The Independent
December 11, 2007
Starting next April, interested parties can apply for new generic top-level domains — that string of characters that forms part of every web address, like .com, .gov or .edu. Currently there are only 280 top-level domains; once the new policy takes effect, the number will be potentially unlimited.
Naturally, entrepreneurs are looking for ways to make money from the shift. One of the entities doing so most aggressively isĀ Top Level Domain Holdings, which bills itself as the only public company whose entire mission is to buy and operate new domains.