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.US Domain Names to Go Live on April 24, 2002
April 24th, 2002
Michelle L. Collie
.US
is expected to become the largest Country-Code domain in the
world, surpassing England's .UK, Canada's .CA and Japan's
.JP. Protect your proprietary rights by requesting
your .US domain name NOW .US is the ONLY Domain designated
solely for American-based websites.
Since
September, 11, Pride and Patriotism is at an all time high
and the American people are binding together and promoting
"Made in America" products and services, and what
better way to show off your patriotic identity than by registering
a truly U.S. Internet Identity.
United
States' citizens have ALWAYS been "Proud To Be American"
and even though September 11th may support the immediate need
for a .US domain name, the real soul of America, the awareness,
confidence, and consumer preference for American Businesses
will make .US the new force that drives the Internet. After
all, what better way to show you are from the United States
than by simply stating it with yourbusiness.us, yourproduct.us,
yourservice.us or yourname.us!
.US
will play a major role in the United States' 21 century communication
and Internet infrastructure. Now is the best time to unlock
the potential of .US by registering your business or personal
domain name.
Be
first in line to request your .US Domain Name.
Hundreds
of thousands of .US domain names are expected to be registered
in the first few months. Whether you are an individual looking
to establish a standout email address, a proud American business,
a government or non-profit organization that provides services
to Americans - .US is the best Domain Name to showcase your
roots. Request
Your .US Today
About
Country Code Domain Names
There
are just under 250 country code top-level domain names running
on the Internet today. Many of these country code domain names,
such as Japan's .jp and United Kingdom's .uk are more widely
used in their country than general top-level domains such
as .com, .biz, and .net.
A
few others, such as Tuvalu's .TV and Cocos Island's .CC are
unrestricted and have made their way into the North American
domain market as a viable alternative or supplement to .com.
Canada's
.ca domain name is very popular among Canadian businesses
and individuals as it sets their website as being distinctly
Canadian. Basically, .CA means "I Am Canadian".
Monster.com has a Canadian version of their job searching
site at monster.ca, Ford Motors has ford.ca and the list goes
on.
Some
interesting country codes (because of their North American
Connotations) include The Bahamas (.bs), Eritrea (.er), Gambia
(.gm), Mauritania (.mr), and of course, the more widely known
and used .tv for Tuvalu and .cc for Cocos Islands.
Businesses,
individuals, and organizations are realizing the value in
both setting themselves up on the Internet under a general
domain name (.com, .net, .biz, .info, .org) and also defining
their Country-presence by registering names under their unique
country code.
By
Michelle L. Collie
Expiry Corp. Staff Writer
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