Various developments heated up the issue over the PH domain. The group opposed the dotPH and Joel Disini organized PhilDAC (Philippine Domain Authority Convenors). dotPH president Jose Emmanuel Disini sues Fernando Contreras, Jr., president of PISO (Philippine Internet Service Organization) and ISP Inter.net.
Showing posts with label 2001. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2001. Show all posts
Thursday, March 29, 2012
2001: Prosperity.com
Prosperity.com is found guilty of selling and distributing securities user an illegal pyramid scheme. It was selling expensive websites. During this time, Multi-level Marketing (MLM) schemes became popular on the Internet.
2001: Yahoo Computer Services
Yahoo Computer Services, a local company, loses yahoo.com.ph to Yahoo! Inc. This is the first time a Philippine company enters into a domain dispute with a foreign corporation and a well-known Internet brand. This shows that the scope of the well-known Internet names is global, and Internet companies are concerned about misuse of their name even for local domains.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
2001: Blogs and Online Journals
Blogs and online journals became common. These are text-oriented sites that reflect the daily opinions or chronicles of their publishers. They add fresh content from a a personal point of view, as opposed to the corporate view espoused by mainstream websites. Blogs allow bits and pieces of information from the Philippines make their way to Filipino readers abroad. Online games (not gambling) become available with local servers, Mindgate offers pinoybattle.net, which provide action and shooting-oriented games. Surf Shop operates gamena.com, offering boards and card games.
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