http://www.circleid.com/ Postings from Andrew Mack on CircleID en Copyright 2012, unless where otherwise noted. 2011-03-30T10:54:00-08:00 http://www.circleid.com/posts/20110330_stumbling_forward_means_promoting_idns http://www.circleid.com/posts/20110330_stumbling_forward_means_promoting_idns More...]]> 2011-03-30T10:54:00-08:00 http://www.circleid.com/posts/the_rest_of_the_world_is_still_waiting http://www.circleid.com/posts/the_rest_of_the_world_is_still_waiting More...]]> 2011-03-15T20:53:00-08:00 http://www.circleid.com/posts/20100503_one_big_cheer_for_icann_but_still_a_ways_from_our_gooool http://www.circleid.com/posts/20100503_one_big_cheer_for_icann_but_still_a_ways_from_our_gooool More...]]> 2010-05-03T10:34:00-08:00 http://www.circleid.com/posts/a_little_flexibility_from_icann_and_we_might_just_get_idns_for_everyone http://www.circleid.com/posts/a_little_flexibility_from_icann_and_we_might_just_get_idns_for_everyone More...]]> 2010-03-08T06:48:00-08:00 http://www.circleid.com/posts/20091027_shouldnt_tea_time_for_kenya_mean_idn_tlds http://www.circleid.com/posts/20091027_shouldnt_tea_time_for_kenya_mean_idn_tlds More...]]> 2009-10-27T21:18:00-08:00 http://www.circleid.com/posts/20091008_icann_affirmation_good_news_for_africa_and_emerging_markets http://www.circleid.com/posts/20091008_icann_affirmation_good_news_for_africa_and_emerging_markets this seems to be one of those occasions... and the US government can give itself a pat on the back for having listened to other stakeholder opinions. For years the world of Internet governance has been seen as its own special corner of the technosphere, full of arcane acronyms and quiet power deals. Despite efforts to make ICANN and the broader Internet community more transparent and user-friendly, many observers, including many African governments, still saw the stage as too much of an insider's game -- with the ultimate insider being the US Department of Commerce. More...]]> 2009-10-08T12:32:00-08:00