Archive for May, 2006
ICANN approves .redneck
0 Comments Published by Kieren 2 years, 6 months ago in Uncategorized, Funny, Internet, Technology I've just seen this spoof of the .xxx registry process, ICANN, US interference and so on.
If you don't know know what all of the above means, or who Paul Twomey, Viviane Reding, Mike Palage etc are, you won't find it funny. If you do, you'll love it.
ICANN Approves Dot-Redneck Domain
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.xxx refusal was a stitch-up: Official
0 Comments Published by Kieren 2 years, 6 months ago in Uncategorized, Internet, Journalism, Technology I've just got off the phone from an ICANN press conference with CEO Paul Twomey regarding the decision by ICANN to refuse the .xxx registry application.
And it has done little but confirm my already solid belief that the whole refusal was a poorly choreographed exit from a politically difficult situation.
Politically difficult for who? […]
ICANN kills .xxx
0 Comments Published by Kieren 2 years, 6 months ago in Uncategorized, Internet, Journalism, Technology The ICANN Board has voted to kill the .xxx registry.
It was inevitable I suppose. The political pressure was intense. Most of it coming from the US administration. You only have to look at the campaign in the US against it - ICANN's public comment board has been flooded with people saying it should not […]
Tom Cruise fights for TomCruise.com
4 Comments Published by Kieren 2 years, 6 months ago in Uncategorized, Internet, Journalism, Technology I've just learnt that Tom Cruise - you know, the Scientologist nut what does movies - has gone to WIPO to win back TomCruise.com.
The complaint - D2006-0560 - was put in yesterday and is pending a compliance review. Tom Cruise - or more likely his minions - have been very, very slow in noticing […]
Sex.com book bigger and better
0 Comments Published by Kieren 2 years, 6 months ago in Uncategorized, Internet, Journalism, Sex.com I have passed the deadline for my book on Sex.com and I estimate I am still three weeks to a month away from finishing.
How? How could I have miscalculated? And why is it taking so long? Well, there are several reasons:
1. A book contains a hell of a lot of words and it is […]
Liz Two aka Her Majesty the Queen visited Oxford this morning, so I popped along to check it out and get a few snaps.
She had a bit of a tour of the town by all accounts, opening a memorial garden to her late sister at one end, visiting the Oxford University press at the […]
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Queen meet and greet
0 Comments Published by Kieren 2 years, 6 months ago in Photos/Queen visit (5 May 06)This photo is available for purchase. It was taken with a Canon EOS 20D and so is of professional quality and the original is capable of being reproduced A3 size at magazine quality. If you wish to know more please email me at kieren at [this web address]
This photo is available for purchase. It was taken with a Canon EOS 20D and so is of professional quality and the original is capable of being reproduced A3 size at magazine quality. If you wish to know more please email me at kieren at [this web address]
This photo is available for purchase. It was taken with a Canon EOS 20D and so is of professional quality and the original is capable of being reproduced A3 size at magazine quality. If you wish to know more please email me at kieren at [this web address]
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