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[APPLe list] domain name news - June 2
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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 June 5 edition of the news include:
McAfee names '.hk' world's most dangerous domain | Hong Kong is most dangerous place on the web | McAfee, Inc. Names Most Dangerous Domains to Surf and Search on the Web | Online brand-jacking increasing | MarkMonitor Examines Online Risks in Travel Including Scams Aimed at Online Shoppers and Sales of Questionable Aircraft Parts | Excluding Keyword Categories From Your Parked Pages In Order To Avoid Cybersquatting Violations | Israel.com Has NOT Sold: Erroneous reports suggested domain name sold over the weekend
And see my website - http://technewsreview.com.au/ - for daily updates in between postings.
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ccNSO Council's Re-election of Peter Dengate Thrush as an ICANN Director
http://icann.org/minutes/secretarys-notice-16may08.htm
New .au policies allowing domain transfers commence
http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/new-.au-policies-allowing-domain-transfers-commence.html
New .au registrant transfers policy - implementation update [news release]
http://www.auda.org.au/news-archive/auda-31052008/
Censorship: A Threat to the Stability and Security of the DNS? by Robert Guerra
http://www.circleid.com/posts/censorship_threat_dns_stability_security/
U.S., China Lead in Hack Attacks
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/052908-akamai-stateoftheinternet-report.html
'State Of The Internet' Shows Attacks, Network Speeds Up
http://www.informationweek.com/news/services/data/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=208400869
Domain name record altered to hack Comcast.net [IDG]
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/146461/
The Human Hands Behind the Google Money Machine
http://nytimes.com/2008/06/02/technology/02google.html
Internet domain name 'Israel.com' sold for $5.88 million
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/989326.html
America.com, diamantes fail to make reserve
http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=5137
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RESEARCH PAPERS
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10 Years Later by Geoff Huston
In 1998 any lingering doubts about the ultimate success of the Internet were dispelled. There was nothing else left standing in the data communications landscape that could serve our emerging needs for data communications. IP was now the communications technology of the day, if not the coming century, and the industry message of the time was to adopt the Internet or imperil your entire future in this business. By 1998 the job was apparently done, and the Internet had prevailed. But the story was not over. Communications continued to drive our world, and the Internet continued to evolve and change. What has happened in the last decade of the Internet? What aspects of internet technology has changed, and why?
http://www.potaroo.net/ispcol/2008-06/10years.html
The End of End to End? by Geoff Huston
The model of a clear and simple Internet where end hosts can simply send packets across a transparent network is largely an historical notion. These days we sit behind a dazzling array of so-called "middleware", including Network Address Translators, Firewalls, Web caches, DNS interceptors, TCP performance shapers, and load balancers, to name but a few. So the question is: Have we gone past the end-to-end argument? Are we heading back to a world of bewilderingly complex and expensive networks?
http://www.potaroo.net/ispcol/2008-05/eoe2e.html
Models of Internet Governance by Lawrence B. Solum [Illinois Public Law Research Paper/U Illinois Law & Economics Research Paper]
Abstract: Internet governance is a large, complex, and ambiguous topic. When we think about regulation of the Internet, we might be thinking about a narrow but important set of questions about specific institutions, such as the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) or the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN): these institutions can be said to govern the technical infrastructure and architecture of the Internet. We might also be thinking about a much broader and perhaps more compelling set of questions about policy issues that implicate the Internet: these questions include the regulation of online gambling, child pornography, freedom of speech, and the future of commerce and implicate nation states and international organizations. Internet governance implicates both the narrow questions about Internet infrastructure or architecture and the broad questions about regulation of applications and content. Moreover, the broad and narrow
questions are related. Regulation of the technical infrastructure of the Internet has implications for the regulation of applications and content.
http://ssrn.com/abstract=1136825
Cybersquatting: Prevention better than cure? by Mairead Moore [ International Journal of Law and Information Technology Advance Access]
Abstract: ... This paper examines the various legal mechanisms that have been employed to deal with cybersquatting by examining firstly, the reaction of the Courts and secondly, the reaction of the registering authorities. Finally the paper looks at some of the more recent attempts to curb cybersquatting at the registration level by the employment of phased registration periods and additionally some radical solutions suggested in some circles will also be examined. The paper concludes that while the reactive strategies developed by the Courts and the registering authorities are effective once cybersquatting is committed, the real solution must surely lie in preventative action at the registration stage if the battle to curb cybersquatting is finally to be won.
http://ijlit.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/ean005
Beyond Europe: The Internet, Regulation, and Multistakeholder Governance—Representing the Consumer Interest? by Christopher T. Marsden [Journal of Consumer Policy]
Abstract: The “Internet,” as a global self-regulated and interconnected network of institutions driven by educational and subsequently commercial priorities, has evolved into an element within a broader “global information society.” Industry, treated benevolently by market-led governments, has created co- or self-regulatory institutions or compacts, but as consumers have eagerly embraced the broadband Internet the scheme of governance must embrace respect for the social and economic rights and responsibilities of consumers at national, European and global levels. This paper shows how existing divisions between public-sector, private-sector, and civil-society institutions and responsibilities have rapidly become eroded and it portrays the emerging agenda for “multistakeholder governance.” The involvement of the consumer on a more legitimised and consensual level than is permitted under industry-led regulation is as yet a novel approach, but
this paper draws on case studies which demonstrate the salience of these issues to consumers as citizens, and it concludes by preparing an agenda for Information and Communications Technology (ICT) companies to adopt more sophisticated patterns of participatory co- and self-regulation.
http://springerlink.com/content/p7636403v7426531/
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GOVERNANCE
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OECD and YouTube launch “Future of the Internet” initiative
How can the Internet make the world a better place?" This is the question OECD is asking the public on YouTube. YouTube users can share their opinion with the leaders and opinion shapers attending the OECD Ministerial meeting on the "Future of the Internet" in Seoul, Korea on 17-18 June 2008.
http://www.oecd.org/document/3/0,3343,en_2649_34223_40713859_1_1_1_1,00.html
EU Parliament discusses network neutrality
A new regulatory regime for access to what has been termed Next Generation Networks (unified carrier networks for multimedia broadcasts, data and voice over IP) is being discussed by the European Parliament. It could reduce the risk of loss of network neutrality by rewarding competitors who jointly invest in new networks.
http://www.heise-online.co.uk/news/EU-Parliament-discusses-network-neutrality--/110833
Net neutrality bill hits Canada's House of Commons
The NDP has followed through with its promise to introduce legislation to the House of Commons that seeks to keep the internet open and free from control by service providers.
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/05/28/tech-netbill.html
The Future of the Internet - And How to Stop It: A Conversation with Jonathan Zittrain
Jonathan Zittrain, professor of Internet governance and regulation at Oxford University, was online for the Washington Post this week to answer questions about his new book: The Future of the Internet - And How to Stop It. The transcript is available from:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2008/05/14/DI2008051401291.html
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DOMAIN NAMES
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- ICANN
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ccNSO Council's Re-election of Peter Dengate Thrush as an ICANN Director
Pursuant to ICANN Bylaws Article X, section 3(9), the ccNSO Council has confirmed the re-election of Peter Dengate Thrush for ICANN Board seat 11. His new term will run from May 2008 until six months after the conclusion of ICANN's annual meeting in 2010.
http://icann.org/minutes/secretarys-notice-16may08.htm
ICANN looks to lend a hand in spam fight
The administrative body in charge of the Internet's mapping of IP addresses says it has sent compliance letters to registrars commonly used by spammers, although it admits it can do little to stop spam itself.
http://www.betanews.com/article/ICANN_looks_to_lend_a_hand_in_spam_fight/1212085128
Internet overseer cracks down on domain use [UPI]
ICANN is trying to crack down on shady Web pages used by spammers and hackers.
http://washingtontimes.com/news/2008/may/31/internet-overseer-cracks-down-on-domain-use/
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- ccTLD & gTLD NEWS
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APTLD Kuala Lumpur Meeting Communiqué
APTLD members and supporters met in Kuala Lumpur for a series of meetings in late May, with over 110 people from 27 ccTLDs and 27 other organisations participating in a range of workshops and seminars. Two days of APTLD members meetings were preceded by an Attack & Disaster Response Planning (ADRP) workshop and the MYNIC World Cyber Security Seminar, and followed by a day of APTLD organised workshops on ccTLD policy development, marketing and registry software options.
http://www.aptld.org/kl2008/files/APTLD%20KL%202008%20Communique.pdf
More information on the APTLD Kuala Lumpur Meeting is available from:
http://www.aptld.org/kl2008/
.ar IDNs Available Before August
NIC Argentina has recently advised registrars IDNs will be available for registration starting sometime before August 2008). The Argentinean IDN launch will comprise four stages:
http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/05/29/ar-idns-available-before-august/
http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/.ar-idns-available-before-august.html
New .au policies allowing domain transfers commence
auDA have introduced new policies that allow for registrants to buy and sell .au domain names subject to certain conditions.
http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/new-.au-policies-allowing-domain-transfers-commence.html
New .au registrant transfers policy - implementation update [news release]
The new registrant transfers policy will take effect on 1 June 2008. In December 2007, the auDA Board approved a recommendation from the 2007 Names Policy Panel that the registrant transfers policy be relaxed to allow a registrant to transfer their domain name licence to another eligible entity, for any reason. The new Transfers (Change of Registrant) Policy (2008-08) will take effect on 1 June 2008. auDA has also published a brochure explaining the key feature of the new policy.
http://www.auda.org.au/news-archive/auda-31052008/
.cr (Costa Rica) transfer deadline 31 May 2008
Holders of a third level domain name under the categories .ac.cr, .co.cr, .ed.cr, .fi.cr, .go.cr, .or.cr, or .sa.cr the Costa Rica Registry, NIC-Costa Rica has provided until 31 May 2008 to register your name as .cr. After 31 May 2008, .cr is open to all applicants.
http://www.melbourneitdbs.com/news.php?article=0&title=.cr%20%28Costa%20Rica%29%20transfer%20deadline%2031%20May%202008&year=2008&month=06
.eu Internet addresses on the rise in Bulgaria [news release]
EURid announced ICDSoft Ltd has become the first accredited .eu registrar in Bulgaria. The new .eu registrar should make it easier for Bulgarians to register .eu domain names, which are increasingly popular. The number of .eu domain names registered by residents of Bulgaria increased more than threefold between March 2007 and March 2008, from 1976 to 6356.
http://www.eurid.eu/en/content/eu-internet-addresses-rise-bulgaria
Ovidio Dropping .eu domains?
The number of Cyprus registered domains has fallen dramatically since the first of the month. On 01 April 2008 it was 90,363. This morning (29 April) it is 52,509. A quick check of some Ovido Limited domains registered during the April 2006 landrush shows that they are now in Quarantine and scheduled for deletion.
http://blog.whoisireland.com/2008/04/29/ovidio-dropping-eu-domains/
it: Letters sent by the "Registro italiano in internet per le imprese" - the ccTLD .it and the IIT-CNR have absolutely no involvement
During these last few days a great deal of users notices are arriving at the Registry: the users have received some letters from another entity, the so-called Registro italiano in Internet per le imprese, which, through surface-mail mailings, (seemingly to ask the verifications of the data dealing with user activities) proposes a contract to adhere to in order to receive a service after payment.
http://www.nic.it/en/novita/comunicazioni.html
Mexico - Over 250 Thousand Domains Registered
The Mexican NIC has announced that they've broken the 250 thousand mark.
http://www.isquattedyour.eu/2008/05/30/mexico-over-250-thousand-domains-registered/
.PRO on its way to becoming just another TLD
Realizing there are more professional vocations in the world than just medicine, the law, and two others, ICANN is easing its earlier restrictions on the .PRO top-level domain.
http://www.betanews.com/article/PRO_on_its_way_to_becoming_just_another_TLD/1212184812
.ltd.uk and .plc.uk domain names with special characters [news release]
Following recommendation from the Policy Advisory Body, Nominet has suspended the registration of any new .ltd.uk or .plc.uk domain names where the registered company name includes characters which cannot be represented in the DNS. This is pending a more detailed report from the PAB.
http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/?contentId=5100
Nominet registrant transfer is going online [news release]
On 25 June we will be replacing the current registrant transfer process with a paperless online version.
http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/?contentId=5103
Nominet Web domain manager - new system for registrars [news release]
On 25 June we will be releasing a new system for registrars. Web domain manager is a browser based interface for the registration and management of domain names. The system has been designed to complement our existing registrar tools: EPP and the automaton.
http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/?contentId=5101
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- DNS SECURITY
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Censorship: A Threat to the Stability and Security of the DNS? by Robert Guerra
Censorship practices by governments and other private actors are becoming more increasingly more sophisticated, and their effects are increasingly being felt globally. A case in point, the YouTube incident in Pakistan was a recent example affecting both users and the DNS at a national and global level. Likely other incidents will occur in the near future. As such, I believe censorship should be considered as a threat to the stability and security of the DNS. In the context of Internet governance discussions, I believe the issue should be raised both at ICANN and the Internet Governance forum. Do others agree?
http://www.circleid.com/posts/censorship_threat_dns_stability_security/
Estonian DDoS attacks "highly organised" but spontaneous
An analysis by Gadi Evron of Afilias of the background and evolution of the Estonian DDoS attacks in May 2007 is downloadable from Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO).
http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/108518
An Anatomy of an Internet Attack — in Real English
The Web site for Internet-television company Revision 3 was “attacked” over Memorial Day weekend by an organization dedicated to stopping people from illegally distributing copyrighted material. The incident is notable not just because it provides insight into the extremes to which copyright holders are willing to go to protect their work, but also because Revision 3 CEO Jim Louderback wrote a remarkably clear account of how the attack happened.
http://blogs.wsj.com/biztech/2008/05/30/an-anatomy-of-an-internet-attack-in-real-english/
U.S., China Lead in Hack Attacks
China and the United States were the two largest sources of Internet-attack traffic during the first quarter of 2008, accounting for 30% of such traffic, according to Akamai Technologies.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/052908-akamai-stateoftheinternet-report.html
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/146522/us_china_lead_in_hack_attacks.html
http://computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1356779001
'State Of The Internet' Shows Attacks, Network Speeds Up
China and the United States accounted for the greatest percentage of Internet attacks in the first quarter of this year, according to a report released this week.
http://www.informationweek.com/news/services/data/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=208400869
China and U.S. lead in Internet attacks
China and the U.S. lead the world as the two biggest sources of Internet attack traffic, according to a report published by the content distribution company Akamai.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9955344-7.html
Domain name record altered to hack Comcast.net [IDG]
Hackers knocked Comcast.net offline late Wednesday night, preventing customers from getting to their Comcast Web mail and account records on the company's Internet portal. The criminals somehow got their hands on passwords used to alter domain-name registration information with Comcast's registrar, Network Solutions, said Susan Wade, a Network Solutions spokeswoman.
http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=372E7AF4-17A4-0F78-31894DC4E445D6D9
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/146461/
How was Comcast.net hijacked?
It’s official, even a pothead can social engineer Network Solutions. In an in-depth interview with the hijackers, featuringComcast’s DNS records hijacked, redirect to hacked page some screenshots showing they had access to the complete portfolio of over 200 domain names controlled by Comcast, the details of how they did it, and why they did it are now coming straight from the source of the attack:
http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1224
Comcast Hackers Speak Out
Yesterday we wrote that a recent attack on Comcast’s Web site was a throwback to a more innocent time when computer hackers were mostly vandals out for notoriety, not identity-stealing criminals looking for a quick profit. Not surprisingly, the alleged culprits are a pair of teenagers who are convinced that they’ll soon be arrested and now say the hack wasn’t worth it.
http://blogs.wsj.com/biztech/2008/05/30/comcast-hackers-speak-out/
Comcast Outage Traced to Teenage Hackers
The hackers responsible for Wednesday's attack on Comcast say they were angry with the company, and "wanted to take them out," according to a news report.
http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=155221
Comcast Hijackers Expose Flaws in Internet's DNS
Teen hackers Defiant and EBK apparently used "social engineering" to disrupt Comcast Web sites and redirect user e-mail. Defiant and EBK used the Domain Name System and registrar Network Solutions to reroute and deface Comcast sites. Defiant and EBK took comcast.net down for more than two hours and put obscenities in the WHOIS information.
http://www.enterprise-security-today.com/story.xhtml?story_id=60039
Acronym Domain Name Owners Stave Off Attacks
Owning short domain names comes with risks. They are prized domains, and many people want to get their hands on them. The owner of Ace.com recently won its case, but the assaults continue. Here are several recent cases that domain owners managed to win.
http://domainnamewire.com/2008/05/29/acronym-domain-name-owners-stave-off-attacks/
Analysis: Crackdown on domain name crooks
ICANN is trying to crack down on shady Web pages used by spammers and hackers. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers sent letters this week to some of the biggest sellers of Internet real estate, warning that those who failed to fulfill their obligations under the rules could be shut down.
http://www.upi.com/International_Security/Emerging_Threats/Analysis/2008/05/29/analysis_crackdown_on_domain_name_crooks/8781/
http://www.metimes.com/Security/2008/05/29/analysis_crackdown_on_domain_name_crooks/7755/
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UniversityofTexas.com Handed Over to University
Last month I wrote about a UDRP arbitration request by The University of Texas, which was seeking to get the domain name UniversityofTexas.com. After The University of Texas’ Board of Regents filed the UDRP with National Arbitration Forum, owner Global Access decided to hand it over.
http://domainnamewire.com/2008/05/29/universityoftexascom-handed-over-to-university/
Choosing the arbitration tribunal and enforcing the arbitration award
Choosing the right arbitration tribunal is fundamental for those involved in domain name disputes. As Martin Hunter and Alan Redfern said in an edition of the International Commercial Arbitration: "Once a decision to refer a dispute to arbitration has been made, nothing is more important than choosing the right arbitral tribunal. It is a choice which is important not only for the parties to the particular dispute but also for the reputation and standing of the arbitral process itself. It is, above all, the quality of the arbitral tribunal that makes or breaks the process." This article provides basic information about an arbitration panel and the arbitration process.
http://www.ibls.com/internet_law_news_portal_view.aspx?s=articles&id=668F961B-FD9B-478B-B847-68B91EBB4CA3
Citizen Hawk's anti-cybersquatting strategy
Citizen Hawk's purpose is straightforward enough: it helps businesses whose Web sites have been targeted by cybersquatters -- people who buy up domain names that are similar to that of a legitimate Web site.
http://www.vator.tv/news/show/citizen-hawk-int-08-10
Court suspends Ingushetiya.ru
Kuntsevsky Court of Moscow has suspended the website Ingushetiya.ru. Thus, the court satisfies the petition of the Prosecutor’s office of the Republic of Ingushetia seeking an injunction against the website operations.
http://eng.cnews.ru/news/line/indexEn.shtml?2008/05/26/301758
Independent media threatened in Ingushetia
Reporters Without Boders today deplored the “dangerous” hounding of independent media outlets in the southeastern Russian republic of Ingushetia after a Moscow court yesterday ordered the suspension of Ingushetyia.ru (www.ingushetiya.ru), the country’s only news website in the Ingushetian language, which is spoken by most people in some parts of northern Caucasus (including Ingushetia, Chechnya and Kazakhstan).
http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=27196
WIPO Orders Cancellation of Multiple Domain Registrations
I keep a close eye on the WIPO UDRP decisions, as sometimes they can be very interesting. In most cases decisions are either upheld or denied and when they are upheld the normal followup would be for the domain in question to be transferred to the IP holder.
http://www.isquattedyour.eu/2008/05/26/wipo-orders-cancellation-of-multiple-domain-r/
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Sample XML Registry for IPv4 Address Space
IANA is currently engaged in a project to convert the protocol registries IANA maintains to XML to provide the community with improved ways of viewing registry information. Here is an example of the registry with XML as the source, provided as a demonstration to the community.
http://www.iana.org/reports/2008/xml-registry-sample.html
EU calls for net address upgrade
Work to migrate Europe to the net's new addressing system must speed up, says the European Commission. The call to action is contained in a plan sent to the European Parliament urging governments and top websites in the region to head the migration. It warns that internet-based innovation could be derailed as the current pool of addresses is used up.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7427360.stm
IPv6 migration hits CIO radar
IT managers have been advised to ensure forthcoming network kit purchases support the next generation of the internet protocol after the European Commission (EC) announced plans to force the pace of migration to IPv6.
http://www.itweek.co.uk/itweek/news/2217903/ipv6-migration-hits-cio-radar
http://www.vnunet.com/itweek/news/2217903/ipv6-migration-hits-cio-radar
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- MISCELLANEOUS
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Q&A with Register.com CEO Larry Kutscher
Register.com provides domain-name registration, Web design and marketing services primarily for small and medium-sized businesses. Washingtonpost.com's Small Business Blog chatted about Web strategy with CEO Larry Kutscher, who joined the firm in late 2006 after executive positions with Dun and Bradstreet, Goldman Sachs and American Express.
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/small-business/2008/05/qa_with_registercom_ceo_larry.html
Netcraft May 2008 Web Server Survey
In the May 2008 survey we received responses from 168,408,112 sites. The total number of sites has increased by 2.7 million, with 554 thousand new sites being hosted by the Dutch company XL Internet Services. Similar growth is seen at Akamai, a web content and application delivery company, where 531 thousand new sites have appeared.
http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2008/05/06/may_2008_web_server_survey.html
AfrISPA 2008 Members Meeting & AGM
The 2008 AfrISPA Members meeting will take place in South Africa in September 2008. The meeting will be held immediately after the iweek event which is an annual event organized by ISPA - South Africa. The members will thereafter travel to Botswana for the Annual General Meeting.
http://www.afrispa.org/
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- DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET
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The Human Hands Behind the Google Money Machine
If Google were the United States government, the data that streams onto Nicholas Fox’s laptop every day would be classified as top secret. Mr. Fox is among a small group of Google employees who keep a watchful eye on the vital signs of one of the most successful and profitable businesses on the Internet. The number of searches and clicks, the rate at which users click on ads, the revenue this generates — everything is tracked hour by hour, compared with the data from a week earlier and charted.
http://nytimes.com/2008/06/02/technology/02google.html
America.com, diamantes fail to make reserve
The domain name America.com, up for auction last week on Sedo, failed to reach its reserve price. The highest bid was US$1.71 million. It had been hoped the domain name would reach a price of between $3.5 million and $7 million. Other premium domain names that were up for grabs last week on Sedo included diamantes.com and cognac.com.
http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=5137
http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/america.com-diamantes-fails-to-make-reserve.html
America.com not sold
The geographic domain name America.com, which had been put up for auction at Sedo, has not been sold because the reserve price has not been met. The highest bid placed was a petty $1,710,000, although many expected America.com to fetch mid seven figures (including me). What is even worse is that only three bidders were involved and it was only Bidder 3 who raised the bid little by little from $25,000 to the highest bid, probably because he tried to find out what the reserve price was. The other two bidders were not willing to offer more than a few thousand dollars.
http://www.dmueller.com/2008/05/29/domain-names-domains/americacom-not-sold/
Me.com Could Be Apple's Rebranded .Mac Mobile Me Site
How's this for an Apple coup? On Friday Mark reported that Apple could be positioning .Mac for a serious overhaul, which was known in rumor mill circles at the time as Mobile Me. Today we received another update as MacRumors discovered that the Netcraft page for Me.com lists Kenneth Eddings, the official technical contact for many Apple domain names, as the DNS admin for the site.
http://gizmodo.com/394458/mecom-could-be-apples-rebranded-mac-mobile-me-site
Me.com - A Future Apple Project
Me.com logoMacRumors.com is reporting a rumor that Apple is the new owner of the domain name Me.com. It’s unclear why the company purchased the domain name, but rumors center around it possibly being used as a rebranding of the popular .mac services.
http://www.domainnamenews.com/miscellaneous/mecom-a-future-apple-project/1623
Sedo Great Domains and Moniker Silent Auctions End Today (May 29)
Domainers will spend the day entering fighting each other for the top bid: both Sedo’s Great Domains auction and Moniker’s silent auction for TRAFFIC Orlando end today.
http://domainnamewire.com/2008/05/29/sedo-great-domains-and-moniker-silent-auctions-end-today/
2008 GeoDomain Expo Coming to Chicago
It seems like everywhere you look, domainers are talking about “Geo” domains. Those in the geo space will tell you it’s been hot since the beginning, but they probably enjoy finally getting the respect they deserve. And that will be on display at this year’s GeoDomain Expo in Chicago July 11-12 at W Chicago - City Center. (There is a cocktail party the evening of July 10.)
http://domainnamewire.com/2008/05/29/2008-geodomain-expo-coming-to-chicago/
Long Live the Neodomainers: The Domain Game, Good or Bad
David Kesmodel's to be released book The Domain Game, irrespective of how it is received, will undoubtedly catapult the industry into a new era: that of the neodomainers, the super crunchers. To analyze the impact of the book on the industry, let's look at stylized exchange scenarios featuring a domainer as intermediary (an intermediary in that he or she acquires from the seller and then hopes to resell to the buyer).
http://www.circleid.com/posts/neodomainers_the_domain_game/
CV.ca Smashes Records as MyID Auction Ends Successfully
The MyID auction ended as a resounding success. The domain CV.ca closed at $53,300 (Canadian) - making it the third largest dot ca domain sale of all time. There were several other great sales. The most contested domain was Diploma.ca, which closed at $17,352 (Canadian). Another highly contested domain was Income.ca, which closed at $25,299. All of this is likely DNJournal material, as soon as payment is made.
http://www.domainbits.com/myid-results/
Canadian Domain Auction Scene
Pool is continuing with their one-at-a-time premium dot ca domain auction format. Their next auction is for Dates.ca, which is obviously a top of the line domain.
http://www.domainbits.com/cdn-auctions/
What's A Dot Asia Domain Worth?
The sunrise dot asia domains are finished and so are some of the initial landrush auctions. This gives us some idea what domainers are valuing dot asia domains at - and perhaps what you should bid if you're involved in an upcoming .asia auction.
http://www.domainbits.com/dot-asia/
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Hacker verbiegen Namensauflösung von Telekommunikationskonzern Comcast
US-Medienberichten zufolge haben es Angreifer am vergangenen Mittwoch geschafft, die DNS-Einstellungen der Domain des US-amerikanischen Telekommunikationskonzerns Comcast zu manipulieren. Der Aufruf der Homepage von Comcast führte anschließend von Mittwochabend bis Donnerstagfrüh auf einen Server der Angreifer. Besucher bekamen dort die Mitteilung "KRYOGENIKS EBK and DEFIANT RoXed COMCAST sHouTz To VIRUS Warlock elul21 coll1er seven" zu sehen. Offenbar waren die Angreifer in den Besitz des Passworts von Comcast gelangt, mit dem sie die beim Registrar hinterlegten Einstellungen änderten. Unklar ist bislang aber, wie sie an das Passwort herangekommen sind.
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/Hacker-verbiegen-Namensaufloesung-von-Telekommunikationskonzern-Comcast--/meldung/108711
IPv6: Nie war es so wichtig wie heute
Das neue IP-Protokoll IPv6 wird mehr gebraucht denn je, sagte beim heutigen IPv6-Tag der EU Rudolf Strohmeier, Kabinettschef von Medienkommissarin Viviane Reding. Mit dem IPv6-Tag, zu dem Vertreter von Regierungen, Unternehmen und Forschungseinrichtungen aus aller Welt eingeladen waren, beging die Kommission die Veröffentlichung ihres IPv6-Aktionsplans. Insbesondere Sensornetze und der mobile Internetzugang erforderten eine rasche Verbreitung von IPv6, sagte Strohmeyer.
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/IPv6-Nie-war-es-so-wichtig-wie-heute--/meldung/108754
ICANN – US-Registrar Red Register abgemahnt
Die Internet-Verwaltung ICANN zeigt dem US-Domain-Registrar Red Register, Inc. die Gelbe Karte: nach einer Abmahnung hat das Unternehmen 15 Tage Zeit, um einen Verstoss gegen UDRP-Regelungen zu beseitigen.
http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2008/icann-us-registrar-red-register-abgemahnt-id667200.html
hOLG Hamburg – Suche nach der Anspruchsgrundlage
Das hanseatische Oberlandesgericht Hamburg durfte in einer Entscheidung (Urteil vom 12.04.2007, Az.: 3 U 212/06) präzisieren, worum es eigentlich geht, wenn jemand den Verzicht auf eine Domain gegenüber der Registrierungsstelle erklären soll.
http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2008/holg-hamburg-suche-nach-der-anspruchsgrundlage-id667201.html
Bruxelles plaide pour une migration rapide vers l'IPv6
Technologie - La Commission européenne demande aux États membres un effort particulier de sensibilisation des administrations publiques et des entreprises sur la nécessité de passer à l'IPv6, qui permettra de créer un stock quasi illimité d'adresses IP.
http://www.zdnet.fr/actualites/internet/0,39020774,39381374,00.htm
Deux français élus par les registrars ICANN
C'est une première, deux français, dont Stéphane Van Gelder de INDOM, viennent d'être élus au bureau du Collège des Registrars de l'ICANN. Un signe fort pour la francophonie à quelques semaines de la réunion ICANN de Paris.
http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1544/deux-francais-elus-par-les-registrars-icann.php
Des Rencontres pour combattre la contrefaçon
Construites autour du thème du contentieux de l'immatériel, les 6èmes Rencontres Internationales de la Propriété Industrielle feront la part belle aux noms de domaine, notamment sur le sujet de la lutte anti-contrefaçon.
http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1543/des-rencontres-pour-combattre-la-contrefacon.php
Le nom de domaine "america.com" n'a pas trouvé preneur
Le nom de domaine "america.com" n'a pas trouvé preneur après une semaine d'enchères sur internet. Aucune offre n'a dépassé le prix de réserve, a-t-on appris auprès de la société Internet Media Consultants SA (IMCSA) basée à Nyon (VD).
http://www.edicom.ch/fr/news/economie/1184_5406771.html
http://www.24heures.ch/pages/home/24_heures/info_express/economie/economie_detail/(contenu)/231976
http://www.bilan.ch/le-nom-de-domaine-americacom-na-pas-trouve-preneur
http://techno.branchez-vous.com/actualite/2008/05/americacom_ne_trouve_pas_prene.html
L'ICANN ammonisce i registrar che veicolano spam
Il 90% dei siti che ospitano pagine di phishing sono stati registrati dal 2,5% dei registrar di domini. E' solo una delle statistiche emerse dagli studi diffusi nelle ultime settimane che inducono l'ICANN a prendere seri provvedimenti
http://www.webnews.it/news/leggi/8481/licann-ammonisce-i-registrar-che-veicolano-spam/
La subasta del jugoso dominio America.com no halla comprador
Ni la intensa campaña de publicidad gratuita que consiguieron los organizadores, ni la pujanza de los denominados geodominios en internet, ni tampoco las casi infinitas posibilidades comerciales del nombre han bastado para despertar suficiente interés en la subasta de America.com.
http://www.elperiodico.com/default.asp?idpublicacio_PK=46&idioma=CAS&idnoticia_PK=514325
America.com se queda sin vender
La subasta del dominio America.com, que había levantado gran expectación a la espera de una oferta multimillonaria, ha quedado finalmente sin comprador.
http://www.baquia.com/noticias.php?id=13730
Este jueves termina la puja de America.com, que podría superar el récord de Sex.com
El pasado 22 de mayo comenzó la subasta para la venta del dominio America.com. Con un precio base de un millón de dólares que se espera que sea ampliamente superado, la puja finalizará este jueves.
http://www.libertaddigital.com/index.php?action=desanoti&cpn=1276331397
LACTLD concluye con éxito su novena reunión.
Salvador de Bahía, Brasil. La Organización de ccTLDs Latinoamericanos y del Caribe (LACTLD) concluyó exitosamente su 9na. Reunión misma que cerró con la Asamblea General en la que se eligió a un nuevo Consejo Directivo.
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1643
Google, contrario a considerar las direcciones IP como un dato personal
La caracterización de las direcciones IP (protocolo de Internet) como dato personal pone en juego la seguridad y privacidad de los usuarios y de los sistemas de "información crítica", según ha asegurado la compañía en el VI Encuentro Iberoamericano de Protección de Datos que se celebra durante estos días en la ciudad colombiana de Cartagena.
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1642
LACNIC XI - Dia 4
Este jueves 29 de Mayo a las 09:00 de Salvador, Bahia (- 3 UTC) comienza el Sexto Foro Latinoamericano de IPv6 - FLIP-6 y a continuación a partir de las 14:15 horas de Brasil tendrá lugar el Foro Público de Políticas de LACNIC. Posteriormente se realizará la Asamblea Anual de Miembros de LACNIC.
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1641
LACNIC XI - Dia 3
Este miércoles 28 de Mayo a las 09:00 de Salvador, Bahia (- 3 UTC) se llevará a cabo el Tercer evento de Seguridad en Redes de América Latina y el Caribe y a continuación a partir de las 14:15 horas de Brasil tendrá lugar el Foro Público de Políticas de LACNIC.
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1640
Programa FRIDA reunion miercoles 28
Aprovechamos la oportunidad de su presencia en LACNIC XI para invitarlo a la reunión sobre el programa FRIDA que se realizará el día miércoles 28 a las 11.00 hs en la Sala Orquídea.
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1639
LACNIC XI - Dia 2
Este martes 27 de Mayo a las 09:00 de Salvador, Bahia (- 3 UTC) se llevará a cabo la VII edicion del NAPLA (Reunion de Operadores de IXP/NAP de América Latina y el Caribe) denominado Foro de Interconexión Regional NAPLA 2008 el cual se organiza en el marco de LACNIC XI. Asi mismo este martes a partir de las 16:00 hora de Brasil tendrá lugar el evento de LACNOG.
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1638
NAPLA 2008 - Participación Remota
Este martes 27 de Mayo a las 09:00 de Salvador, Bahia (- 3 UTC) se llevará a cabo la VII edicion del NAPLA (Reunion de Operadores de IXP/NAP de América Latina y el Caribe) denominado Foro de Interconexión Regional NAPLA 2008 el cual se organiza en el marco de LACNIC XI. Asi mismo este martes a partir de las 16:00 hora de Brasil tendrá lugar el evento de LACNOG.
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1637
Subdominio .TUR.AR
NIC Argentina informa que el registro de nombres de dominio bajo el subdominio TUR.AR se iniciará el día 9 de junio de 2008.
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1636
Reunion LACTLD en Salvador de Bahia (Agenda)
Se publica la agenda de conferencias de la reunion de LACTLD en Salvador de Bahia en el marco de LACNIX IX.
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1635
IPv4 a IPv6, experimento de campo
Roque Gagliano informaba: "Quería contarles una nueva experiencia que tendremos en la reunión de LACNIC de la semana que viene en Salvador, Brasil. Durante la mañana del viernes en el evento del LAC-TF. Durante esa mañana se apagará la red IPv4 del evento y la única conexión será IPv6."
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1634
Internet Domain .id Tumbuh Pesat
Kepemilikan domain .id terus meningkat seiring meningkatnya pengguna internet di Indonesia dan semakin murahnya biaya sewa domain internet, bahkan untuk tahun 2007 pertumbuhannya mencapai sekitar 50 persen.
http://www.antara.co.id/arc/2008/5/29/internet-domain-id-tumbuh-pesat/
La Bressola conquereix el Domini .CAT
Els alumnes dels quatre cursos de secundària que imparteix la Bressola a la Catalunya Nord han jugat a La Conquesta del Domini .CAT.
http://www.puntcat.cat/noticies/view.php?ID=72
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