.tk - the wonder

[Ray]

i have often wondered about this, how did they get there own extension .tk, its free and u can adjust name servers and what not. I have also noticed that it was not aproved by iccan..

how is this?

 

[dgridley]

Info is on their site... .tk stands for the island nation of Tokelau.

 

[JoshHendo]

well, they are entitled to their own domain name as they have their own country/island. There is no way icann can't approve it i don't think. but, still, they have it . I don't use .tk domain names anymore, even though i found a way to turn off the advertiseing!

 

[Ray]

there site seems to be down

 

[Midano]

.tk is a ccTLD. It comes as a package - you have a country - you get a TLD.
Being free is a classic "bait and switch" trick. They give it away for free now in hopes that you will develop. You will have no choice but pay up, when time comes to renew.

 

[Ray]

ya... they do cost after like 1 year, but its only like 3$

and so basically, if i went to an unclaimed island and declared it template rave, do i get my own cctld, and can i make it free?

 

[ApeXX]

Sure, but it is much more complicated than that TemplateRave. Much more.

 

[dgridley]

if you find an unclaimed island, you'd be extremely lucky.. tho I expect you might find islands for sale, they'd still be under the auspices of a country somewhere.

ya... they do cost after like 1 year, but its only like 3$

and so basically, if i went to an unclaimed island and declared it template rave, do i get my own cctld, and can i make it free?

 

[barefoottech]

Yes, It is a ccTLD just like
.ws Western Samoa
.tv Tuvalu
.fm Federated States of Micronesia
.cc Cocos Keeling Islands
.bz Belize
.am Armenia
.sc Seychelles (Not South Carolina)
Hands up who knows where they are on a map.
plus of course
.US Some little country I can't remember the Name of. :D

All sovereign nations of the World are entitled to their own ccTLD
But some poor and improvished countries like Tokealu (population < 3000)
Sell the rights to their ccTLD to help their economy.
I don't have a problem with this ,but please don't rubbish the country for doing it.

 

[Humdizzy]

Namepros should find its own island and get a free extension. It would probably be cheaper than applying for one.

 

[Fork]

My parents own an island in Belize, Central America. Are they entitled to their own ccTLD? :P

 

[The Equivocate]

Namepros should find its own island and get a free extension. It would probably be cheaper than applying for one.

the nation of NamePros... unconditional ruler, Ron James...

 

[zaros64]

ahh I would my there.. I would live in NamePros.. how cool is that??? and how do you block the advertising on .tk domains?

 

[Raf]

This is a pretty interesting topic actually, when I started off developing websites and such I remember actually using this extension. But unfortunately these days it's filled with advertisements before you even enter the site.

 

[netPH]

I love .tk's , i have 11 .tk that are typos of a high traffic .tk site and they are bringing me $$$

 

[Raf]

I love .tk's , i have 11 .tk that are typos of a high traffic .tk site and they are bringing me $$$

Are they the free ones (redirection) or ones that you actually bought?

 

[dgridley]

I'd rather use SmartDots.com, rather than .tk.

 

[barefoottech]

ahh I would my there.. I would live in NamePros.. how cool is that??? and how do you block the advertising on .tk domains?

Easy pay the Reg. Fee

 

[furan]

.tk = talk
:bingo:

 

[Ray]

.tk doesnt = talk