.web TLD

[matt_bodis]

Any news on the .web tld?

I heard it was proposed to ICANN since 2000 and declined back then. I have heard from a rather larger investor that he is looking forward to .web and .xxx.

Has there been any news for .web? I think it would be the second biggest TLD.

 

[htmlindex]

Nope, I haven't heard any news about the .web extention.

 

[stscac]

Nothing lately.



Don't think would be logical now. But if it did happen. I would get:

inter.web



-Steve

 

[scandiman]

I haven't heard a peep about it. Sure would like to own worldwide.web or spider.web though.

 

[Coopey]

I believe that it still hasn't been rejected outright, but it seems nothing further is going to be done (at least for the time being:
http://www.icann.org/tlds/web1/

Also .web hasn't changed since the last time I seen it...

I would get:

inter.web

Hands off. That is so mine.

 

[ofclean]

Nothing lately.



Don't think would be logical now. But if it did happen. I would get:

inter.web



-Steve

That's fine... I would get the correct version: intar.web

 

[nrmillions]

Any news on the .web tld?

I heard it was proposed to ICANN since 2000 and declined back then. I have heard from a rather larger investor that he is looking forward to .web and .xxx.

Has there been any news for .web? I think it would be the second biggest TLD.

I dont think it would be very big anyway even if it did come out. Look how .ws is doing and it stands for website.

 

[MyPGP]

charlottes.web would be my choice

 

[fonzie_007]

I haven't heard a peep about .web in a long, long time. I'm guessing it will have a similar fate as .xxx.

 

[stscac]

That's fine... I would get the correct version: intar.web

Interweb (sometimes deliberately misspelled intarweb(s) or intraweb) is a slang term referring to the Internet, sometimes more specifically referring to the World Wide Web.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interweb

Snapppppppppppppppppppp



-Steve

 

[Jeff]

I dont think it would be very big anyway even if it did come out. Look how .ws is doing and it stands for website.

.WS does not really stand for "WebSite", of course ...

If it ever happens, .WEB will be the next best thing to .COM, IMHO! :music: :talk:
Really.

Just my two sense.
-Jeff

 

[equity78]

Why would you think that Jeff ? the significance or purpose of .web would be what ? Just fees for a registry and domainers regging a bunch of domains and a way to extort from established companies that own the .com

 

[Jeff]

Why would you think that Jeff ? the significance or purpose of .web would be what ? Just fees for a registry and domainers regging a bunch of domains and a way to extort from established companies that own the .com

For me, the significance is obvious ... as in the "Web", IMHO. :music:
Of course, I can see an analogy being made to, say, .NET and "Internet" ... and it's understandable. For me, I guess, it just seems like a natural ... it just makes sense! :tu:
It's also - like .COM, .NET, .INFO, .MOBI, etc. - universal (without the limitations of ccTLD's such as .US, .WS, .TV, .CA, etc). :imho:

Agreed, they'd VERY MUCH have to ensure that ™ issues / complaints & disputes (and hopefully prevention of registration of ™ names) are resolved ahead of time, etc. My guess is that this significant hurdle is one of the key components of it's current "status", IMHO ... which also may highlight its immediate demand and potential, as well!

Again, just my thoughts on the might one day be mighty .WEB ... :blink:
-Jeff

 

[matt_bodis]

I also think .web would be second behind the .com.

I think .web would be biggest today if it were launched alongside the .com though.

 

[Kate]

What is the added value of .web ?
Domain names have been around since the mid-1980s, actually they predate the world wide web. Before the wwww domains were already used for E-mail & ftp.
.web sounds restrictive to me, a bit like .mobi: I can't imagine a domain that is good only for websites and not for e-mail/ftp/etc so what is the point of .web ? :gl:

 

[Gerrit]

CentralNIC (the guys who do .us.com, .eu.com and .uk.com subdomain sales) also offer subdomains for .web.com but I have rarely seen any such subdomain.web.com.

I do think .web has potential, now that .com and .net have most good keywords registered the world is ready for a new powerful gTLD. I would say .web would make a lot more sense than things like .mobi that actually did get ICANN approval.

 

[raceway]

I do not really see a need for a .web extension. I would still use the .com and the .ca. Every one always uses the .com and there own countries ccTLD. I understand the logic behind the .mobi and the .XXX but what advantage would the .web have?

Jeff has 22,932 posts

That is a Sxxt load of posts

 

[Kate]

It looks like Chris Ambler had a proposal for .web a long time ago
http://www.dnjournal.com/columns/cover080504.htm

 

[scandiman]

Jeff has 22,932 posts

That is a Sxxt load of posts

Yes, and don't overlook his admirable trader rating of 158

Members who left a positive: 158
Members who left a negative: 0

All positive feedback received: 303

Now back to .web....

 

[Gerrit]

I do not really see a need for a .web extension. I would still use the .com and the .ca. Every one always uses the .com and there own countries ccTLD. I understand the logic behind the .mobi and the .XXX but what advantage would the .web have?

Jeff has 22,932 posts

That is a Sxxt load of posts

But .mobi is very limited in its use. When hearing an extention like that, most people will immediately think of mobile phones. A domain not related to that (for example liverpoolfc.mobi or tigerwoods.mobi) does not really make sense.

On the contrary though, .web applies to any site on the internet and thus its target audience is a lot bigger than extentions such as .travel, .mobi, .xxx, and such. Any type of site (no matter if it's about sports, music, news, politics, religion, travelling, ...) would suit with a .web extention. I can even see how big companies would want to secure they get their name with the new .web extention.

I'd say it has a lot of potential. Yes, many people think .com in the first place, but most good names are long registered. I think an extention such as .web would get a lot of attention and people would get familiar to browsing .web sites soon enough.