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What does it mean they purchased .blog TLD? Does this mean they bought every single domain that ends in .blog?

by techthroway443 10y ago

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hakcermani 10y ago
The registry ..
mmastrac 10y ago
They purchased the right to issue domains under that TLD as the registrar, I believe. That means they can set and collect the price for domains registered.
willejs 10y ago
Effectively yes. Basically, they own the TLD and can sell any domains under that. So, if you want thechthrowaway.blog, you've got to pay them to purchase it. In reality, you will probably purchase this from godaddy or similar, but ultimately they own the namespace and set the price on the cost of the domains.
- bitJericho 10y ago
  One way to combat this kind of thing is to just not own any domain names whose tlds are owned by private corporations.
  - tobltobs 10y ago
    You prefer state controlled?
    - bitJericho 10y ago
      Yes. If one country tld is unacceptable you can use a different one. There's lots of options.
      - tobltobs 10y ago
        Couldn't you apply the same principle to TLDs controlled by private companies? There are lots of options.
    - bitJericho 10y ago
      To clarify, I'm perfectly ok with a private company managing a state controlled tld.
      - tobltobs 10y ago
        But then you have two possible points of failure.
  - LeoPanthera 10y ago
    So... all of them, ultimately?
georgestephanis 10y ago
It means that Automattic gets a share of every .blog domain sold or renewed, and gets to enact policies around what .blog domains are available (like, can you register emoji in domain names) and other arbitrary restrictions about what can be hosted on the TLD (for example, Google was also bidding on .blog to restrict it to only Blogger sites -- but Automattic bid against them so you can do whatever you want t with your .blog) Basically, it's an investment both in an open web and in a return on investment over the long term depending on volume of registrations.

What does it mean they purchased .blog TLD? Does this mean they bought every single domain that ends in .blog?

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hakcermani 10y ago

The registry ..

mmastrac 10y ago

They purchased the right to issue domains under that TLD as the registrar, I believe. That means they can set and collect the price for domains registered.

willejs 10y ago

Effectively yes. Basically, they own the TLD and can sell any domains under that. So, if you want thechthrowaway.blog, you've got to pay them to purchase it. In reality, you will probably purchase this from godaddy or similar, but ultimately they own the namespace and set the price on the cost of the domains.

bitJericho 10y ago
One way to combat this kind of thing is to just not own any domain names whose tlds are owned by private corporations.
- tobltobs 10y ago
  You prefer state controlled?
  - bitJericho 10y ago
    Yes. If one country tld is unacceptable you can use a different one. There's lots of options.
    - tobltobs 10y ago
      Couldn't you apply the same principle to TLDs controlled by private companies? There are lots of options.
  - bitJericho 10y ago
    To clarify, I'm perfectly ok with a private company managing a state controlled tld.
    - tobltobs 10y ago
      But then you have two possible points of failure.
- LeoPanthera 10y ago
  So... all of them, ultimately?

georgestephanis 10y ago

It means that Automattic gets a share of every .blog domain sold or renewed, and gets to enact policies around what .blog domains are available (like, can you register emoji in domain names) and other arbitrary restrictions about what can be hosted on the TLD (for example, Google was also bidding on .blog to restrict it to only Blogger sites -- but Automattic bid against them so you can do whatever you want t with your .blog) Basically, it's an investment both in an open web and in a return on investment over the long term depending on volume of registrations.