New domain names coming soon to an Internet near you?
Nyc.nyc. Africa.africa. Sport.sport.What do the fictional domains above have in common? They could become real in the near future if the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) approves a list of hundreds of new domain name extensions. On November 9, ICANN will post its latest guidebook for applying for new top-level domains (TLDs). The guidebook is expected to be approved at the next ICANN board meeting, scheduled for Dec. 5-10 in Cartagena de Indias, Columbia. If approved, the corporation will begin accepting new applications in May 2011, and the sites could go up in 2012. (more…)
Filed Under: Domain Names. Comments Off.