Submitted by John Daniels on Sat, 24 November 2007 - 06:49

Categorize the internet by domain name extensions?

It is clear that there is an administrative policy of ICANN to neatly categorize the internet by domain name extensions. It's too late to do this. The internet is already 'liberalized' to the point that domain name extentions mean nothing with respect to their web content. An online store could be a .org, a information website could be a .com, etc. This is because ICANN has correctly not interferred or regulated who gets what domain name endings; and for what their purpose is to be at the point of registration. This is because such a regualtion is not enforceable. ICANN may need to reevaluate its directive of categorization to fit with the realities that are present today.

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Top domain name extenxions

Submitted by ethan on Wed, 07 January 2009 - 08:29.

Top domain name extenxions on the world wide web.

1. .com : Commercial
2. .net : Networks
3. .org : Organisations
4. .edu : Educational
5. .gov : US Government
6. .int : International Organisations
7. .mil : US Dept of Defense
8. .pro : Professionals
9. .biz : Businesses
10. .info : Informational

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Once upon a time, there were

Submitted by dreamlinestudio on Tue, 06 January 2009 - 02:06.

Once upon a time, there were essentially just a handful of different domain name extensions to choose from. (A domain name extension is the topmost part of the domain name under which all domains are registered, such as .com or .co.uk)

On the international front, the choice used to between .com for commercial organizations, .net for network services such as ISPs and .org for non-profit organizations.

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