New domain names agreed
Howard Lake | 20 November 2000 | News
Seven new top level domain names have been agreed by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. When they become available towards the middle of 2001, they should offer greater choice and specificity for companies, charities and individuals wishing to establish an online presence. On the other hand, they will also very likely set off a series of law suits as existing businesses try to secure the new domain names for their own use.
Seven new top level domain names have been agreed by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. When they become available towards the middle of 2001, they should offer greater choice and specificity for companies, charities and individuals wishing to establish an online presence. On the other hand, they will also very likely set off a series of law suits as existing businesses try to secure the new domain names for their own use.
The new suffixes, at least two of which (.coop and .musuem) would appear to be directly relevant to non-profits, are:
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.info (general use)
.biz (business)
.name (individual use)
.pro (professional use)
.museum (museums)
.coop (business cooperatives)
.aero (aviation industry)
Find out more from ICANN. Read UK Fundraising’s coverage of charity domain name issues.
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Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale.
He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.