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Domain Names and Your Web Site

If you're launching a website for your own personal experimentation or for an ecommerce venture it sure helps to have a memorable domain name. This is the name that some enters in the address bar of their web browser.

You can rely more on repeat visitors and less on search engine traffic also. The first thing you need to do after deciding on your domain name is to register the name with a domain name registrar.

A domain name registrar is a company accredited by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to sell Internet domain names. ICANN has authority over gTLDs, or Generic Top Level Domains. Examples of gTLDs include .com, .net and .org. ICANN does not have authority over ccTLDs, or Country Code Top-Level Domains. Registrars compete with each other to provide the best support and services at the lowest price. Most registrars provide DNS hosting service.

Until 1999, there was no Shared Registration System (SRS). Network Solutions (NSI) operated the .com, .net, and .org registries, and was the de jure registrar and registry. However, several companies had set up as de facto registrars, including NetNames, who invented the idea of a commercial standalone domain name registration service in 1996.

Registrars formed another link in the food chain, introducing the concept of domain name sales, effectively introducing the wholesale model into the industry. NSI followed suit, forcing the issue of separation of Registry and Registrar. In October 1998, following pressure from the growing domain name registration business and other interested parties, NSI's agreement with the US Department of Commerce was amended, requiring the creation of an SRS that supported multiple registrars. The SRS officially opened on November 30, 1999 under the supervision of ICANN, though there had been several testbed registrars using the system since March 11, 1999. Since then, over 500 registrars have entered the market for domain name registration services. (Wikipedia)

Now days you can even invest in domain names. By keeping tabs on names that are about to expire or those that heve recently expired you may be able to find a real deal. Use these resources to learn about registering names or finding domains to buy or sell.

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