Domain authority lets you buy .anything… for a price!

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The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) have announced that it will be possible to apply for your own domain extension if you have suitable justification, most likely these will be the reserve of big corporations and cities. This is down in part to the $185,000 application fee attached, don’t be surprised if you find .apple, .coke and .london being picked up by their respective companies and councils.
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Guide to Domain Names and Domain Name Registration

One of the primary purposes of a domain name is to translate a word or series of words into a numeric IP address which can be referenced globally on the internet by any other machine on the internet. An example of this would be www.nethosted.co.uk which can be resolved to 85.13.250.34. This use is facilitated by the use of the Domain Name System (DNS) and domain registrar authorities.

For domain name registration will need to use a domain registrar. In many cases web hosting companies also offer domain registration services so (more…)