Neil LimA Snapshot of The gTLD Expansion On January 12, 2012 ICANN (The Internet Corporation for Assigned names and Numbers) started accepting applications for generic top-level domains (gTLDs) and closed its application period on May 30, 2012. Presently, there are 22 gTLDs including .com, .org, and .net. Out of the several applications, some of the biggest…
Steve SmithThere was a time when Microsoft could dominate any space they set their sights on. Time and again they would play catch up and leverage their operating system hegemony to dominate particular market segments. They did this most successfully with Microsoft Office Suite. Like most people at the time I really liked Lotus 123, WordPerfect…
.TEL is at an exciting stage with new enhancements, applications and compatible services becoming available to end users. This week saw the launch of a .TEL specific search engine, applications for both BlackBerry and iPhone, as well as domain based email. Here’s a summary of what’s new in .TEL-land: .TEL Search Engines Jepaa – Delivering…
Webnames.ca StaffNow that the .TEL Landrush period is drawing to a close, we are looking ahead to tomorrow’s opening of General Registration at 7:00am PST. Prebooking for General Registration has been fast and furious today. Still there are many good names still available, especially personal or business names. Prebooking now will ensure a first crack at securing…
Garrett SaundryMost of us have computers at home these days and we seem to take for granted the fact that we turn it on, click on the fancy little button for internet and find ourselves up to no good in less than 30 seconds. Computers are sort of like cars to most of us, we turn…
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