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Internationalised, Non-Latin Domain Names Officially Approved
9:53AM Rosa Golijan | We didn’t doubt that they would, but the ICANN has officially approved non-Latin character domain names. The pleasant surprise is that the system and guidelines for these internationalised domain names (IDNs) look pretty solid, even if hiccups are expected. More »
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Internet Finally Getting Non-Latin Domain Names
9:43AM Rosa Golijan | The ICANN, the folks who set some guidelines that make the Internet go ’round, are in the final stages of passing a proposal to introduce non-Latin characters to web addresses. Finally, there’ll be some non-porn-based multiculturalism on the Internet. More »
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ICANN Opens Door For Crazy Domain Names Like Crap.Crap
7:40AM Jason Chen | ICANN has just made a decision that goes beyond allowing .xxx to be a top level domain; they’re allowing all words to be top level domains. That means you’re going to see domains like fuck.shit, shit.shit, shit.fuck, whatisthisshit.fuck, and so forth. What’s not allowed is domains that conflict with trademarks (.pepsi was the example), too similar to current top level domains, or names associated with countries or governments (juicy.turkey). Companies will also register their products and services, leading to really annoying domains like pleaseplayyour.ps3pleaseplease, or dontyouwantanother.ipod. Nice one, ICANN. Nice one. [USA Today] More »
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US Control Over Core Internet Systems Called Into Question
5:10PM Haroon Malik | Next week, in Rio, an international meeting will get underway concerning the Internet and its current status. The itinerary for the discussion includes spam, free speech and Internet access costs. However, it seems that American dominance in the governing of the Internet is more likely to be the unofficial topic for debate. More »
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