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Headlines from the May 1 edition of the news include: Web in infancy, says Berners-Lee | Are gadgets killing the internet? | uk: Ofcom: BBC not accountable for 'web meltdown' | Is Balkanization of the Internet inevitable? | ca: Domain name policy balances privacy with public access by Michael Geist | Quarter million domain names for .mx | Battling Brandjackers: Study finds declines in domain kiting and pay-per-click abuses against the world's strongest brands by Ihab Shraim, MarkMonitor | Interpol: Olympics cyberattack not a major threat | MySpace stripped of myspace.co.uk domain victory | Google readies for action against Dutch smut site | Domainer Loses LH.com to Airline Giant Lufthansa | Opportunists Profit From Domain Names and Tragedy in Austria | A Case of Network Identity Theft? | Melbourne IT acquires VeriSign Digital Brand Management And see my website - http://technewsreview.com.au/ - for daily updates in between postings. *************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** Stark warning for internet's future http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7364901.stm The Future of the Internet: And How to Stop It by Jonathan Zittrain: The Sunday Times review by Tom Standage http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/non-fiction/article3806571.ece Spanish government's domain names held to ransom over water http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/04/25/wspain125.xml Cybersquatters plague London's mayoral race http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/apr/25/digitalmedia.london08 Seinfeld Isn’t Laughing about JerrySeinfeld.com http://domainnamewire.com/2008/04/24/seinfeld-isnt-laughing-about-jerryseinfeldcom/ ********************** RESEARCH PAPERS ********************** Celebrity in Cyberspace: A Personality Rights Paradigm for Personal Domain Name Disputes by Jacqueline D. Lipton [Washington and Lee Law Review] Abstract: ... This Article suggests that if personal names merit legal protection in cyberspace, it should be under an appropriate set of legal rules, rather than through further expansion of trademarks. This Article develops a new framework for personal domain name disputes based on the theories underlying the right of publicity tort. Unlike trademark law, this tort is aimed at the protection of individual names and likenesses. It has not been utilized much in cyberspace largely because of time, cost, and jurisdictional disadvantages of litigation as opposed to the quicker and cheaper, but trademark-based, Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy ("UDRP"). This article suggests the creation of a new personal domain name dispute resolution policy ("PDRP") that combines the procedural advantages of the UDRP with the theory underlying the right of publicity tort. http://ssrn.com/abstract=1124596 ********************** GOVERNANCE ********************** Stark warning for internet's future With the second billion of the planet's citizens due to go online in the next 10 years and an avalanche of online-enabled devices hitting the market with each passing year it would be understandable to assume that the internet is in a healthy position. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7364901.stm The Future of the Internet: And How to Stop It by Jonathan Zittrain: The Sunday Times review by Tom Standage The internet is falling! You may recently have read that it could soon be overwhelmed by an “exaflood” of streaming video, as people flock to YouTube and the BBC's iPlayer. This is just the latest version of an idea that keeps reappearing in different guises. In 1995 Robert Metcalfe, an American networking guru, predicted that the internet would soon collapse. It didn't, and Metcalfe duly ate his words, after liquidising them in a blender. More recently there have been claims that spam and viruses will bring down the internet. http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/non-fiction/article3806571.ece Zittrain's 'U.S. 1.0' advice for Web 2.5 Jonathan Zittrain recently published a terrific book with the suggestive title The Future of the Internet--And How to Stop It. But as I settled into my seat to report on his talk at the Web 2.0 Expo here Thursday, the Internet stopped me. Dead in my tracks. http://www.news.com/8301-10787_3-9928035-60.html Bringing Up Broadband: Higher Traffic, Higher Costs Back in the days of dial-up, Internet users were content to watch text download onto screens, one excruciating line at a time. Nowadays, people get annoyed if they have to wait more than a few seconds for downloads to their PCs, laptops or mobile devices. They also want Hollywood-quality video feeds for everything from TV shows and blogs to breaking news. http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/62672.html ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ICANN ********************** Securing the Internet's DNS: Internet's .arpa, .org, and .uk domains soon to adopt DNSSEC The Internet is slowly inching closer to ratcheting up the security of its Domain Name System (DNS) server architecture: ICANN plans to go operational with the secure DNS technology, DNSSEC, later this year in one of its domains. http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=152032 ********************** - ccTLD & gTLD NEWS ********************** .Asia Auctions for Landrush Applications commences [news release] DotAsia Organisation announces the start of its auctions for domains receiving more than one application during the Landrush period. The 45,000 auctions will be scheduled over an 8-10 week period allowing for participants of multiple auctions to better manage the process. To spark interest in appraisal of domain names, DotAsia is also launching the Hot or Not Domains Appraisal Contest. Correctly identifying the domain name that fetches the highest winning bid will make you a winner of cash prizes. http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/04/27/asia-auctions-for-landrush-applications-commences/ http://dotasia.org/pressreleases/DotAsia-PR-2008-04-22-LC_EN.pdf Chinese registry clarifies transfer rules The Chinese registry is determined to ensure that local registrars do not block their customers wishing to transfer names away. http://domainesinfo.fr/english/195/chinese-registry-clarifies-transfer-rules.php England wants its own domain After reading this post's title, your first thought is probably "the English already have their own domain with .CO.UK, don't they?" Well it appears they don't agree. http://www.stephanevangelder.com/index.php?url=archives/70-England-wants-its-own-domain.html Re-release of .nl numeric domain names [news release] Between Friday 11 April and Monday 21 April, registrars that took part in the original landrush for numeric domain names were given the chance to take part in an online poll to help decide how relinquished numeric domain names should be re-released for registration. http://www.sidn.nl/ace.php/c,728,5601,,,,Re-release_of_numeric_domain_names.html?ACE_Id=7bc5e0ef3d984f86df33820c1850d083 The .su Boom Tucked away in one of the Web's dark corners, the Soviet Union continues to thrive as an internationally recognized entity. http://www.popsci.com/entertainment-gaming/article/2008-04/su-boom .SU Domains Live On What happens to the ccTLD extension when a country ceases to be? Apparently, the answer is “it’s complicated.” When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, the ccTLD .su should have gone with it. But more than 15 years later, .su domains continue to be sold despite ICANN’s efforts to shut the domain down. http://about.tucows.com/2008/04/21/su-domains-live-on/ uk: Greedy Domainer Slime Over on the Nanog mailing list , IETF regular Randy Bush, known as much for his extreme language and hot temper as his technical acumen and support for the Internet in the developing world, asks voting members of Nominet to help keep "the greedy domainer slime" off the Nominet Board of Directors. http://www.namebrief.com/content/view/29/1/ ********************** - DNS SECURITY ********************** .ORG pushes forward with DNSSEC by Brenden Kuerbis In early April, Public Interest Registry (PIR) submitted a service proposal announcing its intention to begin offering secure DNS extensions in the 4th quarter of 2008, and seeking to amend its registry contract with ICANN. If approved by ICANN, .ORG would likely be the Internet’s first secure production gTLD zone. One interesting wrinkle is PIR's proposed language regarding data escrow of DNSSEC related data, specifically key material. PIR's request is another testament to the strength of a distributed, and not centralized, approach to DNSSEC. http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2008/4/25/3659794.html Hackers warn UK high street chains High street chains will be the next victims of cyber terrorism, some of the world's elite hackers have warned. They claim it is only a "matter of time" before the likes of Tesco and Marks & Spencer are targeted. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7366995.stm China worries hackers will strike during Beijing Olympics [IDG] While CNN recently faced distributed denial-of-service attacks from Chinese hackers angry about the television network's coverage of a recent Chinese crackdown in Tibet, Chinese security officials remain worried hackers will strike while the Olympic Games are being held in Beijing. http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1924884527;fp;2;fpid;1 Researchers 'poison' Storm botnet A group of German researchers has unveiled the first publicly released research attempting to actively disrupt a peer-to-peer botnet - using as their case study the notorious Storm worm. http://techworld.com/security/news/index.cfm?newsid=12094 http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/04/25/Researchers-poison-Storm-botnet_1.html http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,145171-c,worms/article.html Cyber-Attacks and Cyber-Disasters: Are You Prepared? Have you seen the recent television commercial that shows the Pentagon and says, "This building gets attacked 3 million times a day." The sad news is that it's true. http://www.technewsworld.com/story/Cyber-Attacks-and-Cyber-Disasters-Are-You-Prepared-62725.html http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/62725.html US Justice Dept. Sees Surge In Global Crime Networks At least three times this year, from a computer station in Romania, a hacker nicknamed Vladuz posed as an eBay customer service representative in a bid to steal sensitive information from Americans who visited the popular auction Web site. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/23/AR2008042303624.html ********************** - DOMAIN DISPUTES ********************** Spanish government's domain names held to ransom over water A cybersquatter is holding the Spanish government to ransom by refusing to give up the domain names of several government ministries unless they agree to transfer water to all of Spain’s drought stricken regions. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/04/25/wspain125.xml Cybersquatters plague London's mayoral race Boris Johnson has been more proactive in protecting his online image than bitter rival Ken Livingstone as cybersquatters take advantage of intense interest in the London mayoral elections. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/apr/25/digitalmedia.london08 Cybersquatters rush to capitalise on mayoral election Online cybersquatters are rushing to cash in on voters looking for information about London mayoral election candidates – though they have largely ignored Brian Paddick. http://www.vnunet.com/computing/news/2215228/cybersquatters-rush-capitalise Internet squatters facing eviction When Alicia Navarro began casting about for a memorable name for her new company, she confronted a brutal reality. All her brilliant ideas for an Internet domain name were taken. "I came up with so many gems, only to be devastated to find that the domain name was not available," Navarro, a former executive at Vodafone, said. "It means that Internet entrepreneurs are having to come up with ridiculous words to name their businesses — Twango, Yugma, Stikkit, Rootly." http://iht.com/articles/2008/04/27/business/TYPO.php Microsoft calls for 'msn-ing' to be erased from Dutch dictionary A day before the lawsuit against Carola Eppink (Unicaresoft), Microsoft requested the Dutch dictionary 'Van Dale' remove the verb 'msn-ing' from the latest edition. http://www.dmeurope.com/default.asp?ArticleID=30754 Not master of his own domain Jerry Seinfeld isn’t the master of his own domain name, after being targeted by alleged cybersquatters. http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2008/04/25/6684/not_master_of_his_own_domain Seinfeld Isn’t Laughing about JerrySeinfeld.com Comedian Jerry Seinfeld or his management company or Sony is going after the domain name JerrySeinfeld.com, currently owned by Anything.com LTD. The case commenced on April 22 and will be handled by National Arbitration Forum. http://domainnamewire.com/2008/04/24/seinfeld-isnt-laughing-about-jerryseinfeldcom/ ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** Domain pulse 2008: Videos online! [news release] ... As of now most of the presentations are also available as YouTube-videos. More information as well as links to the presentations as PDF or YouTube-video can be found at the Domain Pulse Website www.domainpulse.at. The videos of the presentations are also available in a collected form as YouTube-playlists External Link. http://www.nic.at/en/uebernic/current_issues/nicat_news/news_view/period/1209368323///article/81/domain-pulse-2008-videos-online/ 10th ENUM Day on 18 April 2008 On 18 April 2008 the 10th ENUM Day of DENIC took place in Frankfurt am Main. The presentations held are available at our ENUM Day website. http://www.denic.de/en/denic/news/news_84.html Proposed Revision to the ARIN Policy Development Process [news release] On 8 April 2008, at ARIN XXI in Denver, Colorado, Scott Bradner presented a proposed policy development process to replace the current Internet Resource Policy Evaluation Process (IRPEP). We invite the entire community to review and comment on the proposed new PDP. http://arin.net/announcements/20080425.html The End of End-to-End? by Geoff Huston One of the major principles of the architecture of the Internet was encapsulated in a paper by Saltzer, Reed and Clark, “End-to-End Arguments in System Design”. This paper, originally published in 1981, encapsulated very clearly the looming tension between the network and the application: http://www.circleid.com/posts/the_end_of_end_to_end/ .ORG, The Public Interest Registry Launches New Online Resource Center [news release] .ORG, The Public Interest Registry is pleased to announce the launch of the .ORG Resource Center. Committed to improving the online experience of the .ORG Community, the Registry has created a comprehensive library of information, interactive tools, examples and guides to help community members harness the power of the Internet and social networks to advance their mission. http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/04/24/public-interest-registry-launches-new-online-resource-center/ http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/public-interest-registry-launches-new-online-resource-center.html Baidu fends off Google in China ... Baidu also announced an exclusive deal under which users of major ISP China Netcom will be redirected to a Baidu search page when they enter a nonexistent or incorrectly-formed domain name. http://www.computing.co.uk/vnunet/news/2215189/baidu-q108-profits-rise http://www.channelweb.co.uk/vnunet/news/2215189/baidu-q108-profits-rise Google Registers Bizarre Domain Names Google has been registering some downright strange domain names. Some it registers are obviously protecting its brand and preventing cybersquatters from getting them, while others might indicate future projects that may come to light. http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=4729 http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/04/24/google-registers-bizarre-domain-names/ Google Registers Weird Domain Names Is Google getting into the burrito business? Why else would the company register bayareaburritos.com and thesecretofburritos.com? http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2008/04/google_register.html The computer helper: Understanding IP addresses - Feature In today's world of networked computers, IP addresses are everywhere. That's because every computer that's connected to a network has one. You may even have been asked what yours is. Few people, though, know what an IP address is - or what it's used for. Read on for answers to common questions about IP addresses. Q: What is an IP address? http://earthtimes.org/articles/show/201695,the-computer-helper-understanding-ip-addresses--feature.html Taiwan market: Sparq to start E.164 VoIP services in July New Century InfoComm Tech (Sparq), one of three small operators of fixed-line telecommunication services in Taiwan, plans to start E.164-format VoIP services in July, according to the company. http://www.digitimes.com/systems/a20080425PD203.html Brand Complementors: Implementing a Cooperative Domain-Name Use by Alex Tajirian The essay expands a cooperative solution to third-party use of brands in domain names. Like any approach that depends on cooperation, the solution will require both sides to change behavior but also allow both sides to take credit for the resulting benefits, i.e. a triangular solution. If not immediately addressed, the problem of third-party use can become a major threat to the industry. But we already know one thing: when it comes to this issue, legal action and bullying don’t work. http://www.circleid.com/posts/cooperative_domain_name_use/ Fees for using '.com' and '.net' to go up Oct. 1 [AP] Fees for using two of the most common suffixes for Internet addresses are going up for a second consecutive year. http://www.ohio.com/news/top_stories/18324554.html ********************** - DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET ********************** Domainer Meeting in Paris in June There will be what is billed as the largest annual domainer meeting in central Paris June 19 and 20, 2008, immediately prior to the ICANN meeting and in the same hotel as the Paris ICANN meeting - the Hotel Meridien Montparnasse. http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/04/27/domainer-meeting-in-paris-in-june/ Google Sued for Adwords Fraud Kabateck Brown Kellner, LLP, a law firm in Los Angeles, California, has filed a lawsuit claiming that Google is deceiving its customers into paying for advertisements they don’t want. http://www.domainnamenews.com/legal-issues/google-sued-for-adwords-fraud/1548 The Real Threat to Google Google's biggest threat may not be Microsoft or Yahoo!. No, one of the most formidable challenges facing Google is likely sitting in your pocket or purse. It's your cell phone, and it will put added pressure on Google and other Internet companies to revamp the way they handle online marketing. As more people use cell phones and their tiny glass screens to gain access to the Internet, Google and its fellow online advertisers will have less space, or what's called ad inventory, to place marketing messages for customers. Google makes money selling ad inventory. And its ad inventory is diminished on a cell phone. http://businessweek.com/technology/content/apr2008/tc20080427_580014.htm 770.com Dials Up Over $343,000 In This Week's Top Domain Sale 7 was a lucky number this week as Sedo.com brokered a big £175,000 ($343,208) sale of 770.com to easily take the top spot on our weekly chart. The domain was purchased by European online gaming operator Casino770. The price for that domain was almost five times larger than #2 SmartTrade.com, a name that tallied $72,000 at the AfternicDLS. http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2008/domainsales04-22-08.htm Google optimistic regulators won't bar Yahoo: source Google Inc believes regulators would not bar a potential business deal with Yahoo Inc because it would be "non-exclusive" and falls short of an outright merger, a person familiar with Google's thinking said on Friday. http://uk.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUKN2543490820080425 100 Four Letter Domains for $60 You know four letter domains have substantial value and demand. You know the best letter combinations are becoming increasingly hard to come by. You know the resale value is expected to continue to climb. But, do you know where to find them for reasonably low prices? http://afternicdlsblog.com/2008/04/24/100-four-letter-domains-for-60/ Some great domain auctions There are some high-value domains for sale in auctions right now that should result in great sales next week. For example, Sedo/GreatDomains is currently running an auction for Bond.com. Bidding is currently at $66,666 with more than 4 days left; the reserve has not yet been met. Not only might this domain get type-ins every time a new James Bond movie comes out (it would be foolish to feature James Bond content or ads under this domain, though), but this domain is extremely valuable due to its meaning in finance. http://www.dmueller.com/2008/04/20/domain-names-domains/some-great-domain-auctions/ ********************** - NON-ENGLISH NEWS ********************** Domain pulse 2008: Videos online! [Pressemeldungen] ... Ab sofort stehen Ihnen die meisten Vorträge des Domain pulse 2008 auch als YouTube-Videos zur Verfügung. Nähere Informationen sowie Links zu den Vorträgen als PDF oder YouTube-Video finden Sie auf der Domain pulse Website unter www.domainpulse.at. Die Videos zum Vortrag finden Sie in gesammelter Form auch als YouTube-Playlists External Link. http://www.nic.at/uebernic/aktuelles/nicat_news/news_ansicht/article/81/domain-pulse-2008-videos-online/ 15 Jahre World Wide Web Vor rund 15 Jahren, am 30. April 1993, hat das Forschungszentrum CERN in Genf das World Wide Web für die allgemeine Nutzung freigegeben. Harald Taglinger malt sich aus, wie es gekommen wäre, wenn Tim Berners-Lee vorher sein System bei einer normalen Business-Präsentation hätte vorstellen müssen. Nämlich gar nicht. http://futurezone.orf.at/tipps/stories/273319/ Begehrte .me-Domains vorerst Tabu Ab dem 1. Mai können erstmals Domains unter der montenegrinischen Endung .me beantragt werden. Die Startphase ist komplex und durchläuft mehrere Stadien, bevor am 17. Juli die offene Vergabe nach dem Prinzip "Wer zuerst kommt, mahlt zuerst" beginnen wird. Doch über 3000 Domains werden auch dann noch tabu sein. http://www.heise.de/newsticker/Begehrte-me-Domains-vorerst-Tabu--/meldung/107070 10. ENUM-Tag am 18. April 2008 Am 18. April 2008 fand der 10. ENUM-Tag der DENIC in Frankfurt am Main statt. Die Vorträge haben wir auf unseren Webseiten dokumentiert. http://www.denic.de/de/denic/news/news_85.html ENUM-Domains – Telekom beendet Testbetrieb Rückschlag für ENUM-Domains: die Deutsche Telekom AG hat vergangene Woche bekanntgegeben, das ENUM-Trial Projekt nach über fünf Jahren Testbetrieb im Juni 2008 zu beenden. Die Aufnahme eines Wirkbetriebes ist derzeit nicht geplant. http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2008/enum-domains-telekom-beendet-testbetrieb-id667180.html Die Sowjetunion lebt - im Internet [RPO] Seit 16 Jahren ist die Sowjetunion - auch UdSSR genannt - Geschichte. Manch einer erinnert sich kaum mehr an dieses Staatengebilde. Doch es gibt einen Ort, wo das Kommunistenreich nicht nur überlebt hat, sondern geradezu aufblüht: im Internet. Die immer noch existierende Domainendung .su boomt. http://www.rp-online.de/public/article/digitale/internet/560411/Die-Sowjetunion-lebt-im-Internet.html Le gouvernement veut clarifier la gestion des noms de domaine Le ministère de l’Industrie lance une consultation publique sur ce thème. Des appels à candidatures suivront en vue d'une réorganisation du marché. http://www.vnunet.fr/fr/news/2008/04/25/le_gouvernement_veut_clarifier_la_gestion_des_noms_de_domaine E-commerce, noms de domaine : le gouvernement veut changer les règles du jeu Hasard du calendrier ou opérations concertées ? Le gouvernement annonce en effet deux initiatives importantes concernant la nouvelle économie. Du côté du commerce en ligne d'abord. Dans un entretien au JDD, le secrétaire d'Etat à la Consommation Luc Chatel annonce sa volonté de multiplier les contrôles suite à l'augmentation d'abus et d'arnaques en tout genre. http://www.silicon.fr/fr/news/2008/04/27/e_comemrce__noms_de_domaine___le_gouvernement_veut_changer_les_regles_du_jeu Bercy ouvre une consultation publique sur les sites Internet en ".fr" Le ministère de l'Economie et de l'Industrie a décidé d'ouvrir une consultation publique chargé notamment de fixer les conditions d'accès aux enregistrements des domaines Internet correspondant au territoire national (".fr" pour la France, ".re" pour la Réunion, etc). http://www.latribune.fr/info/Bercy-ouvre-une-consultation-publique-sur-les-sites-Internet-en---fr--~-ID5147E705887E6F02C125743600476457-$Channel=Entreprises%20%26%20secteurs-$SubChannel=T%E9l%E9com%20%26%20Internet Le ministère de l'Economie lance une consultation sur le .fr Le ministère de l'Economie, de l'Industrie et de l'Emploi a lancé, vendredi 25 avril, une consultation sur les domaines Internet correspondant au territoire national. Elle concerne donc 11 extensions : le ".fr" pour la France ; le ".gf" pour la Guyane Française ; le ".gp" pour la Guadeloupe ; le ".mq" pour la Martinique, le ".re" pour la Réunion ; le ".pm" pour Saint Pierre et Miquelon ; le ".wf" pour Wallis et Futuna ; le ".yt" pour Mayotte ; le ".tf " pour les Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises ; ainsi que les futurs domaines tels que le ".bl" pour Saint Barthelemy et le ".mf" pour Saint Martin. http://www.journaldunet.com/breve/france/26239/le-ministere-de-l-economie-lance-une-consultation-sur-le-fr.shtml http://www.lexpansion.com/economie/actualite-high-tech/bercy-lance-une-consultation-publique-sur-les-noms-de-domaine_151723.html Bercy ouvre une consultation autour du .fr Le ministère de l'Economie organise une consultation publique sur les noms de domaines nationaux. Cela concerne le ".fr", mais aussi les extensions des territoires et départements d'outre-mer (".re" pour la Réunion, ".gf" pour Guyane, etc). Il cherche à recueillir les avis des acteurs du secteur sur « les conditions d'accès aux enregistrement (faut-il imposer certaines restrictions), sur la protection de certains noms et le traitement des litiges, sur les tarifs d'enregistrement... ». http://www.zdnet.fr/actualites/internet/0,39020774,39380714,00.htm http://fr.news.yahoo.com/zdnet/20080425/ttc-bercy-ouvre-une-consultation-autour-6a3d054.html Le registre chinois rappelle à l'ordre ses registrars L'organisme de gestion du .CN a souhaité préciser les règles élémentaires de bonne conduite dans le cadre d'un transfert de nom de domaine. http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1510/chine-le-registre-chinois-rappelle-a-l-ordre-ses-registrars.php Lancement de la consultation publique sur le .FR Le gouvernement veut recueillir les avis afin de définir les modalités de gestion des extensions placées sous sa supervision, dont le .FR bien entendu. La dernière étape avant un appel d'offre pour choisir le prochain registre du .FR. http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1513/france-lancement-de-la-consultation-publique-sur-le-fr.php Microsoft exige la réforme d'un dictionnaire néerlandais Le verbe MSN-er doit disparaître des pages d'un dictionnaire néerlandais, c'est en tout cas ce que demande Microsoft. http://www.generation-nt.com/microsoft-msn-dictionnaire-neerlandais-msnlock-actualite-83171.html Microsoft demande à ce qu'un verbe soit retiré du dico L'utilisation du verbe -MSN-er- pour décrire l'action d'envoyer des messages par messagerie instantanée ne sera plus permise par Microsoft Corporation. http://www.zataz.com/news/17008/Microsoft-demande-%c3%a0-ce-qu-un-verbe-soit-retire-du-dictionnaire-neerlandais.html Google et ses 2 353 noms de domaine... Google, depuis des années, a réservé bon nombre de noms de domaine. Le site Pingdom a essayé de les recenser et a même trouvé quelques "perles"... Par exemple: http://actu.abondance.com/2008/04/google-et-ses-2-353-noms-de-domaine.html Google no se fía de internet Según un informe, el buscador posee miles de dominios registrados como gmailsucks.com, googlesex.com o googlereligion.com, además de thesecretofburritos.com http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1624 Internet: El Canciller Taiana Firmó La Resolución Para Incorporar La Ñ, Los Acentos Y La Diéresis Al Uso De Los Dominios De Internet En La Argentina Con el objetivo de fortalecer el uso de nuestro idioma, defender nuestra identidad iberoamericana e impulsar el Mercosur, el Canciller Jorge Taiana firmó el 9 de abril ppdo. una Resolución para incorporar al uso del servicio de Internet en la Argentina los caracteres multilingües del idioma español y portugués -entre ellos la letra ñ- y añadir el subdominio .gob.ar., reemplazando al .gov.ar., utilizado como referencia de la palabra "government" del idioma inglés. http://www.nic.ar/ .ar: Avanza el proyecto para utilizar la "ñ" en dominios argentinos de Internet A través de un comunicado, la Cancillería informó ayer que el canciller Jorge Taiana ya firmó una resolución que busca implementar el uso de la "ñ" en los dominios argentinos de Internet. Por el mismo tema, la revista Ñ, del Grupo Clarín, había lanzado una campaña entre sus lectores. En pocos días, la misma recibió cerca de 13.000 adhesiones de todo el mundo. http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1623 .ar: El idioma español crece en Internet A partir de un trámite en la Cancillería, miles de usuarios de Internet podrán registrar en la Argentina sitios que lleven en el dominio la letra ñ, acentos o diéresis, características propias del idioma español que no se utilizan en inglés. Así, la lengua de Cervantes, hablada por 400 millones de personas en el mundo, fortalece su presencia e influencia en la Red. http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1622 .ar: Se incorporan IDNs al registro del ccTLD .ar El Canciller Taiana firmó la Resolución para incorporar la Ñ, los acentos y la diéresis al uso de los dominios de internet en la Argentina. http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1621 Un internauta se anticipa al Gobierno y registra los dominios de los nuevos ministerios Un internauta se ha apropiado de cuatro dominios que se corresponden con las iniciales de los nuevos ministerios constituidos por el Gobierno para la nueva legislatura. El anuncio lo ha hecho este ciudadano a través de su blog personal en el que ofrece la posibilidad de ceder los dominios a cambio de un trasvase del Ebro a la Comunidad Valenciana, Murcia y Andalucía. A pesar de sus intenciones Red.es, organismo dependiente del Ministerio de Industria, Turismo y Comercio, ya ha anunciado que la normativa vigente sobre este tipo de dominios da preferencia a la Administración, por un "principio de consustancialidad" del fin para el que se ha adquirido. http://www.elpais.com/articulo/internet/internauta/anticipa/Gobierno/registra/dominios/nuevos/ministerios/elpeputec/20080425elpepunet_1/Tes Ofrece canjear los dominios '.es' de los ministerios por un trasvase del Ebro El 'cazadominios' que mantiene registradas las direcciones de Internet que en teoría corresponden a varios de los nuevos ministerios del Gobierno, asegura que está dispuesto a cederlos durante cuatro años "a cambio de un trasvase del Ebro a la Comunidad Valenciana, Murcia y Alicante". http://www.elmundo.es/navegante/2008/04/24/tecnologia/1209038377.html El Gobierno argentina avala que las webs incorporen letra “ñ” El Gobierno argentino dictó una resolución para incorporar a los sitios locales de internet la letra “ñ”, las diéresis, las tildes y otros caracteres multilingües del idioma español y el portugués, informaron hoy fuentes oficiales. http://www.noticiasdot.com/wp2/2008/04/25/el-gobierno-argentina-avala-que-las-webs-incorporen-letra-n/ Ahora la “enie” será ñ en la Internet argentina La Cancillería resolvió que los dominios de nuestro país puedan, además de la letra, cambiar las terminaciones gov.ar por gob.ar, incluir diéresis y agregar tildes. http://www.losandes.com.ar/notas/2008/4/25/sociedad-355714.asp El idioma español crece en Internet A partir de un trámite en la Cancillería, miles de usuarios de Internet podrán registrar en la Argentina sitios que lleven en el dominio la letra ñ, acentos o diéresis, características propias del idioma español que no se utilizan en inglés. Así, la lengua de Cervantes, hablada por 400 millones de personas en el mundo, fortalece su presencia e influencia en la Red. http://www.lanacion.com.ar/informaciongeneral/nota.asp?nota_id=1007303 Taiana firmó la resolución para incorporar la Ñ, los acentos y la diéresis al uso de los dominios web El Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, a través del NIC Argentina (el registro de nombre de dominios de nuestro país), trabaja hace más de un año en el desarrollo del proyecto, que ahora tiene el visto bueno institucional con la resolución firmada por el canciller Jorge Taiana, que abarca también el uso de la diéresis y los acentos en castellano y portugués, como el uso de la cedilla. http://www.derf.com.ar/despachos.asp?cod_des=195888 http://www.infobae.com/contenidos/376809-100918-0-Las-web-argentinas-tendr%c3%a1n-%22%c3%b1%22-y-tildes-y-di%c3%a9resis http://www.apfdigital.com.ar/despachos.asp?cod_des=105181 El español gana espacio en internet: llegan la eñe y los acentos a los dominios El canciller Jorge Taiana aprobó una resolución que le abre la puerta a la letra eñe en el registro de dominios de Internet en la Argentina. Se incorporará la emblemática letra del español, todos los acentos en los dominios registrados en el país y se reemplazará el gov.ar por gob.ar http://www.lacapital.com.ar/contenidos/2008/04/24/noticia_0033.html Un cibernauta se apropia de cuatro dominios ministeriales y hace chantaje al Gobierno a cambio del trasvase del Ebro Un cibernauta se ha apropiado de cuatro dominios que se corresponden con las iniciales de varios ministerios de esta nueva Legislatura y ha hecho chantaje al Gobierno, a través de su blog personal, a cambio de un trasvase del Ebro a la Comunidad Valenciana, Murcia y Andalucía. http://www.levante-emv.com/secciones/noticia.jsp?pRef=2008042500_19_437856__Comunitat-Valenciana-cibernauta-apropia-cuatro-dominios-ministeriales-hace-chantaje-Gobierno-cambio-trasvase-Ebro Cancillería apoya la incorporación de la Ñ al uso de internet Con el objetivo de fortalecer el uso del idioma español, la identidad iberoamericana y el Mercosur, el canciller Jorge Taiana firmó una resolución para incorporar al uso del servicio de Internet en la Argentina los caracteres multilingües del idioma español y portugués, entre ellos la letra Ñ. http://www.lagaceta.com.ar/nota/268650/Informacion_General/Cancilleria_apoya_incorporacion_%c3%91_al_uso_internet.html http://www.elsolquilmes.com.ar/noticias.php?n_id=4717&edicion=157 http://www.lagaceta.com.ar/nota/268758/Informacion_General/Impulsan_incorporacion_%c3%b1_internet.html http://www.eldia.com.ar/edis/20080425/20080425073900.htm http://www.elsolquilmes.com.ar/noticias.php?n_id=4717&edicion=157 Argentina defiende idioma español en Internet Luego de varios años de deliberaciones, el gobierno argentino ordenó incorporar los acentos, las diéresis y la letra eñe a los dominios de Internet. http://www.lapalmainteractivo.com/noticias/content/gen/ap/America_Latina/AMS_GEN_ARGENTINA_INTERNET.html La Ñ se incorpora a las direcciones de las páginas web de Argentina Se debe a una resolución que firmó el canciller Taiana. El dominio '.gob.ar' sustituirá al actual '.gov.ar'. El dominio territorial '.ar' es el más grande Latinoamérica y el séptimo de todo el mundo. http://portal.rafaela.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=10425 Impulso al uso de la "ñ" en dominios de internet A través de un comunicado, la Cancillería informó ayer que el canciller Jorge Taiana ya firmó una resolución que busca implementar el uso de la "ñ" en los dominios argentinos de internet. http://www.larazon.com.ar/notas/2008/04/25/01658941.html 2346 nombres de Google que no conoces. La dirección de internet es una parte fundamental de todo negocio del siglo XXI que quiera tener una presencia seria en la Red. Muchas veces, después de dar a conocer el nombre de un proyecto, el emprendedor a su cargo se da cuenta de que el dominio correspondiente ya ha sido registrado por otro. http://www.20minutos.es/noticia/372445/nombres/dominio/google/ http://www.leandrotoscano.com/2008/04/2346-nombres-de-google-que-no-conoces.html (NEGOCIOS) ES CHINA EL PAIS CON MAS INTERNAUTAS Al cierre del primer trimestre del año cerca de 221 millones de chinos se han conectado a internet, colocándose como el país con el mayor número de internautas del mundo, dejando en segundo lugar a Estados Unidos con poco más de 215 millones, asegura el Centro de Información de la Red de Internet chino (CNNIC por sus siglas en inglés). http://ve.invertia.com/noticias/noticia.aspx?idNoticia=200804252226_INF_697972 Entidades discutem adoção de endereço "b.br" para bancos na web Representantes do NIC.br (Núcleo de Informação e Coordenação do Ponto br) e da Febraban (Federação Brasileira dos Bancos) devem se reunir na semana que vem para discutir a adoção do domínio "b.br" por parte de instituições bancárias. O principal objetivo é melhorar a segurança do usuário no acesso a esses sites. http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/informatica/ult124u395485.shtml SIDN verloot ‘gekaapte’ nummerdomeinen De SIDN gaat de numerieke domeinnamen die terug in haar bezit zijn gekomen na kritiek over de uitgeefmethode van eind februari verloten onder de deelnemers. Wanneer de loting van de 3944 nummerdomeinen plaatsvindt is nog niet bekend. http://www.telegraaf.nl/digitaal/3875207/_SIDN_verloot_gekaapte_nummerdomeinen__.html Heruitgifte .nl numerieke domeinnamen Van vrijdag 11 tot en met maandag 21 april konden de deelnemers aan de landrush voor numerieke domeinnamen via een online enquête stemmen over de methode waarop de herverdeling van de teruggekomen numerieke domeinnamen zal plaatsvinden. http://www.sidn.nl/ace.php/c,727,5601,,,,Heruitgifte_numerieke_domeinnamen.html FN och brittiska regeringen hackade En stor mängd officiella webbsidor, däribland några av FN:s sajter och brittiska regeringssajter, har hackats till att leverara skadlig kod till besökare, skriver amerikanska Computerworld. http://www.idg.se/2.1085/1.158145 Story in Russian on Spanish govt domain names held to ransom http://lenta.ru/news/2008/04/25/domain/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 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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