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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]
Know About Internet Domain Name TLD’s, Web Hosting
White Papers When the Internet was in its infancy, you could only make connections by providing the IP (Internet Protocol) address of the computer you wanted to establish a link with. For example, a typical IP address might be 66.33.11.212.
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Atomic TLD Filter
Downloads Atomic Top Level Domain Filter (ATLDF) is a software program that allows users to automatically select certain e-mail addresses from the list, based on the professional or national basis. When is it necessary and who needs it.
[February 2, 2007, 13:31]
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]
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]
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]
EC Warns On .eu Scammers
News The countdown is on to the launch of the pan-European top level domain (TLD), .eu, and the European Commission is warning businesses not to be caught out by the domain name scammers hoping to cash in on firms' ignorance.
[April 25, 2005, 9:25]
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]
.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]
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]
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]
EC Signs Deal For '.eu' Domain
Talkback You'll find that there is actually a DRP for the .eu TLD, but it's buried under lots of links at the EURID site. This blog also contains information about it: http://davehalltechhack.blogspot.com/2004/10/politically-correcteu.html
[October 14, 2004, 16:03]
.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]
