I admit I am somewhat of an outsider and my opinions are subjective. But it seems to me that all the vocal opposition to new TLDs is coming from the 80s/90s Internet old guard. In contrast, at ISOC-NY we sponsor something called hackNY that brings in students from all over the country to work at startups over the summer, and mounts bi-annual hackathons. To these kids the Internet, particularly mobile, is their playground and they are straining at the leash to explore every quirk and facet they can discover. They look with enthusiasm at widened addressing possibilities. Admittedly it's all relatively confusing to the average Joe, but he has shown a remarkable aptitude for adopting useful, and ignoring other, aspects of Internet development. One thing that really impressed me at our recent INET was Vint Cerf's continued emphasis, and he should know better than anyone, that the Internet is a dynamically changing entity driven by its users. j -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast WWWhatsup NYC - http://wwwhatsup.com http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com VP (Admin) - ISOC-NY - http://isoc-ny.org -------------------------------------------------------------- -