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New ICANN TLDs May Cause Internet Land Rush

Posted by timothy on from the follow-the-monetization dept.

wiryd writes "A new ICANN proposal would allow applications for almost any TLD. From the article: 'Tourists might find information about the Liberty Bell, for example, at a site ending in .philly. A rapper might apply for a Web address ending in .hiphop. "Whatever is open to the imagination can be applied for," says Paul Levins, ICANN's vice president of corporate affairs. "It could translate into one of the largest marketing and branding opportunities in history."'"

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  1. seen this before by bugi · · Score: 5, Funny

    Remember when Pandora opened that cute little box?

    1. Re:seen this before by Aladrin · · Score: 5, Funny

      Dude, I know your ID is 4 digits, but... How old ARE you that you remember that event?

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    2. Re:seen this before by derGoldstein · · Score: 5, Funny

      4-digits? That's around the industrial revolution.
      3-digits means they've witnessed the crucifixion.

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  2. Huh? I still use IP addresses by thomasdz · · Score: 3, Funny

    What's this all about? I surf the internet using IP addresses.
    My favorite site is 216.34.181.48

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  3. USPS Releases New Addressing Plan by VoxMagis · · Score: 5, Funny

    Forget about those old blah street names and numbers! Now you can request a NEW EXCITING address that would really mean something to your friends and family!

    Instead of:
    1122 A St.
    North Somewhere, NY 99999

    You can now purchase:
    Hey, I'm here and you can find me at the end of the road on the left side right past the dog that always barks at you and only has three legs unless his owner has him chained up in the back so in that case you'd have to look for the broken tricycle that I left by the front door. Oh and I'm somewhere on the top of the map in a really heavy population state!

    Act Now!

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  4. Re:Epic Security Problem in My Opinion by Bromskloss · · Score: 5, Funny

    An ICANN get rich quick scam?

    ICANN haz money?

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  5. Re:Epic Security Problem in My Opinion by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    might just be easier to remember the ip address.

    Ah, my friend, that's where IPv6 comes in.

    Joking aside, we're probably not adopting IPv6 fast enough. This TLD thing, however, is crazy.

  6. Re:One I'm SURE no one's thought up... by Timothy+Brownawell · · Score: 4, Funny

    .xxx

    That'll probably be one of the first few to go, right after .con, .c0m, .0rg, .etc .

    "Whatever is open to the imagination can be applied for," says Paul Levins, ICANN's vice president of corporate affairs.

    There is one exception to this: .cheezburger has been reserved for ICANN's exclusive use.

  7. Re:One I'm SURE no one's thought up... by Philip+K+Dickhead · · Score: 3, Funny

    slashdot.slashdot.slashdot

    or

    slashdot.dotorg

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  8. Re:Alternative viewpoint: by Dancindan84 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Application Fee: $185K
    Annual renewal: $25K
    Owning the rights to the entire .ass domain....

    PRICELESS

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  9. Re:One I'm SURE no one's thought up... by geminidomino · · Score: 4, Funny

    Sadly, that makes me think of usenet more than the web...

    Did they ever make an alt.microsoft.developers.developers.developers ?

  10. Re:Alternative viewpoint: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Google didn't"?

    Their domain name is obviously relevant to googling, duh.

  11. Re:Alternative viewpoint: by nitehawk214 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Well, I could see spammers with a real economic use for dot.corn (look carefully - dot - c - o - r - n, not c - o - m)

    ~tomhudson (not logged in)

    .con would be more likely to be mistyped. And much more accurate a description.

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  12. Re:Oh great. by whathappenedtomonday · · Score: 3, Funny

    Apparently, he needs some ".edu".

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  13. Re:Alternative viewpoint: by techno-vampire · · Score: 4, Funny

    Owning .ass is only profitable if you also own .tits. After all, we all know that what sells is .tits and .ass.

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  14. OOGA OOGA by euroderf · · Score: 5, Funny

    The 2-digits are all Neanderthals.

    OOGA OOGA