The decision to allow custom top-level domains will be a "nightmare" for brand managers, analysts and lawyers have warned.
The industry body overseeing domain names has announced two measures to increase the number of domains available.
The Internet's governing body has threatened to pull VeriSign's contract to sell Web addresses unless the domain name company maintains more accurate records of its customers.
Paul Twomey, the recently elected president of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), believes the next step of the organisation is to include the interests of more of the Internet community in its rulings.
Users who try to access Web addesses with the .sex suffix are in for a disappointment.
Proponents are touting the benefits of alternative top-level domain names. But are there any benefits for businesses? ZDNet Australia investigates the pros and cons.
An Australian domain name registry is looking to leverage its technical experience Down Under in a bid to become the registry for global top-level domain .org.
Things could get rough if bad guys blend physical and virtual attacks, says VeriSign CEO Stratton Sclavos.
An Internet taskforce is calling for increased accuracy of domain-name owner data and the elimination of bulk marketing that uses domain-name information.
ICANN Chairman Vint Cerf fires back at critics who say his organisation impedes innovation on the Internet.
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