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More Domain Names...?
Posted on June 26, 2008
The ICANN votes today in Paris on whether or not to approve new domain name extensions from .com and .net to dot anything. Both CNN and the BBC are following the story, but I m wondering if this will really be a benefit to consumers. Sure brands will be able to buy out their names (at highway robbery prices) and use them as extensions, but in a world where most people have to look at their cell phones to rattle off any number other than their home or next of kin; won t this just confuse the issue? If this goes through, I see a boom in linking services, search engines and bookmarking tools....
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