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.me TLD to launch Thursday
Blog Just had an email from one of my domain name registrars - apparently the .me top level domain will be opened up on Thursday. It's already been around for a couple of years, but only as Montenegro's country code.
[July 15, 2008, 12:59]
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[February 2, 2006, 12:43]
ICANN drops plan to approve .XXX
Talkback The denial of the creation of a .xxx TLD is a severe blow to the one policy that would get this problem somewhat under control; It would force others into compliance of a .xxx TLD regardless if they wanted it or not.
[December 3, 2005, 3:23]
ICANN drops plan to approve .XXX
Talkback Your article seems to be written in a way that favors the creation of an .xxx TLD, without ever discussing the opposing opinion. What good would an .xxx TLD do? I think a .kids TLD would be more effective in that regard.
[December 3, 2005, 11:30]
F-Secure answers .bank criticisms
News Security company F-Secure has answered criticisms of its suggestion that a .bank top-level domain (TLD) be created to improve the protection of online financial services. Mikko Hypponen, F-Secure's chief research officer, first suggested the .bank...
[May 21, 2007, 12:41]
ICANN announces domain name changes
Talkback generic TLD's? I know of at least one pending patent that would allow a virtually unlimited number of domain names under .com TLD (or any other top level domain). Increasing the number of gTLD's isn't user-friendly - how many of us can recite all...
[November 7, 2003, 20:26]
.XXX porn domain may rise again
Talkback But simply having a ".xxx" TLD does nothing to this end. The ".xxx" umbrella is a pipe dream - benefiting only those who own the rights to the TLD. Dr. McCullagh, You are right to think that all pornography placed under one "protected" umbrella...
[May 23, 2006, 19:23]
CIRA Selects NeuStar's UltraDNS Service to Support Canada's National Internet Domain
White Papers The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) is a not-for-profit Canadian corporation that is responsible for operating the .ca country code Top-Level Domain (TLD). As the number of .ca domains continues to grow, international DNS network...
[April 16, 2009, 1:22]
Domain names get rock 'n' roll with .mu
News The new .mu top-level domain (TLD) is geared towards the rock 'n' roll crowd or, as Sams puts it, "the 18-to-24-year-old music lifestyle crowd". Aside from .mu, his company has registered 400,000 addresses with the .cc TLD, which was originally the...
[December 7, 2000, 9:23]
More professionals to be allowed .pro domains
News On Tuesday, RegistryPro, the exclusive operator of the top-level domain (TLD), said it had achieved ICANN approval for its plan to make .pro available to "any professional or professional entity holding credentials from a certifying governmental...
[May 14, 2008, 17:34]
Lawyers, analysts: ICANN vote will cause URL chaos
News On Thursday, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) voted to allow — in addition to more traditional top-level domains (TLDs), such as .com and .org — theoretically any TLD at all, as long as it is no longer than 64...
[June 27, 2008, 17:02]
.XXX porn domain may rise again
Talkback From a practical standpoint there is no way to force webhosts to move adult content to a new TLD. Cost/Benefit: Who would benefit from this TLD? Pretty much the only entity who would see a benefit from the creation of a TLD is the registrar who is...
[May 23, 2006, 17:43]
ICANN announces domain name changes
News The creation and implementation of selection criteria for new and existing TLD registries, including public explanation of the process, selection criteria, and the rationale for selection decisions; Potential consumer benefits/costs associated with...
[November 6, 2003, 12:00]
Icann report praises, rips domains
News Nearly half got some form of positive review, from being called the "strongest" or dubbed "likely to create a successful TLD". The domain .travel -- submitted by International Air Transport Association, an 80-year-old airline industry group...
[November 13, 2000, 9:54]
The Internet's .1 and only?
News Icann left it up to applicants to create the new TLD names and back their plans with a proven infrastructure for registering new addresses. Aside from the ".1" TLD, another applicant submitted a plan for ".kids.
[October 3, 2000, 12:43]
New competition for .com
News The new .info TLD was meant to be a direct competitor to .com, Noss said. Affilias' .info winner was not a surprise, although the group's first choice was a TLD of .web. The .pro TLD will be attached to the Web addresses of professional groups...
[November 17, 2000, 8:25]
Did I get it? You .tel me
Blog The .tel TLD finally went live today, in a proper, non-sunrise-period sort of way.tel is an interesting beast - it offers its users a communications hub, rather than a website per se. The clever bit is, it stores simple text-based information, such...
[March 24, 2009, 15:52]
.XXX gets pulses racing
Talkback And sites that use this TLD will be easily blocked by censorship software, thus making this 'virtual red light district' a no go area for kids. To me, the idea of a .xxx domain is safer. What's there to complain about?
[August 16, 2005, 18:42]
New registrar to assign '.com domain for mobiles'
Talkback I am slightly surprised no-one has recommend .wap as the tld.
[March 12, 2004, 11:06]
Cameroon registry typo-squats .com
News Internet authorities in Cameroon, the West African nation that owns the ".cm" top level domain (TLD), have been accused of authorising a DNS wildcard that has the effect of redirecting all accidental .cm traffic instead of returning an error.
[August 8, 2006, 17:25]
