[kictanet] The Future of the Internet, Addressing the growth of the net and more...

Fri Aug 22 21:59:40 EAT 2008

. Stephen Colbert interviews Jonathan Zittrain on his book The Future of 
the Internet

Fresh from being awarded his most recent Peabody award, Stephen Colbert 
interviews Jonathan Zittrain wants to save the good chaos of the 
Internet and separate it from the bad chaos that will stomp on everything.

http://www.comedycentral.com/colbertreport/videos.jhtml?videoId=174083

2. Analysis: FCC Comcast Order is Open Invitation to Internet Filtering

Using words like "misdirection," "obfuscation," "absurd" and "verbal 
gymnastics," the Federal Communications Commission released its formal 
decision Wednesday ordering Comcast to stop throttling BitTorrrent 
traffic, a practice the carrier has repeatedly denied performing.

http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/08/analysis-fcc-co.html

3. FCC Order scolds Comcast for changing story on P2P blocking

"Surrender, Comcast!" declares the FCC in its Order on P2P blocking. The 
agency also calls on the public to stay vigilant on the issue and aligns 
itself more closely with the net neutrality movement.

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080820-fcc-order-scolds-comcast-for-changing-story-on-p2p-blocking.html

 4. Telstra tops Canberra lobbyist list

Telstra has emerged as the most active employer of Canberra lobbyists in 
the IT&T field, although others such as Apple and Google also employ 
external firms to push their agendas with politicians and government 
workers. ... Another organisation with an A-list roster of tech firms is 
Government Relations Australia Advisory, which has worked with ARIA, 
ICANN, Microsoft, eBay and PayPal.

http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/business/soa/Telstra-tops-Canberra-lobbyist-list/0,139023166,339291434,00.htm

5. ICANN to Hold Auctions for Disputes

ICANN announced this week that it will handle any disagreements over who 
wins the right to new generic top level domains by auction.

http://www.thewhir.com/marketwatch/081908_ICANN_to_Hold_Auctions_for_Disputes.cfm

6. ICANN to settle disputes by auction [sun req'd]

The body behind the Internet's addressing systems has said that it will 
settle disputes over who wins the right to new generic top level domains 
(gTLDs) by auction.

http://www.legalbrief.co.za/article.php?story=200808200827208

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7. Govt meddling fears hit .hk domain -

ISPs are concerned a new government-dominated structure to administer 
the territory's .hk domain name will leave end-users without a say. The 
proposed revamp of the Hong Kong Internet Registration Company will see 
its number of directors slashed from 13 to eight.

http://thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=11&art_id=70535&sid=20270854&con_type=1 
<http://thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=11&art_id=70535&sid=20270854&con_type=1>

8. Boosting numbers in .ke domain names

Domain names have increasingly become part of our daily lives, but the 
uptake of the .ke (dot ke) is still lagging behind.

http://bdafrica.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9451&Itemid=5843 
<http://bdafrica.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9451&Itemid=5843>

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 - DNS SECURITY

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9. Cybersecurity and the Law: Dangerous Cybersilence

Sometimes no news is worse than bad news. When a company's data is 
stolen by hackers, affected customers typically receive a disturbing 
note from the breached firm, warning that they could soon become victims 
of identity theft.

http://www.forbes.com/technology/2008/08/19/cybersecurity-infected-software-tech-security-cx_ag_0819infected.html

10. Cyberwar isn't a grand struggle - it's a scary prospect of pure chaos

When Russian tanks rolled into Georgia, it brought back memories of 
Soviet-era military conquest - a reminder of the cold war. But whether 
by accident or design, the fight for South Ossettia appears to have 
given us a taste of the future as well, with internet attacks on 
Georgian computer systems resulting in theories about 21st-century 
warfare spilling out everywhere. The BBC said the situation represented 
a "virtual echo of battles being fought on the ground", while 
Slate.com's Evgeny Morozov even enlisted as a Russian cybersoldier to 
see what was really happening. But while the past fortnight has seen 
plenty of conjecture, there's been very little hard evidence about the 
conflict that's taking place in cyberspace.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/aug/21/blogging.internet

11. Cyber war or cyber riot? [ABC Radio audio]

The Georgians maintain they've been the victims of cyber-warfare, but 
there is division within internet security circles about whether what is 
happening is in fact 'cyber-warfare', whether the Russian government is 
actually involved and also how significant the event really is. Jart 
Armin, a London-based internet security analyst, and Gadi Evron, an 
Israel-based internet security analyst, are interviewed.

http://www.abc.net.au/rn/mediareport/stories/2008/2342237.htm

12. Georgia Cyberwar Overblown [Network World]

Last week Russian tanks rolled into South Ossetia while Russian bombers 
were taking out critical communications infrastructure. But even before 
the first tank rolled across the disputed borders, another war was 
brewing in cyberspace.

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/150021/georgia_cyberwar_overblown.html

13. China Netcom DNS cache poisoning

Websense Security Labs ThreatSeeker Network has detected that the DNS 
cache on the default DNS server used by the customers of China Netcom 
(CNC) has been poisoned. When China Netcom customers mistype and enter 
an invalid domain name, the poisoned DNS server directs the visitor's 
browser to a page that contains malicious code.

http://www.mag-securs.com/spip.php?article11280

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 - DOMAIN DISPUTES

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14. China's Internet chiefs ban names of the Games

China's sport authorities have banned the issuing of Internet domain 
names based on the country's Olympic gold medal-winning athletes to 
anyone but the medalists themselves.

http://english.people.com.cn/90002/94411/95075/6481206.html

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-08/20/content_6954726.htm

http://china.org.cn/olympics/news/2008-08/20/content_16281739.htm

http://english.eastday.com/eastday/englishedition/nation/u1a3816302.html

15. China limits use of Olympians' names online [AP]

China has banned the use of its Olympic gold medalists' names as 
Internet addresses by anyone but the athletes themselves. The move 
announced Tuesday came after companies registered the names of winning 
Chinese athletes at the 2004 Athens Olympics as Web addresses, prompting 
an outcry by sports fans.

http://www.thestate.com/techwire/story/496042.html

http://news.smh.com.au/technology/china-limits-use-of-olympians-names-online-20080820-3yr6.html

http://news.theage.com.au/technology/china-limits-use-of-olympians-names-online-20080820-3yr6.html

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/08/20/financial/f003358D01.DTL

16. Max Levchin's Slide Loses Domain Name Challenge

PayPal co-founder Max Levchin and his internet widget company Slide have 
lost a UDRP decision to obtain the domain SlideTV.com and 127 other 
associated domain names.

http://domainnamewire.com/2008/08/19/max-levchins-slide-loses-domain-name-challenge/

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 - IPv4/IPv6

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17. Addressing the growth of the net

Regular commentator Bill Thompson sees no reason to worry about the 
future of the internet: ... But it's even better if you can focus on 
aspects of the network's core architecture that few users ever notice, 
like the unique numerical addresses assigned to every internet-connected 
device and the complex mechanisms used to move information between those 
devices. And if you've got an authoritative report from an international 
body calling for something to be done then you're on to a winner.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7572583.stm

18. Study Shows Glacial Pace of IPv6 Adoption [IDG]

A study this week has revealed just how slow is the rate of adoption for 
IPv6, the next version of the Internet's main communications protocol, 
and some experts say black markets where companies trade unused IP 
addresses may be only a few years away.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/150013/2008/08/.html

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/081908-study-shows-glacial-pace-of.html

http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/08/19/Study_shows_glacial_pace_of_IPv6_adoption_1.html

http://computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;883066691

http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9112976 
<http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9112976>

19. Lots of Foot Dragging on IPv6

The IPv4 address space is near exhaustion, yet a new report claims that 
traffic on the modernized IPv6 protocol is slow and migration to the 
newer address spaces is sluggish. In a year-long study of 2,393 peering 
and backbone routers conducted by Arbor Networks, the majority of 
respondents (customer and peering interfaces) said IPv6 traffic is a 
small percentage of overall traffic.

http://www.opticallynetworked.com/news/article.php/3766321

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20. "Wildcarding, the implications for the .au space" – Melbourne domain 
name seminar

A seminar and cocktail party sponsored by Melbourne law firm Cooper 
Mills Lawyers to discuss the .au domain name space, wildcarding and the 
implications for .au with special guest Ehud Gavron will be held on 
Tuesday September 2.

http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=5688

http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/08/20/wildcarding-implications-au-space-melbourne-seminar/

http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/wildcarding-the-implications-for-the-.au-space-melbourne-domain-name-seminar.html

21. Melbourne IT Seeks to Diversify to Ensure Future

The internet is meant to be a safe harbour from recession. But no 
harbour is completely safe - otherwise it would be a lake - so domain 
registrar Melbourne IT is deepening its earnings streams through cyber 
diversification.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24208902-30538,00.html

22. Melbourne IT warns of slowing economic growth

Slowing economic growth and a tight skills market will make it a 
challenging year for the IT industry, according to Melbourne IT's chief.

http://www.arnnet.com.au/index.php/id;975653726

23. Melbourne IT spends up on systems

Domain name and hosting specialist Melbourne IT today unveiled plans to 
embark on a year-long major technology refresh project, targeting 
everything from its accounting, billing and provisioning systems to its 
storage network and data centre.

http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/communications/soa/Melbourne-IT-spends-up-on-systems/0,130061791,339291367,00.htm

24. Melbourne IT on track for profit growth [AAP]

Domain name manager and online services provider Melbourne IT Ltd says 
it is on track to deliver a sixth consecutive year of growth in revenue 
and profit after booking a 20 per cent lift in half year profit.

http://www.thewest.com.au/aapstory.aspx?StoryName=507449

25. VeriSign adds SSLs for internationalised domain names [sub req'd]

http://telecom.paper.nl/news/article.aspx?id=226636

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26. Sedo Sells JTR.com for $90,000

Three character domain name leads sales chart for Sedo this week.

http://domainnamewire.com/2008/08/19/sedo-sells-jtrcom-for-90000/

27. Domain parking is dead

Why parking domains is dead and what you can do to join the web revolution.

http://domaininformer.com/guides/General_Information/articles/080819domainparkingis.html

28. Search Engine Strategies Domain Live Auction

We are live blogging the Domain Auction at the Search Engine Strategies 
conference in San Jose. Please note that these are not the official 
results and while we do our best to provide correct results, there may 
make an occasional mistake. See the live results after the jump.

http://www.domainnamenews.com/domain-auction/search-engine-strategies-domain-live-auction/2014

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