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.Asia Internet Domain Launched

Posted by Zonk on from the always-room-at-the-top dept.

eldavojohn writes "Expect to see sites ending in .asia pop up soon, as ICANN has allowed DotAsia to recently open bidding on the new domain. A DotAsia representative is quoted as saying, 'Our research has found that Asia is one of the most searched-for terms and by having a .asia website, your ranking on Google or Yahoo will become much higher.' Is there really a need for more top level domains?"

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  1. Reverse the question.... by Chyeld · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Is there really a need to avoid proliferation of top level domains? Outside of the old chestnut: "I want to own every domain that could be tied to X"?

    Is there some sort of limit where too many top level domains break something?

    Because if not, I really don't see the point in worrying about whether we 'need' another top level domain or not. Having more top level domains means more chances that when you look at something, having its domain name can actually tell you something.

  2. Re:need? by Zencyde · · Score: 1, Redundant

    No! Too many will clog the tubes. We already have to flush them thrice a day, as-is.

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  3. Re:need? by Kozar_The_Malignant · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Not really a need, but a *.asia will look just fine in my host file. 127.0.0.1 *.biz
    127.0.0.1 *.tv
    127.0.0.1 *.ru
    127.0.0.1 *.asia

    Yep, you're right.

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