aleksandrpet
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A long time ago...
The Domain Name System was invented by Paul Mockapetris in 1983, over 35 years ago. It was proposed as an alternative to the system of naming IP-addresses: agree, much easier to remember a few words or phrases than a few large numbers.
It is interesting that the first 10 years (until 1995) domain registration was completely free. In 1995 (after the introduction of fees for domains) price was $ 100 for registering a name, then there was a rapid downward trend in this figure.
Interesting fact - free domains of three letters in the zone . COM ended in 1997. Now you can buy such a domain for a considerable sum and only "from hand to hand".
The oldest domain in the world
The history is familiar to us, but which domain was the first? Legend has it that in 1985 there were five domains in the whole world. Among them, SYMBOLICS. COM is considered the first registered domain. This occurred on March 15, 1985. Today the number of domains is counted in millions and the number of network users is counted in billions.
The most expensive domain
There are a whopping 335 million domains on the Internet! But which one is the most expensive in the world? It is important to note that records in this area are being broken with enviable regularity, so there is no guarantee that the position of "the most expensive domain in the world" can be taken by someone else. To date, the absolute leader in sales is LASVEGAS. COM. The name was sold for a record $90,000,000.
Second and third place on the pedestal went to the domains CARINSURANCE .COM ($49,700,000) and INSURE. COM ($35,600,000).
The Domain Name System was invented by Paul Mockapetris in 1983, over 35 years ago. It was proposed as an alternative to the system of naming IP-addresses: agree, much easier to remember a few words or phrases than a few large numbers.
It is interesting that the first 10 years (until 1995) domain registration was completely free. In 1995 (after the introduction of fees for domains) price was $ 100 for registering a name, then there was a rapid downward trend in this figure.
Interesting fact - free domains of three letters in the zone . COM ended in 1997. Now you can buy such a domain for a considerable sum and only "from hand to hand".
The oldest domain in the world
The history is familiar to us, but which domain was the first? Legend has it that in 1985 there were five domains in the whole world. Among them, SYMBOLICS. COM is considered the first registered domain. This occurred on March 15, 1985. Today the number of domains is counted in millions and the number of network users is counted in billions.
The most expensive domain
There are a whopping 335 million domains on the Internet! But which one is the most expensive in the world? It is important to note that records in this area are being broken with enviable regularity, so there is no guarantee that the position of "the most expensive domain in the world" can be taken by someone else. To date, the absolute leader in sales is LASVEGAS. COM. The name was sold for a record $90,000,000.
Second and third place on the pedestal went to the domains CARINSURANCE .COM ($49,700,000) and INSURE. COM ($35,600,000).
