Okay, whats the scoop on the .biz, .info, .sport, .name tld's?

Are they for real? - will they actually exist or is is a submission that won't go a head and they are just hyping it up?!!

cheers

B

.biz .info and .name are all going to happen, for sure. It seems .biz and .info will be the first new TLDs to become operational.

I've never heard of .sport, though.

http://www.opensrs.org/gtld.shtml

Aloha
try this
http://www.icann.org

yeah they are for real

http://www.icann.org/announcements/icann-pr15may01.htm

also notice this paragraph at the bottom

As a reminder, there are no officially sanctioned pre-registration services. The processes to be followed by the new registry operators are designed to be fair to all applicants regardless of when they submit their application. Costs will vary based on registrar used and on the services provided by that registrar. It is expected that retail pricing for both .biz and .info names should be comparable to existing TLDs .com, .org and .net.

Yes, .biz, .info and .name are legit, but you have to go through a lot of red tape to get them.

.sport and a few others however, are run by new.net (http://www.new.net), and works more like a paid URL redirection service. Problem is, you need to download and install a plug-in in order for your browser to actually see these domains.

I did think about buying mycompanyname.inc some time back, but realised that I would be really paying $25 for mycompanyname.inc.new.net.

Still confused? Go to new.net (http://www.new.net) and download the plug-in. After that, try looking at pictures.inc, then pictures.inc.new.net. Both redirect you to billmarshphotography.com.

Thanks for the prompt replies people!


cheers!

Brian:)