Thinking of registering a snazzy website like sex.info or show.biz?
Well, there may be more competition than you anticipated.
As the pre-registration process continues for the soon to be launched dot-biz and dot-info domains, domain registrars are still seeing a healthy response from those hoping to snag a catchy Web address.
Although those new domains — two of the seven new Web suffixes approved by the Internet’s chief regulatory body last winter — won’t go live until later this year, rivalry for several top picks is heating up.
For a taste of what’s in demand, VeriSign — which runs Network Solutions, the largest U.S. domain name registrar — released its most current lists of the 10 most-requested dot-biz and dot-info domains.
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ests don’t entirely overlap, both revealed domain-name speculators’ preference for Web addresses containing simple nouns.</p> <p>It t
dt that “show” was among the most requested dot-biz address, but it didn’t make the .info top-ten. “”Travel” and “sex” were popular picks for both domains.</p> <p>But
h a strong showing of early demand, registrars don’t expect dot-biz or dot-info domains to generate anything approaching the frenzy that coveted dot-com domains did in their heyday.</p> <p>“It
turp dot-com’s pre-eminent position. I think it will be a lot of second choices for people who didn’t get a dot-com,” said Chris Bura, president of <a href="httom</a>.</p> <ps
toting that even many of the most coveted dot-com domains don’t seem all that “in-demand” anymore.</p> <p>The
as managing the new domain rollouts are also quick to caution that a high volume of pre-registrations doesn’t mean later registrants won’t have a shot at a hot Web address.</p> <p>The
lregistration periods for dot-biz and dot-info won’t begin until later this summer, with dot-biz first on deck. Those who pre-register aren’t given any guarantee they’ll get first shot at a popular domain.</p> <p>At d
iafter the initial registration period concludes, the registry will pick a “winner” randomly from all applications.</p> <p>Befo
etes go live, however, registrants will have to resolve disputes with trademark holders who say they have a legal right to a domain name. That stipulation should discourage individuals from throwing away money trying to register something such as Microsoft.biz.</p>
