http://www.circleid.com/posts/internet_impact_tld_application/
Massive Internet Impact Possible Due to Relaxed TLD Application Process
Jul 31, 2007 10:36 AM PST
By CircleID Reporter
Kieren McCarthy's latest column at Guardian Unlimited discusses the
massive impact—and controversies—that the new top-level domain (TLD)
names will bring about. The rules for the creation of TLDs are being
relaxed starting next year. From the article:
"From 2008, anyone wanting their own piece of the internet is welcome
to apply for it. It won't be cheap (there will an application fee of
around $100,000) and it won't be simple (you have to prove you are
capable of running a complex piece of the net's infrastructure)—but
it could mean a change in the way the online world works."
Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo! may all own their own TLD one day -
'news.google', 'finance.yahoo' or 'games.msn' - possibilities are
endless.
Read Full Story at Guardian Unlimited
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/jul/31/comment.internet
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