The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating Google’s $1.3bn acquisition of the crowdsourced traffic-mapping and navigation comThe US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating Google’s $1.3bn acquisition of the crowdsourced traffic-mapping and navigation company Waze, the search company has confirmed to the Guardian. The FTC’s actions follow demands from consumer groups concerned that the …
New plan gives rights to existing domain registrants and offers lower pricing. Nominet, the registry behind the .uk namespace for the United Kingdom, has put forth a new plan to offer second level domains to the public. Currently, registrations are only available at the third level. The group’s previous proposal to offer domains such as …
Here is what Google had to say about the 10 year anniversary: “Ten years ago we launched AdSense to help publishers earn money by placing relevant ads on their websites. I can still remember the excitement and anticipation as AdSense went live that first day. Our small team huddled together in a cramped conference room, …
17 June 2013 ICANN has announced today that it has signed an Accountability Framework with the country code Top Level Domain (ccTLD) manager for .ME (Montenegro), the Ministry for Information Society and Telecommunications of Montenegro, on 13 May 2013. The Accountability Framework program provides two mechanisms by which ccTLD managers can formalise their relationship with …
nside Fort Meade, Maryland, a top-secret city bustles. Tens of thousands of people move through more than 50 buildings—the city has its own post office, fire department, and police force. But as if designed by Kafka, it sits among a forest of trees, surrounded by electrified fences and heavily armed guards, protected by antitank barriers, …
The Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the not-for-profit organization that oversees web addresses, has created two new executive positions as it prepares for the arrival of a slew of new web domain names. Chief operating officer Akram Atallah will become president of the newly-created Generic Domains Division on July 1, ICANN …
. A report tying the recent ICANN New gTLD Committee Board decision on new gTLD’s that were given a consensus objection by GAC in a report released in Beijing during the ICANN 46th meeting. . The said board members have been linked to a previous tussle that accused them of conflict of interest. The report …
Akram Atallah has been appointed to take over a new division at ICANN. According to the ICANN’s Blog , the ICANN president Fade says “To handle the tremendous increase in scale resulting from the New gTLD Program, and to ensure ICANN’s operational excellence, I am creating a new division that will be called the Generic …
Based on information being supplied to media, Africa’s ICT industry is growing – boosted by the advent of mobile product and services, but sustaining this momentum is dependent on the identification and implementation of the right investment in ICT, skills and innovation, as well as connectivity. more
The 2013 NomCom adopted an initiative during their first meeting in Toronto, Canada on 19 – 20 October 2012, to produce a monthly report card as a method to communicate with the Community on a regular basis. Monthly Report Cards: October 2012 December 2012 January 2013 February 2013 March 2013 April 2013 May 2013