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'''DotFM''' is a company based in San Francisco, CA that was launched in 1998 as the first domain registry of its kind in the world offering premium multimedia domains via [[.am]] and [[.fm]] TLDs.<ref>[http://twitter.com/#!/dotfm Twitter]</ref> These TLDs are promoted as branding for popular Social Media, Music and Radio sites online,<ref>[http://www.facebook.com/pages/dotFM-FM-AM-Domain-Name-Service/ Facebook]</ref> and is used mostly be websites offering streaming audio. Anyone may register a .fm name, but reserved "PremiumPlus" names may cost anywhere from $500 to $5000.<ref>[http://tldv.com/Dot-fm-Federal-State-of-Micronesia.htm tldv.com]</ref>
'''DotFM''' is a company based in San Francisco, CA that was launched in 1998. The company provides registry services for two [[ccTLD]]s; .am (Armenia) and .fm (Federated States of Micronesia).<ref>[https://dot.fm/about.cfm Dot.fm - About Us]</ref> These TLDs are popular [[Domain hack|domain hacks]] for streaming media, internet and over-air radio stations, and podcasting, as well as for companies offering apps or services in support of broadcasting or recording audio.<ref>see e.g. [https://get.fm/2020Top100/ Get.fm's Top 100 .fm domains of 2020]</ref> DotFM also provides registry services
 
==.am and .fm==
The [[ccTLD]]s .am and .fm are early examples of "repurposed" or "open" ccTLDs.<ref>See [[Country_code_top-level_domain#Open_ccTLDs]], [[Open Use ccTLDs]]. A portion of DotFM's revenue from registrations is


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[[Category: Companies]]
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Revision as of 19:11, 18 February 2021

Industry: Domain Registry
Founded: San Francisco, USA, 1998
Founder(s): BRS Media Inc.
Headquarters: 55 New Montgomery St Ste 622
San Francisco, CA
Country: USA
Website: dot.fm
Facebook: DotFM Facebook
Twitter: @dotfm
Key People
George Bundy, Chairman and CEO

DotFM is a company based in San Francisco, CA that was launched in 1998. The company provides registry services for two ccTLDs; .am (Armenia) and .fm (Federated States of Micronesia).[1] These TLDs are popular domain hacks for streaming media, internet and over-air radio stations, and podcasting, as well as for companies offering apps or services in support of broadcasting or recording audio.[2] DotFM also provides registry services

.am and .fm

The ccTLDs .am and .fm are early examples of "repurposed" or "open" ccTLDs.<ref>See Country_code_top-level_domain#Open_ccTLDs, Open Use ccTLDs. A portion of DotFM's revenue from registrations is

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