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UAE to become first Arab country to launch Arabic content domain name

May 27, 2010 Reply

WAM Abu Dhabi, 26th May 2010 (WAM) — The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) will launch by the end of May a new Arabic content domain (.emarat), becoming the first Arab country to obtain the approval of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers’ (ICANN). (.emarat) (.������) will be the official Arabic top level domain for the United Arab Emirates.

Mohamed Nasser Al Ghanem, Director General of the TRA, told the media today at the Emirates Palace ICANN has chosen the UAE to become the first Arab country to launch its Arabic domain name for the availability of the technical requirements and its ultra-modern telecommunications infrastructure. Rod Beckstrom, ICANN CEO was present at the press conference.

The move is part of TRA’s strategy to support and enhance Arabic content on the Internet and has been made under the new directions of ICANN, the international corporation responsible for managing the assignment of domain names and IP addresses, which allows the use of languages other than English as an equivalent to the domain names for countries. emarat” is the Arabic equivalent for the currently used domain name “.ae”.

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International Telecommunication Union (ITU) 2010 report on Domain Names !

May 26, 2010 Reply

Internet should have more local content in regional languages: ITU

There is a need for more local content in regional languages on the Internet, a report by International Telecommunication Union (ITU) 2010 has said.

The report said that the web, which is still dominated by English language, need to change as the proportion of English-speaking Internet users is declining.

The report, jointly prepared by the ITU, Unesco and the WHO, was released today at the World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC) 2010, being held here.

English is spoken by just 15 per cent of the world population and non-English speakers are increasingly growing online. Another indication for the diversification of content on the Internet is the growing number of websites that are registered under country domain names.

Some of the highest 2005-09 growth rates in terms of newly registered domain names were found in India (.in), Russia (.ru) and China (.cn),” the report said.

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.edu.in domains

May 25, 2010 Reply

Educational Institutes / Colleges / Universities in India can now opt for .EDU.IN domain names.

Herewith find the particulars required for .AC.IN domains. You can register the domains for the institution provided you have the documents as below.

CONDITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CORRESPONDING CATEGORY

ac.in & edu.in – Who can apply
Public and Private educational institutions, Primary and Secondary Schools, Government and Private Colleges, Professional and Vocational Institutes, Universities

Requirements
A formal request on the letterhead of the institute duly signed by the head of the institution. Along with the letter, payment has to be sent.

Write to indian@aalphanet.com for complete details

Web hosting and what makes a good webpage? by Ronald Kresten

May 20, 2010 Reply

Selling over the internet these days is big business and all e-commerce entrepreneurs need to have an attractive and serviceable webpage that is not only easy on the eye but functional and easy for customers to use, plus a good web hosting company to ensure that the webpage runs smoothly.

A good webpage is all about sound navigation, so the layout of a web page is all important. First and foremost decide what the key elements to your web page are. A web page does not need to be cluttered with superfluous detail and should be as simple as possible. Only use two fonts; one for headings and the other for text. Use spaces on the webpage sensibly to allow customers to take in information quickly and logically. Be careful when deciding on your colour palette, and choose ones that don’t clash. Make sure the text you want your customers to read is clear and don’t place it over background images where it can’t be read easily. Finally, be careful of the layout and make sure it is balanced and fills the page well.

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Outside.in Raises $7 Million From CNN, Others

May 20, 2010 Reply

According to reports CNN.com is investing in Outside.In, a start-up that feeds neighborhood blogs and other local news and information to sites of newspapers, TV stations and other media. Also CNN.com, plans to put Outside.In information on its own home page in the local news section.

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