Learn Expanding The Cyberspace Domain Space

In 2016, it’s estimated that almost one-half of the world’s population volition hold upward online, yet nearly fifty percent of the websites nosotros view are flora inward the .com top-level domain (TLD), which was amidst the firstly TLDs created inward 1984. Despite the nifty opportunities the spider web has enabled for people merely about the world, at that spot is even then a lingering interrogation nigh the diverseness of the domain infinite (given that the release of generic TLDs has solely increased yesteryear xiv inward the end 28 years).

In 2008, ICANN announced a programme to expand the release of generic TLDs (think .com, .org, .edu), developed through its bottom-up, multi-stakeholder process, inward which nosotros participate. Given this expansion process, nosotros decided to submit applications for novel TLDs, which to a greater extent than oftentimes than non autumn into iv categories:

Our trademarks, similar .google
Domains related to our essence business, similar .docs
Domains that volition ameliorate user experience, such every bit .youtube, which tin laissez passer on the sack increment the ease amongst which YouTube channels together with genres tin laissez passer on the sack hold upward identified
Domains nosotros mean value get got interesting together with creative potential, such every bit .lol

We desire to laid upward the introduction of novel generic TLDs a proficient sense for spider web users together with site owners. So nosotros will:

Make safety together with abuse prevention a high priority
Work amongst all ICANN-accredited registrars
Work amongst laid upward owners to prepare sensible rights protection mechanisms that laid upward upon ICANN’s requirements

We’re merely start out to explore this potential root of excogitation on the web, together with nosotros are curious to meet how these proposed novel TLDs volition fare inward the existing TLD environment. By opening upward to a greater extent than choices for Internet domain names, nosotros promise people volition discovery options for to a greater extent than diverse—and maybe shorter—signposts inward cyberspace.

Update Jun 13: You tin laissez passer on the sack stance the listing of gTLDs nosotros applied for below:

Posted yesteryear Vint Cerf, Chief Internet Evangelist