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==Overcrowding of .Com Domain Space==
==Overcrowding of .Com Domain Space==
The .com is the most popular and widely registered top level domain name by internet users worldwide.In 2000, there are more than 20 million registered names under the .com domain name space.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/17/technology/17DOMA.html%20(last%20visited%20Dec.%202,%202000)www.nytimes.com]</ref> The overcrowding of the .com domain space resulted a proposal from the internet community to create new gTLDs to solve the problem. On April 18-19, 2000 during the ICANN Yokohama meeting, the DNSO Names Council proposed the implementation of new TLDs to promote competition of domain name registration business, enhance the utility of the DNS, and increase the available number of domain names.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/meetings/yokohama/new-tld-topic.htm#IIC www.icann.org]</ref> On November 16, 2000, ICANN approved seven new gTLDs which include [[.biz]], [[.info]], [[.name]], [[.pro]], [[.museum]], [[.aero]] and [[.coop]] to ease up the exhaustion of the .com and the [[.net]] domain space.
The .com is the most popular and widely registered top level domain name by internet users worldwide.In 2000, there are more than 20 million registered names under the .com domain name space.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/17/technology/17DOMA.html%20(last%20visited%20Dec.%202,%202000)www.nytimes.com]</ref> The overcrowding of the .com domain space resulted a proposal from the internet community to create new gTLDs to solve the problem. On April 18-19, 2000 during the ICANN Yokohama meeting, the DNSO Names Council proposed the implementation of new TLDs to promote competition of domain name registration business, enhance the utility of the DNS, and increase the available number of domain names.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/meetings/yokohama/new-tld-topic.htm#IIC www.icann.org]</ref> On November 16, 2000, ICANN approved seven new gTLDs which include [[.biz]], [[.info]], [[.name]], [[.pro]], [[.museum]], [[.aero]] and [[.coop]] to ease up the exhaustion of the .com and the [[.net]] domain space.
==List of Earliest Registered .Com Domain Names==
The first or oldest .com domains include:<ref>[http://www.iwhois.com/oldest/ Whois oldest .com domains]</ref>
* Symbolics.com- March 15, 1995
* BBN.com- April 24, 1985
* Think.com-May 24, 1985
* MCC.com- July 11, 1985
* DEC.com- September 30, 1985
* Northrop.com- May 24, 1985
* Xerox.com- Jan. 9, 1986
* SRI.com- Jan. 17, 1986
* HP.com- May 3, 1986
* Bellcore.com- March 5, 1986
* IBM.com- March 19, 1986
* Sun.com- March 19, 1986
* Intel.com- March 25, 1986
* TI.com- March 25, 1986
* ATT.com- April 25, 1986
* GMR.com- May 8, 1986
* TEK.com- May 8, 1986
* FMC.com- July 10, 1986
* UB.com- July 10, 1986
* Bell-ATL.com- August 5, 1986
* GE.com- August 5, 1986
==Premium .Com Domain Names==
The strong demand of registration under the .com domain space resulted to a high increase of value for premium domains and some costs millions. Some of the most expensive domain names that were sold under the .com domain name space include:<ref>[http://most-expensive.net/domain-name Most Expensive .Com Domain Names]</ref>
*Insure.com- purchased by QuinStreet for $16 million in 2009
* Sex.com - purchased by Clover Holdings Ltd for 14 million in 2006
* Fund.com- sold to Fund.com Inc for $9.99 million in 2008
* Porn.com- sold by Moniker for $9.5 million in 2007
* Business.com - sold to Jake Winebaum and Sky Dayton for $7.5 million in 1999
* Diamond.com- bought by Ice.com for $7.5 million in 2006
* Beer.com- sold for $7 million in 2004
* Israel.com- Sold for $5.88 million in 2004 to undisclosed buyer
* Casino.com- sold for $5.5 million in 2003
* Toys.com- purchased by Toys ‘R Us for $5.1 million in 2009
==References==
==References==