Internationalized Domain Names

How would you like a domain name in your own native language or writing? Pretty fun right? But this can also be chaotic. Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) have been a source of heated discussions among Internet evangelists at ICANN for a while. [Try out the IDNs at idn.icann.org]

This week from 25-30 October 2009 happens to be the ICANN 36 meeting in Seoul, South Korea. It’s a specially relevant meeting for us “outsiders” because several hot topics, mainly the IDNs and gTLDs, are to be discussed and decided. This in a matter of time will change or affect the course of the Internet as we know it. I am therefore all ears to the meeting sessions through their website at sel.icann.org and the webcasts (Main Ballroom and ccNSO room)

 

 

UPDATE [Oct. 30, 2009 11:00AM] I was watching the webcast and the ICANN Board has approved the resolution on IDN ccTLDs.

From @icann: Process for new Internet extensions in the world’s languages approved by the #ICANN Board. Domain name system now fully global.

Before that, do you know how many top-level domains are there? [Source: blog.icann.org]

I am Waving

Google Wave, the search engine giant’s new venture, rolled out last September 30 [read here]. It’s now October 28th. My invite came a month later, but who cares. It is never too late to WAVE! Finally, thanks to a bunch of folks (or a friend’s friends).

Google Wave is an online tool for real-time communication and collaboration. A wave can be both a conversation and a document where people can discuss and work together using richly formatted text, photos, videos, maps, and more.

 

Evolution and Technology

‘Nuff said. Is this what’s happening to us? Not exactly, but it points a great deal to how we work and do things these days.

PS. This image isn’t mine. I’ll give proper credit when I find the artist who did this. Show yourself. Lol.

DNSSEC Root Signing by July 1st

This is good news. DNSSEC-signed root is to be expected on July 1st, 2010.

When the presentation slide changed from page 24 to page 25, one of the important moments of the Internet history had now been announced to public and long-time waited, “The date for fully deployment of the
DNSSEC at Root Zone” was confirmed; July 1, 2010. The presentation also included a brief timeline of other important dates before the DNSSEC is fully deployed.

Source: http://blog.icann.org/2009/10/dnssec-signed-root-by-july-1-2010/

Firefox Freebies

Irrashai supports the Open Web.

Some freebies I got from our Firefox Campus Rep – a Firefox lanyard and an “I Support Open Web” baller ID. Thank you.

To learn more about this activity, proceed [HERE].