Internet address expansion set despite ".worries." (Update)
Bidding will begin this week for words and brand names such as ".sport," ".NYC" and ".bank" to join ".com" as online monikers.
Jan 10, 2012
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Jan 10, 2012
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Internet address system upgrade likely to be smooth
The Internet is set for a major upgrade in the coming week, but if all goes well, users won't even know it's happening.
Jun 03, 2012
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Mid-2013 expansion for Internet names targeted (Update)
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.
Feb 25, 2013
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Internet safe spot planned at ".secure" domain
Internet security specialists have applied for a ".secure" domain that they plan to turn into an online safe zone where bad guys aren't allowed.
May 11, 2012
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Internet set for change with non-English addresses
(AP) -- The Internet is set to undergo one of the biggest changes in its four-decade history with the expected approval this week of international domain names - or addresses - that can be written in languages ...
Oct 26, 2009
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Proposed new Internet neighborhoods unveiled June 13
The agency in charge of website addresses has picked June 13 as the day it will reveal proposed new names for online neighborhoods breaking the ".com" mold.
May 30, 2012
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".Oops": Glitch forces extension for new suffixes
You're probably familiar with ".com" and ".org." How about ".oops"? A technical glitch forced the abrupt shutdown of a system for letting companies and organizations propose new Internet domain name suffixes. The Internet ...
Apr 13, 2012
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Website address 'revolution' on hold
The Internet domain name "revolution" was on hold Friday due to a flaw that let some aspiring applicants peek at unauthorized information at the registration website.
Apr 27, 2012
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In bid for domains, Amazon and Google vie for similar names
Google hopes to inherit the Earth - or at least .earth. And Amazon wants to bring you .joy. It's probably no surprise that they both want .you.
Jun 15, 2012
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Confusion on Internet future after UN treaty split
The freewheeling, unregulated Internet seemed to survive a push for new rules at a UN treaty meeting, but the collapse of talks leaves unanswered questions about the Web's future.
Dec 15, 2012
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Internet body to reveal claims to new online addresses
Participants in an Internet land rush will be revealed Wednesday when the agency in charge of website addresses discloses the list of applicants for domain names ranging from .web to .porn and beyond.
Jun 12, 2012
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Privacy gaffe discovered in Internet address bids (Update)
(AP) — The organization in charge of introducing new Internet addresses to rival ".com" briefly suspended access to some of the documents on its website after a privacy gaffe.
Jun 15, 2012
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Time zone database has new home after lawsuit
The organization in charge of the Internet's address system is taking over a database widely used by computers and websites to keep track of time zones around the world.
Oct 16, 2011
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Internet braces for '.Vegas' and other not-coms
(AP) -- Coming soon to the Internet: website addresses that end in ".bank," ".Vegas" and ".Canon."
Jun 17, 2011
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Internet domain name expansion comes under fire
A plan to expand the number of Internet domain names came under fire in the US Congress on Thursday, a day after the head of the Federal Trade Commission said it could potentially be a "disaster."
Dec 08, 2011
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