.mobi (Dotmobi) Registration Gathers Momentum
2006-06-15 09:20:34 | Viewed 2709 times
The .mobi domain registration is attract more companies by the day since the Sunrise Registration began in late May 2006.
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Dotmobi is a top-level domain (TLD) approved by ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. Dotmobi guides mobile users to made-for-mobile Internet content and services that can be accessed with confidence and is backed by the most prominent mobile and Internet players in the world. It make the mobile device as useful as a PC for browsing and data services, but far more portable. Dotmobi launched May 22 2006 with a Sunrise Registration Period open to mobile industry associations, Trademark holders followed on June 12, and individual users can start filing for registration starting August 28. This will be followed in late August with the General Registration Period, open to the public, which continues indefinitely. |
The registry for .mobi domains, recently announced that the first and only Internet address created for mobile phones, .mobi, will be available through 16 of the top 20 domain name registrars worldwide.
Bob Parsons, CEO and Founder of GoDaddy.com said: "The .mobi initiative gives users and search engines the ability to easily identify sites specifically designed for mobile phones." He added "Internet-enabled mobile devices have become quite popular the past few years. In order to get the full experience of browsing with these mobile devices, it is only natural they get their own domain extension."
The list of ICANN accredited registrars for .mobi domain names is available at pc.mtld.mobi
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