One Versus the Rest

Technology companies gave the name (gTLD) market when they named .org as one of their gTLD's domains in October 1984. Schools, open-source projects, and communities has increased from fewer than one million in the 1990s, to ten million as of June, 2012, with solid indication that .org is here to stay. But of course following the vote to expand the gTLDs if you have $180,000 you could probably get new top-level domain and call it whatever you like otherwise I am firm believer that .org is here to stay second to the leader .com.

If you are looking to grow your business through networking, buying a .NET domain could be the next step.

The name is derived from network and is most commonly used by networking technologies such as Internet service providers, Web-hosting companies or other businesses that are directly involved in the infrastructure of the Internet. Additionally, less businesses choose domain names with a .net extension for their intranet Websites. Originally intended for use by domains pointing to an arranged network of computers, or "Cinderella" sites that act as the portal to a set of smaller websites. There are absolutely no ball and chain on .NET domains. This means that anyone in the world can register a .NET domain and can include any type of content on the website associated with that domain.

.CO Reaches The One Million Mark

This week the .CO registry announced that it passed the one million registration mark , less than one year from its global launch in July 2010. The one millionth domain name was officially registered at GoDaddy.com, the largest retailer of .CO domain names globally.

While .CO extension has it flaws I predict it will increase redundancy amongst the bigger internet competitors but at the same time add a competitive edge. Strategically the .CO will help target a new group of internet research adding reasonable appeal to .CO extension well into the 21st century.

According to .CO Internet S.A.S. (www.Opportunity.CO), the official registry operator for the .CO domain, customer penetration is currently greatest in North America (which accounts for approximately 50% of .CO domain registrations), and throughout Europe, (which accounts for approximately 25% of registrations).

The New .TV and .ME Extensions Idea!

I think .tv is starting to get some traction, but .me's appeal is more immediate and a lot more obvious to people…It should sell well into the millions. And it has corporate appeal not just for TV stations, which are limited in number. In contrast, .com names cost around $10 per year, and .tv names cost around $18 per year.