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Headlines from the July 29 edition of the news include:
Vint Cerf blasts ISPs for hurting national interests | Vint Cerf Caught Off Guard, Nevertheless Says What Needs to Be Said About Our Misguided Policy | New Zealand's internet future and how to fix it | Who Should Solve This Internet Crisis? | Domain Name Security Paper Released | China tops 250 million Internet users | Attacks begin on net address flaw | First DNS attacks reported | Google Counts More Than 1 Trillion Unique Web URLs | Villas.com Sells for €305,000 | French Prefer Cars to Porn
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ICANN July magazine out
http://icann.org/en/magazine/archive/magazine-200807-en.html
Legal update: Domain name gold rush on the horizon
http://www.deacons.com.au/legal-services/technology-media-telecommunications/legal-updates/legal-update.cfm?objid=6512
Web seminar: Internet liberalization: opportunities and challenges for IP owners
http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/web-seminar-internet-liberalization-opportunities-and-challenges-for-ip-owners.html
LACTLD Appoints Erick Iriarte Ahon General Manager
http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/07/22/lactld-appoints-erick-iriarte-ahon-general-manager/
me: Thousands rush for personalised e-mail addresses
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article4385223.ece
Immediate Demand For .Me Goes Sky High! [news release]
https://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/news/release_view.asp?news_item_id=176&app_hdr=
To disclose or not to disclose? Disclosing security problems is a good idea, says Bill Thompson, except when it isn't
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7520035.stm
Details of Major Internet Flaw Posted by Accident [IDG]
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/148722/details_of_major_internet_flaw_posted_by_accident.html
Hundreds of Websites Outed for Illegally Selling Steroids
http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=159475
Family lose Narnia web name fight
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7522240.stm
Author's estate wins battle of Narnia domain name
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/scotland/article4386949.ece
Much-maligned feature being added to IPv6
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/072108-ipv6nat.htm
nz: Dengate Thrush to chair Carriers' Forum group-ICANN chair to help guide IP interconnect policy
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/netw/466FC3432130017ACC25748E00764344
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GOVERNANCE
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us: Groups urge FCC to keep the Internet open [IDG]
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission needs to take steps to keep the Internet free of interference from broadband providers, such as the slowing of peer-to-peer traffic and the tracking of subscribers' Web habits, several witnesses told the FCC at a hearing yesterday.
http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9110446
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DOMAIN NAMES
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- ICANN
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ICANN July magazine out
The July edition of the ICANN magazine is out, emailed to subscribers and available for review online. The current issues includes a full policy rundown for the month, board decisions and discussions, summary of the Paris meeting and public comment period bonanza.
http://icann.org/en/magazine/archive/magazine-200807-en.html
Legal update: Domain name gold rush on the horizon
... It is worth noting, however, that a very real impediment to the introduction of any new rules will be securing industry and public support for the proposed new rules, as well as approval from each country’s internet regulatory authority. In the past, for example, an attempt to introduce .xxx as a new gTLD for the adult entertainment industry was rejected following a spirited moral debate. Finally, it is also proposed that the present domain name system be expanded from the current 37 characters to include non-Latin characters, which would potentially expand the reach of the internet to millions of users who do not recognise Latin-based languages.
http://www.deacons.com.au/legal-services/technology-media-telecommunications/legal-updates/legal-update.cfm?objid=6512
http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=5486
http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/07/22/legal-update-domain-name-gold-rush-on-the-horizon/
http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/legal-update-domain-name-gold-rush-on-the-horizon.html
Web seminar: Internet liberalization: opportunities and challenges for IP owners
Managing IP will host a free web seminar, in association with Melbourne IT Digital Brand Services covering Internet liberalization: opportunities and challenges for IP owners
http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/web-seminar-internet-liberalization-opportunities-and-challenges-for-ip-owners.html
http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/07/21/internet-liberalization-opportunities-and-challenges-for-ip-owners/
ICANN Seeks Fix for Registry Failure
ICANN creating contingency plan for registry failure: We’ve seen domain registrars, such as RegisterFly, lose their accreditation. But what happens when a domain registry that manages an entire top level domain (TLD) goes out of business?
http://domainnamewire.com/2008/07/21/icann-seeks-fix-for-registry-failure/
Icann eases on domain names
Icann has relaxed the rules on internet domain names, which may eventually allow the creation of millions of unique web addresses based on common words, brands, company names, cities or even proper names, Gulf News has reported.
http://www.ameinfo.com/164077.html
Kids at Risk: Report Identifies 150 Websites Selling Anabolic Steroids [news release]
'Pumped Up on the Internet' calls for action from ICANN, US-based domain: LegitScript.com, an online pharmacy verification service, and KnujOn.com, an Internet spam and criminality watchdog, have released an investigative report that identifies 156 websites engaged in the illicit sale of anabolic steroids.
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/07-21-2008/0004852098&EDATE=
http://www.sunherald.com/prnewswire/story/693364.html
Internet Ad Execs Conflicted Over Proposed Top-Level Domain Name Changes
On June 26 in Paris, Internet Corp. for Assigned Names and Numbers, or ICANN, approved expanding Web address extensions, or "top-level domains," to include generic words and names in international scripts.
http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/1487308/internet_ad_execs_conflicted_over_proposed_toplevel_domain_name_changes/
.anything is the next big challenge
Probably, you have already heard of the ICANN’s decision to dramatically relax the rules on top-level domain names and thus allowing billion of new web addresses to become available over time. The decision was met controversially: ones viewed it as a landmark while others were not very impressed.
http://www.domaininformer.com/news/editors/080722anythingisthenextbigchallenge.html
ICANN Opens Public Comment Period on Czech Arbitration Court Proposed Pilot Projects
ICANN has received a request from the Czech Arbitration Court (CAC) to run two pilot projects related to its implementation of UDRP.
http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-22jul08-en.htm
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- ccTLD & gTLD NEWS
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LACTLD Appoints Erick Iriarte Ahon General Manager
LACTLD, the association for ccTLD managers in the Latin American and Caribbean region, has appointed Erick Iriarte Ahon to theposition of their General Manager.
http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/lactld-appoints-erick-iriarte-ahon-general-manager.html
http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/07/22/lactld-appoints-erick-iriarte-ahon-general-manager/
me: Thousands rush for personalised e-mail addresses
An international rush for personalised e-mail addresses has seen more than 50,000 people register under the new .me domain name in just two days.
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article4385223.ece
Immediate Demand For .Me Goes Sky High! [news release]
Go Daddy received a Super Bowl-like spike in traffic and domain registrations - only it didn't have anything to do with commercials or Go Daddy Girls. It was all about the .ME domain. In the first 24 hours of registration, Go Daddy successfully registered more than 20,000 .ME names, making it the most successful new domain launch in Go Daddy's history.
https://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/news/release_view.asp?news_item_id=176&app_hdr=
GoDaddy on .ME: ‘The Most Successful New Domain Launch in History’
Talk about bravado. Four days after launching the .me domain extension and inciting a virtual riot among customers, GoDaddy is toting the success of what it calls “the most successful new domain launch in GoDaddy’s history.” The basis for that claim? More than 20,000 .Me domain names were registered in the first 24 hours of availability, according to the company.
http://mashable.com/2008/07/21/godaddy-dotme-launch/
.ME in Demand, says Go Daddy
Go Daddy announced on Monday it has seen a "Super Bowl-like" spike in traffic and domain registrations since .me became available to the general public on July 17.
http://www.thewhir.com/marketwatch/072108_ME_in_Demand_says_Go_Daddy.cfm
“One Web” Vision Suggests .Mobi is a Short-Term Fix
Earlier this month Ron Jackson posted about an interesting session at Search Engine Strategies’ San Jose Show, taking place August 18-22. The session, titled “Mobile SEO: Death of the ‘.mobi’”, suggests that web developers shouldn’t create a mobile version of their web sites. Instead, they should make their “one web” site work across traditional and mobile platforms.
http://domainnamewire.com/2008/07/21/one-web-vision-suggests-mobi-is-a-short-term-fix/
.org first top level domain to adopt DNS security protocol
ICANN has unanimously approved a request by the Public Interest Registry (which handles .org domains) to become the first generic Top Level Domain (gTLD) to switch to the DNS security protocol DNSSEC.
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080722-org-first-top-level-domain-to-adopt-dns-security-protocol.html
.ORG Becomes First Generic Top Level Domain to Start DNSSEC Implementation-Calls on ICANN for Speedy Adoption to Sign the Root [news release]
A request by .ORG, The Public Interest Registry to bolster Internet security via the implementation of Domain Name Security Extensions (DNSSEC) was unanimously approved by the board of ICANN at the recent Paris meeting. As the first generic Top Level Domain authorized to implement DNSSEC, .ORG also is preparing an education and adoption plan within the Internet infrastructure community.
http://pir.org/index.php?db=content/News&tbl=Press&id=9
RegistryPro Confirms Melbourne IT to Join .Pro TLD Relaunch
RegistryPro ... announced ... that Melbourne IT ... has agreed to participate in the highly-anticipated .Pro TLD relaunch on September 8, 2008. "As one of the world's leading domain name registrars, Melbourne IT occupies a unique position in the industry," said Catherine Sigmar, general manager of RegistryPro. "We are delighted to enter into this agreement and see it as a significant step toward realizing our goals for the .Pro TLD."
http://registry.pro/pressreleasses/2008/0716.html
Changes to .tr Registration Requirements
Changes have occurred to the eligibility requirements for .tr domain names. The new changes are as follows:
http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/07/21/changes-to-tr-registration-requirements/
http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/changes-to-.tr-registration-requirements.html
Dot-travel provider to step up promotion push
Tralliance Corporation plans to step up its activity in the UK to raise the profile of the dot-travel top level domain name in the coming weeks.
http://www.travolution.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/22/1550/Dot-travel+provider+to+step+up+promotion+push.html
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To disclose or not to disclose? Disclosing security problems is a good idea, says Bill Thompson, except when it isn't
In the last few weeks we've seen two very different approaches to the full disclosure of security flaws in large-scale computer systems. Problems in the domain name system have been kept quiet long enough for vendors to find and fix their software, while details of how to hack Transport for London's Oyster card will soon be available to anyone with a laptop computer and a desire to break the law.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7520035.stm
http://www.circleid.com/posts/87229_shouting_bug_crowded_internet/
Cybersecurity Will Take A Big Bite of the US Budget
President Bush's single largest request for funds and "most important initiative" in the fiscal 2009 intelligence budget is for the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative, a little publicized but massive program whose details "remain vague and thus open to question," according to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/20/AR2008072001641.html
Details of Major Internet Flaw Posted by Accident [IDG]
A computer security company on Monday inadvertently published details of a major flaw in the Internet's Domain Name System (DNS) several weeks before they were due to be disclosed.
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/148722/details_of_major_internet_flaw_posted_by_accident.html
http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9110418
http://techworld.com/security/news/index.cfm?newsID=102199
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/07/22/Details_of_major_Internet_flaw_posted_by_accident_1.html
With DNS flaw now public, attack code imminent [IDG]
One day after a security company accidentally posted details of a serious flaw in the Internet's Domain Name System (DNS), hackers are saying that software that exploits this flaw is sure to pop up soon.
http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9110521
http://computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1609328304
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/scrt/7097C6CECB82D400CC25748F0014CBFA
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/07/23/Attack_code_imminent_for_DNS_flaw_1.html
Aussies play down DNS disaster
One large Australian organisation and a local computer security advisor have played down the importance of a security flaw in the global Domain Name System (DNS) that has led to panic in some security circles around the globe.
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/security/soa/Aussies-play-down-DNS-disaster/0,130061744,339290813,00.htm
Is Kaminsky's DNS flaw public?
Thirteen days after Dan Kaminsky asked his fellow security researchers not to speculate on the details of his DNS flaw, a fellow Black Hat researcher published his own speculation, and apparently got it right.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-9996316-83.html
Researcher attempts to unravel Kaminsky DNS flaw
A security researcher has come up with an attack method he believes could be used to exploit the DNS flaw that was recently patched in a co-ordinated, multi-vendor effort.
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/security/0,1000000189,39451074,00.htm
Kerfuffle erupts as DNS flaw described
Well-known security researcher Halvar Flake rediscovered the flaw in the domain-name system announced by a coalition of software makers and infrastructure providers earlier this month, posting a description of the issue on his Web site on Monday.
http://www.securityfocus.com/brief/779
Hundreds of Websites Outed for Illegally Selling Steroids
Several hundred Websites sponsored by U.S. Internet domain registrars, including the popular GoDaddy, are selling steroids illegally, according to two online fraud watchdog organizations. They have been discovered by two Internet anti-fraud groups.
http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=159475
Registrars turn blind eye to sites selling illegal steroids
Next time you see websites brazenly pushing anabolic steroids, thank GoDaddy, Dynadot and a half-dozen other US-based registrars, which allow them to operate even though they're illegal, claims a new report.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/21/registrars_cater_to_steroids_sellers/
Georgian president suffers cyberattack
The Web site of the Georgian president was the subject of a distributed-denial-of-service attack over the weekend. The attack, which is believed by some experts to have been politically motivated, began on Saturday, according to a blog post by Steven Adair, a Shadowserver security volunteer.
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/security/0,1000000189,39450414,00.htm
http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/security/0,39044215,62044000,00.htm
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/security/soa/Georgian-president-suffers-cyberattack/0,130061744,339290743,00.htm
CNNIC Establishes Anti-Phishing Alliance
A number of Chinese banks and securities organizations, e-commerce sites, domain name registrars and service providers have joined forces to establish the "China Anti-Phishing Alliance".
http://www.marbridgeconsulting.com/marbridgedaily/2008-07-23/article/18094/cnnic_establish_anti_phishing_alliance
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Family lose Narnia web name fight
An Edinburgh couple have lost a battle with the estate of Chronicles of Narnia author CS Lewis over a web domain name.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7522240.stm
Author's estate wins battle of Narnia domain name
A couple who bought a web domain name as a birthday present for their 11-year-old son have lost a battle with the estate of C.S. Lewis to keep it. Richard and Gillian Saville-Smith, from Edinburgh, paid £70 for the name www.narnia.mobi in September 2006 so that their son Comrie, who is a fan of C.S. Lewis, could use it as an e-mail address. The author's estate lodged a complaint with the World Intellectual Property Organisation, which ruled yesterday that the domain name should be transferred.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/scotland/article4386949.ece
Edinburgh couple lose Narnia website battle
An Edinburgh couple who bought a Narnia website name for their son's birthday have lost their David and Goliath-style battle against one of the biggest law firms in the world.
http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/news/display.var.2407823.0.Edinburgh_couple_lose_Narnia_website_battle.php
uk: Couple's Narnia website verdict due
A couple who bought a Narnia website name for their son's birthday are expected to find out if they have won their David and Goliath-style battle against one of the biggest law firms in the world.
http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/science_technology/couples+narnia+website+verdict+due/2349687
Company Goes After Fired.com in UDRP
Here’s a UDRP case that will get domainers “fired” up. A company that filed for a trademark on the term “fired” in 2004 has filed a UDRP against the owner of Fired.com to try to get the domain name. The case commenced yesterday at National Arbitration Forum.
http://domainnamewire.com/2008/07/23/company-goes-after-firedcom-in-udrp/
Businesses on cyberwatch-Protecting a company's name on the Internet is an ongoing battle
Companies have used the Internet to varying degrees for more than a decade. And for almost as long, they’ve had to worry about a barrage of Internet threats, each having the potential to cripple a company’s operations, cost it millions of dollars or even lead to business failure. Protecting a company’s name or brand is crucial, and part of that is protecting domain names for the company’s Web site.
http://milwaukee.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/othercities/dallas/stories/2008/07/21/focus1.html
Floyd Mayweather Extends Winning Streak to 40-0
Former welterweight champion boxer Floyd Mayweather, Jr., a.k.a. “Money Mayweather”, has won a domain name dispute for MoneyMayweather.com. Mayweather was 39-0 in the ring during his career, and carried his winning ways to arbitration.
http://domainnamewire.com/2008/07/22/floyd-mayweather-extends-winning-streak-to-40-0/
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Much-maligned feature being added to IPv6
In a high-tech twist of irony, the Internet engineering community is adding a feature to IPv6 that the upgrade to the Internet's main communications protocol was supposed to eliminate.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/072108-ipv6nat.htm
IPv6 to Get Much-Maligned Feature
One of the design goals for IPv6 was that it would rid the Internet of network address translation (NAT), gateways that match increasingly scarce public IPv4 addresses with private IPv4 addresses used inside corporations, government agencies and other organizations.
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/148754/ipv6_to_get_muchmaligned_feature.html
IPv6 insecurity is a clear and present danger
INTERNET PROTOCOL version 6 (IPv6) is placing many systems at risk of attack because networking software has IPv6 enabled but users don't know it, warns a security researcher.
http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/07/21/ipv6-insecurity-clear-present
After staunch resistance, NAT may come to IPv6 after all
Problem: the Internet is running out of addresses. Clean solution: create more addresses by increasing the address length from 32 to 128 bits. Messy solution: have multiple systems share a single 32-bit address through Network Address Translation (NAT). After years of applying the messy NAT solution, it looks like we're going to run out of 32-bit IPv4 addresses within the next three years or so anyway, so those who want to connect to the Internet after 2011 or 2012 will probably have to use IPv6. But everyone else will still be on IPv4, so we need some way for IPv6 users to talk to IPv4 users. Could the much-maligned NAT be the solution?
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080722-after-staunch-resistance-nat-may-come-to-ipv6-after-all.html
Comcast pitches IPv6 strategy to standards body
The country's largest ISP is proposing a solution called Dual-Stack Lite, which it says is backwards compatible with IPv4 and can be deployed incrementally as the carrier upgrades its networks to IPv6 but uses a combination of tunneling and NAT to allow customers with IPv4-only devices and IPv6 addresses to access IPv4 and IPv6 content.
http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9110401
http://computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;305448229
Comcast pitches IPv6 strategy to standards body
Comcast has developed an innovative approach for gradually migrating its customers to the next-generation Internet, and the ISP is promoting this approach to the Internet's leading standards body.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/072108-comcast-ipv6.html
NATs necessary for IPv6, says IETF chair
We posed a few questions to Russ Housley, chair of the Internet Engineering Task Force, about why the standards body is developing network address translations for IPv6 when IPv6 was supposed to eliminate the need for NATs on the Internet. Here's what Housley had to say.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/072109-nat-housley-qna.html
NTT Donates IPv6 Bandwidth to Open Source
Contributing to open source typically conjures images of working on a project's code. But offering bandwidth is another critical way the movement can benefit. That's the approach taken by NTT America, a Tier 1 carrier and a division of Japan-based NTT Communications, which is now helping open source by donating IPv6 transit (define) to the Internet Systems Consortium (ISC).
http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/netsys/article.php/3760416/NTT+Donates+IPv6+Bandwidth+to+Open+Source.htm
Beijing Olympics Putting IPv6 To The Test
While the 2008 Beijing Olympics might be good for China's image in the world, they will definitely be great for the IPv6 standard. China is relying on the IPV6 technology to transmit real time footage of all Olympic events to live TV broadcasting systems and video streaming over the Internet.
http://www.crn.com/networking/209600055
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Ex-Microsoft exec found guilty of embezzlement explains herself [Network World]
Carolyn Gudmundson, a former Microsoft manager who has admitted stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the company, wrote a letter of explanation and apology, reports a post in Todd Bishop's blog. The story is a sad one of a high-paid, high-flying executive gone awry. Gudmundson has admitted to falsifying expense reports for domain names purchased on her corporate credit card. She admits to submitting the same receipts repeatedly for reimbursement.
http://computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;767650881
http://pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php/id;767650881
nz: Dengate Thrush to chair Carriers' Forum group-ICANN chair to help guide IP interconnect policy
Peter Dengate Thrush will chair the Telecommunications Carriers' Forum’s working party on IP interconnection.
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/netw/466FC3432130017ACC25748E00764344
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- DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET
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.au Domain Name Auction Site Commences
With changes to the .au ccTLD policy that now allow for transfers of domain names and subsequently trading in domain names, Netfleet.com.au have commenced an online domain trading site for auctions and sales of .au domain names.
http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=5485
http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/07/22/au-domain-name-auction-site-commences/
http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/.au-domain-name-auction-site-commences.html
Another Australian Online Domain Auction Site Launches
NameSeek is the second domain name auction site specialising in sales of .au domain names to be announced since policies for the .au namespace were liberalised on June 1 following Netfleet.com.au.
http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/07/23/nameseek-another-australian-online-domain-auction-site-launches/
http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/nameseek-another-australian-online-domain-auction-site-launches.html
LinkedIn retrieves Australian domain
US-based business social networking company LinkedIn has taken action to retrieve the Australian version of its internet address from local digital marketing agency Clear Blue Day.
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/communications/soa/LinkedIn-retrieves-Australian-domain/0,130061791,339290755,00.htm
http://www.builderau.com.au/news/soa/LinkedIn-retrieves-Australian-domain/0,339028227,339290755,00.htm
LinkedIn's New Purchase of .au ccTLD Shows Increase In Australian TLD Popularity
Builder.au reports that LinkedIn, the social networking site for professionals, has joined an increasing number of companies that have sought to register their trademarks on the Australian (.au) ccTLD. Several months ago LinkedIn contacted Australian marketing firm Clear Blue Day, the previous registrant of linkedin.com.au, and requested that Clear turn over the domain name. Instead, Clear negotiated a deal whereby they received an advertising campaign on LinkedIn’s website in exchange for the domain name.
http://tcattorney.typepad.com/anticybersquatting_consum/2008/07/linkedins-new-p.html
If Google should falter, how many others will follow?
Nothing says "recession" like a bit of a dip in the rate of growth of Google's profits, which is what we saw this week. The search engine company has built up such a mythical presence in the minds of the old media, most spend their evenings behind the sofa shivering with primal fear, waiting to be disaggregated by the jolly primary coloured beast. But there are a couple of things to remember - Google's results this quarter represented a slowing in the rate of growth rather than a full-throttle reversal of fortune, and it were slightly impaired by the effect of interest payments on its purchase of DoubleClick's online advertising business.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/jul/21/google.mediabusiness
Slowdown in Online Advertising Hits Yahoo
With the slowing economy taking a toll on the online advertising business, Yahoo said Tuesday that its revenue in the second quarter grew a sluggish 6 percent from the same period a year earlier as net income dropped by 19 percent.
http://nytimes.com/2008/07/23/technology/23yahoo.html
Yahoo profit falls almost 19% [Bloomberg News, Reuters]
Yahoo reported a drop in net profit of almost 19 percent Tuesday and net revenue short of lowered Wall Street expectations, as it faced a weakening economy and the distraction of Microsoft's pursuit.
http://iht.com/articles/2008/07/22/business/yahoo.php
Moniker.com Announces Domain Name Inventory for the Upcoming Online Auction at Affiliate Summit 2008 in Boston [news release]
Moniker, an Oversee.net company and provider of Domain Asset Management® services, today announced the availability of premium domain names for purchase via its exclusive online domain name auction produced in association with the Affiliate Summit 2008 East, the largest event for affiliate marketers. The online auction will start on Sunday, August 10 and continue through Thursday, August 21.
http://domainnews.com/en/general/moniker.com-announces-domain-name-inventory-for-the-upcoming-online-auction-at-affiliate-summit-2008.html
http://domainpulse.com/2008/07/23/monikercom-announces-domain-name-inventory-for-the-upcoming-online-auction-at-affiliate-summit-2008-in-boston/
Moniker Sends Silent Auctions to SnapNames
Move will increase audience for silent auction domains. Moniker announced that it will now use the SnapNames platform for auctioning domains in its silent auctions. Previously, silent auctions were held on Moniker’s online platform which required a separate login and access code.
http://domainnamewire.com/2008/07/23/moniker-sends-silent-auctions-to-snapnames/
Discover.Asia Reach US$112,111 as Hot-or-Not Contest Excitement Continues [news release]
DotAsia Organisation announced today that auction for Discover.Asia closed at US$112,111 and now has a commanding lead over “sex.asia” on the Top 10 auctions list. The .Asia Sunrise and Landrush auction process is approaching its final stretch, while the .Asia Hot-or-Not Domains Appraisal Contest continues on think.asia. Grand Prize winner for US$10,000 will be crowned when auctions are expected to be completed later in August
http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/07/23/discoverasia-reach-us112111-as-hot-or-not-contest-excitement-continues/
http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/discover.asia-reach-us-112-111-as-hot-or-not-contest-excitement-continues.html
Expiring .TV Call Letter Domain Names Not So “Highly-Prized”
While Andy Purdy called the auctions of the 4-letter .tv domains that use the call letters of U.S. TV stations “highly-prized”, it seems that his speculation was a bit of hype.
http://www.domainnamenews.com/alternate-extensions/expiring-tv-call-letter-domain-names-not-so-highly-prized/1750
Rick Schwartz sells Property.com to Foreclosure.com
“Domain King” Rick Schwartz has sold “property.com” to foreclosure.com. Rick purchased the domain for $750,000 USD less than 3 years ago. Details of the deal have not been disclosed at this point and it is not known if “properties.com” was included in the deal.
http://www.domainnamenews.com/domain-sales/rick-schwartz-sells-propertycom-to-foreclosurecom/1799
Revolution.org Sells for $120,000
Domain brokerage Sedo has sold Revolution.org for a whopping $120,000. According to NameBio.com, the only .org domains to have sold for more are Date.org ($150,349), Sexe.org ($151,400), and Engineering.org ($198,000).
http://domainnamewire.com/2008/07/21/revolutionorg-sells-for-120000/
Bido.com Sells Dickinson for $12,000
Upstart domain auction house Bido has sold Dickinson.com for $12,000, a record for the site.
http://domainnamewire.com/2008/07/22/bidocom-sells-dickinson-for-12000/
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Details zum DNS-Sicherheitsproblem veröffentlicht
Jetzt ist die Katze aus dem Sack: Mehr oder minder aus Versehen wurden erhellende Details zum DNS-Sicherheitsproblem publik, bevor Dan Kaminsky sie selbst auf der kommenden Black-Hat-Konferenz veröffentlichen konnte. Das Stichwort des vereinfachten Cache-Poisoning-Angriffs heißt offenbar "in-bailiwick-Records". Mit Bailiwick Checking akzeptiert ein Caching Nameserver in einer Antwort eines anderen Servers keine ungefragt mitgelieferten Additional Resource Records mehr, wenn sie nicht aus der angefragten Domain stammen (out-of-bailiwick). Somit verhindert der Server, dass ihm bei Anfragen für www.example.com ein Eintrag für www.noexample.com untergeschoben wird.
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/Details-zum-DNS-Sicherheitsproblem-veroeffentlicht--/meldung/113133
Details zu kritischer Internet-Lücke versehentlich publik geworden
Ein Sicherheitsunternehmen hat versehentlich Details über eine schwerwiegende Sicherheitslücke in dem beim Internet zum Einsatz kommenden Domain Name System (DNS) veröffentlicht. Eigentlich wollte der Entdecker der Lücke die Details dazu erst Anfang August publik machen, um Anwendern genügend Zeit zu geben, die Lücke in ihren Systemen zu stopfen.
http://www.pcwelt.de/start/sicherheit/sicherheitsluecken/news/172039/details_zu_kritischer_internet_luecke_versehentlich_publik_geworden/
Neue TLDs – Experten treten auf Euphoriebremse
Die Entscheidung der Internet-Verwaltung ICANN, neue Top Level Domains in unbegrenzter Zahl zuzulassen, schlägt auch drei Wochen nach dem Paris-Meeting hohe Wellen. Dabei treten Experten zusehends auf die Euphoriebremse und warnen vor überzogenen Erwartungen.
http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2008/neue-tlds-experten-treten-auf-euphoriebremse-id667235.html
Pharma-Spam: Arzneimittelhersteller sollen in die Pflicht genommen werden
Sie tragen Betreffzeilen wie "Buy Viagra" oder "Sell Cialis" und sollen größtenteils illegale Billig-Kopien von Potenzmitteln und Medikamenten an den Internet-Nutzer bringen. Die Rede ist vom so genannten "Pharma-Spam", der mittlerweile täglich weltweit unzählige Internet-Nutzer erreicht und ärgert. Dennoch ist sich Arthur Wetzel, Präsident der Wirtschaftsinitiative "no abuse in internet" (naiin), sicher: "Die Spammer hätten ihre Medikamenten-Werbung per Mail schon längst eingestellt, würde nicht ein Teil der Empfänger auf die Angebote eingehen. Diese Menschen setzen sich jedoch großen gesundheitlichen Risiken aus. Denn beim überwiegenden Teil der offerierten Arzneien handelt es sich um Fälschungen."
http://www.net-tribune.de/article/r220708-05.php
50.000 .me-Registrierungen in zwei Tagen
50.000 Registrierungen innerhalb der ersten zwei Tage nach dem allgemeinen Start der montenegrinischen Länderdomain .me meldete gestern Abend das Registry-Unternehmen Afilias, Partner im .ME Registry Konsortium.
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/50-000-me-Registrierungen-in-zwei-Tagen--/meldung/113187
TLD-Update – Neues von .gp, .nl und .pro
Während der Volkswagen-Konzern um die Domain vw.de bis vor dem Bundesgerichtshof streiten muss, sieht man in Guadeloupe die technischen Probleme von Zwei-Zeichen-Domains offensichtlich als unbeachtlich an. Weiter in unserer TLD-Übersicht: In den Niederlanden baut man einem versehentlichen Domain-Verlust vor, und .pro hofft auf einen erfolgreichen Neustart im September 2008.
http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2008/tld-update-neues-von-gp-nl-und-pro-id667236.html
Tipps – Wie finde ich den richtigen Registrar?
Für entspanntes Domaining ist auch der Registrar, über den man seine Domains registriert, von entscheidender Bedeutung. Erich Müller von Sedo hat einige Tipps für die Wahl des Registrars gegeben, die wir uns angeschaut haben.
http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2008/tipps-wie-finde-ich-den-richtigen-registrar-id667237.html
.ORG wird als erste generische Top-Level-Domain DNSSEC-Implementierung umsetzen [news release]
Auf dem kürzlich in Paris stattgefundenen Treffen wurde der Antrag von .ORG, The Public Interest Registry, die Internetsicherheit durch die Implementierung von DNSSEC (Domain Name Security Extensions - Sicherheitserweiterung des Domain-Name-Systems) auszubauen, vom Vorstand der ICANN einstimmig befürwortet.
http://de.news.yahoo.com/directne/20080722/tbs-org-wird-als-erste-generische-top-le-6cfb7f0.html
L'extension de noms de domaine .me ouverte à tous
L'extension de noms de domaine .me, jusqu'à présent réservée au Monténégro, est ouverte à tous depuis la fin de la semaine dernière. Son ouverture fait suite à une récente décision de l'ICANN d'assouplir considérablement l'enregistrement des noms de domaines. L'organisme a estimé que cette extension présentait un fort potentiel dans le monde entier et a décidé de l'étendre à toute la planète.
http://www.neteco.com/152454-extension-noms-de-domaine-me-ouverte.html
Rogers manipule les requêtes DNS
Les usagers du service Internet par câble de Rogers sont désormais redirigés vers une page publicitaire lorsqu'une requête DNS ne peut être acheminée, ce qui contrevient aux principes de neutralité du Net.
http://techno.branchez-vous.com/actualite/2008/07/rogers_manipule_les_requetes_d.html
Le 1er million de .ES célébré
Le 14 juillet dernier s’est tenue dans l’enceinte du ministère du commerce et de l’industrie une célébration en l’honneur des 1 million d’enregistrements en .ES.
http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1595/espagne-le-1er-million-de-es-celebre.php
Vers une ouverture totale du .FR ?
A l’occasion de la consultation publique lancée par le gouvernement sur la gestion des extensions françaises, INDOM annonce son souhait d’œuvrer pour une libéralisation totale du .FR et pour un Whois unifié.
http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1597/vers-une-ouverture-totale-du-fr.php
La synthèse de règles ICANN disponible en arabe, chinois et russe
Dans le cadre de sa politique d’ouverture de l’Internet à de nouvelles langues, l’ICANN vient de mettre en ligne 3 documents synthétisant ses projets phares en 3 nouvelles langues : le chinois, l’arabe et le russe.
http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1594/la-synthese-de-regles-icann-disponible-en-arabe-chinois-et-russe.php
«Le .SPORT, une extension universelle»
Entretien avec Patrick Vande Walle, promoteur du .SPORT, sur son projet mais aussi sur les difficultés liées au montage d'un projet d'une nouvelle extension.
http://domainesinfo.fr/interview/92/patrick-vande-walle-le-sport-une-extension-universelle.php
La sicurezza nel cuore di Internet: DNS e DNSSEC (2/3)
In Internet il dominio dei nomi o Domain Name Space, che rappresenta la struttura in cui si addentra il DNS per la risoluzione di un indirizzo testuale, è organizzato in modo gerarchico e può essere rappresentato con un grafo ad albero, la cui sommità è costituita da un nodo radice (root), da cui si originano i nodi di primo livello (top level domain), che comunemente gli utenti identificano con gli indirizzi .com, .it, ecc.; da ciascun nodo di primo livello si sviluppano i nodi di secondo livello e così via. Ad ogni nodo corrisponde un nome di dominio e da questo ha origine il relativo sottodominio; ad esempio, dal nodo .com ha origine il corrispondente dominio .com, che raggruppa tutti i nomi di dominio che gli appartengono.
http://www.programmazione.it/index.php?entity=eitem&idItem=39821
La sicurezza nel cuore di Internet: DNS e DNSSEC (3/3)
Il DNS non è stato progettato per essere intrinsecamente sicuro, ma l’impiego dell’estensione DNSSEC (DNS Security Extension) può costituire un valido supporto. Questa soluzione non protegge i server DNS e non ne cripta i relativi messaggi; la sua specifica funzione consiste nel rendere sicure ed autenticate le informazioni che si ricevono dai database DNS, garantendo l’integrità dei dati - i dati ricevuti devono essere i medesimi inviati dalla sorgente originale - e l’autenticità della risposta, anche in caso di risposta negativa circa la risoluzione di un indirizzo.
http://www.programmazione.it/index.php?entity=eitem&idItem=39829
La grande falla del Web non ha più segreti
A causa di una semplice imprudenza da parte di una società esperta in sicurezza informatica, una falla in DNS potenzialmente pericolosa è ora di dominio pubblico, nonostante numerosi operatori debbano ancora porvi rimedio
http://www.webnews.it/news/leggi/8854/la-grande-falla-del-web-non-ha-piu-segreti/
Internet non è più sicura?
Trovato un baco nei DNS, che presto gli hacker potranno sfruttare per mettere le mani sul web... se non si interviene prima
http://www.pcworld.it/showPage.php?template=attualita&id=6438&sez=in
Rilasciati inavvertitamente alcuni dettagli sulla falla del sistema DNS
“Sono state erroneamente pubblicate sul Web alcune informazioni riguardanti una falla recentemente riscontrata nel Domain Name System. Ora urge una patch correttiva”
http://www.hwupgrade.it/news/sicurezza/rilasciati-inavvertitamente-alcuni-dettagli-sulla-falla-del-sistema-dns_26069.html
Internet mantiene el nivel de la tasa de crecimiento
En los primeros tres meses de 2008, el crecimiento de Internet mantuvo su ritmo, sumando 14 millones de nombres de dominios, según el Resumen de la Industria de Nombres de Dominios en Internet del primer trimestre de 2008, publicado por VeriSign, Inc.
http://www.diarioti.com/gate/n.php?id=18578
Nieuwe domeinextensies populairder
Nederlanders met een internetsite kiezen steeds vaker voor een nieuwe domeinextensie, het laatste deel van een internetadres. Dit concludeerde hostingprovider TransIP dinsdag.
http://www.telegraaf.nl/dft/nieuws_dft/1540918/__Nieuwe_domeinextensies_populairder__.html
http://www.telegraaf.nl/digitaal/1543289/__Nieuwe_domeinextensies_populairder__.html
http://www.parool.nl/parool/nl/224/Binnenland/article/detail/23941/2008/07/22/Nieuwe-domeinextensies-populairder.dhtml
.co: Proyecto de resolución por medio de la cual se aprueba la política para el ccTLD .co
23 de Julio. El Ministerio de Comunicaciones agradece los aportes finales del sector, respecto del proyecto de resolución por medio de la cual se aprueba la política para el ccTLD .co
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1668
.mx: Mejorará oferta de Servicios alrededor de Dominios .MX
NIC México lanza su División Registry .MX, impulsando su canal de Distribuidores lo que ampliará y mejorará la oferta de servicios alrededor de los dominios .MX.
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1667
Gigantes de internet combateram unidos falha que permitiria controlar a rede [AFP]
Os pesos pesados da indústria da informática se uniram secretamente nos últimos meses numa corrida contra o relógio, tentando solucionar uma falha na base da internet que poderia permitir que hackers controlassem o tráfego de informações na rede.
http://noticias.terra.com.br/interna/0,,OI3019913-EI188,00-Gigantes+de+internet+combateram+unidos+falha+que+permitiria+controlar+a+rede.html
NAT försvinner inte med IPv6
Egentligen skulle övergången till IPv6 eliminera behovet av NAT i nätverken. Men IPv4 lär inte försvinna över en natt, för utan NAT kan de två inte kommunicera.
http://www.idg.se/2.1085/1.172159
Ønsker du nytt domene? dittnavn.me
Det er så godt som umulig å finne et godt .com-domene, og både .net og .no er godt dekket. Montenegro har nå gitt bort rettighetene til .me.
http://www.hegnar.no/it/article296980.ece
Story in Vietnamese on .me
http://vnexpress.net/GL/Vi-tinh/2008/07/3BA04AD5/
Story in Chinese mentioning ICANN
http://www.gmw.cn/content/2008-07/23/content_809622.htm
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