. Cespedes, reported significant progress with the .travel Registry and its effects on the global travel industry. http://www.traveldailynews.com/pages/show_page/25351 ********************** - DNS SECURITY ********************** Lessons from Cyber Storm II When things start to go bad on the Internet, communication is the critical element in an effective response, participants in the recent Cyber Storm II exercise said Wednesday at the RSA Security conference. “There was still a shortfall in information sharing,” said Randy Vickers, assoiate deputy director of the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT), the national center for first response in cybersecurity. http://www.gcn.com/online/vol1_no1/46093-1.html Better co-ordination the key to fighting cyber-attacks: Cyber Storm II Outcome Co-operation between different organisations is the key to coping with co-ordinated cyber-attacks. That's the view of Gregory Garcia, assistant secretary for cyber security and communications at the US Department of Homeland Security describing the build-up to the Cyber Storm II exercise completed last month. http://www.techworld.com/news/index.cfm?NewsID=11937 RSA: Cyber Storm II Builds Network To Defend Against Cyber Crisis Among the goals for Cyber Storm II, a government-sponsored computer security exercise that occurred last month, was testing information sharing capabilities across organizations during a crisis. http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/government/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207100754 Cyber risk 'equals 9/11 impact' The US homeland security chief has made a heartfelt plea to Silicon Valley workers to stand up and be counted in the fight to secure the cyber highway. Michael Chertoff invoked the attacks of 9/11 as he sought to galvanise IT professionals and security experts. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7335930.stm US security chief: cyber-threats 'on par' with 9/11 One of America's most senior security officials has said that the threat posed by cyber-crime is "on a par" with the attacks of September 11, 2001. http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article3712868.ece DHS Chief: Feds Need Help to Defend 'Net Against Cyberattacks Cyberattacks directed against critical infrastructure targets pose one of the greatest threats to national security in the post-9/11 era, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff told the RSA security conference this week. http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,144360-c,privacysecurity/article.html Chertoff on Cybersecurity: 'Reverse Manhattan Project' Needed After working for years to prevent cyberterrorist attacks on the U.S., the Department of Homeland Security has approached the private sector for help. At a talk given to information security professionals at the RSA Security Conference, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff warned that a cyberterrorist attack would hurt the U.S. as much as the attacks on the World Trade Center buildings on Sept. 11, 2001. http://ecommercetimes.com/story/Chertoff-on-Cybersecurity-Reverse-Manhattan-Project-Needed-62517.html U.S. cyber readiness lagging, panel says Cybercriminals are becoming more sophisticated, more organized and more dangerous, according to security experts at this week's RSA show. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/040908-rsa-cyber-crime.html Web page can take over your router [IDG] On Tuesday, researcher Dan Kaminsky will show how a Web-based attack could be used to seize control of certain routers. http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/04/07/Web-page-can-take-over-your-router_1.html http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9075798 RSA '08: Vulnerability could permit router control Researcher Dan Kaminsky said he has discovered a browser vulnerability that potentially puts millions of users of wireless routers and other web-facing devices at risk to a domain name system (DNS) attack. http://www.itnews.com.au/News/NewsStory.aspx?story=73622 As Storm fades, botnet fight goes on [IDG] When Owen Walker was arrested for masterminding a massive international network of compromised computers last year, it seemed like a major victory in the war against botnets. ... According to one botnet hunter, not much has changed. "I'm sorry to report this, but it did not make a dent in my workload," answered fellow panelist Joe Telafici, vice president of Avert operations with McAfee. "The problem today is many orders of magnitude worse than it was." http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/04/09/As-Storm-fades-botnet-fight-goes-on_1.html http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,144306-page,1/article.html ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** Network Solutions; Closer Scrutiny or More Poor Decisions? Andy Beal and I have both talked some about Network Solutions and their recent policy decisions as to how they manage their domain name purchasing services. Well TechCrunch is reporting that now Network Solutions has adopted the practice of “hijacking unassigned sub domains” by placing ads on these sub domains without notifying the site owners. http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/04/network-solutions-closer-scrutiny-or-more-poor-decisions.html Internet Error: Baidu Will Welcome Bad Internet Requests In China Chinese Internet search engine Baidu.com (BIDU) has signed a deal with China Netcom (CN) to provide search results on pages when users accidentally mistype or visit incorrect website URLs. http://www.chinatechnews.com/2008/04/08/6593-internet-error-baidu-will-welcome-bad-internet-requests-in-china/ .net Interview: Vint Cerf It’s 10 years since his last major interview with .net, and “the father of the internet” is far from retirement. In fact, he’s currently hoping to take the internet beyond the confines of our planet. Oliver Lindberg talks to the one and only Vint Cerf http://www.netmag.co.uk/zine/discover-interview/vint-cerf Go Global With Go Daddy's Internationalized Domain Name Service [news release] Imagine trying to install a high-definition television using instructions printed in a language you neither speak nor read. Now imagine how much easier it would be to get your message across by communicating in your target’s preferred, native language. GoDaddy.com is helping make the Web truly universal with Internationalized Domain Names, or IDNs. https://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/news/release_view.asp?news%5Fitem%5Fid=153&app%5Fhdr= ********************** - DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET ********************** Sale of domain names a hot business in India Cyber squatters may have made their life a tad difficult, but enterprising individuals have managed to make an honest living selling domain names — with auction portal eBay India alone recording one sale every eight hours. http://www.business-standard.com/common/news_article.php?leftnm=10&bKeyFlag=BO&autono=286911 iREIT lets three letter domains go for under $1,000. Domain investors know the value of three character domains. These domain names are in limited supply and often represent acronyms of large organizations. Although poor ones sell for under $10,000, it’s not unusual to see them sell for six figures. http://domainnamewire.com/2008/04/08/back-to-the-future-ireit-pricing-blunder/ Sedo Introduces New Customer Support Center As springtime approaches, Sedo is pleased to announc the launch of its new online Customer Support Center http://www.sedo.com/links/showhtml.php3?Id=1699&tracked=&partnerid=&language=e Sedo Upgrades Support System Sedo is a big success in the domain industry especially for a company that exploded onto the seen earlier this decade. But one complaint I hear is that its support is non-existent. Although non-existent is a bit of a stretch, I certainly share in this frustration. http://domainnamewire.com/2008/04/08/sedo-upgrades-support-system/ Yahoo! Gets In Bed With Google Yahoo! said Wednesday it has launched a trial advertising partnership with Google that could lead to a broader deal. http://www.forbes.com/technology/2008/04/09/google-yahoo-microsoft-tech-ebiz-cx_wt_0409goog.html Yahoo Makes Ultimate Concession, Tests Google Ads The move is another attempt by Yahoo to project a range of alternatives to a merger with Microsoft. Microsoft claims a formal deal would be anti-competitive. http://clickz.com/3629067 Yahoo to test delivering some Google search ads Yahoo Inc. said today that it is beginning a test to deliver relevant Web advertising from Google Inc. alongside its own search results. http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9076338 Yahoo to try using Google for search ads Yahoo will test the use of Google advertisements on some of its search pages, the companies said Wednesday, a move that raises the possibility of a significant departure from Yahoo's present ad strategy. http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9915446-7.html Yahoo to test Google search ads [IDG] Yahoo will test displaying Google search ads in a small number of its search engine queries, a move likely to be interpreted as the latest in a series of Yahoo maneuvers to resist Microsoft's acquisition attempt. http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/04/09/Yahoo-to-test-Google-search-ads_1.html Available Domain Names: Resources, Tools and Services Here are some excellent places to find free and fee based available domain names lists. Often times you will need to subscribe to an email newsletter or sign up for forum membership to access these resources. And by free I mean the domains you find have always been available or have recently expired. http://www.dotsauce.com/2008/04/08/available-domain-names/ How much is my domain worth: Part two Continuing my review of criteria for valuing domains. This time I want to cover criteria that do play into the potential valuation of a domain name. http://www.domaininformer.com/guides/General_Information/articles/080407HowmuchismydomainworthPart%20two.html Pizza.com domain makes huge pile of dough Software company owner Chris Clark is rolling in dough - he's just sold the pizza.com domain name for $2.6 million (NZ$3.26 million). http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10502789 Pizza.com Web Domain Sold For $2.6 Million The domain owner worked with Sedo, an online auctioneer of domain names, to broker the deal. http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/ebusiness/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207002144 Is Direct Navigation Too Expensive? At an entrepreneurs’ retreat in Mexico earlier this year, I stumped about domain names and how entrepreneurs can use them to their advantage. One of the topics was using generic domains for “direct navigation”. For example, an entrepreneur who sells sports equipment might use BaseballBats.com to direct targeted traffic to his site. http://domainnamewire.com/2008/04/09/is-direct-navigation-too-expensive/ Attending Domain Roundtable I was asked a question in a forum recently: “if I really thought attending a Roundtable conference will be beneficial to domainers?” It didn’t take me long to answer that question. Yes. I believe participating in any conference can be beneficial. If you take advantage of any of the networking opportunities, meeting new potential business partners, speak with companies about their tools offerings, attend sessions that can aid in portfolio performance and of course take full advantage of all the party events, you will find it worthwhile. Really it comes down to being successful in making a new business connection or gain knowledge on new technology / tool to increase traffic or find out about an available domain name that would enhance your portfolio and your return on investment is made. The conference has paid for itself. http://blog.domaintools.com/2008/04/attending-domain-roundtable/ How much for an online slice of pizza? As internet legends have it, Sex.com sold for $12m. No-one was really that surprised; the business opportunities there are, um, well established. Business.com sold for $350m, and Vodka for $3m, all curiously, if not rather crudely, commoditising our lives. http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/digitalcontent/2008/04/how_much_for_an_online_slice_o.html ********************** - NON-ENGLISH NEWS ********************** ".eu" feiert zweiten Geburtstag - gut 2,8 Millionen Websites Unter der Top-Level-Domain (TLD) ".eu" sind im vergangenen Jahr 300 000 Adressen neu hinzugekommen. http://www.computerwoche.de/produkte_technik/1860322/ Der Krake: Botnetz doppelt so groß wie Sturm-Wurm-Netz Auf der gerade stattfindenden RSA-Konferenz haben Sicherheitsforscher der Firma Damballa über ein noch junges Botnetz mit dem Namen Kraken berichtet. Es soll mit 400.000 Drohnen doppelt so groß sein wie das Sturm-Wurm-Botnetz. Außerdem sollen auch Rechner von mindestens 50 der Fortune-500-Unternehmen Teil des Botnetzes sein. http://www.heise.de/newsticker/Der-Krake-Botnetz-doppelt-so-gross-wie-Sturm-Wurm-Netz--/meldung/106208 Experte demonstriert Hackerangriff auf Atomkraftwerk Während der Konferenz RSA 2008 hat der Sicherheitsexperte Ira Winkler im Rahmen einer Präsentation Sicherheitslücken bei Kraftwerken demonstriert. Unter dem Titel "Wie man das Stromnetz lahmlegt" beschrieb Winkler ein mögliches Angriffsszenario auf das Computersystem eines Atomkraftwerkes. http://www.zdnet.de/security/news/0,39029460,39189387,00.htm Neue Internet-Domain für "persönliche" Websites 09.04 | 16:18 Web-Adressen wie "love.me" oder "drive.me" sollen bald alltäglich sein. Der US-Registrar Afilias, der schon die Einführung der .info-Domain betreute, sowie de weltgrößte Domain-Anbieter GoDaddy.com steuern und vermarkten .me für den offiziellen montenegrinischen Registrar DoMEn. http://www.testticker.de/news/netzwerke/news20080409022.aspx Neue Internet-Domain für "persönliche" Websites Das jüngste europäische Land Montenegro gibt seine Landes-Domain .ME frei. Motto: ".me is about you". http://www.pc-professionell.de/news/netzwerke/news20080409022.aspx Die Computer-Adresskartei In dem Jahr, in dem Jimmy Hendrix in Woodstock seine Gitarre malträtierte, bekam die Welt noch ein charakteristisches Kreischen geschenkt: 1969 entstand aus dem militärischen Arpa-Net das zivile Internet, und noch lange Zeit sollten die charakteristischen Einwahlgeräusche der Modems nach avantgardistischen Gitarrensoli klingen. http://www.wienerzeitung.at/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabID=3930&cob=338981 NSI nutzt ungefragt .com-Subdomains von Kunden für Werbung Der Infodienst TechCrunch findet beim Ex-Monopolisten für Dotcom-Domains immer wieder Dinge, die nicht "koscher" sind; derzeit etwa das Kapern nicht benutzter Subdomains von Kunden. http://www.testticker.de/news/netzwerke/news20080410011.aspx Domainhandel im März Zwei sechsstellige Verkäufe mit dem Kürzel .com bilden die Highlights der Domainverkäufe in den letzten vier Wochen: eggs.com ging für 112.500 US$ über den Ladentisch, gefolgt von der zweistelligen Domain c4.com für 107.500 US$. Das deutsche Kürzel .de kann gleich zwei Verkäufe im fünfstelligen Bereich aufweisen: edv.de für 15.500 € und kilu.de für 14.000 €. http://www.sedo.de/links/showhtml.php3?Id=1701&tracked=&partnerid=&language=d Auktionen: .Sh und .Nu starten diese Woche Premium-Domains wie phone.nu und holidays.sh in Auktion Diese Woche starten gleich zwei Sonder-Auktionen bei Sedo. Zur Versteigerung stehen Premium-Domains unter den Länderkürzeln .nu und .sh wie z. B. phone.nu und holidays.sh. http://www.sedo.de/links/showhtml.php3?Id=1707&tracked=&partnerid=&language=d .Asia – Wer parkt, der spart! 2 Euro Rabatt-Aktion Vor knapp 2 Wochen hat die lang erwartete Live Registrierung von .Asia Domains begonnen. Es sind immer noch viele Domainnamen unter .ASIA frei verfügbar. Wer jetzt seine .Asia-Domains bei InternetX, einem der größten Anbieter von Domains, Webspace und Hosting für Reseller, registriert und anschließend bei Sedo parkt, bekommt 2 Euro geschenkt! http://www.sedo.de/links/showhtml.php3?Id=1706&tracked=&partnerid=&language=d Die domainrechtlichen Verfahrensarten Die Kosten einer Abmahnung Nachdem wir bereits ausführlich über das Thema "Abmahnung" berichtet haben, soll auch das Thema "Kosten" nicht unerwähnt bleiben. http://www.sedo.de/links/showhtml.php3?Id=1704&tracked=&partnerid=&language=d Neuer Kundensupport Bereich ist online Seit Montag, dem 7.April ist der neue Kundensupport-Bereich von Sedo online. Dieser wurde grundlegend überarbeitet, so dass Kunden ihre Anfragen schnell und bequem an uns richten können. http://www.sedo.de/links/showhtml.php3?Id=1700&tracked=&partnerid=&language=d Google AdWords: Eine weitere Stimme der Vernunft Ob ein Webangebot erfolgreich ist oder nicht, entscheidet sich dadurch, auf welcher Stelle im Suchergebnis von Google die betreffende Webseite gelistet ist. http://www.sedo.de/links/showhtml.php3?Id=1703&tracked=&partnerid=&language=d So steigen Sie erfolgreich in den Domainhandel ein Nicht nur der richtige Domainname spielt eine wichtige Rolle, wenn Sie erfolgreich in den Domainhandel einsteigen möchten. Auch die richtige Reihenfolge - von der Registrierung bis hin zur optimalen Ausnutzung des Potentials Ihrer Domain - ist von entscheidender Bedeutung. http://www.sedo.de/links/showhtml.php3?Id=1702&tracked=&partnerid=&language=d Kommt die .asia-Abzocke? Was die Inhaber von asiatischen Domains unter den Endungen .cn und .tw bereits seit Monaten plagt, könnte jetzt auch auf Inhaber von .asia-Domains und solche, die es werden wollen (oder gerade nicht werden wollen) zukommen: chinesische "Registrare" wie Shanghai Sql Network Information Technology Co., Ltd, bieten wie DROA und deutsche IDR (per Telefon) überteuerte Domains an, die mit den vom Betroffenen registrierten Domains bis auf die Domain-Endungung identische sind. Vor kurzen hatte im Hinblick darauf von einer Warnung der IHK Siegen berichtet. http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2008/kommt-die-asia-abzocke-id667167.html Pizza.com erzielt Rekordpreis von 2,6 Millionen Dollar Bei einer Versteigerung hat die generische Domain Pizza.com einen Rekordpreis von 2,6 Millionen Dollar erzielt. Die Domain war zuvor 14 Jahre lang mit mäßigem Erfolg im Besitz des US-Amerikaners Chris Clark. http://www.zdnet.de/news/tkomm/0,39023151,39189258,00.htm Pizza.com für 2,6 Millionen Dollar verkauft - Nur Sex noch teurer Domain ging bei Versteigerung an US-Amerikaner - Sex.com und Porn.com nach wie vor am wertvollsten http://derstandard.at/?url=/?id=3294318 Reich werden ohne Pizza und Sex Sex will eigentlich jeder haben. Vielleicht ist dieses körperliche Verlangen auch der Grund, warum so viele Bieter heiß waren auf die Domain „sex.com“. Nur einer hat sie bekommen. Die Firma Escom bezahlte vor zwei Jahren für den Spaß 14 Millionen Dollar. Und Gary Kremen stöhnte befriedigt auf. Denn der Amerikaner hatte bereits 4,5 Millionen Dollar Schulden wegen eines Rechtsstreits, der sich um die schmutzige Adresse drehte. http://www.faz.net/s/Rub4C34FD0B1A7E46B88B0653D6358499FF/Doc~E559B12102212406DB71C0EBDBC50B1E3~ATpl~Ecommon~Scontent.html TLDs – Neues von .asia, .nl und .pro Auch in der Woche nach Ostern herrschte bei den Domain-Verwaltungen weltweit rege Betriebsamkeit. Eine besonders arbeitsintensive Woche hat .nl hinter sich, wo man mit den Nachwirkungen der Einführung von Zifferndomains zu kämpfen hat. Aber auch .asia hat mit dem Live-Start viel Arbeit hinter sich. http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2008/tlds-neues-von-asia-nl-und-pro-id667166.html Die zehn beliebtesten Websites des SWITCH Junior Web Award 2008 Vom 20. März 2008 bis 7. April 2008 fand beim nationalen Website-Wettbewerb für Schulklassen das öffentliche Voting statt. Wie bei der Wahl zum schönsten Schweizer zählt auch beim Junior Web Award die Stimme des Publikums. Diese Websites schafften es in die Liste der Top Ten: http://de.news.yahoo.com/ots/20080409/tde-die-zehn-beliebtesten-websites-des-s-56bb076.html Bref retour sur les litiges de RegisterFly et de eNom Aux Etats-Unis, l'actualité judiciaire relative au nommage est particulièrement riche. Elle est surtout illustrée par les affaires concernant le registrar RegisterFly, aux prises avec ses clients et avec l'ICANN. http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1484/bref-retour-sur-les-litiges-de-registerfly-et-de-enom.php Une nouvelle extension francophone gérée par l’AFNIC L’AFNIC annonce la création du .WF, extension géographique dédiée à l’archipel français Wallis et Futuna. 13 premiers noms ont été enregistrés pour les autorités locales. http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1481/wallis-et-futuna-une-nouvelle-extension-francophone-geree-par-l-afnic.php 300 000 nouveaux .EU en 2007 L’extension européenne a fêté hier ses 2 ans d’existence et affiche plus de 2,8 millions de noms enregistrés. http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1483/europe-300-000-nouveaux-eu-en-2007.php Les règles ICANN de création des extensions accentués L’ICANN publie une charte destinée à définir comment seront sélectionnées les futures extensions ccTLD accentuées. Un appel à commentaires est ouvert à ce sujet jusqu’au 25 avril 2008. http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1487/les-regles-icann-de-creation-des-extensions-accentues.php 10,5 millions de .CN enregistrés L’extension chinoise s’avance doucement vers les 11 millions de noms de domaine enregistrés. http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1486/chine-10-5-millions-de-cn-enregistres.php Le .CO ouvert en 2010 Le re-délégation du.CO, se confirme. Le ministre colombien de la communication vient d'en dévoiler le calendrier et prévoit une ouverture de l’extension principale .CO au 1er semestre 2010. http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1485/colombie-le-co-ouvert-en-2010.php Chronique Cédric Manara : la valorisation du 3ème niveau des noms de domaine Si les noms de domaine peuvent être comparés à des biens immobiliers, exploiter leur 3e niveau serait comme aménager les combles : l’espace gagné peut être loué ! Une opération qui n’est toutefois pas sans risques. http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1480/chronique-cedric-manara-la-valorisation-du-3e-niveau-des-noms-de-domaine.php Quelques pistes de travail pour une France numérique La nomination d'Eric Besson comme Secrétaire d'Etat chargé de l'économie numérique traduit une réelle priorité gouvernementale. Voici quelques pistes de travail pour une France numérique "Web 2.0" qui s'inscrivent dans la logique du rapport "Hyper-République". ... 9. Défendre les intérêts Français et Européens dans le cadre de la gouvernance globale de la Société de l'information. Le poids excessif des Etats Unis dans la gouvernance de l'Internet, via l'ICANN (le "gouvernement" de l'Internet), doit être rééquilibré, autant que possible, par des négociations multilatérales menées avec le concours de l'ONU (Internet Gouvernance Forum) et par des choix stratégiques en faveur des objets communicants autres que l'ordinateur, nouveaux vecteurs de l'Internet de demain. http://www.journaldunet.com/expert/le-net/25214/quelques-pistes-de-travail-pour-une-france-numerique.shtml Le '.eu' passe du 7ème au 9ème rang mondial Avec 2,8 millions d'adresses internet enregistrées sous .'eu', deux ans après l'ouverture du domaine européen à tous les publics, l'extension gérée par l'EURid perd sa 3ème place sur le continent. Au niveau mondial, le '.eu' est passé du 7ème au 9ème rang, malgré une croissance annuelle de 11% (+300.000 enregistrements en 2007). http://www.neteco.com/134492-eu-passe-7eme-9eme-rang-modial.html Enchères records pour une pizza C'est ce que l'on appelle une belle culbute. Pour un nom de domaine acheté 20 dollars en 1994, un Américain de 43 ans, habitant la région de Baltimore, a récupéré 2,6 millions de dollars en le revendant. Chris Clark, c'est le Baltimore Sun qui le raconte dans son édition du 3 avril dernier, avait déposé le nom de domaine « pizza.com » au tout début du Web grand public, quand l'e-commerce était encore balbutiant. Comme il avait monté sa propre boîte de conseil en ligne, il comptait faire affaire avec une société de livraison de pizzas. Ce qui n'est jamais arrivé. http://www.01net.com/editorial/377859/encheres-records-pour-une-pizza/ Le chiffre du jour : 2,7 millions de .eu en circulation Le nombre de noms de domaine en .eu enregistrés depuis le lancement de l'extension européenne, au printemps de 2006, atteint 2,7 millions au mois d'avril 2008. http://www.01net.com/editorial/377783/le-chiffre-du-jour-2-7-millions-de-.eu-en-circulation/ Wallis-et-Futuna voit ses premiers noms de domaine en .wf L'Afnic, Association française pour le nommage Internet en coopération, annonce la création des treize premiers noms de domaines en .wf. http://www.01net.com/editorial/377856/wallis-et-futuna-voit-ses-premiers-noms-de-domaine-en-.wf/ 2,7 millions de .eu ont été déposés en 2 ans Deux ans après son lancement le 7 décembre 2005, 2,7 millions de noms de domaine en .eu, l'extension européenne, ont été déposés. Ce qui en fait la dixième extension la plus utilisée, le .com dominant toujours ce palmarès avec 71,6 millions de noms de domaine. http://www.journaldunet.com/breve/international/25329/2-7-millions-de-eu-ont-ete-deposes-en-2-ans.shtml L'URL qui rend millionnaire "C'est dingue, tout simplement dingue". Chris Clark n'en revient toujours pas. Il est devenu millionnaire en une semaine grâce à la vente d'un nom de domaine. Rappel des faits par le Baltimore Sun : en 1994, Chris Clark, alors âgé de 29 ans, débourse 20 dollars pour enregistrer le nom de domaine pizza.com. Le jeune homme est alors à la tête d'une entreprise de conseils en Internet et il pense pouvoir, grâce à cette url, décrocher un contrat auprès d'une chaîne ou d'un fabriquant de pizza. http://tf1.lci.fr/infos/high-tech/0,,3809632,00-millionnaire-grace-pizza-com-.html Tomar los millones ahora Kulveer Taggar dice que anticipaba esperar un poco más antes de volverse millonario. A su empresa naciente, Auctomatic, un ayudante con base en la red que automatiza las tareas de efectuar subastas para los mejores vendedores en eBay, le iba bien. Estaba haciéndose de clientes, recibiendo buenas noticias e incluso estaba por conseguir una segunda ronda de financiamiento. Los ingresos eran inexistentes, pero ¿qué se puede esperar cuando no se le cobra a los clientes y no se acepta publicidad? Se trataba de construir para el futuro. http://www.newsweekespanol.com.mx/articulos.php?id_sec=5&id_art=884&id_ejemplar=201 Venden Pizza.com en 2,6 millones de dólares Algunos buenos nombres de dominio continúan teniendo un gran valor. La semana pasada, Pizza.com fue vendida en 2,6 millones de dólares. http://www.diarioti.com/gate/n.php?id=17133 Pizza.com o cómo ganar 2,6 millones tras invertir 20 dólares "Una locura, una locura". Así explicaba Chris Clark en las páginas del diario Baltimore Sun el jueves pasado la inesperada lluvia de millones de dólares que le había caído encima gracias a un golpe de suerte. Concretamente, acababa de ganar 2,6 millones de dólares (1,65 millones de euros) al subastar en internet el dominio pizza.com, que él mismo había registrado en 1994. http://www.elmundo.es/mundodinero/2008/04/08/economia/1207637557.html Domínio 'pizza.com' é vendido por 1,68 milhão de euros Chris Clark, norte-americano de 43 anos, fez um bom negócio, segundo o jornal El País. Após ter comprado por apenas 12,8 euros (R$ 34) o domínio "pizza.com" em 1994, ele vendeu por 1,65 milhões de euros (R$ 4,4 milhões) a um comprador anônimo. http://www.estadao.com.br/tecnologia/not_tec152648,0.htm Een Pizza.com van 1,5 miljoen euro Een 43-jarige Amerikaan heeft 1,5 miljoen euro verdiend aan de verkoop van de domeinnaam pizza.com. Chris Clark betaalde in 1994 slechts 13 euro voor de site. http://www.standaard.be/Artikel/Detail.aspx?artikelId=DMF07042008_117&kanaalid=21 Lidé za rok registrovali 100.000 domén .cz Pocet registrovaných internetových domén s koncovkou .cz se za poslední rok zvýšil o 100.000. Celkove mají uživatelé z Ceska registrováno pres 410.000 domén. Vyplývá to z údaju správcovského sdružení CZ.NIC. http://www.ctk.cz/zpravy/ekonomicke_view.php?id=306537 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 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. For archives of postings to the list, see http://lists.technewsreview.com.au/pipermail/technewsreview/. 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