<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Waudo</div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">I don't see it that way. I think there's a place for both. <br><br><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.294118); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.231373);"><b>Ali Hussein</b></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.294118); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.231373);"><b>Principal</b></span></div><div><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Hussein & Associates</b></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; ">+254 0713 601113 </div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><br></div><div><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Twitter: @AliHKassim</span></p><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font></font></span><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Skype: abu-jomo</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">LinkedIn: <a href="http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim" target="_blank">http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim</a></span></p><font><br></font></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit." ~ Aristotle</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.294118); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.231373);"><br></span></div>Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>On 11 Feb 2017, at 1:11 PM, waudo siganga <<a href="mailto:emailsignet@mailcan.com">emailsignet@mailcan.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>Thanks for the info Ali. It will take time for me to be convinced</span><br><span>though. Im intrigued even Kenyans appear excited about .africa when it</span><br><span>is a substitute for and competitor to .ke which are battling to give</span><br><span>traction. What is in .africa for Kenya?</span><br><span></span><br><span>W.</span><br><span></span><br><span>On Sat, Feb 11, 2017, at 12:16 PM, Ali Hussein wrote:</span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span>Waudo</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>My take is this:-</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>1. From a corporate perspective the idea is not to necessarily make money</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>but for defensive registration to protect the brand. Like .google or</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>.coke etc.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>2. For Geo Domains the attraction is obvious. Whether they will make</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>money or not is up in the air and depends on Positioning. Something that</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>the DNS Community needs to learn.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>My business sense though tells me that this space hasn't even been</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>scratched yet. In a series of Capacity Building Seminars that ICANN held</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>in 2015 through 2016 for the DNS Sector in Africa it became obvious</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>that:-</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>a) The space is virgin territory in terms of being exploited </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>b) Marketing and online fulfillment is an area that requires great</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>attention</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>c) That ICANN is committed to helping the sector grow and realize its</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>potential</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>We in the sector need to do our part and sensitize all players to come to</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>the table.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>There's more to real estate than a plot in Kitengela. There are prime</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>positions to be had online.. :-). </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Ali Hussein</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Principal</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Hussein & Associates</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>+254 0713 601113 </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Twitter: @AliHKassim</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Skype: abu-jomo</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>LinkedIn: <a href="http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim">http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>habit." ~ Aristotle</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Sent from my iPad</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>On 11 Feb 2017, at 9:37 AM, waudo siganga via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>someone needs to take me on a 101 course why there is so much rumpus about these new gTLDs, especially the geos. Will they break even/make money? Already ZACR has 3 other geo nTLDs in South Africa but the registrations as shown at <a href="http://ntldstats.com">ntldstats.com</a> seem pretty modest. Multichoice had registered around 6 dotbrands with fancy names like .supersport and .africamagic all at $185,000 each but appears to have come to a brick wall and bolted to cut the losses. Maybe I'm missing something. If so please bring me up to date.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>W.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>On Sat, Feb 11, 2017, at 12:27 AM, Grace B via kictanet wrote:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>The news is being received with measured optimism.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>2017-02-10 11:30 GMT+03:00 Barrack Otieno via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>>:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Listers</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Fyi</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>---------- Forwarded message ----------</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>From: "Rinalia Abdul Rahim" <<a href="mailto:rinalia.abdulrahim@gmail.com">rinalia.abdulrahim@gmail.com</a>></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Date: Feb 10, 2017 10:59 AM</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Subject: [ALAC] .africa news</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>To: "ALAC Working List" <<a href="mailto:alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org">alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org</a>></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><a 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