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Basic questions about less common TLD's

  • June 4, 2019
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The .com I was going for is taken, but the .me is available (and thankfully works w/ the theme of the site).

My host is offering the .me for $3 first year, then a whopping $33 for subsequent years. (Comparatively, .com is $16 for annual renewals.)

This made me want to find more info about .me -- basic questions like who runs it, and why is it so expensive? What country is it from? Is there a Wiki for this kind of stuff?

Also, is there any danger that one of these fancier TLD's will just up and disappear overnight? How about jacking the price to something absurd, forcing a rebrand? Are there any mechanisms in place to prevent that?

I guess the real question is, are TLD's like franchises; subject to a common code of conduct (so to speak) -- or more like completely independent entities; free to do whatever they want independently of one another?

(I've only ever dealt with .com/.net… is it generally safer to stick with the tried and true Verisign ones? Or not at all?)

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    BenPleysier
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    June 4, 2019

    The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) co-ordinates and maintains/administers TLD's. For more see ICANN - Wikipedia

    If you are a business, you get the best results if you stay with '.com' for international exposure or a variant (like '.com.au') for local exposure.

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    June 4, 2019

    BenPleysier  wrote

    The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) co-ordinates and maintains/administers TLD's. For more see ICANN - Wikipedia

    Thanks, but where do I find information on .me specifically? (info like any of the questions in the OP)

    Nancy OShea
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    Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
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    June 5, 2019

    https://forums.adobe.com/people/Nancy+OShea  wrote

    Powered by Verisign most likely means Dreamhost uses their services for domain name registration and SSL/TLS certificates.

    So it can be someone else "powering" .com + .net over at another host, like GoDaddy... correct? Or does Verisign have some sort of exclusivity thing with .com + .net? (ie, if you're using .com or .net in the USA, you're powered by Verisign, type thing)


    Verisign is just one more company in the domain name registration business.  They are no different than Network Solutions or some other domain name registrar.   Use whichever one gives you the best services at the best price.

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