Hundreds of new web addresses in dot com revamp
A new range of web addresses (top level domain extensions) have been approved by the internet domain regulatory body ICANN meaning domain names could end in almost any word rather than the common .com or other current tld extensions. From next year organisations will be able to end their web addresses with anything they want, as long as they can show a legitimate claim to it and have deep pockets. The ICANN initiative is aimed at major brands and web address resellers rather than individuals – one would have to be both vain and wealthy to pay the £114,000 application fee. Read more in the online news articles at The Telegraph, BBC and ZDNet.