Consensus man to head iCANN

news.com.au (11 months and 26 days ago)

Jun 25, 2012

A BUSINESSMAN with experience in building consensus will be the next CEO of Internet agency ICANN in charge of Internet addresses. full story

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ICANN's CEO sees crucial times in efforts for a free Internet

U.S. advocates for a free global Internet need to reach out to other nations to encourage their participation in open governance bodies like the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the organization's president and CEO said. Defenders of a free and open Internet are "facing a pretty dangerous time right now," as countries that want censorship and...

pcworld.com (2 months and 28 days ago)

ICANN's trademark clearinghouse to launch Tuesday

As the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers launches a new trademark clearinghouse on Tuesday, businesses that own trademarks should consider getting involved in the program, some ICANN watchers said. ICANN is launching the clearinghouse as a way for trademark owners to protect their intellectual property as the organization prepares to allow hundreds of new...

pcworld.com (2 months and 26 days ago)

Consensus on man-made global warming

A REVIEW of thousands of studies published over 21 years found "overwhelming" consensus that humans are to blame for global warming.

news.com.au (1 month and 4 days ago)

Fight breaks out over Amazon's .book domain name plan

Amazon is hoping to buy the right to use .book as a domain but authors' groups and publishing industry types are fiercely opposed to the plan. ICANN, the industry body that oversees internet domains, is auctioning off a whole raft of new domain suffixes including .lol and .book.As a major book retailer, not to mention a seller of ebook readers and ebooks, Amazon has its eye...

techradar.com (3 months and 10 days ago)

BlackBerry Earnings Report Won't Reveal Much

BlackBerry is scheduled to report earnings on Thursday, March 28. The consensus is a loss of $0.32 vs. a profit of $0.80 a year ago. The revenue consensus number is $2.84 billion. The consensus is for BlackBerry to lose money in every quarter in FY14.

forbes.com (2 months and 25 days ago)

ICANN debates domain names

The firm is evaluating about 1,900 applications for domains, many of them common dictionary terms.

politico.com (3 months and 29 days ago)

Consensus Is Poison! Who's With Me?

Consensus is a proven decision-making approach for sapping the intelligence of your entire team and creating watered-down results. Reaching a solution that everyone agrees on may sound nice in theory because it involves cooperation and collaboration. These are vital elements to smart decision making. However, consensus is often achieved by following the path of least...

forbes.com (30 days ago)

Helmets And Mouthguards Don't Prevent Concussions, Doctors Agree

A new "consensus statement" on sports concussions deals with protective equipment and sports rules, among other things. Existing helmets and mouthguards protect athletes' teeth and faces, but not their brains, according to a new international document. That's one of several findings from the latest "Consensus Statement on Concussion in Sport," which was signed off by several...

popsci.com (3 months and 7 days ago)

ICANN approves Internet domain expansion in 2013

By the end of the year, websites could end with suffixes like ".like" or ".tech"

cbsnews.com (3 months and 23 days ago)

Is there really a 97% scientific consensus on global warming?

A new survey of more than 12,000 peer reviewed climate science papers finds that the claim of a 97 per cent consensus holds up. In fact, it might be a little higher.

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