Tag Archives: domain extension

December, 2009

• 29 December

  If my .com is taken, what is the next-best extension?

  Usually if a domain you planned to register is taken, the .com version is the first to become unavailable. You have your heart set on that phrase, but don’t know what alternative extension to use out of the dozens of choices. Which should you pick? I ran into this problem …
• 16 December

  How many domain extensions are there?

  From generic domain extensions like .com and .aero to ccTLDs like .fr, there are a lot of domain extensions out there. Making things even more complicated, new ones are introduced every year. But just how many are there right now? According to ICANN, the answer is 280. Of these, 248 …

October, 2009

• 12 October

  An extension you will probably never be able to register

  It’s not uncommon for ccTLDs to have strict residency requirements. While this limits a domain’s growth, it stops foreign interests from taking all the good names and keeps the extension open to residents. Such is the case with .aq, the ccTLD for Antarctica. Barring the extensions of a few Communist …

September, 2009

• 29 September

  Domain registrations grow amid recession

  Despite the recession, domain names continue to grow. Though the number of TLD registrations last quarter was only 1% more than the quarter before, compared to last year, new registrations have gone up by 9%. This growth easily outpaces most industries. ccTLDs also saw similar growth, increasing by 1% this …
• 17 September

  .CAT turns four amid great success

  The Catalan language domain, .cat, celebrated its fourth birthday today. When the suffix was launched in 2005, critics argued there was not a sufficient market base for it to succeed. They couldn’t have been more wrong. As of this writing, there are some 36,000 .cat domains registered and 80 million …
• 4 September

  New Zealand creates .health.nz extension

  In a move reminiscent of Argentina’s creation of .banco.ar for banks, New Zealand’s Minister of Health Tony Ryall has created the .health.nz domain extension. The second-level name can only be used by hospitals, clinics, ambulances, and the like. Part of the reason for launching the extension is likely to prevent …
• 3 September

  Registering TLD variants

  Domains are so cheap these days, why stick with just one? You may use a .com or .co.uk for your site, but it’s always worthwhile to register other top extensions if you can. Why is this important? It’s all about brand protection. Someone once registered the .net version of my …
• 1 September

  African ccTLD operators careful to avoid ICANN

  Most domain extension operators around the world, especially American TLDs, work with ICANN on some level, but a recent InfoWorld article shows that most African ccTLDs do not wish to work with the California organization, opting not to join its Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO). Many of these domain …

August, 2009

• 25 August

  Activists advocate for .gay gTLD

  With ICANN slated to begin allowing the creation of new gTLDs next year, everyone wants to get in on the action. Many proposals for new extensions like New York’s .nyc are mainly functional in purpose, but others, such as .eco, are designed to promote a cause. Such is the case …

July, 2009

• 24 July

  Not-for-profits push for .ngo domain

  Citing the rampant abuse of the .org TLD, London charity Article 25 is putting together a consortium of like-minded organisations to create a new extension, .ngo. Victoria Harris, Chief Executive of Article 25, talked about the problems of .org: Lack of regulation has meant that commercial entities, individuals and even …