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The '''.la''' domain is an [[Open Use ccTLD]], representing the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Laos). It was first marketed as a [[Domain hack|domain hack]] for businesses and news sites in the Los Angeles, California area in 2001.<ref>See, for example, [http://web.archive.org/web/20010119051900/http://www.la:80/ this 2001 snapshot of the www.la site] from the Internet Archive</ref> In 2013, [[GoDaddy]] made a new marketing push for .la as a Los Angeles brand identifier, resulting in a small swell of interest.<ref name="dnw">[https://domainnamewire.com/2013/10/16/over-7000-la-domains-registered-at-godaddy-since-june/ Domain Name Wire - 7000 .la domains registered at GoDaddy since June], October 16, 2013</ref> | |||
As of March 2021, the domain has approximately 175,000 active registrations.<ref>[https://research.domaintools.com/statistics/tld-counts/ DomainTools.com - TLD Counts]</ref> Despite the "open" nature, some domains in use pertain to companies or institutions in Laos.<ref>See e.g. this [http://lsxdisclosure.com.la/ archive of public disclosures] of companies listed on the Laos Stock Exchange.</ref> | |||
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| Status: | Active |
| country: | Laos |
| Introduced: | 1996 |
| Manager: | LANIC |
| Registry Provider: | Dot LA Marketing Co. |
| Type: | Open Use ccTLD |
| Website: | https://www.la |
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The .la domain is an Open Use ccTLD, representing the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Laos). It was first marketed as a domain hack for businesses and news sites in the Los Angeles, California area in 2001.[1] In 2013, GoDaddy made a new marketing push for .la as a Los Angeles brand identifier, resulting in a small swell of interest.[2]
As of March 2021, the domain has approximately 175,000 active registrations.[3] Despite the "open" nature, some domains in use pertain to companies or institutions in Laos.[4]
- ↑ See, for example, this 2001 snapshot of the www.la site from the Internet Archive
- ↑ Domain Name Wire - 7000 .la domains registered at GoDaddy since June, October 16, 2013
- ↑ DomainTools.com - TLD Counts
- ↑ See e.g. this archive of public disclosures of companies listed on the Laos Stock Exchange.