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66.3 Million Domain Names Registered

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the more-and-more dept.

IO ERROR writes "VeriSign announced that 5.1 million new domains were registered in the third quarter of 2004, and that there are now 66.3 million active domain names, both the highest numbers ever. It also said that the percentage of domains registered to live Web sites has increased and country code top-level domains are becoming more widely accepted."

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  1. Don't believe by AlexTheBeast · · Score: 3, Funny

    I am so jaded.

    The first thing I thought about when I saw this... what is VeriSign trying to pull now.

    /godaddy believer now

  2. New sites by sczimme · · Score: 5, Funny


    VeriSign announced that 5.1 million new domains were registered in the third quarter of 2004

    The representative then added "Approximately 58% of these are phishing sites."

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  3. My domain by guttergod · · Score: 3, Funny

    Somebody told you you were one in a million?? I laugh at you lack of uniqueness. I have one domain name... This means I am one in 66.3 million.... Go figure... :)

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  4. Country Codes by kjeldor · · Score: 5, Funny

    "and country code top-level domains are becoming more widely accepted"

    I'm sure this acceptance has arisen mainly from everyone's favorite Christmas Island website and it's hypnotizing void.

  5. Obligatory Simpsons quote by 192939495969798999 · · Score: 4, Funny

    IMHO the greatest internet-related quote ever, and one that I will post at any remotely relevant opportunity (forgive my bad memory for inaccuracies)

    Karl: "Hey Homer! You got the #1 non-adult-oriented website!"
    Lenny: "...which makes it 10 trillionth overall!"

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    1. Re:Obligatory Simpsons quote by The-Bus · · Score: 4, Funny

      I personally like this quote:

      "Girls are like internet domain names, the ones I like are already taken."
      "Well, you can still get one from a strange country!"

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  6. Re:Content? by foobsr · · Score: 5, Funny

    mispellings of popular cites

    No.

    Presumably more likely.

    CC.

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  7. And in other news... by Alwin+Henseler · · Score: 4, Funny

    The number of domain names used for hosting adult content, was reported to have hit the 50 million mark.