The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers published a list of proposed generic top level domains on Wednesday, including such brand-specific Web suffixes such as “.jpmorgan,” “.walmart” and “.microsoft,” as well as more generic terms such as “.book” and “.love.” ICANN, the nonprofit Web-management group that operates under a U.S. Commerce department contract and has been overseeing the expansion of domain suffixes, released a list of 1,930 applications, which until this week had been kept secret.
Big Guns Dueling for Domain Rights in Internet's New Wild West
Posted by: Peter Suciu June 13, 2012 11:52 AMThe Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers published a list of proposed generic top level domains on Wednesday, including such brand-specific Web suffixes such as “.jpmorgan,” “.walmart” and “.microsoft,” as well as more generic terms such as “.book” and “.love.” ICANN, the nonprofit Web-management group that operates under a U.S. Commerce department contract and has been overseeing the expansion of domain suffixes, released a list of 1,930 applications, which until this week had been kept secret.