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domain name & governance news - 24 January
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Google.de Snatched by Cyber-Squatters
http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,461667,00.html
Domain Tasting: Hard to Swallow
http://www.seochat.com/c/a/Website-Promotion-Help/Domain-Tasting-Hard-to-Swallow/
ph: RP gets first 'open' Internet exchange
http://technology.inquirer.net/infotech/infotech/view_article.php?article_id=45408
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Google.de Snatched by Cyber-Squatters
Google is searching for answers after its German domain name gets temporarily stolen. Google's German domain name, google.de, was temporarily "stolen" in the early hours of Tuesday. However, "the problem was solved within a short time," Google spokesman Stefan Keuchel told the German news agency DPA. Google officials were initially unsure how their German domain name had gotten transferred to another owner. Keuchel emphasized that it was not a hacker attack, adding that Google was investigating what had happened.
http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,461667,00.html
de: Domain drama halts Google
Google's German website was waylaid for two hours on Tuesday because its address was mistakenly reassigned when DeNIC made an error and registered www.google.de as available and immediately gave it away.
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,21109749%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/23/google_germany/
http://smarthouse.com.au/Content_And_Services/Broadband_Services?Article=/Content%20And%20Services/Broadband%20Services/M7R8X6W2
Google.de domain gets kidnapped (IDG)
Visitors to the German Web site of Google were met with a strange sight early Tuesday morning: Gone was the Google logo, replaced by the name of a local Internet service provider with the message that no content was available for the domain.
http://infoworld.com/article/07/01/23/HNgooglegermany_1.html
Google's German Web Site Seized by Hacker
Google said Tuesday that its German Web site was unavailable temporarily after its domain name was reregistered by a hacker. In place of Google's search form, users saw a Web site hosted by German Internet service provider Goneo. It took 12 hours before Google corrected the problem and its domain name was registered properly.
http://ecommercetimes.com/story/55313.html
Domain Tasting: Hard to Swallow
Domain tasting and domain kiting have been highlighted by the press lately. They're the bane of trademark holders, though they don't always have to be. If you're wondering what these practices are, why they're so profitable, and whether you need to worry about them, keep reading.
http://www.seochat.com/c/a/Website-Promotion-Help/Domain-Tasting-Hard-to-Swallow/
ph: RP gets first 'open' Internet exchange
The Philippines will soon get the country's first open and non-commercial Internet exchange, managed and owned by a consortium of companies, as well as the first Internet exchange in the Philippines to fully support the old Internet protocol (IP) version 4 and the new IPv6.
http://technology.inquirer.net/infotech/infotech/view_article.php?article_id=45408
au: Melbourne IT lifts profit sights
Domain name registrar Melbourne IT has lifted its pre-tax earnings forecast for the year to December 31 after the company recorded lower than expected costs from its $61 million acquisition of Queensland internet firm WebCentral.
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,21104060%5e15316%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html
http://dmeurope.com/default.asp?articleID=21391
Domain registrar lifts its forecast
Melbourne IT has lifted its forecast of earnings before interest and tax for the 2006 financial year from $7.2 million to above $8 million.
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2007/01/23/1169518709952.html
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/01/23/1169518708706.html
Second Highest .Mobi Sale To Date
Sportsbook.mobi commanded the big bucks - a whopping $129,800 in a private sale that Domain Name Journal carefully examined during our verification process.
http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2007/domainsales01-23-07.htm
us: Restaurateurs not pleased about Web link
It's not ruinous like identity theft, but when you're a victim of cyber-squatting, it's a bit of a surprise. Andrew and Cynthia Bugna, owners of Lock 31 in Ellenville, were surprised to find their restaurant's name on the Internet not only at their own Web site, but at another site named lockthirtyone.com. They checked it out, and found that lockthirtyone.com immediately linked visitors to the site of Aroma Thyme Bistro, another popular Ellenville restaurant. Bugna, who formerly had a small business creating Web sites, did some research, and found that the Web site is owned by Marcus Guiliano, owner of Aroma Thyme Bistro.
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17736203&BRD=1769&PAG=461&dept_id=74958
Acquisition doubles size and enhances earnings
Group NBT this week made an acquisition that will almost double its turnover and establish it as a leading domain name management operator in Europe.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/4b8967aa-a82a-11db-b448-0000779e2340.html
Understanding Domain Name UDRP
Later this week Domain Name Wire will cover the pending spat between Rogers Cadenhead and MGM regarding his domain name, WarGames.com. I have procured a copy of MGM?s original complaint and Cadenhead?s response. Before going into the details of the case later this week, let?s review what a UDRP is.
http://domainnamewire.com/2007/01/22/understanding-domain-name-udrp/
2007 Domain Name Wire Survey Opens
Domain Name Wire announces the official launch of its 2007 Domain Name Wire Survey. This is the second annual survey undertaken by Domain Name Wire. Last year?s survey attracted respondents from over 80 countries. Many of these respondents are some of the biggest players in the industry, owning thousands of domain names.
http://domainnamewire.com/2007/01/23/2007-domain-name-wire-survey-opens/
ICANN hires journalist critic
Congratulations to Kieren McCarthy, a technology writer who many of you may be familiar with (he's written for The Guardian, The Register and Techworld, among others). Now, though, he's joining ICANN. Interestingly, Kieren's been tracking ICANN very closely over the years and has written some pretty critical articles at times.
http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10004824o-2000331784b,00.htm
Techworld stalwart gets ICANN job
ICANN has responded to criticism of its lack of openness and accountability. It has appointed Techworld?s news editor, Kieren McCarthy, as general manager of public participation.
http://www.techworld.com/news/index.cfm?NewsID=7819
Google.de kurzfristig gekapert
Wer in der Nacht zum Dienstag versuchte, auf die deutschsprachige Seite der Internetsuchmaschine Google zu gehen, erblickte Ungewohntes. Statt der bekannten Suchmasken erschien eine Standardseite des deutschen Domainhosters Goneo.
http://www.tagesschau.de/aktuell/meldungen/0,,OID6330670_REF1,00.html
http://futurezone.orf.at/it/stories/166528/
http://derstandard.at/?ressort=Google
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/84074
http://golem.de/0701/50090.html
Sortie du premier rapport annuel de l'ICANN
En respect des engagements pris par l'ICANN lors de la signature de son nouvel accord avec le Département du Commerce américain, le régulateur du nommage sur Internet vient de sortir le tout premier rapport annuel de son histoire.
http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1113/sortie-du-premier-rapport-annuel-de-l-icann.php
Mise en ligne du code de bonne conduite du .EU
Dans le cadre d?un appel à commentaires, l?EURid vient de publier le code de bonne conduite du .EU. Les futurs signataires ont jusqu?au 19 février 2007 pour réagir et faire leurs commentaires par email.
http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1115/europe-mise-en-ligne-du-code-de-bonne-conduite-du-eu.php
Y ahora con blog...
El ICANN ha iniciado su blog, como forma de relacionarse con el "pueblo" :)
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1435
La ICANN relanza el proceso para crear los dominios .xxx
La ICANN ha relanzado la propuesta de crear un "barrio rojo" en Internet, a través de los dominios .xxx.
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1434
Invitación a LACNIC X
Abierto el registro para participar en LACNIC X (Venezuela)
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1432
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