auDA Domain Name News - 14 January
14/Jan/2010
auDA Domain Name News is compiled by David Goldstein on auDA's behalf. The views expressed in the news items linked from auDA's website (Linked Documents), do not necessarily reflect the views of auDA. auDA does not warrant the accuracy or reliability of the information contained in the Linked Documents, and assumes no liability to any person for any reliance placed upon any information contained in the Linked Documents.
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- ICANN
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Application Round Opens for Brussels Meeting Fellowships
ICANN has launched the 10th round of Fellowship program applications for its 38th International Public Meeting to be held in Brussels, Belgium on 20-25 June 2010.
icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-11jan10-en.htm
Trademark Group Hijacks New TLD Comments
INTA asks members to submit comments in opposition to Expressions of Interest for new TLDs. Last month ICANN opened up a comment period on its Draft Expressions of Interest/Pre-Registrations Model (EOI), which I’ve written about before.
domainnamewire.com/2010/01/12/trademark-group-hijacks-new-tld-comments/
Logs don't lie: Which tech execs have the White House's ear?
Who has the ear of the White House when it comes to tech issues? Judging from the White House visitor logs, President Obama and his team have a soft spot for FCC Chair Julius Genachowski, who visited 48 times between June and September. Not that it was all business; Genachowski checked in to use the White House bowling alley and to attend a poetry reading. ... Many of the visitors were other government technology people, such as Casey Coleman (CIO of the General Services Administration) and Gopal Khanna (CIO for the state of Minnesota). Some were executives, like Rod Beckstrom, the head of ICANN. But more interesting were the lobbyists, think tankers, and public interest personalities who attended meetings with various technology policy staff members.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/01/logs-reveal-which-tech-execs-have-the-white-houses-ear.ars
www.ethiopianreview.com/news/10988
[2010 trends] 10 global trends this year
... # Domainisation: If several key languages other than Roman alphabets are allowed, it will make the Internet really global. It will be a dynamic adjustment, colourful and yet at times extremely confusing, so what should brand name holders do? Scream foul in other languages; buy dictionaries, or simply go exploring on world trips?
www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/423/43579.html
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- ccTLD & gTLD NEWS
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Bulgaria 'Battles' Brazil for Cyrillic BG Domain Name
The characters "bg" and "bgr" are the most popular for Bulgaria's national internet address in Cyrillic, according to the results of an online poll conducted by the Ministry of Transport, Information Technologies and Communications (MTITC) in December 2009.
www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=111832
www.novinite.com/newsletter/print.php?id=111832
Two candidates for Bulgarian internationalised top domain level
Bulgaria was likely to apply for two different internationalised top domain names, Deputy Transport Minister Parvan Rousinov said at a media conference, where he presented the outcome of an online poll, held on the Transport Ministry's website.
www.sofiaecho.com/2010/01/11/840532_two-candidates-for-bulgarian-internationalised-top-domain-level
CNNIC Closes Overseas Registration Of .CN Website Domain Names
According to information from foreign domain name registration service providers, China Internet Network Information Center has required these providers to suspend new registrations for .CN website domain names.
www.chinatechnews.com/2010/01/12/11369-cnnic-closes-overseas-registration-of-cn-website-domain-names
nl: SIDN implements Whois changes from 12 January 2010
In line with our announcement of 28 November 2009, SIDN’s Whois service has been modified with effect from this morning. Less information is now available about each .nl registrant. The changes are designed to protect registrants’ privacy, as requested by the local internet community during the 2008 Domain Name Debate.
www.sidn.nl/ace.php/c,728,6253,,,,SIDN_implements_Whois_changes_from_12_January_2010.html
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- DNS SECURITY
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Africa opts for slow DNSSEC adoption [IDG]
Africa's Top Level Domain registries have opted for a slow adoption of Domain Name System Security Extensions, hoping to learn lessons from countries that pioneered the process.
news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=1B06E42F-1A64-6A71-CE34573B1B83E59B
www.thestandard.com/news/2010/01/10/africa-opts-slow-dnssec-adoption
www.infoworld.com/d/applications/africa-opts-slow-dnssec-adoption-177
Baidu hacked by 'Iranian cyber army'
China's most popular search engine, Baidu, has been targeted by the same hackers that took Twitter offline in December, according to reports. A group claiming to be the Iranian Cyber Army redirected Baidu users to a site displaying a political message. The site was down for at least four hours on Tuesday, Chinese media said.
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8453718.stm
Baidu Search Engine Unavailable; Hacking Suspected
Baidu Inc., China's top search engine, was unavailable early Tuesday in China, and some Internet users reported seeing signs of an attack on the site by Iranian hackers.
online.wsj.com/article/SB126327083052325899.html
Group behind Twitter hack takes down Baidu.com [IDG]
The group that took down Twitter.com last month has apparently claimed another victim: China's largest search engine Baidu.com.
www.computerworld.com/s/article/9143919/Group_behind_Twitter_hack_takes_down_Baidu.com
www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2010/01/11/urnidgns852573C400693880002576A9000ED188.DTL
Researcher: Baidu probably attacked from US domain registrar
The attack that took China's biggest search site offline yesterday was most likely carried out by modifying Baidu's records at Register.com, the search engine's official domain registrar, a security researcher said today.
www.thestandard.com/news/2010/01/12/researcher-baidu-probably-attacked-us-domain-registrar
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- DOMAIN DISPUTES
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Cybersquatters face fines in Utah
A Utah State Senator’s proposed Act would allow trade mark owners to sue infringing registrants of domains and their affiliates
managingip.com/Article.aspx?ArticleID=2368688
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- MISCELLANEOUS
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Date set for AusNOG-04 in Sydney
... The event follows the annual NZNOG conference, also sponsored by Vocus Communications, which will be held on January 27 to 29 and includes talks by ICANN DNS group director, Joe Abley, DrPeering.net founder, William B. Norton, and Cisco CTO consulting engineer, Philip Smith.
www.computerworld.com.au/article/332349/
news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=292A0F35-1A64-67EA-E45D5328F91C2644
www.networkworld.com/news/2010/011310-date-set-for-ausnog-04-in.html
www.thestandard.com/news/2010/01/13/date-set-ausnog-04-sydney
www.infoworld.com/d/networking/date-set-ausnog-04-in-sydney-744
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- DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET
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au: Bid to take risk out of pricing domain names [sub req'd]
Entrepreneur Libby Harris is hoping to break records this month with the sale of a piece of online real estate she has held for more than five years....
www.afr.com/p/business/technology/bid_to_take_risk_out_of_pricing_dwjnxjfeky5rRCSbbyL7tK
Auction Shows Top .Asia Domain Names Not Worth Much
If you invested in English-language .asia domain names, you probably haven’t seen much of a return on your investment. Five .asia auctions that closed at Sedo today didn’t add up to much:
domainnamewire.com/2010/01/12/auction-shows-top-asia-domain-names-not-worth-much/