Thread: Some Domain Name Extensions

Here is a list of some Domain Extensions.

.com domain is the most popular extension available with more than 61 million registrations. It is the most popular registration undertaken. If you register in the .com.au, it is a good idea to try and register in the .com to lessen your chances of your business being mistaken for someone else.

.net domain has more than 8 million registrations. Originally intended for network providers, the .net is an unrestricted domain.

.org domain is the international domain for organisations. According to ICANN, the .org space was originally intended for "organisations that do not fit elsewhere". It is essentially an unrestricted space, and it is run by The Public Internet Registry or PIR.

.biz domain is designed for business. It is marketed as the space for business, and the Registry functions are carried out by NeuLevel.

.info domain is ideal place for information based websites. It is an unrestricted space and the Registry functions are carried out by Afilias.

.mobi domain is the ICANN designated space for mobiles. It has specific conditions attached to it for use with mobile devices, including adherance to w3 standards.

.com.au domain and the .net.au domain extensions are both designated for use by Australian business with commercial purposes. The .org.au domain is the designated extension for non-commercial organisations.

.asn.au domain is the designated extension for Associations and the .id.au domain is the designated space for an Australian citizen or an Australian resident.

.nz domain is the ccTLD for New Zealand. Registrations are available in seven different second level domains of .ac.nz, .co.nz, .geek.nz, .gen.nz, .maori.nz, .net.nz, .org.nz, and .school.nz.

.uk domain is the ccTLD for the UK. Registrations are available in the second levels of .co.uk for commercial businesses and .org.uk for non profit and charity organisations.

.ca domain is the official space for Canadians. It requires a Canadian presence as defined by the Registry operator, which in this case is CIRA, or Canadian Internet Registration Authority.

.cc domain is an open ccTLD for the Cocos Keeling Islands. According to the IANA site, It is managed by a company called eNIC Cocos (Keeling) Islands Ltd.Pty, d/b/a Island Internet Services. Lvl 5/6-10 O'Connell St. Sydney, New South Wales 2000. Australia. This company is a part of the Verisign® Corporation.

.cn domain is the Chinese ccTLD with defined Rules and restrictions. The Registry is operated by The Ministry for Information Industry, through the China Internet Network Information Centre.

.hk domain is the official ccTLD for Hong Kong with more than 150,000 registrations. The Registry functions for the .hk is the Hong Kong Domain Name Registration Company Limited.

.in domain is the ccTLD for India. We process registrations in both the .in and .co.in extensions. Registry functions are carried out by INRegistry.

.jp domain is the ccTLD for Japan. More than 900,000 names are now registered with the .jp. domain extension. We process registrations in the .jp for both Australian and International companies. Registry functions for the .jp are carried out by JPRS, the Japan Registry Service.

.kr domain is the ccTLD for Korea. Registry functions for the .kr are carried out by NIDA, the National Internet Develeopment Agency of Korea. Registrations are available in both the .kr and .co.kr.

.my domain is the ccTLD for Malaysia. Registry functions are carried out by the Malaysian Network Informnation Centre. Domain Registrations are available in the .com.my, .net.my, and .org.my

.ph domain is the ccTLD for The Philippines. Domain registrations are available in the .ph, .com.ph, .net.ph, and .org.ph. Registry functions for the .ph are carried out by the dotPH Corporation.

.sg domain is the ccTLD for Singapore. All of the Registry functions for the .sg are carried out by SGNIC, the Singapore Network Information Centre.

.tv domain is an open ccTLD intended for the Island of Tuvalu. The Registry functions for the .tv are carried out by The Verisign® Corporation.

Thanks, never read this before. I knew most of the facts just never read a list like this.

Helpful post .