InfoAnda - Amazon, Google lead rush for new Web real estate |

Pakistanis angry over detentions in Times Sq. case
Monday, May 24, 2010
ISLAMABAD – Relatives of three men detained by Pakistan for alleged links to the suspect in the attempted Times Square bombing say the men are innocent.
They

Taiwan denies boycotting Australian film festival
Thursday, August 6, 2009

AFP - Thursday, August 6TAIPEI (AFP) - - Taiwan's Beijing-friendly government on Wednesday denied boycotting an Australian film festival amid a row over the e

Merkel's support dips, regional ally resigns International
Thursday, September 3, 2009

By Sarah Marsh and Noah Barkin

BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel suffered a double blow on Thursday as a senior party ally in east German

Minister seeks closure of anti-Berlusconi websites
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
ROME (AFP) - – The Italian government moved Tuesday to close down Internet sites encouraging further violence against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who

Asian markets mixed after Wall Street rally
Wednesday, March 18, 2009

By ELAINE KURTENBACH,AP Business Writer AP - Wednesday, March 18SHANGHAI - Asia's stock market rally seemed to be running out of steam Wednesday, despite an

S.Korea c.bank tells assembly rates may rise-report | 19 September 2009
US, Russia begin new round of nuclear arms talks | 1 June 2009
Activists say no letup for health protests | 6 August 2009

Obama wants to turn around 5,000 failing schools | 12 May 2009

Forum Views () Forum Replies ()

Read more with google mobile : Amazon, Google lead rush for new Web real estate |

Edition: U.S. Africa Arabic Argentina Brazil Canada China France Germany India Italy Japan Latin America Mexico Russia Spain United Kingdom Home Business Business Home Economy Technology Media Small Business Legal Deals Earnings Social Pulse Business Video The Freeland File Markets Markets Home U.S. Markets European Markets Asian Markets Global Market Data Indices M&A Stocks Bonds Currencies Commodities Futures Funds peHUB World World Home U.S. Brazil China Euro Zone Japan Mexico Russia India Insight World Video Reuters Investigates Decoder Politics Politics Home Election 2012 Tales from the Trail Political Punchlines Supreme Court Politics Video Tech Technology Home MediaFile Science Tech Video Tech Tonic Social Pulse Opinion Opinion Home Chrystia Freeland John Lloyd Felix Salmon Jack Shafer David Rohde Bernd Debusmann Nader Mousavizadeh Lucy P. Marcus David Cay Johnston Bethany McLean Edward Hadas Hugo Dixon Ian Bremmer Lawrence Summers Susan Glasser The Great Debate Steven Brill Jack & Suzy Welch Frederick Kempe Christopher Papagianis Breakingviews Equities Credit Private Equity M&A Macro & Markets Politics Breakingviews Video Money Money Home Tax Break Lipper Awards 2012 Global Investing MuniLand Unstructured Finance Linda Stern Mark Miller John Wasik James Saft Analyst Research Alerts Watchlist Portfolio Stock Screener Fund Screener Personal Finance Video Money Clip Investing 201 Life Health Sports Arts Faithworld Business Traveler Entertainment Oddly Enough Lifestyle Video Pictures Pictures Home Reuters Photographers Full Focus Video Reuters TV Reuters News Article Comments (0) Follow Reuters Facebook Twitter RSS YouTube Read China ready to impound EU planes in CO2 dispute 12 Jun 2012 Father backs witness of sex abuse in Sandusky case 11:58am EDT "Goodfellas" mobster Henry Hill dies at age 69 9:35am EDT Analysis: Endless QE? $6 trillion and counting 4:03am EDT Italy's Monti urges political backing in euro crisis 12:40pm EDT Discussed 136 Exclusive: Drones ”inhumane”, dead al Qaeda man’s family says 109 Obama: U.S. economy ”not doing fine”, action needed 77 China could impound European planes in carbon row Watched Jolie releases video for U.N. World Refugee Day Tue, Jun 12 2012 Face-chew victim 'progressing' 5:12am EDT U.S. Morning Call: It's all about Dimon's billion $$ apology 7:57am EDT Wealth and Investing Center Pictures Reuters Photojournalism Our day's top images, in-depth photo essays and offbeat slices of life. See the best of Reuters photography. See more Escape from Alcatraz This week marks the fiftieth anniversary of the daring three man escape from the island prison. Slideshow Colorado wildfire The High Park Fire has scorched an estimated 43,000 acres. Slideshow Amazon, Google lead rush for new Web real estate Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Insight: Google goes softly-softly on European antitrust Mon, Jun 11 2012 Google dips toe into customer service business Thu, Jun 7 2012 Lawmakers blast U.N. "power grab" for the Net Thu, May 31 2012 UN agency plans major warning on Flame virus risk Tue, May 29 2012 Related Topics Tech » Money » Media » United Nations » Graphics of the new Amazon Kindle tablets are seen at a news conference during the launch of Amazon's new tablets in New York, September 28, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Shannon Stapleton By Georgina Prodhan LONDON | Wed Jun 13, 2012 10:38am EDT LONDON (Reuters) - An unprecedented land grab for new Web addresses began in earnest on Wednesday with fierce competition for new internet real estate including .app, .blog and .web from applicants hoping to break the near-monopoly of the .com top-level domain. The ambitious plan to liberalize internet addresses attracted 1,930 applications, almost half of them from north America, with Web giants Amazon and Google applying for dozens of domains including .cloud, .buy and .book. The liberalisation of top-level domains beyond the fewer than two dozen in existence - dominated by .com, .org and .net - is intended to stimulate competition and innovation by giving organizations more control over their Web presence. Critics say the new suffixes are unlikely to catch on, and some trademark owners have complained that the move is causing them unnecessary expense - at $185,000 per application plus running costs - to defend their online turf. Previous small-scale experiments in liberalizing domains led to low take-up of suffixes such as .museum, .jobs and .travel. "At the highest level, this is all about creating competition to .com," said Jonathan Robinson, non-executive director of internet registry services company Afilias, which has applied for more than 100 new domains on behalf of clients. "That's where short, memorable, distinctive three-letter type terms become very interesting," said Robinson, whose organization already provides key infrastructure for .org, .info and .mobi. Competing applications were received for 231 domain names. The most popular were .app with 13 bids, .home with 11, and .inc with 12. Technology giant Apple's claim to .apple was uncontested by the Apple music label or anyone else. "The big names of the Internet have either invested massively or not at all," said Stuart Durham, European sales director for Melbourne IT, which has handled 150 applications on behalf of clients. "There appear to be no applications from Facebook or Twitter. There are different strategies in play here and some big gambles." Just 17 applications were received from Africa, and 116 for names in non-Latin alphabets. Expanding the Internet beyond the Latin alphabet was one of the original reasons behind the liberalisation drive, which began seven years ago. ICANN will now spend the rest of the year assessing the applications, with contested domains going to auction where more than one party has a legitimate claim. The first new domains are likely to come online in the first half of 2013. Some critics, including senior figures at Google, have warned that the liberalisation risks effectively privatizing the Internet by giving already powerful Web players more scope to control portions of it. "Our concern is that this could lead to more Facebook-style walled gardens as big brands seek to keep you in their own areas of the Internet," said Stephen Ewart, marketing manager for Names.co.uk, a British domain-name registrar. "Make no mistake, this change to the domain name world will lead to more competition and consumer choice, but it could also be viewed as a silent privatization of the Web - for better or worse," he said. The project is a key test for U.S. non-profit organization the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), whose authority to administer the Web's naming systems is being challenged by emerging nations who say it is too U.S.-centric. "The plan we have delivered is solid and fair," ICANN Chief Executive Rod Beckstrom told journalists at a news conference in London. "It is our fundamental obligation to increase innovation and consumer choice." Nations including China, Russia and Brazil are pushing for ICANN's functions to be transferred to a body such as the United Nations, in which governments would have more control. ICANN is set to net some $350 million from the liberalisation project - about five times its annual budget. Beckstrom said the organization had priced the applications to cover its costs and that the use of any surplus would be decided by its community - which includes Internet companies, governments and ordinary citizens. (Editing by David Cowell) Tech Money Media United Nations Related Quotes and News Company Price Related News Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above. Edition: U.S. Africa Arabic Argentina Brazil Canada China France Germany India Italy Japan Latin America Mexico Russia Spain United Kingdom Back to top Reuters.com Business Markets World Politics Technology Opinion Money Pictures Videos Site Index Legal Bankruptcy Law California Legal New York Legal Securities Law Support & Contact Support Corrections Connect with Reuters Twitter Facebook LinkedIn RSS Podcast Newsletters Mobile About Privacy Policy Terms of Use AdChoices Copyright Our Flagship financial information platform incorporating Reuters Insider An ultra-low latency infrastructure for electronic trading and data distribution A connected approach to governance, risk and compliance Our next generation legal research platform Our global tax workstation Thomsonreuters.com About Thomson Reuters Investor Relations Careers Contact Us Thomson Reuters is the world's largest international multimedia news agency, providing investing news, world news, business news, technology news, headline news, small business news, news alerts, personal finance, stock market, and mutual funds information available on Reuters.com, video, mobile, and interactive television platforms. Thomson Reuters journalists are subject to an Editorial Handbook which requires fair presentation and disclosure of relevant interests. NYSE and AMEX quotes delayed by at least 20 minutes. Nasdaq delayed by at least 15 minutes. For a complete list of exchanges and delays, please click here.

Other News on Wednesday, 13 June 2012
Troops patrol in riot-hit Myanmar town to restore calm |
Iraq attacks kill at least 53, pilgrims targeted |
Syria in civil war, U.N. official says |
China denies allegations firms exported banned goods to North Korea |
Canada best G20 country to be a woman, India worst: poll |
NATO still hopes for Pakistan transit agreement |
Russians protest against Putin despite pressure |
China second-quarter GDP growth may dip below 7 percent: government adviser |
Murdoch confidante in court over hacking scandal |
Worried Monti calls for support from Italy's parties |
Analysis: Apple's big enemy in smartphone wars: delay |
Qualcomm chief sees advanced-chip supply rising |
LinkedIn says to provide extra security layer |
Dell to dole out more cash, corporate push quickens |
Global Payments says data breach is contained |
Experts warn of shortage of U.S. cyber pros |
Zynga shares dive as Facebook game craze wanes |
David Arquette files for divorce from Courteney Cox |
Andy Samberg charts post-SNL career with Sandler |
Book Talk: Michelle Obama on White House kitchen garden |
Justin Bieber stirs up Mexico City with free show |
Raw, gritty film takes on Korea's powerful chaebol |
Five new TV shows get early, critical thumbs up |
Baldwin wraps up testimony in lawsuit on BP deal |
Twist in Murdoch saga strains Britain's coalition |
Hollande rocked by feisty French first lady's tweet |
Greeks withdraw cash ahead of cliffhanger vote |
Iraq bombs kill 70 Shi'ite pilgrims, police |
ICC prosecutor seeks 30-year term for Congolese warlord |
New Egypt constitution body faces fresh challenge |
Iran's oil exports plummet as sanctions bite, agency says |
Malian rebels clash in north as tensions rise |
Nokia in talks with EQT to sell Vertu: sources |
Amazon, Google lead rush for new Web real estate |
Taiwan's HTC boosts patent bank; not worried over disputes |
Dell to dole out more cash, corporate push quickens |
Verizon hikes data fees in pricing revamp |
Spider-Man swings into Tokyo for Amazing premiere |
Darth Vader boy from Super Bowl ad having heart surgery |
A Minute With: Singer Colbie Caillat and dad, Ken |
Goodfellas mobster Henry Hill dies at age 69 |
Greece at new risk of being pushed off euro
Bodies of missing Tenn. mom, Jo Ann Bain, and daughter found
Female Breasts Are Bigger Than Ever
AMD Trinity Accelerated Processing Units Now in Volume Production
The Avengers (2012 film), made the second biggest opening- and single-day gross of all-time
AMD to Start Production of piledriver
Ivy Bridge Quad-Core, Four-Thread Desktop CPUs
Islamists Protest Lady Gaga's Concert in Indonesia
Japan Successfully Broadcasts an 8K Signal Over the Air
ECB boosts loans to 1 trillion Euro to stop credit crunch
Egypt : Mohammed Morsi won with 52 percent
What do you call 100,000 Frenchmen with their hands up
AMD Launches AMD Embedded R-Series APU Platform
Fed Should not Ignore Emerging Market Crisis
Fed casts shadow over India, emerging markets
Why are Chinese tourists so rude? A few insights

USD EUR - 1 year graph	VPN on MacOSX	BlogMeter 1.01