Icann Hires Former Cybersecurity Chief as New C.E.O. [with comments]

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren () vortex com>
Date: June 27, 2009 11:09:15 AM EDT
To: nnsquad () nnsquad org
Subject: [ NNSquad ] Icann Hires Former Cybersecurity Chief as New  
C.E.O. [with comments]


This decision had been rumored for weeks.  Three comments:

1) The more TLDs that are introduced, the more confusion there is
   among both domain name holders and the Internet user community in
   general (that is, the population of the world).  As such, the main
   TLDs already in common use (com, net, org, edu + country TLDs)
   gain in value and demand since they will increasingly stand out
   amongst the clutter of MOBIes, SEXies, WIMPies, WACKies, and who
   knows what else, most of which will quite rightly be treated by
   consumers as confusing nonsense.  The driving force behind the
   introduction of new TLDs at this stage is creating new profit
   centers through consumer confusion, and ICANN has become the
   primary enabler of a domain name regime that we can charitably
   categorize as just one notch short of a scam.

2) ICANN is increasingly a white elephant whose original
   justifications have been warped in ways that Kafka might have
   appreciated, but that no longer tend to serve the interests of the
   Internet community at large.  It is difficult to see how it
   can have any long term future, especially given the international
   forces in play.

3) To Rod Beckstrom: You thought things were screwed up at NCC?
   You ain't seen nuthin' yet.  Lotsa luck ... you're gonna need it.

--Lauren--
NNSquad Moderator

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Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:30:32 -0400
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
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        NYTimes.com
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http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/06/26/technology/AP-US-TEC-Internet-Names.html?ref=technology




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