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Despite the internet’s ubiquitous nature, many, many people still do not understand exactly what words like “domain” and “TLD” actually mean. This series, originally posted on the epinions.com website, is designed to give all the background a person could want on domain names, what they are, what they mean, and how to use them…
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- Standard Domains (gTLDs)
- Domain Registration Glossary
- The Rebel Domains
- Want www.YOURNAME.com? You need a registrar.
- The TRULY New Domains
The Rebel Domains
Posted on March 11, 2001 - Filed Under Deciphering Domains, Living Free, Technology, Webmastering | 1 Comment
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The Bottom Line There is more than one DNS system out there and this article takes a look at the true alternative domain resources.
All of the other articles in this series have made statements based on the TLDs approved by ICANN. For the vast majority of internet users these are the only TLDs they will ever encounter. However, there are alternatives out there. This article will examine these alternatives.
DNS…
The TRULY New Domains
Posted on March 10, 2001 - Filed Under Deciphering Domains, Technology, Webmastering | Leave a Comment
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ICANN has been debating for what seems like forever on whether or not to create new Top Level Domains (TLDs) and what those new TLDs should be. Finally, on November 12, 2000 they decided to implement seven new TLDs: .biz, .info, .name, .pro, .aero, .coop, and .museum. The first of these new TLDs may finally be available within the next few months. However, there are a…
Non-Standard Domains (ccTLDs)
Posted on February 25, 2001 - Filed Under Deciphering Domains, Webmastering | Leave a Comment
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The Bottom Line Despite what you may have heard all two character top level domains are country code TLDs. This installment will discuss their benefits and drawbacks.
Non-standard (country code) Top Level Domains are becoming far more common as the number of attractive domains with gTLDs diminishes. With .com becoming “too-darn-dot-hard-to-get” (to quote a recent client) more and more people are turning to ccTLDs for their sites.
General Background
Despite all…
Standard Domains (gTLDs)
Posted on February 10, 2001 - Filed Under Deciphering Domains, Webmastering | Leave a Comment
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The Bottom Line This installment will cover the standard three-character domain names that are familiar to most web-surfers.
Standard (or generic) Top Level Domains are both the most common and the most well-known. There are seven gTLDs: .com, .net, .org, .edu, .gov, .mil and .int. Only the first three are truly generic although all seven three-character domains are usually lumped together under the gTLD acronym.
Reserved gTLDs
Originally all…
Want www.YOURNAME.com? You need a registrar.
Posted on January 29, 2001 - Filed Under Deciphering Domains, Webmastering | Leave a Comment
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The Bottom Line Plain and simple: domain registrars are companies that allow individuals or companies to register domain names.
What are domain registrars?
Plain and simple: domain registrars are companies that allow individuals or companies to register domain names.
What is a domain name?
Allow me to defer to the Netdictionary (http://www.netdictionary.com) on this one:
“domain name — The official name of a computer connected to the Internet. Domain names are derived…
Domain Registration Glossary
Posted on January 25, 2001 - Filed Under Deciphering Domains, Webmastering | Leave a Comment
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The Bottom Line This is a simple glossary of terms relating to domain registration and will be updated regularly.
The following is a list of terms used when registering a domain name.
Country Code (ccTLD) -
All two-character Top Level Domains are country-code TLDs, so called because each represents a specific country.
DNS (Domain Name Service) -
The internet actually uses numbers, not words, to locate and retrieve data. DNS servers…
