 It’s a new year and I’m back (well almost) from taking a break since Christmas. Blogging is in my blood so I thought that it would be worthwhile reflecting for a moment on my last post about the charity that supports children that are HIV positive that my wife and I support called “Acres of Love”.During the previous year I invited domain owners to support the charity with donations and about $2,500 was raised. This year the total has been $0. I could rant and rave about this being a sad indictment on our industry but I believe that it has nothing to do with people’s hearts and more to do with their wallets.
While some of the larger ccTLDs note milestones of registrations in the
millions, there are smaller ccTLDs whereby 10,000 registrations, given
the economic situation and internet infrastructure, are major
achievements.
Vint Cerf, father of the internet, former ICANN Chair and now Google's
vice president and "chief Internet evangelist," is rumoured to be on
the short list for President-elect Obama's proposed chief technology
officer. In this interview with Nextgov, Cerf outlines what he might
include on the CTO's agenda and how the position could invigorate the
economy by creating jobs through investments in infrastructure.
 The 2008 Annual Report for the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has been published online.The report covers in detail the organization's achievements and progress during 2008, including three major initiatives ICANN has undertaken this year: the process for introducing new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) to the Internet; the introduction for the first time of internationalized domain names (IDNs); and an extensive Improving Institutional Confidence consultation, to enable the conclusion of the Joint Project Agreement (JPA) with the United States government in September 2009.
The National Internet Exchange of India, which operates the .IN ccTLD
Registry, is inviting proposals from interested individuals who wish to
apply as Arbitrators for the .IN Registry, and who have proven
expertise in this area as per the Eligibility Criteria. The positions
are for three years.
In late December, CZ.NIC announced there were now 500,000 .cz domain
names registered. The registration of .cz domain names has risen
rapidly since October 2007, with the increase attributed to their then
new registration system called FRED with more than 200,000 domains have
been registered since its introduction.
 As the topic of Ron Jackson's newest cover story, Jackson discusses the precipitous plunge in parking revenue over the past year has left many domain owners looking for lifejackets and, more importantly, Warren Royal who has already successfully navigated the path that so many others now want to follow; someone who, by their own example, could tell us what it takes to reach the next level by unlocking the vast potential inherent in every good domain name. Click here to read more.Source: DNJournal by Ron Jackson -- Reprinted with permission -- December 29, 2008 The U.S. District Court in California has awarded Verizon Communications Inc. $33.2 million in a suit against a San Francisco company OnlineNIC Inc. which set up at least 663 domain names that were "either identical to or confusingly similar to Verizon trademarks."
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Amsterdam 5th January 2009 – The .CO.NL Grandfather
period that opened on Tuesday November 18th 2008 was received with
great enthusiasm, and the Operator wishes to remind holders of a .nl domain
that applications for the corresponding .CO.NL name can still be made for nine
days.
November 18th it became possible to register .co.nl domain names. And until January 15th all .NL domain name holders are granted priority in registering.