A domain name identifies a website and consists of a name and suffix (e.g. webclincher.com). Domain names must be registered and renewed periodically. In 1985 the first .com domain was registered. Over time, demand led to domain names no longer being free and the introduction of new generic top-level domains. The organization ICANN now manages and introduces new top-level domains.

1. DOMAIN NAMES

2. WHAT IS DOMAIN NAME?
 A Domain Name is a unique name that identifies a Website
 Example, The domain Name of the Webclincher is
webclincher.com.
 "www" is not part of the domain name.

3. DOMAIN SUFFIX
All domain names have a Domain Suffix, such as .com,
.net, or.org. The domain suffix helps identify the type of
website the domain name represents

4. DOMAIN NAME REGISTRATION
 Domain names are relatively cheap to register, though they
must be renewed every year or every few years. The good
news is that anyone can register a domain name.
 The bad news is that nearly all domain names with common
words have already been registered. Therefore, if you want
to register a custom domain name, you may need to think of
a creative variation

5. EVOLUTION OF DOMAIN NAMES
 1985: The first .com domain
On March 15, 1985, Symbolics Inc a computer
manufacturer in registered the domain name
Symbolics.com, making it the first appropriately registered
.com domain in the world.

6. 1995: DOMAIN NAME REGISTRATION IS NOT
FREE
 Before 1995, anyone who wanted a domain name could
register it free of charge. That all changed when the
National Science Foundation awarded tech consulting
company Network Solutions the ability to charge for
registration

7. 2003: TRUTH IN DOMAIN NAMES ACT
 Incorporated into the PROTECT Act of 2003, this piece of
legislation set a punishment for the creators of deceptive
domain names, which lure users to a pornographic website
without their consent.

8. 2007: MOST EXPENSIVE DOMAIN SALE
 The most expensive domain ever sold was
VacationRentals.com, which was scooped up for the low,
low price of $35 million. What's more interesting is that its
buyer, Ben Sharples, purchased the site primarily to keep it
out of the hands of its competitor

9. 2012: MAN REGISTERS 14,962 DOMAINS IN 24
HOURS
 In April 2012, Mike Mann, a domain speculator registered
nearly 15,000 domain names in a span of 24 hours. In
explanation of his actions , he Said, simply, "I'm just really
greedy. I want to own the world."

10. 2013: INTERNET RUNS OUT OF FOUR LETTER
.COM-DOMAINS
 In December 2013, WhoAPI, a domain data analysis
startup, revealed that every possible combination of four-letter
.com domain names had been registered. From
AAAA.com to ZZZZ.com, all 4,56,976 combinations have
been exhausted. The three-character .com domains have
been used up since 1997.

11. 2014: MORE THAN 100 NEW GENERIC TOP-LEVEL
DOMAINS
 Generic top-level domains (gLTDs) are recognizable to the
casual web user as the text coming at the end of a URL —
.com, .org, .edu, etc. Recently, more than 100 new gLTDs
were added, increasing the possibilities for new websites
exponentially. Some of the new possibilities include generic
words such as .cars and .music, as well as company names
such as .apple and .hyundai

12. ICANN (INTERNET CORPORATION FOR ASSIGNED
NAMES AND NUMBERS )
 CANN was created on September 18, 1998, and
incorporated on September 30, 1998.
 ICANN responsible for managing the DNS Root and the
numbering system for IP addresses
 ICANN is responsible for the coordination of maintenance
and introduction of new generic top-level domains

13. TOP-LEVEL DOMAIN (TLD)
 (TLD) is one of the domains at the highest level in the
hierarchical Domain Name System of the Internet
 The top-level domain names are installed in the root zone of
the name space
 For example, in the domain name www.example.com, the
top-level domain is com

14. TYPES OF TLDS
 Country-code top-level domains (ccTLD): Two letter domains
established for countries or territories.
 Internationalized country code (IDN ccTLD): ccTLDs in non-Latin
character sets (e.g., Arabic or Chinese).
 Generic top-level domains (gTLD): Top-level domains with three or
more characters
 Unsponsored top-level domains: domains that operate directly
under policies established by ICANN processes for the global
Internet community.
 sponsored top-level domains (sTLD): These domains are
proposed and sponsored by private agencies or organizations
that establish and enforce rules restricting the eligibility to use the
TLD. Use is based on community theme concepts.

15. REGISTRY. IN
 The .IN Registry has been set up by the National Internet
Exchange of India (NIXI) order dated 20th November, 2004.
 IN Registry functions as an autonomous body with primary
responsibility for maintaining the .IN ccTLD and ensuring its
operational stability, reliability, and security.

16. PROCESS BECOME REGISTRAR
 Review the Qualification Criteria described in the Statement
of Registrar Accreditation Policy.
 Review the Financial Considerations that apply to become
an ICANN-accredited registrar.
 Review the Governing Agreements and Policies that apply
to every ICANN-accredited registrar.
 AppICANN Registrar Accreditation Application and send it
to ICANN along with a non-refundable US $3,500
application fee. for Registrar Accreditation. To apply, you
must complete

17.  After completing its review of your application and
conducting any necessary follow-up inquiries and
research, ICANN will inform you by e-mail of its decision on
your accreditation application
 Sign a Registrar Accreditation Agreement with ICANN and
pay the accreditation fee. The current version of the
agreement is a standard document that all registrars sign
with ICANN. An ICANNaccreditation is currently granted for
a term of 5 years

18. TOP 10 REGISTRAR IN WORLD
 Go Daddy
 Enom.com
 Hover
 TuCows
 Network Solutions
 Melbourne IT
 ResellerClub
 Register
 Namecheap
 Schlund+Partner

19. Domain squatting :
Domain squatting is the name given to the
process of buying a domain name that you
think might be valuable to someone else,
then selling it to them for a profit. It’s
generally frowned upon across the internet
community as it ties up millions of potentially
legitimate

20.  Here are a few strategies that domain
squatters use:
 Researching new companies about to expand
into different countries and buying their
equivalent in that country-ie microsoft.com.au,
microsoft.co.nz etc
 Buying names that people might accidentally
type instead of the main name- ie googal,
googol, googel, gugl etc
 Checking for domain names that are about to
expire and quickly buying them before the
owner can renew it- There is software that
automates the checking and registration
process that is abused by domain squatters