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Beyond .com: Prepare for new (possibly confusing) domain names

Environment

ICANN has announced that it will allow people and companies to apply for their own customized domain names, beyond the.com’s, the.net’s, and the .org’s.

Campaign to stop cybersquatting

Non-Latin web addresses go live

Environment

An expanded naming system on the Web

Environment
The World

PETA launches pornographic website

Global Politics
The World

ICANN Expands Domain Name Extensions

Business, Economics and Jobs

Today the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), a global body that coordinates internet names, voted to allow companies to apply for their own domain name extensions. Mariko Oi of the BBC joins us.

The World

Will the Web open the door to an expanded naming system?

Environment

A decision expected later today could radically expand the number of top-level domain names available on the Web. Many governments anticipate a more global web experience sensitive to cultural identity while many others fear the potential for confusion and online fraud. Guest: Jennifer Schenker, Paris-based technology correspondent for BusinessWeek.

The World

Domain name echoes Soviet times

Global Politics

It has been nearly 20 years since the Soviet Union dissolved, but that hasn’t stopped some Russians from using an Internet domain called .su, which stands for the Soviet Union. Jessica Golloher has the details from Moscow.