[plug] Internet domains

[Gavin Chester]

   >-----Original Message-----
   >From: plug-bounces at plug.org.au [mailto:plug-bounces at plug.org.au]On
   >Behalf Of Richard Meyer
   >Sent: Friday, 17 March 2006 19:31
   >To: PLUG
   >Subject: [plug] Internet domains
   >
   >
   >I have an inkling as to what the normal domain tlds mean,
   >eg .org, .com, .net - but I've been looking at getting a domain, and I
   >see others like
   >.us
   >.info
   >.name
   >.biz
   >.tv
   >.ws
   >.cc
   >.bz
   >
   >Can anybody point me to somewhere where I can see what these are
   >supposed to be used FOR?
   >

It's all a big scam.  ICANN and the resellers say among themselves, "What
happens when we've sold all the usual/generic/obvious domain names in the
dot com name space?  Why, our revenue stream will grind to a halt.  Let's
invent some new domain tlds and then all those names can be made available
all over again".  Seriously, once you get past the dot com, dot net and
country-specific domains (eg, dot au, dot tv, dot cz) then all the new ones
(eg., dot biz, dot info) are just revenue streams.  But, if you missed out
on the name you want in one TLD, you may find the same name possible to
register in another.

To the person trying to find you on registered domain, it makes no
difference.  (I write as someone who has about 30 domains registered across
several tlds - some speculative and some business related)

Just my $0.02.

Gavin.