The Internet was originated around the year 1960 as a result of research done by the military services of the United States in order to develop error free computer systems. IT was later commercialized in 1990 as international network and famously was known as the internet. Read More
So, with two weeks to go before the public comment window closes on August 12, 2012, please allow me to share my list of public comment “Dos” and “Don’ts” with you in the hopes that the effort you make to submit a comment will produce something actually worth reading by the evaluators or the Independent …
Today’s Internet connects 2 billion users with trillion daily views of web pages, videos and emails around the world. As an unstoppable friendly giant, it is also considered a threat by various political ideologies around the world. Read More
Since 2010, the number of users has grown, partly in direct proportion to the increase in the number of social websites such as Facebook and LinkedIn, as well as the Blackberry messenger service, and partly as a result of greater access to smart phones. Figures released in February 2012 showed that global sales of mobile …
Clusters of websites within the map are grouped semantically; the author notes that “a vast porno cluster can be seen between Brazil and Japan as well as a host of minor clusters uniting websites of the same field or similar purposes.” read more
Some experts only think a few of the new gTLDs will succeed. A ‘Father of the Internet’, Vint Cerf, said in this article “I think only a few new TLDs will be notably successful, but I could be wrong.” Some other experts say they actually think the new TLDs will increase the value of dot.com …
A phased approach to IPv6 that’s so easy, you’ll almost think you’re still ignoring it ;With careful planning, most enterprises can gradually integrate IPv6 without spending a lot of money, consuming a lot of IT resources, or disrupting day-to-day operations. read more
The report suggests that Opera users in 47% of African countries turn to international news sites before their country’s own reporting, with BBC News most popular in 18 out of 25 of these countries. As for the most popular websites overall, unsurprisingly Facebook leads the pack in most countries, pipped to the post by Google …
Whose fault is it? From its’ recent public newsletter posted on its website, DCA said “People are talking: DCA is going to change the Continent’s name if it does not have .africa ! Don’t even think about it! “ I also gather from some email listing recently that members posted their opinions and thoughts, including the following: “I …
History of DotAfrica (.africa): My quest to find the truth about DotAfrica has been inspired by the desire to tell Africa the real history and legacy behind this great domain that is deemed as a key to the change of the African dimension online. Africa has indeed been riddled by many non starter projects yet …