A quarter-century after the creation of ".com," the agency that assigns Internet addresses is loosening its rules and allowing suffixes named after brands, hobbies, political causes and just about anything else.
Internet
Jun 20, 2011
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(AP)—The agency in charge of Internet addresses says it's given preliminary approval for 27 new suffixes—all in Chinese, Arabic and other languages besides English.
Internet
Mar 22, 2013
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The private agency that acts as a gatekeeper for the Internet on Wednesday said that hackers tricked their way into its computers.
Security
Dec 18, 2014
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A high-ranking US senator urged Internet regulators Wednesday to pull the plug on a proposed online neighborhood for website addresses ending in ".sucks."
Internet
Mar 12, 2014
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The decision to open the Internet to a flood of Web addresses ending in anything from company names to social movements could prove a boon to search engines.
Internet
Jun 21, 2011
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Internet minders voted Monday to allow virtually unlimited new domain names based on themes as varied as company brands, entertainment and political causes, in the system's biggest shake-up since it started 26 years ago.
Internet
Jun 20, 2011
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(AP) -- Egypt's technology minister says the country has applied to register an all-Arabic domain name.
Internet
Nov 16, 2009
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The new Internet domain .sucks has stirred up a firestorm over free online speech and the potential for extortion against companies and individuals.
Internet
Apr 9, 2015
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Hundreds of Internet address suffixes to rival ".com" should be available for people and businesses to use by the end of the year, the head of an Internet oversight agency said Monday.
Internet
Feb 25, 2013
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The head of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the global body which manages the technical infrastructure of the Web, has announced he will not seek another term.
Business
Aug 17, 2011
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