Thursday, June 14, 2012

Most common -- and most crazy -- possible Web domains

2 hrs.

The international group that handles "top level"?domains like .com, .xxx and .jp just finished taking?applications from anyone with $185,000 to burn. We've combed the list to see what we can learn about the Worldwide Web in which we live.

Domains with the most potential:

  • .lego
  • .ninja
  • .pets
  • .pizza
  • .rip
  • .unicorn

Domains with the least potential:

  • .allfinanzberatung
  • .mzansimagic
  • .spreadbetting
  • .hiv

Fine pairings:

  • .rocks and .sucks
  • .mom and .dad
  • .beer and .wine (also .vodka!)
  • .kosher and .halal
  • .rugby and .cricket (each more desired than .football)

Domains that support a certain lifestyle:

  • .ferrari
  • .hermes
  • .jewelry
  • .landrover
  • .rich
  • .yachts

??and those for the other side of the socio-economic spectrum:

  • .cheap
  • .free
  • .gallo
  • .loans
  • .lotto
  • .walmart

Further observations:

  • Applications for .casino outnumber applications for .charity
  • There's .irish and .catholic, but apparently nobody has yet applied for .irishcatholic
  • Someone requested .dotafrica, maybe because someone else laid claim to .africa
  • TJ Maxx applied for .tjmaxx and, in case you can't type so good, .tkmaxx

These domains each have more than six applications:

  • .app
  • .art
  • .book
  • .blog
  • .cloud
  • .corp
  • .cpa
  • .design
  • .home
  • .hotel
  • .inc
  • .law
  • .love
  • .llc
  • .ltd
  • .mail
  • .movie
  • .music
  • .news
  • .now
  • .online
  • .shop
  • .store
  • .tech
  • .vip
  • .web

The deadline for the new domain names closed on May 30, 2012, but expect at least a year or two before we see the approval and use of any of these new suffixes.?

Wilson Rothman is the Technology & Science section?editor at msnbc.com. Catch up with him on Twitter at?@wjrothman, and?join our conversation on Facebook.


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