Fwd: Google Alert - ICANN

Thu Aug 6 11:31:17 CEST 2009

A lot of interesting ICANN-related news links on Google News today, figured
I'd just forward the whole thing to the list.Best,
R

Google News Alert for: *ICANN*
 Internet lords prepare to untangle web they
wove<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article%3FAID%3D/20090805/BUSINESS/708059964/1005&ct=ga&cd=tEzFObHy8AQ&usg=AFQjCNErAp_WxhScs_biICGgzOkjmzvsMg>
The National
Founded in 1998, *ICANN* manages the internet's addressing system, so it
wields significant influence over the direction of the web. *...*
 See all stories on this
topic<http://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article%3FAID%3D/20090805/BUSINESS/708059964/1005&hl=en>
Congress: Create Permanent Tie to
*ICANN*<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://domainnamewire.com/2009/08/05/congress-create-permanent-tie-to-icann/&ct=ga&cd=tEzFObHy8AQ&usg=AFQjCNEmMcqLLOt3L9Spi-PMjpfyRMiljg>
Domain Name Wire
Chairman of its Internet Subcommittee and eight other Committee members have
called for a permanent tie between *ICANN* and the US Department of
Commerce. *...*
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topic<http://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=http://domainnamewire.com/2009/08/05/congress-create-permanent-tie-to-icann/&hl=en>
Vendor Gives Away Free CRM and Help Desk Software to Charitable
*...*<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.businesswire.com/news/google/20090805005277/en&ct=ga&cd=tEzFObHy8AQ&usg=AFQjCNGJAcqYG_nFXMA9IT6en3uEzLJIgA>
Business Wire (press release)
Established in 2001 and now with more than 30000 customers including the
likes of FedEx, John Deere and *ICANN*, Kayako is one of the largest vendors
of help *...*
 See all stories on this
topic<http://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=http://www.businesswire.com/news/google/20090805005277/en&hl=en>
Lawmakers Back Permanent US Involvement With
*ICANN*<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Government-IT/Lawmakers-Back-Permanent-US-Involvement-With-ICANN-367684/&ct=ga&cd=tEzFObHy8AQ&usg=AFQjCNFqpWi7aZCrsiWe9x-sHhR31squgA>
eWeek
With an agreement between the US and *ICANN* set to expire Sept. 30 and some
*ICANN* members clamoring for independence from the US, Reps. *...*
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topic<http://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Government-IT/Lawmakers-Back-Permanent-US-Involvement-With-ICANN-367684/&hl=en>
ResellerClub to exhibit at
hostingcon09<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.webhostdir.com/news/showNews.aspx%3FID%3D34117&ct=ga&cd=tEzFObHy8AQ&usg=AFQjCNFo8kztrWegGz4W05e3k8FNH38CiQ>
webhostdir.com
resellerclub, one of the largest *ICANN* accredited registrars, today
announced that it will be exhibiting at hostingcon'09, the premier
conference and trade *...*
 See all stories on this
topic<http://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=http://www.webhostdir.com/news/showNews.aspx%3FID%3D34117&hl=en>
When It Comes to gTLDs, Follow the Money (Part
2)<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.circleid.com/posts/20090804_when_it_comes_to_gtlds_follow_the_money_part_2/&ct=ga&cd=tEzFObHy8AQ&usg=AFQjCNHewHyr_75cYG74AdeiVXGcFLi3Ig>
CircleID
By R. Shawn Gunnarson In my previous article I showed that *ICANN* expects
to recover a lot of money from the first round of applications for new
generic *...*
 See all stories on this
topic<http://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=http://www.circleid.com/posts/20090804_when_it_comes_to_gtlds_follow_the_money_part_2/&hl=en>
Groups battle to rule dot-eco
registry<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.thestar.com/business/article/676215&ct=ga&cd=tEzFObHy8AQ&usg=AFQjCNGxXtVP97zM3ImmX2AINUWyMQ3Y8A>
Toronto Star
Bowden, along with Jacob Malthouse and Anastasia O'Rourke, heard a few years
ago that the Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers, *ICANN*, *
...*
 See all stories on this
topic<http://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=http://www.thestar.com/business/article/676215&hl=en>
<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.ameinfo.com/205614.html&ct=ga&cd=tEzFObHy8AQ&usg=AFQjCNENHntLpO9JOmn5gHc1oTHF_mYHHw>
AME
Info<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.ameinfo.com/205614.html&ct=ga&cd=tEzFObHy8AQ&usg=AFQjCNENHntLpO9JOmn5gHc1oTHF_mYHHw>
*ICANN* introduces new domain name programmes at meeting in Abu
Dhabi<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.ameinfo.com/205614.html&ct=ga&cd=tEzFObHy8AQ&usg=AFQjCNENHntLpO9JOmn5gHc1oTHF_mYHHw>
AME Info
*ICANN's* new Internationalised Domain Name (IDN) programme and the generic
top-level-domain (gTLD) programme reflect the growing ubiquity of the
Internet on *...*
 See all stories on this
topic<http://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=http://www.ameinfo.com/205614.html&hl=en>
Gorbachev's Green Cross Org Backs Competiting Dot Eco
Effort<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.ecorazzi.com/2009/08/04/gorbachevs-green-cross-org-backs-competiting-dot-eco-effort/&ct=ga&cd=tEzFObHy8AQ&usg=AFQjCNFJT-ZPPPXfR1yEys2dScjynocXkw>
Ecorazzi
*ICANN* (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), which
oversees new applicants for domain extensions, has yet to decide if .ECO
will even exist, *...*
 See all stories on this
topic<http://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=http://www.ecorazzi.com/2009/08/04/gorbachevs-green-cross-org-backs-competiting-dot-eco-effort/&hl=en>

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