Internet Group Broadens Web Address Names
So will this turn out to be a landmark moment in Internet history, or just a redux of the ".me" fiasco and all those others...?
Internet Group Broadens Web Address Names
SINGAPORE—The dot-com era is over. Welcome to the dot-anything age.
The organization that regulates the world's Internet domain names Monday approved changes that will allow companies and individuals to potentially register any name they like in almost any language as a Web address, a step that could change the way users navigate the Web. Under the new rules, those who register names can use suffixes beyond the traditional .com or .net—or simply have a one-word Internet address. Internet Group Broadens Web Address Names - WSJ.com |