The trusty old Internet addresses we know and love — the .coms, .nets, .orgs — are about to get some new competition.
Global Internet regulators met Monday in Singapore to finalize rules for a major expansion of “generic top-level domains,” that will clear the way for new offerings like .law, .coke or .nyc. Sites with those endings are expected to start rolling out late next year.
“Today’s decision will usher in a new Internet age,” said Peter Dengate Thrush, chairman of ICANN’s Board of Directors. “We have provided a platform for the next generation of creativity and inspiration.”
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers — the non-profit, global coordinator of the Internet’s naming system — has for years been kicking around the idea of suffixes for brand names, cities and general keywords. But because changes to the Internet’s domain structure have complex and global ramifications, ICANN moves toward them at a glacial pace.
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How is it going to change browsing? It might lead to a bit more flexibility in naming websites, but that’s it.
P.S. I wonder if they’ll allow a domain such as ” .frum” or something like that.
I think anyone could have done that. The real question is, what are they doing about IP addresses?
.frum? are you kidding me? that’s a סתירה מיניה וביה
how ‘about .ywn? 🙂