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'''Geo TLD''' is a top level domain name category in the Domain Name System denoting geographical, geopolitical, ethnic, sucial or cultural representation. Currently, [[.asia]] (represents the Asian continent), [[.cat]] (represents the Catalan language) and ([[.eu]]) representing the countries under the European Union) are considered geo TLDs. On June 26, 2007, a workshop regarding Geo TLD was conducted during the International ICANN Public Meeting in San Juan Puerto Rico wherein .berlin, .cat, .nyc and .paris were presented as examples of top level domain names under this category.<ref>[http://sanjuan2007.icann.org/node/35 Workshop: New Geo-TLDs - More Consumer Choice or More Consumer Confusion?]</ref> | '''Geo TLD''' is a top level domain name category in the Domain Name System ([[DNS]]) denoting geographical, geopolitical, ethnic, sucial or cultural representation. Currently, [[.asia]] (represents the Asian continent), [[.cat]] (represents the Catalan language) and ([[.eu]]) representing the countries under the European Union) are considered geo TLDs. On June 26, 2007, a workshop regarding Geo TLD was conducted during the International [[ICANN]] Public Meeting in San Juan Puerto Rico wherein .berlin, .cat, .nyc and .paris were presented as examples of top level domain names under this category.<ref>[http://sanjuan2007.icann.org/node/35 Workshop: New Geo-TLDs - More Consumer Choice or More Consumer Confusion?]</ref> | ||
==Proposed Geo gTLDs== | ==Proposed Geo gTLDs== | ||
Revision as of 22:19, 23 January 2012
Geo TLD is a top level domain name category in the Domain Name System (DNS) denoting geographical, geopolitical, ethnic, sucial or cultural representation. Currently, .asia (represents the Asian continent), .cat (represents the Catalan language) and (.eu) representing the countries under the European Union) are considered geo TLDs. On June 26, 2007, a workshop regarding Geo TLD was conducted during the International ICANN Public Meeting in San Juan Puerto Rico wherein .berlin, .cat, .nyc and .paris were presented as examples of top level domain names under this category.[1]
Proposed Geo gTLDs[edit | edit source]
Some of the proposed geo TLDs include:[2]
- .africa (African Region)
- .arab (Arabian Region)
- .med (Mediterranean Region)
- .lat (Latin America)
- .eng (England, UK)
- .bcn (Barcelona, Spain)
- .berlin (Berlin, Germany)
- .nyc (New York City, USA)
- .que (Quebec, Canada)
- .rome (Rome, Italy)
- .paris (Paris, France)
- .tokyo (Tokyo, Japan)