This past spring, ICANN, the international group that oversees all domain names, announced applicants for a whole raft of new .coms. Unlike previous top-level domains, like .com and .org, these would be privately owned and controlled Read more
Saudi Arabian authorities have objected to a series of new internet domain name extensions including .wine, .vodka and .bar, which would allow new addresses for drinks-based websites. The country’s IT and communications regulator has also objected to other domains, including .gay and .sexy. Read More
After review and discussion of the community’s input, and careful consideration of the implications and impacts the additional time may have on the processing of applications, we have extended the application comment period an additional 45 days. Read More
In what could be a costly misunderstanding, the executive director of Kenya’s non-profit DotConnectAfrica (DCA), Sophia Bekele, says her organisation has applied for the .africa internet domain name instead of .dotafrica as indicated by an official Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) list. ICANN opened up applications for new generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) …
The African Union is working to establish a continental internet registry that will allow private and governmental entities to use a single domain — such as .africa — to attract traffic to their websites. So far, 44 African countries out of 54 have endorsed the project, including Tanzania, Kenya and Djibouti, according to domain managing …
Mauritius-based DotConnectAfrica is laying claim to the .africa generic top-level domain (gTLD) for which SA’s ZA Central Registry is the African Union’s endorsed bidder. This is in spite of the fact that DotConnectAfrica inadvertently applied for the wrong domain, at a cost of US$185 000, and is unlikely to succeed in meeting the stringent requirements …
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: Read …
New agency Thomson Reuters suffered its second Web security breach in 48 hours after hackers took control of its Twitter account dedicated to technology news, changing the focus to the Middle East and posting a series of pro-Syrian government tweets to its 17,500 followers. Read More
One of the SEO analysts reveals, “The domain musicrights.com has lots of potential in terms of gaining higher search engine ranking very quickly. The term “music rights” itself defines a specialized niche and most searchers will land on this site, if the site is optimized a little bit with this term.” Read More
Africa’s telecommunications operators, systems integrators and software developers should work closer together on creating cloud computing solutions that are tailored to the needs of the continent’s technology users. Interest in cloud computing is starting to pick up among African blue-chips companies, SMEs and public sector organisations. As a result, the potential market for providers of …