Hacking. Misc/Unfiled. The Spoony Experiment - Because bad movies and games deserve to be hurt back! All.legs. Useful Online Tools. The construct. Number Of Domain Names To Explode; Effect Debated : The Two-Way. In voting today to dramatically expand what can be used as suffixes in Internet domain names, have the regulators of that world made the Web a whole lot more democratic or kicked off what are sure to be some expensive and extended battles over trademarks?
Perhaps both. As The Associated Press writes: "Internet minders voted Monday to allow virtually unlimited new domain names based on themes as varied as company brands, entertainment and political causes, in the system's biggest shake-up since it started 26 years ago. " Starting next year, if you can afford the $185,000 application fee and $25,00 a year after that, you can apply to attach "nearly any word in any language, including in Arabic, Chinese and other scripts," to a Web address. As the AP adds, "high-profile entertainment, consumer goods and financial services companies will likely be among the first to apply for their own domain name in a bid to protect their brands, experts said. " Chomp.