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Shaping ICANN?s Future
<http://blog.icann.org/2013/07/shaping-icanns-future/>

Australian domain names for foreign and local business to use in Australia.
<http://www.international.to/index.php?option=com_content&id=8928:australian-domain-names-for-foreign-and-local-business-to-use-in-australia&Itemid=254>

Regulated TLDs Generally Safer Than Unregulated TLDs
<http://www.domainpulse.com/2013/07/12/regulated-tlds-safer/>

gTLDs *are* going to make the Internet less safe
<http://news.dot-nxt.com/2013/07/12/gtlds-are-going-make-internet>

IAB Statement: Dotless Domains Considered Harmful
<http://www.iab.org/2013/07/10/iab-statement-dotless-domains-considered-harmful/>

Update on Verisign?s IDN Implementation Plans
<http://blogs.verisigninc.com/blog/entry/update_on_verisign_s_idn>

First gTLD To Go Online To Be Arabic .SHABAKA, Powered By ARI Registry Services
<http://www.domainpulse.com/2013/07/14/first-gtld-online/>


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Shaping ICANN?s Future
A multi-lingual strategic planning portal was launched last month so individuals and organizations throughout the world can help create a new, overarching vision and five-year strategic plan for ICANN.
<http://blog.icann.org/2013/07/shaping-icanns-future/>

Affirmation of Commitments Accountability and Transparency Review: Independent Expert ? Request for Proposals ? Extension of Deadline
The Affirmation of Commitments (AOC) signed by ICANN establishes ongoing reviews of ICANN's Accountability and Transparency. Review of ICANN's execution of core tasks is undertaken by "review teams." The second Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT2) is examining ICANN's activities to ensure they are accountable, transparent, and undertaken consistent with the public interest.
<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-13jul13-en.htm>

New Initial Evaluation Results Released
Total number of passing applications now 1,092 - view them here
<http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/announcements-and-media/announcement-2-12jul13-en>

Pre-Delegation Testing (PDT)
In preparation for production, ICANN has updated the test specifications to provide clearer guidance to applicants.
<http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/pdt>

Patrick Kane (Senior Vice President, Naming Services | VeriSign) to Christine Willett
VeriSign's Implementation of the New IDN.IDN Transliterations of .com and .net
<http://www.icann.org/en/news/correspondence/kane-to-willett-11jul13-en>

Small Steps for Business Engagement: Launching New Platforms
Business is a broad category. The work of ICANN affects much of it. Every business that depends on a scalable, unified and stable Internet has a stake.
<http://blog.icann.org/2013/07/small-steps-for-business-engagement-launching-new-platforms/>

Sarah Falvey (Policy Manager and Primary Contact | Charleston Road Registry) to Akram Atallah
Charleston Road Registry's Proposed Dotless Domain Amendment to its .SEARCH Application 	 
<http://www.icann.org/en/news/correspondence/falvey-to-atallah-11jul13-en>

Michael Thiel and Brian Johnson (Counsel; General Counsel | National Association of Realtors; Real Estate Domains, LLC) to Christine Willett and Heather Dryden
Inclusion of the Brand Identifier "REALTOR" in the "Professional Services" Category of the GAC's Beijing Advice and ICANN's Subsequent Decision to Freeze Advancement of such Applications 	 
<http://www.icann.org/en/news/correspondence/thiel-johnson-to-willett-dryden-11jul13-en>

Yves Daccord and Bekele Gelata (Director General; Secretary General | International Committee of the Red Cross; International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies) to Akram Atallah, Fadi Chehad?, Cherine Chalaby, and Steve Crocker
Protection of Red Cross/Red Crescent Designations in the Domain Name System
<http://www.icann.org/en/news/correspondence/daccord-gelata-to-atallah-et-al-10jul13-en>

Call for Generation Panels to Develop Root Zone Label Generation Rules
Today, ICANN takes the next step in the implementation of the IDN Root Zone Label Generation Rules Procedure by publishing the Call for Generation Panels to develop Root Zone Label Generation Rules.
<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-11jul13-en.htm>

Letter from U.S. Senator John D. Rockefeller IV (United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation) to Dr. Stephen D. Crocker
ICANN Government Advisory Committee (GAC) Advice on the New gTLD Program
<http://www.icann.org/en/news/correspondence/rockefeller-to-crocker-26jun13-en>

Letter from Johan Vande Lanotte (Minister of Economy Consumer Affairs and North Sea, Government of Belgium) to Fadi Chehad? and Steve Crocker
47th Session of the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) - Durban 14 to 18 July 2013 - Procedure for the Issuing of the New gTLD ".spa"
<http://www.icann.org/en/news/correspondence/lanotte-to-chehade-crocker-01jul13-en>

Ram?n Gonz?lez Figueroa (President of oriGIn | Organisation for an International Geographical Indications Network) et al. to Stephen D. Crocker, Cherine Chalaby, Fadi Chehad?, and Bruce Tonkin
The ICANN Process for the Attribution of New gTLDs and Geographical Indications
<http://www.icann.org/en/news/correspondence/figueroa-et-al-to-crocker-et-al-09jul13-en>

B?rbel Vogel-Middeldorf (Deputy Director General | Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, Germany) to Fadi Chehad?
Applications for a New GTLD ".gmbh"
<http://www.icann.org/en/news/correspondence/vogel-middeldorf-to-chehade-09jul13-en>

Stacey King (Sr. Corporate Counsel | Amazon.com) to Stephen Crocker, Fadi Chehad?, and Cherine Chalaby
Public Interest Commitment (PIC) for New gTLD Application, .AMAZON
<http://www.icann.org/en/news/correspondence/king-to-crocker-et-al-04jul13-en>

State of the Net for the Week of July 8
ICANN?s 47th public meeting kicks off on Sunday, July 14, in Durban, South Africa. ICANN has made a number of major decisions that will be discussed as the community gathers next week:
<http://domainnamestrategy.com/2013/07/08/state-of-the-net-for-the-week-of-july-8/>

Fadi Chehad? Is Apparently On Twitter
ICANN?s President and CEO Fadi Chehad? is apparently on Twitter.
<http://www.internetnews.me/2013/07/09/fadi-chehade-is-apparently-on-twitter/>

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Australian domain names for foreign and local business to use in Australia.
A premium Australian domain name has opened up Businesses.com.au for sub domains for local or overseas businesses to use. In a revolutionary move that allows small and medium businesses to obtain a spot on a premium domain name, Businesses.com.au has opened up its website for subdomains.
<http://www.international.to/index.php?option=com_content&id=8928:australian-domain-names-for-foreign-and-local-business-to-use-in-australia&Itemid=254>

IPv6 Leadership Key Reason auDA Chooses Internode
Being a leader in IPv6 can enhance a company?s prospects at gaining business. And it was certainly the case for the Australian Internet Service Provider and webhost Internode.
<http://www.domainpulse.com/2013/07/11/ipv6-leadership-auda-internode/>
<http://www.domainnews.com/en/ipv6-leadership-key-reason-auda-chooses-internode.html>

Deface hack on DNS.be website
Yesterday morning, Tuesday 9 July, we discovered a deface hack on the DNS.be website.
<http://dns.be/en/deface-hack-on-dnsbe-website2>

The number of registered .ee domains passed 70,000
Today, almost three years after the domain reform, the number of domains passed 70,000, of which 1,250 are domain names using Estonian diacritics.
<http://www.internet.ee/en/news/the-number-of-registered-ee-domains-passed-70000/>

.GA Sunrise started
The Dot GA Registry, an initiative of the Agence Nationale des Infrastructures Num?riques et des Fr?quences (ANINF), announced the start of the Sunrise period for the ccTLD of Gabon .GA.
<http://brandshelter.com/english/news/current-news/index.php?article_id=49&clang=1&id=266>

.GA Relaunch Underway With Free Domains Coming 1 September
The relaunch of the .ga (Gabon) ccTLD is well underway following its redelegation earlier in 2013.
<http://www.domainpulse.com/2013/07/13/ga-relaunch/>
<http://www.domainnews.com/en/ga-relaunch-underway-with-free-domains-coming-1-september.html>

GoDaddy?s offline marketing of .LA in Los Angeles
GoDaddy CEO Blake Irving tweeted a photo of a .LA billboard in Los Angeles yesterday
<http://domainnamewire.com/2013/07/11/godaddys-offline-marketing-of-la-in-los-angeles/>

InternetNZ appoints new Chief Executive
InternetNZ, which has as one of its roles managing the .nz ccTLD, has announced Jordan Carter is its new Chief Executive. Carter has held the Acting Chief Executive role since January 2013 and fills the position left by Vikram Kumar.
<http://www.domainpulse.com/2013/07/11/internetnz-new-chief-executive/>
<http://www.domainnews.com/en/internetnz-appoints-new-chief-executive.html>

.NZ Second Level Registrations - New Proposal
As we announced in June 2012, the DNCL, New Zealand's domain name commission, intends to extend the .NZ domain name space by allowing anybody to register .NZ second level domains.
<http://brandshelter.com/english/news/current-news/index.php?article_id=49&clang=1&id=271>

Can Singapore.com be regulated on 'trust'?
Singapore government asks public to "trust" its track record of not using regulation as a form of online censorship, but shouldn't it also trust news sites to behave responsibly instead of introducing more rules?
<http://www.zdnet.com/sg/can-singapore-com-be-regulated-on-trust-7000017698/>

Single Character Domains to be auctioned by the .pw Registry
The .pw Registry is pleased to announce the auction of its single character domain names starting July 12, 2013.
<http://registry.pw/pw-announces-single-character-domain-names-auction/>

Report names and shames most-abused TLDs
Newish gTLDs .tel and .xxx are among the most secure TLDs, while .cn and .pw are the most risky.
<http://domainincite.com/13666-report-names-and-shames-most-abusive-tlds>

New Study Ranks .XXX as One of Safest TLDs
.XXX is one of the safest TLDs in terms of detecting and mitigating malware and other abusive devices, according to a new study released by Internet security firm Architelos.
<http://newswire.xbiz.com/view.php?id=166071>

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Dotless Domains 'Inherently Harmful To Internet Security': IAB
The Internet Architecture Board (IAB) has come out against dotless domains, saying they "will not work as intended by TLD operators in the vast majority of cases."
<http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=20673>
<http://www.domainnews.com/en/dotless-domains-inherently-harmful-to-internet-security-iab.html>
<http://www.domainpulse.com/2013/07/12/dotless-domains-inherently-harmful/>

Regulated TLDs Generally Safer Than Unregulated TLDs
Not all TLDs are equal. And some are safer than others. That's the finding of a report from Architelos that looked at the number of abusive domain names in 72 TLDs around the world. The TLDs surveyed accounted for over 257 million domain names, or over 99 percent of the total domains in the world's registries.
<http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=20674>
<http://www.domainpulse.com/2013/07/12/regulated-tlds-safer/>
<http://www.domainnews.com/en/regulated-tlds-generally-safer-than-unregulated-tlds.html>

gTLDs *are* going to make the Internet less safe
The introduction of thousands of new Internet extensions in the next year is going to make the Internet less secure if a new report is anything to go by. The "namespace quality index" produced by domain consultants Architelos is the first time a comprehensive review of abuse of the domain name system has been undertaken. It makes for interesting, and worrying, reading.
<http://news.dot-nxt.com/2013/07/12/gtlds-are-going-make-internet>

Generic TLDs Threaten Name Collisions, Information Leakage
As ICANN continues its march toward the eventual approval of hundreds, if not more than 1,000, gTLDs, security experts warn that some of the proposed names could weaken network security at many companies.
<http://www.darkreading.com/advanced-threats/generic-tlds-threaten-name-collisions-in/240158075>

IAB Statement: Dotless Domains Considered Harmful
Executive Summary: It has come to the attention of the IAB that there are proposals for so-called ?dotless? domains in the root zone, and that some existing TLDs are already operating in such a mode. TLD operators of dotless domains are intending that single label names ? those containing no dots ? resolve to the TLD itself, rather than be resolved locally, within the context of the local site at which the user resides.
<http://www.iab.org/2013/07/10/iab-statement-dotless-domains-considered-harmful/>

The Missing Link in Dotless Domains by Paul Stahura
Well more than a year ago, ICANN's Security and Stability Advisory Committee published SSAC 053, its paper on single-label domain names - now referred to in the community as "dotless" domains - advising against their use. In a robust comment period, the community weighed in on the utility and safety of dotless domains, with some in favor and some opposed. To address the matter, ICANN has commissioned further study of the issue with an eye toward resolving the issue for new gTLD applicants.
<http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130711_the_missing_link_in_dotless_domains/>

IAB gives dotless domains the thumbs down
The Internet Architecture Board believes dotless domain names would be ?inherently harmful to Internet security.?
<http://domainincite.com/13687-iab-gives-dotless-domains-the-thumbs-down>

Update on Verisign?s IDN Implementation Plans
The composition of the Internet?s population has seen a dramatic shift over the last two decades. In 1996, the majority of end users were based in the U.S.; according to a 2012 Comscore report, the non-English speaking Internet population has grown to 87 percent, with more than 40 percent based in the Asia-Pacific region. In order to embrace this population shift, we believe the Internet must become multilingual so it can be accessible and relevant to the majority of end users today.
<http://blogs.verisigninc.com/blog/entry/update_on_verisign_s_idn>

Verisign lays out ?buy once? IDN gTLD plans
Verisign has finally clarified how it proposes to let existing registrants of internationalized domain names grab the matching domains in its 12 forthcoming IDN gTLDs.
<http://domainincite.com/13702-verisign-lays-out-buy-once-idn-gtld-plans>

Verisign reconfirms IDN transliteration plans, provides more details
Have you ever invested a lot of money in something without a written contract? It can be a bit nerve racking, and occasionally you can feel like you got burned.
<http://domainnamewire.com/2013/07/14/verisign-reconfirms-idn-transliteration-plans-provides-more-details/>

First gTLD To Go Online To Be Arabic .SHABAKA, Powered By ARI Registry Services
ARI Registry Services have announced they are set to power the world's first new TLD after its client, dotShabaka Registry, today (14 July) signed a Registry Agreement with ICANN for the ????. TLD.
<http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=20682>
<http://www.domainpulse.com/2013/07/14/first-gtld-online/>
<http://www.domainnews.com/en/first-gtld-to-go-online-to-be-arabic-shabaka-powered-by-ari.html>

First top-level domain contract signed for Arabic .web
The client of a Melbourne registrar has signed the first gTLD contract with ICANN.
<http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/520843/first_top-level_domain_contract_signed_arabic_web/>

Over 100 gTLD Applications Committed in Aug. 13 Applicant Auction by Sheel Mohnot
In early June, the first Applicant Auction resolved contention for 6 contested gTLDs. The successful outcome of that auction has generated a great deal of interest from other applicants, and Innovative Auctions is expecting a big turnout in our next auction, to be held on August 13th. For more than half of the contested applications, at least one applicant is ready to resolve contention via our auction.
<http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130713_over_100_gtld_applications_committed_in_aug_13_applicant_auction/>

ICANN?s Update Of New gTLD Program Status By The Numbers + 1st 50 Start Contracting Proceess
ICANN?s Christine Willett just gave an update on the New gTLD program from the first session at the ICANN meeting in Durban: ?As Yesterday my team has published results for through priority number 1,200 of the application. so we?ve released 1,100 initial evaluation results.
<http://www.thedomains.com/2013/07/13/icanns-update-of-new-gtld-program-status-by-the-numbers-1st-50-start-contracting-proceess/>

gTLD application withdrawal hints at brand fracture with GAC
The Government Advisory Committee has long been a brand owner ally in the fight for protection mechanisms in the new gTLD expansion. However, this week?s withdrawal of the ?.patagonia? application has resulted in some concern over the predictability of government objections over trademarked words.
<http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/daily/detail.aspx?g=1ad3d8a1-b588-40af-992d-578f1e2009b6>

86 passes and two failures in this week?s new gTLDs
ICANN has just published this week?s batch of new gTLD Initial Evaluation results, revealing 86 passing scores and two applications that must go to Extended Evaluation.
<http://domainincite.com/13716-86-passes-and-two-failures-in-this-weeks-new-gtlds>

First new gTLD objection scalps claimed
Employ Media has killed off the Chinese-language gTLD .?? in the latest batch of new gTLD objection results.
<http://domainincite.com/13709-first-new-gtld-objection-scalps-claimed>

Web industry officials balk at domain expansion plan
A plan to dramatically expand the number of possible Web addresses ? by adding more than 1,000 new domains such as ?.buy,? ?.casino? and ?.gay? ? could cause widespread disruption to Internet operations, say some industry officials.
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/web-industry-officials-balk-at-domain-expansion-plan/2013/07/14/c69dcda4-ea69-11e2-a301-ea5a8116d211_story.html>
<http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/business-it/glitches-expected-as-new-domains-come-online-20130714-hv0w6.html>

Afilias opens pre-regs on 30 new gTLDs
Afilias has started accepting expressions of interest on the 30 new gTLDs it has applied for.
<http://domainincite.com/13706-afilias-opens-pre-regs-on-30-new-gtlds>

Stopping Big Pharma From Using New .pharmacy Domain To Block Legal Pharmacies They Don't Like
A few months ago, we wrote about how Big Pharma -- a collection of the largest pharmaceutical companies -- have been trying to get the .pharmacy gTLD from ICANN. The whole idea, of course is actually to use it to block legitimate pharmacies that offer reimportation of drugs at cheaper prices.
<http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130712/13292423784/stopping-big-pharma-using-new-pharmacy-domain-to-block-legal-pharmacies-they-dont-like.shtml>

New domain names bound for collisions: 'Things are going to break'
The Internet is on the brink of the largest expansion of gTLDs in its history, with as many as 1,000 new strings expected to be added over the next year, more than quadrupling the current gTLD space.
<http://gcn.com/blogs/cybereye/2013/07/new-domain-names-bound-for-collisions.aspx>

DOMA Decision Opens The Door For ? New gTLD Business Opportunities?
The New York Times recently reported on the spike in same-sex marriage-themed travel deals since the Supreme Court overturned the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA.) The JW Marriott San Francisco Union Square hotel immediately began offering a ?Love is Love is Love? package, and "Orbitz began a photo contest in which participants could win flights to destinations that recognize same-sex marriage, including New York City, Seattle, Buenos Aires and Paris?.
<http://www.gtldstrategy.com/marketing-strategies/doma-decision-opens-the-door-for-new-gtld-business-opportunities>

Preliminary agreements to sell Dot Chinese Online and Dot Chinese Website domain names reached with ten leading registrars [news release]
European internet domain name registry TLD Registry Ltd and ten leading registrars have signed preliminary agreements to sell fully-Chinese domain names in the "Dot Chinese Online" and "Dot Chinese Website" gTLDs ("New gTLDs"). Sales and marketing activity will occur worldwide, with special focus on China, Hong Kong and Singapore.
<http://www.domainpulse.com/2013/07/15/dot-chinese-online-website-domain/>
<http://www.domainnews.com/en/preliminary-agreements-to-sell-dot-chinese-online-and-dot-chinese-website-domain-names-reached-with-ten-leading-registrars.html>

Measuring Registry Market Size: Where does market reality meet new gTLD registry expectations? by Dan Warner
It is interesting the so many of the "technology focused consultants" when asked about market size or potential registry valuations answer with replies like "its too difficult to be very specific about market size but there are 230 million domains registered - don't you want a part of that?" or "whatever the price is at auction on the day".
<http://registrystrategy.com/component/k2/item/227-measuring-registry-market-size>

Pritz on policy vs implementation and the brother-in-law test
A current, important debate in internet governance and operation of the multi-stakeholder model asks: when do the bottom-up policy-making volunteers let go and when do the staff policy implementers take over?
<http://domainincite.com/13697-guest-post-pritz-on-policy-vs-implementation-and-the-brother-in-law-test>

Donuts beats dot-brand in fight over .express gTLD
Donuts has prevailed in the first big dust-up between a portfolio gTLD applicant and a dot-brand hopeful.
<http://domainincite.com/13691-donuts-beats-dot-brand-in-fight-over-express-gtld>

DomainsBot takes its new gTLD spinner to registries
DomainsBot has started promoting its domain name suggestion services to new gTLD registries.
<http://domainincite.com/13681-domainsbot-takes-its-new-gtld-spinner-to-registries>

DomainsBot Announce Release of TLD Recommendation Engine For Registries [news release]
DomainsBot, the provider of leading domain suggestion technology, proudly announces its first product for registries. TLD Recommendation Engine for Registries is a product that services the world?s largest registrars, with the DomainsBot Name Suggestion API. 
<http://www.domainpulse.com/2013/07/12/domainsbot-tld-recommendation-engine/>
<http://www.domainnews.com/en/domainsbot-announce-release-of-tld-recommendation-engine-for-registries.html>

95 New gTLD Pass IE: .Africa; .Miami; .Amsterdam; .Bible; .Adult; .Landrover; .Amazon; .Dodge; .Jaguar; .Bestbuy
95 new gTLD application passed ICANN Initial Evaluation (IE) today and 2 applications are headed for the dreaded Extended Evaluation.
<http://www.thedomains.com/2013/07/12/95-new-gtld-pass-ie-africa-miami-amsterdam-bible-adult-landrover-amazon-dodge-jaguar-bestbuy/>

Key-Systems to take a loss on .hiv domains
Key-Systems said yesterday that it plans to make .hiv domain names available at ?below net cost price?, in solidarity with would-be new gTLD registry dotHIV.
<http://domainincite.com/13677-key-systems-to-take-a-loss-on-hiv-domains>

>From gTLD risks and social media exploitation to brand resilience and the benefits of a fluid approach: inside INTA 2013 [subscription]
WTR looks back at the practical takeaways from this year?s International Trademark Association annual meeting, held in Dallas, Texas
<http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/issues/article.ashx?g=a8b15284-f0ce-452c-8b44-b1c70e308304>

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ccTLD Registries Under Attack?
In the past 24 hours both the .nl domain registry and .be domain registry have been attacked. The .be registry?s public facing website was defaced, though the defacement had no impact on the registry data. As would be expected the registry data is not linked to the public facing website.
<http://www.internetnews.me/2013/07/10/cctld-registries-under-attack/>

DEF CON To Feds: We Need Some Time Apart
One of the more time-honored traditions at DEF CON ? the massive hacker convention held each year in Las Vegas ? is ?Spot-the-Fed,? a playful and mostly harmless contest to out undercover government agents who attend the show.
<http://krebsonsecurity.com/2013/07/def-con-to-feds-stay-home-this-year/>

DEF CON hacker conference says no feds, please
In a blog entry on the conference web site, DEF CON founder Jeff Moss (aka The Dark Tangent) has asked federal agents not to attend this year's DEF CON, which is set to take place in early August. Since recent news of the US government's extensive eavesdropping operations has made it difficult for many hackers to feel comfortable casually mixing with law enforcement officials, Moss is asking FBI agents, known as "feds", to take the year off. "This will give everybody time to think about how we got here, and what comes next," Moss wrote.
<http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/DEF-CON-hacker-conference-says-no-feds-please-1916235.html>

DEF CON Feds Ban Polarizes Hacker Community
The fallout from DEF CON organizers? decision to ask the feds to stay away from this year?s event has been mixed?and predictable.
<http://threatpost.com/def-con-feds-ban-polarizes-hacker-community/101282>

Nations Buying as Hackers Sell Computer Flaws
On the tiny Mediterranean island of Malta, two Italian hackers have been searching for bugs ? not the island?s many beetle varieties, but secret flaws in computer code that governments pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to learn about and exploit.
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/14/world/europe/nations-buying-as-hackers-sell-computer-flaws.html>

U.S., Firms Draw a Bead on Chinese Cyberspies
The U.S. government gave American Internet providers addresses linked to suspected Chinese hackers earlier this year as part of a previously undisclosed effort aimed at blocking cyberspying, current and former U.S. officials said.
<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324694904578600041603746114.html>

Dropbox, Wordpress Used in Cyberespionage Campaign [IDG]
The attackers did not exploit any vulnerabilities, but they opened up accounts and used the services as their infrastructure.
<http://www.cio.com/article/736268/Dropbox_Wordpress_Used_in_Cyberespionage_Campaign>

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True Value sues after losing UDRP
True ValueIf at first you don?t succeed, try, try again. This Monday I wrote about how United Press International filed a lawsuit after losing a UDRP complaint.
<http://domainnamewire.com/2013/07/11/true-value-sues-after-losing-udrp/>

Dodging a Bullet
While the UDRP can be an effective tool for brand owners seeking to recover domain names from infringers, complainants who use it incorrectly could be found at fault of reverse domain name hijacking and of using the UDRP in bad faith, which can hold repercussions of its own.
<http://domainnamestrategy.com/2013/07/08/dodging-a-bullet-2/>

Overus.com case provides rare glimpse into UDRP complaint
When Domain Name Wire reports on UDRP decisions, usually all we have is the panelist?s write-up of the decision. This typically includes the panelist?s summary of each party?s case, but not the entire written complaint and response.
<http://domainnamewire.com/2013/07/12/overus-com-case-provides-rare-glimpse-into-udrp-complaint/>

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IETF discusses deprecation of IPv6 fragmentation
As the Internet is (very) slowly migrating towards IPv6, researchers are reconsidering a little-used feature that allows for IPv6 packets to be fragmented by the sender and reassembled by the recipient.
<http://www.virusbtn.com/news/2013/07_11.xml>

IPv4 Counter Update
ARIN has identified an issue with the ARIN IPv4 Space Available Counter as shown on the lower right side of the ARIN home page. The issue resulted in a slightly higher (.09 of a IPv4 /8) published amount than was actually available. The correction has been implemented and the counter now accurately reflects the correct IPv4 inventory level.
<https://www.arin.net/announcements/2013/20130712.html>

New Global Extended Statistics Report
The Number Resource Organization (NRO), the coordinating body of the five Regional Internet Registries (RIRs), is proud to announce the creation of extended statistics data to provide an overview of global Internet resource distribution.
<http://www.nro.net/news/new-global-extended-statistics-report>

goIPv6 Consortium Launches Free IPv6 Tunneling Service Enabling Hong Kong People to Experience the Next Generation of Internet
The goIPv6 Consortium today announced the availability of ?goIPv6? service, a free IPv6 tunneling service for Hong Kong users. With the goIPv6 platform, users can connect to the IPv6 Internet through their existing IPv4 network connection and can experience the future of the Internet in an IPv6 environment.
<https://www.hkirc.hk/content.jsp?id=43#!/64&in=/company_info/pressrelease.jsp?item=474>

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Tips for Re-Directing Web Pages
When a domain name contains one of your brands, web users often expect to be directed to relevant content relating to that brand. If they are not, it can create a suboptimal customer interaction with your brand.
<https://www.markmonitor.com/mmblog/tips-for-re-directing-web-pages/>

Have Gavel Will Travel: How Globe-Trotting Domain Defender Paul Keating Became One of the Industry's Top Attorneys
Good domain names are valuable assets - some so valuable that unscrupulous people - and even some well-known corporations that should know better - have tried to steal them through frivolous UDRP claims or outright Reverse Domain Name Hijacking. Often the only thing that stands between a would be thief and the rightful owner of a domain name is a skilled domain attorney.
<http://dnjournal.com/cover/2013/june.htm>

DE-CIX International founded
At the end of June 2013, DE-CIX International AG was founded ? an important step in the internationalization strategy of DE-CIX. The aim of the 100% owned subsidiary of eco is to co-ordinate and expand DE-CIX?s activities abroad.
<http://international.eco.de/2013/news/de-cix-international-founded.html>

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IP Neighborhood Partners With Fabulous.com To Enhance Domain Name Aftermarket
IP Neighborhood announced today, a partnership with Fabulous.com. The partnership showcases thousands of premium domain names for sale worldwide. Fabulous.com Sales and Marketing Manager, Andrew Wright said:
<http://www.domainerincome.com/news/ip-neighborhood-fabulous-aftermarket/>

High End Domain Sales Continue Comeback With $380,000 Sale of Body.com But Half Million Dollar Deal for MD.org Goes South With High Bidder Getting Sued
Earlier this week we broke the news about 114.com selling for $2.1 million in the highest domain sale reported so far this year. The previous top sale had been reported just the week before when it was learned that Brand.com had changed hands for $500,000. Now comes news this afternoon, in a message from Paul Nicks, the Aftermarket Product Director at Go Daddy, that they just closed a $380,000 sale for Body.com. Nicks told us, "Body.com was listed via our partnership with Sedo and sold from GoDaddy.com as a make offer listing."
<http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2013/dailyposts/20130711.htm>

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INTERNET USE
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AltaVista is dead. Here?s why it?s so hard to compete with Google.
Altavista, one of the leading search engines of the 1990s, died this week. It was 18 years old. It had languished for years before its owner, Yahoo, finally pulled the plug.
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/07/11/altavista-is-dead-heres-why-its-so-hard-to-compete-with-google/>

Escaping Google's gravity: How small search engines define success
It's not easy to compete in the world of search. Once you get past Google's juggernaut, you're still squaring off against Yahoo and Bing. But some of the smaller search engines are looking to attract people by offering what the others can't: peace of mind.
<http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57593410-93/escaping-googles-gravity-how-small-search-engines-define-success/>

>From VHS to Google Glass, porn drives the tech market
In wartime, technology is driven by our shared weakness for violence. In 1939, the RAF was still sending biplanes into battle. By 1945 we had jets. Spitfires and stealth bombers are beautiful things because more design man-hours have been devoted to the technology of killing than into any other field of endeavour.
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jul/11/google-glass-porn-tech>

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Ex-ante publicity for low-value contracts between EUR 15 000 and EUR 60 000: Final evaluation of the Safer Internet Programme (2009-2013)
The European Commission will soon launch the following call for tender for a service contract of a maximum value of EUR 60.000. Negotiated procedure: "Final evaluation of the multiannual EU programme on protecting children using the Internet and other communication technologies (the Safer Internet Programme)"
<https://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/news/ex-ante-publicity-low-value-contracts-between-eur-15-000-and-eur-60-000-final-evaluation-safer>

Global Youth Summit: BYND 2015: Join global youth jam around ?our digital future? ? is technology empowering or enslaving? [news release]
Around the world, young people are the most ardent adopters of information and communication technologies (ICTs). Under 25s now use ICT devices as their main means of exchanging personal information, their primary channel to news and happenings, and their central repository of sensitive data like banking details, online passwords and health information. Is new technology empowering them ? or is it enslaving them by setting them up as prey to cybercriminals, unprincipled data mining organizations, and worse?
<http://www.itu.int/net/pressoffice/press_releases/2013/Advisory-08.aspx>

uk: Child sexual abuse charity CEO: it?s time to review, refocus and make a change [news release]
Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) CEO Susie Hargreaves has outlined the IWF and industry response to calls to step up the fight against online child sexual abuse images and videos.
<http://www.iwf.org.uk/about-iwf/news/post/364-child-sexual-abuse-charity-ceo-its-time-to-review-refocus-and-make-a-change>

Self-generated image study - final paper published [news release]
The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) has published the final paper relating to a study into self-generated, sexually explicit content of young people on the internet.
<http://www.iwf.org.uk/about-iwf/news/post/363-self-generated-image-study---final-paper-published>

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More competition essential for future of mobile innovation, says OECD [news release]
OECD countries must ensure mobile markets remain open and competitive in order to sustain innovation and meet rising demand for data services, according to a new OECD report.
<http://www.oecd.org/sti/broadband/more-competition-essential-for-future-of-mobile-innovation.htm>

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PRIVACY
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Attention, Shoppers: Store Is Tracking Your Cell
Like dozens of other brick-and-mortar retailers, Nordstrom wanted to learn more about its customers ? how many came through the doors, how many were repeat visitors ? the kind of information that e-commerce sites like Amazon have in spades. So last fall the company started testing new technology that allowed it to track customers? movements by following the Wi-Fi signals from their smartphones.
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/15/business/attention-shopper-stores-are-tracking-your-cell.html>

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Internet Society Board Launches CEO Search
The Internet Society Board of Trustees has retained the executive search firm Odgers Berndtson to help identify qualified candidates for the position of President & CEO.
<http://www.internetsociety.org/news/internet-society-board-launches-ceo-search>

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TELECOMMUNICATIONS
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Next-generation 802.11ac wi-fi: The state of play
Certification and the first shipping devices mean that 802.11ac is available and worth using, but there's plenty more functionality still to come.
<http://www.zdnet.com/next-generation-802-11ac-wi-fi-the-state-of-play-7000017889/>

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