300 domain names a day cash in on new iPhone craze (Belfast Telegraph)

300 domain names a day cash in on new iPhone craze (Belfast Telegraph)
As hundreds of people queued up around the US to get their hands on Apple’s new iPhone, dozens of entrepreneurs were at home on their computers hoping to cash in on the hype - by registering internet sites incorporating the iPhone name.

International Domain Names Could Take Two Years (NewsFactor)

International Domain Names Could Take Two Years (NewsFactor)
The Internet’s key oversight agency is on track to start testing addresses entirely in foreign characters by November, but rules for determining which ones to permit likely will take another year or two to develop. Individuals and companies outside the United States long have clamored for non-English scripts, finding restrictive the current limitation of domain names to 37 characters: a-z, 0-9 …

Tight Control Over Domain Names Will Damage The Internet (CircleID)

Tight Control Over Domain Names Will Damage The Internet (CircleID)
BBC is running a commentary by Bill Thompson today arguing that the Internet’s core architecture should be kept open both technically and in terms of freedom of expression — such as the introduction of new top-level domains. Giving every interest group, lobbying organisation and corrupt government a veto is what ICANN needs to avoid, says Bill Thompson. From the story: “ICANN is currently making …