- From: Chris Lilley <chris@w3.org>
- Date: Mon, 3 May 2004 20:25:35 +0200
- To: Chris Lilley <chris@w3.org>
- Cc: "Ian B. Jacobs" <ij@w3.org>, www-tag@w3.org
On Monday, May 3, 2004, 7:41:50 PM, Chris wrote: CL> On Monday, May 3, 2004, 7:30:09 PM, Chris wrote: CL>> On Friday, April 30, 2004, 2:39:26 AM, Ian wrote: IBJ>>> 2.1 Top Level Domains used as filters (.xxx, .mobile, etc.) IBJ>>> 1. Action CL 2004/03/29: Send a draft to www-tag explaining why the IBJ>>> .mobile proposal is misinformed. If the TAG supports the proposal, IBJ>>> send to ICANN on the official mailing list ([15]Proposed) IBJ>>> 2. Action IJ 2004/03/29: Talk to DJW about sending a proposal to the IBJ>>> TAG (focusing on social issues) that the TAG could review and IBJ>>> possibly endorse. Progress; I chatted with DJW; haven't had IBJ>>> further discussion. The proposed mobile tld is called .mobi not .mobile http://www.icann.org/tlds/stld-apps-19mar04/mobi.htm ===== start quote ==== The sponsored TLD community to be served by the mobile specific domain name space is limited to the following stakeholders: * Individual and business consumers of mobile devices, services and applications * Mobile content and service providers * Mobile operators * Mobile device manufacturers and vendors * IT technology and software vendors who serve the mobile community All aforementioned stakeholders will benefit by designation of a clearly identified TLD for mobile optimised Internet content and services. Even though mobile service operators and content providers, so far acting separately, have made efforts to try to serve the online needs of the mobile market, these efforts have been uncoordinated. Thus the benefits to consumers have been far smaller than if these efforts were harmonised under a single TLD name space to serve the entire community. Indeed, for each of the stakeholders described above, designation of the mobile specific TLD name will foster the widespread adoption of mobile and wireless devices to access the Internet and ultimately the convergence of Internet and mobile telecommunications. ===== end quote ====== PS I see that they project a profit after tax of 8.5 million euros in 2008, so I assume the talk of 'value chain' primarily means 'business opportunity'. -- Chris Lilley mailto:chris@w3.org Chair, W3C SVG Working Group Member, W3C Technical Architecture Group
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