Domains Approved by ICANN – .jobs, .travel & .eu
ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, has authorized three new domain name extensions: “.jobs”, “.travel” and “.eu”. Dot travel (.travel) internet domain name will be exclusive to the travel industry, .jobs domain will be awarded to those in the jobs industry and .eu will be used by European Union organizations.
Domains should be online by the end of the year and registration for names will begin in several of months. Pricing for the new limited domains has not yet been announced. Hopefully, they’ll be $5 from GoDaddy, but given the niche markets that these domains will attact, that is doubtful.
ICANN, established by the U.S. Department of Commerce in 1998, is responsible for centralizing technical coordination functions of the Internet. ICANN is a non-profit organization that manages and coordinates the domain name system to ensure that it continues to function effectively.
