SearchEngineUpdate with Vanessa Zamora - 06-26-2008 Part I
Abstract: 1. Expanding The Internet Beyond .com, 2. Chrysler To Turn 2009 Vehicle Models Into Wireless Hotspots
Vanessa Zamora
Video Content Producer, SearchEngineWorld
3:21 pm on June 26, 2008 (utc 0)
Transcript
Thursday June 26, 2008
Expanding The Internet Beyond .com
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has completed a weeklong session of meetings in Paris to discuss proposals to streamline the process for the adoption of new top level domain name suffixes, which could lead to hundreds or even thousands of Internet addresses to join .com. The new domain name suffixes could include addresses in non English characters for the first time, to accommodate Internet users in other countries in their native language. Also under consideration are guidelines to make it easier for organizations and companies to propose new suffixes in English, such as the already pending .post for postal services. The change could allow companies and organizations the option to better express their identities in useful new ways and would mark the biggest change in the network’s addressing system since its inception 25 years ago.
Chrysler To Turn 2009 Vehicle Models Into Wireless Hotspots
Chrysler is hoping the addition of WiFi capability in vehicles will help turnaround slumping sales. Consumers will next year be able to purchase vehicles equipped with UConnect Web that will turn most 2009 Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep model cars into wireless Internet hotspots. The feature will come as a dealer installed option and cost a monthly fee. UConnect Web is an extension of the company's UConnect system, which provides Bluetooth connectivity for cellphones and music device integration with the car stereo. Rival Ford provides similar services, but without Web access, in its popular Sync system. The system also has navigation and real-time-traffic features, which are controlled by voice recognition or a touch screen. It also includes the company's in-car 30-gigabyte hard drive, with the options for three-channel satellite television service and also for satellite radio.
