ICANN Proposes New Way To Buy Top-Level Domains 198
narramissic writes "Late last week, ICANN put up for comment a new top-level domain (TLD) proposal that would open up the market for generic TLDs on the Internet, basically allowing anyone with $185,000 to buy a new TLD. ICANN has based the cost of a generic TLD on what it believes will be the cost to evaluate applications and protect the organization against risk, said Paul Levins, ICANN's executive officer and vice president for corporate affairs. Any excess money would be redistributed based on the wishes of the Internet community, he said. As of late Tuesday, there were only a couple of comments on the proposal."
Yes! (Score:5, Funny)
Now I can finally register clownpenis.fart !
Coming soon... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:money? (Score:5, Funny)
Since it's going to be spent according to the wishes of the "Internet community", I can only assume 95% of it will be spent on porn.
Re:Hmmm... (Score:3, Funny)
I call dibs on omg.wtf!
Re:Hmmm... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Hmmm... (Score:4, Funny)
I think 'dot' would be an ideal TLD...
http://slashdot.dot/ [slashdot.dot]
Re:Hmmm... (Score:4, Funny)
Just wait until someone gets FuckYou.Jesus
Re:Yes! (Score:5, Funny)
More than it's worth? Sex.com never even came close to making back it's...hem...wad.
Re:Yes! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:I for one (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Hmmm... (Score:2, Funny)
Pffft. Screw that. goatse.x!!!
Re:Suffixes FTW! (Score:3, Funny)
Hah - I'm going for .sucks
microsoft.sucks
cocacola.sucks
linux.sucks
bush.sucks
slashdot.sucks
I'm gonna be rich!
Re:Suffixes FTW! (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Hmmm... (Score:3, Funny)
;)
Re:Yes! (Score:4, Funny)
A mysterious Nigerian benefactor has offered to transfer the entire .spam TLD to me. I'll receive 10% of everything, and all I need to do is transfer a few personal details to him...
Re:Yes! (Score:5, Funny)
You were just waiting 10 years to say that one, weren't you? :-)
Re:money? (Score:2, Funny)
No, no, no. The article specifically said "redistributed" according to the wishes of the Internet community.
This should be getting tons of support from the new Obama administration.
Let's all put in a dollar (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Yes! (Score:1, Funny)