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'.Apple' among proposed Internet suffixes
Top-level domains, the part of an Internet address after the "dot", are in for a big change. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers -- ICANN -- is allowing companies to use their brand name for as a suffix if they pay a hefty premium. AP is reporting that Apple is one of the companies seeking a vanity top-level domain, along with others like Sony Corp. and American Express Co.
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.XXX back on the drawing board as ICANN plans big domain name changes
Internet A far reaching transformation of domain names could be in store as Internet guardians, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) meets to discuss changes to top level domain names. According to a repor... Read Post
FTC to ICANN: New Domain Suffixes Will ‘Undermine’ the Internet
If the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has its way,.xxx domains are just the beginning: Starting January 12, organizations will be able to apply for new domain suffixes that include almost any word or phrase (suc... Read Post
.Love? .Nazi? Domain Name Suffix Battle Heats Up
In a matter of months, companies will have the chance to gobble up brand new domain name suffixes—and controversy is already boiling. In 2008, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers approved a plan to expand the sel... Read Post