Domain Name

That comes on top of the costs of running the domain-name suffix, likely outsourced to a company already in the business, which can run anywhere from $15,000 to millions of dollars, depending on the number of users, according to Ms. Cooper of MarkMonitor. ❋ Sam Holmes (2011)

"It requires care and feeding," adds Jothan Frakes , a domain-name consultant in Seattle. ❋ Sarah E. Needleman (2012)

The fee could keep smaller businesses from registering a unique extension, even as the change opens up opportunities to build Web addresses on industry keywords like dot-pets, said Warren Adelman , president of domain-name registration firm GoDaddy.com. ❋ Sam Holmes (2011)

Once an appealing domain-name suffix is secured, selling the secondary names—meaning the words to the left of the dot—could be a profitable business. ❋ Sam Holmes (2011)

Since the Jackson spoof in 2005, GoDaddy has gone from single digits to nearly 50 percent of market share in domain-name registry. ❋ AP (2011)

A company or government or individual that wants a domain-name suffix must pay Icann $185,000 just to apply. ❋ Sam Holmes (2011)

But I'm not in the business of buying and selling domain-name extensions. ❋ Sam Holmes (2011)

The second-least reliable rumors cite patent filings and domain-name registrations as evidence. ❋ Unknown (2011)

He and domain-name speculators like him have been building entire businesses around ideas for new right-of-the-dot names, and in many cases they have lined up backers to help them cover application and other costs. ❋ Sarah E. Needleman (2012)

For companies, even those that are happy with dot-com and aren't interested in adopting a new domain-name suffix will have to monitor the process to head off any potential trademark or brand-name infringement from other applicants, Internet experts said. ❋ Sam Holmes (2011)

The domain-name system, or DNS, is an integral part of the Internet, ensuring traffic goes where it's supposed to when users type in a Web address like www.wsj.com or www.whitehouse.gov. ❋ Amy Schatz (2012)

Web.com Group Inc., a provider of online marketing and website services to small and medium-sized business, has agreed to acquire Network Solutions, one of the largest Internet domain-name registrars, for about $560 million in cash and stock. ❋ Anupreeta Das (2011)

Colloquially there's Oz (and an Australian is an Aussie, and the dialect is Strine short for "'stra (l) ian" - this one is mildly mocking, like the NZ dialect is Newzild), or in geeky circles you can use the domain-name style AU. ❋ Karenhealey (2010)

I [bought] the domain name, because I planned on [building] a [website]. ❋ Rhljr (2023)

Disney tried to [hijack] [my website], DonaldD.com, but my name is [Donald] Donallson so it didn't work. ❋ Rachel Smith (2003)

Did you know that a [Domain Name] Advisor - Can help you acquire, secure, or UPGRADE your [domain name]/ or website because Your [Domain] = Your Brand = Your Brand [Equity]. ❋ Domain Name Advisor (2021)