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Los Angeles Gets Own TLD

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the new-york-seething-jealous dept.

DM420 writes "On June 9th, Los Angeles officially becomes the world's first city to have its own Internet domain.Great to hear since one day I hope to be an owner of my own TLD and this is a step in the right direction. ;) The registry is located at www.la and further details at DMnews.com" Looks like an Irish firm made a deal with Laos to use the .la TLD. Looks to be on the pricier side of domains, though.

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  1. LA????? by Got-Tea-Rolls · · Score: 5, Funny

    Won't this be confusing when the state of Louisiana gets its own domain?

  2. Should they be promoting this? by pgpckt · · Score: 5, Funny


    From the www.la page.....

    Premium Names

    coke.la $100.00
    hooker.la $100.00
    pharmaceutical.la $100.00
    consultancy.la $100.00

    Could raise some "red" flags.

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  3. Sounds lucrative by Mannerism · · Score: 5, Funny

    In related news, Cambodia has changed its name to Nymbodia and applied to ISO for a new digraph.

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  4. Look out... by eidechse · · Score: 5, Funny

    New York is gonna be pissed.

  5. bah by Wakkow · · Score: 5, Funny

    What crapo.la. It can be yours for only $50! Too bad I don't have that much moo.la to spare.

    Sorry.. That was really bad.

  6. Soon every city will have its own domain by Faust7 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Won't that be nice? I'll be able to readily tell websites in Burnt Scrotum, NM from those in Navel Lint, IA. I'll never know how I got along before.

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  7. Be ahead of the Christmas rush by the_Bionic_lemming · · Score: 5, Funny

    register Falalalalalalaaalaaa.la

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  8. Your TLD. by DarkHelmet · · Score: 5, Funny
    Great to hear since one day I hope to be an owner of my own TLD and this is a step in the right direction. ;)

    Due to the fact that you fantasize about things like this, let me guess...

    .nerd

    Heh.

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  9. Re:Why not? by Phroggy · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's a separate country...or maybe even a planet. ;)

    Do you mean Los Angeles or Laos?

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