Domain Names AKA Acronym Overload Lauren Reid

Some History… ARPAnet + HOSTS.TXT = <3 … but not for long…</3 Too much traffic Doppelgangers Uniformity Domain Name System (DNS) Database like a file system: “.” instead of “/” to categorize Translates

ARPAnet + HOSTS.TXT = <3

… but not for long…</3

Too much traffic

Doppelgangers

Uniformity

Domain Name System (DNS)

Database like a file system: “.” instead of “/” to categorize

Translates

Shamwhat? Why? 67.207.209.30 vs. shamwow.com URL: http://www.shamwow.com/ Domain Name: www.shamwow.com Registered Domain Name: shamwow.com Unique but still easy to remember!

Why?

67.207.209.30 vs. shamwow.com

URL: http://www.shamwow.com/

Domain Name: www.shamwow.com

Registered Domain Name: shamwow.com

Unique but still easy to remember!

DNS? TLD? SLD? OMFG WTF!!! Top-Level Domain (TLD) Original 7: com, edu, gov, mil, net, org, int gTLDs Country-codes - not just US sTLDs: Sponsored TLDs, have charter and organization, exclusive .gov, .mil, .aero

Top-Level Domain (TLD)

Original 7: com, edu, gov, mil, net, org, int

gTLDs

Country-codes - not just US

sTLDs: Sponsored TLDs, have charter and organization, exclusive

.gov, .mil, .aero

Country Codes (ccTLDs)  

That’s Some BS Domain Name Registrar Network Solutions, Inc. before 1999 for .com, .net., .org YES!!! NO!!!

Domain Name Registrar

Network Solutions, Inc. before 1999 for .com, .net., .org

How Do I Get One??? Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) After ICANN established, UCANN go wherever you want to buy a domain - competition!

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)

Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA)

After ICANN established, UCANN go wherever you want to buy a domain - competition!

.ianal .xxx .kids .health .nyc .bank .stock .love .mcfly .cat .jobs .travel .tel .post . テスト .kids