If we were machines, we need only remember the IP address of a site to access (such as 195.122.2.38).For simplicity, a directory system was introduced, combining an IP address to an identifier in the humanities, as paris.fr.After much debate, ICANN , the organization that manages domain names for the highest level, finally adopted on Monday presented a reform as the most important of the last forty years to address over the Internet.
From 22 extensions to an infinite
Today there are 22 domain name extensions of "top level" as. Com,. Net or. Org.Added to over 250 local extensions (. Fr. From etc.).With the reform passed, "the only limit is imagination," said ICANN.All characters will be authorities (including Arab and Asian).
Not for individuals
May file applications "companies and organizations, public and private."According to an Australian survey , 50% of applications are anticipated for brands like. gun.New York and Paris should seek. Nyc and. Paris.Submit an application needs to fill 200 pages of paperwork and cost a whopping 185,000 dollars (130,000 euros), which will add tens of thousands of dollars in annual management fees.ICANN expects to receive from 300 to 1,000 requests during the first wave, from January 12 to April 12, 2012.
Good points ...
Some experts see an opportunity to improve safety on the Internet, including the fight against phishing.If a bank deposit for example. Or BNP. Socgen, a customer could identify at a glance an official site, without falling into the trap of a scam.For brands like Apple and Google, have its own extension is also trying to establish a little image of the company through a "branding" (from "brand", "brand") final.
... and the bad
"Shame on the Internet," Lauren Weinstein gets carried away , who regularly takes his pen to defend freedom of expression and fight censorship on the Net.Many advocates of a free and open Internet denounce this "privatization" of the Web, finding that the Internet has nothing to gain.ICANN, a nonprofit organization, swears that his goal is not to get rich and the money raised will be directly injected into operation.Another major issue remains that of cybersquatting .ICANN has established a procedure to fight against the phenomenon: once the first wave of applications submitted, the group will issue requests, and anyone can file an appeal to block a grant.If the issue should be resolved quickly for brands, unique, which arbitration shall be made for more generic names like. Or money. Trip?The Gold Rush 2.0 can begin.
From 22 extensions to an infinite
Today there are 22 domain name extensions of "top level" as. Com,. Net or. Org.Added to over 250 local extensions (. Fr. From etc.).With the reform passed, "the only limit is imagination," said ICANN.All characters will be authorities (including Arab and Asian).
Not for individuals
May file applications "companies and organizations, public and private."According to an Australian survey , 50% of applications are anticipated for brands like. gun.New York and Paris should seek. Nyc and. Paris.Submit an application needs to fill 200 pages of paperwork and cost a whopping 185,000 dollars (130,000 euros), which will add tens of thousands of dollars in annual management fees.ICANN expects to receive from 300 to 1,000 requests during the first wave, from January 12 to April 12, 2012.
Good points ...
Some experts see an opportunity to improve safety on the Internet, including the fight against phishing.If a bank deposit for example. Or BNP. Socgen, a customer could identify at a glance an official site, without falling into the trap of a scam.For brands like Apple and Google, have its own extension is also trying to establish a little image of the company through a "branding" (from "brand", "brand") final.
... and the bad
"Shame on the Internet," Lauren Weinstein gets carried away , who regularly takes his pen to defend freedom of expression and fight censorship on the Net.Many advocates of a free and open Internet denounce this "privatization" of the Web, finding that the Internet has nothing to gain.ICANN, a nonprofit organization, swears that his goal is not to get rich and the money raised will be directly injected into operation.Another major issue remains that of cybersquatting .ICANN has established a procedure to fight against the phenomenon: once the first wave of applications submitted, the group will issue requests, and anyone can file an appeal to block a grant.If the issue should be resolved quickly for brands, unique, which arbitration shall be made for more generic names like. Or money. Trip?The Gold Rush 2.0 can begin.
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