Interesting ICANN story on NPR

[Nicolas Adam]

Thx for sharing.

I don't see this "disastrous" potential. Seems merely another
substance-less talking point to me.

The most valid point I see with regards opposing gTLD expansion is that
it would be extortion on brands [to which I reply they are clueless if
they fall for it and get extorted, just ignore those false threats]...

Anybody read prof. Mueller's history of the DNS? Didn't you all felt
that there should have been more than the few gTLDs added in the first
place? Anybody think it would have been "disastrous?"

Anyhow I find it amazing how one of the best popular publication around
(for me [The Economist]) also falls prey to information fads and fashion
(here, FUD) and other such information cascades.

Seems like N. Economides' points on the dynamics of financial exuberance
and crashes are right on point.

Nicolas

On 12/01/2012 2:03 PM, Evan Leibovitch wrote:
> FYI, they're not alone.
>
> Yesterday The Economist magazine (the one in which ICANN is posting
> its CEO recruitment ads) released a podcast
> <http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2012/01/babbage-january-11th-2012?fsrc=nlw%7Cnewe%7C1-11-2012%7Cnew_on_the_economist>
> dealing with ICANN (amongs other things, the Consumer Electronics Show
> in Vegas got top billing and the ICANN comments start at 3:45).
>
> The discussion of the issue includes the comment that the new gTLD
> program "could be a disaster".
>
> - Evan
>
>
>
> On 12 January 2012 13:11, warigia bowman <warigia at aucegypt.edu
> <mailto:warigia at aucegypt.edu>> wrote:
>
>     There was an ICANN story on NPR this morning. It made it sound
>     like the extra domain names are a big mistake, and are going to
>     add confusion to the Internet, and force people to do defensive
>     spending to protect that IP in cyberspace.
>
>     Thoughts?
>
>     Rigia
>
>
>
>
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