{"id":15332,"date":"2012-06-13T16:50:12","date_gmt":"2012-06-13T14:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=15332"},"modified":"2012-06-14T10:44:40","modified_gmt":"2012-06-14T08:44:40","slug":"cool-sa-domain-names-which-may-come-our-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/internet\/15332\/cool-sa-domain-names-which-may-come-our-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Cool SA domain names which may come our way"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a title=\"Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/vb\/showthread.php\/387765-ICANN\">Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)<\/a> has reveal the latest proposed new names for online neighborhoods, which include .africa, .dstv, .durban, .capetown and .joburg.<\/p>\n<p>ICANN states that it developed the new generic top-level domain (gTLD) program to increase competition and choice by introducing new gTLDs into the Internet\u2019s addressing system.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe application window for new generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) names closed on 30 May after receiving more than 1,900 applications,\u201d ICANN said in a press statement.<\/p>\n<p>Internet users have grown accustomed to .com, .net and .org domains, but this list is set to grow substantially with the new gTLDs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are currently 280 ccTLDs but only 22 \u201cgenerics\u201d in the domain name system right now, but that is all about to change,\u201d ICANN stated on its website.<\/p>\n<p>ICANN highlighted that none of the newly listed gTLDs have been approved, and that the approval process will start now.<\/p>\n<p>ICANN director Mike Silber said that the approval process will be done in batches, and that there will be no more than 1,000 approvals in any 12 months.<\/p>\n<p>Silber said that the first approvals are likely in the first half of 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the South African domain name applications include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>.africa (applicant: UniForum SA (NPC) trading as Registry.Africa)<\/li>\n<li>.dstv (applicant: <a title=\"MultiChoice\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/forum\/showthread.php\/1878-MultiChoice\">MultiChoice<\/a> Africa (Proprietary) Limited)<\/li>\n<li>.durban (applicant: UniForum SA (NPC) trading as ZA Central Registry)<\/li>\n<li>.capetown (applicant: UniForum SA (NPC) trading as ZA Central Registry)<\/li>\n<li>.joburg (applicant: UniForum SA (NPC) trading as ZA Central Registry)<\/li>\n<li>.mtn (applicant: <a title=\"MTN\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/forum\/showthread.php\/1640-MTN-Group\">MTN<\/a> Dubai Limited)<\/li>\n<li>.multichoice (applicant: MultiChoice Africa (Proprietary) Limited)<\/li>\n<li>.mnet (applicant: Electronic Media Network Limited (M-Net))<\/li>\n<li>.africamagic (applicant: Electronic Media Network Limited (M-Net))<\/li>\n<li>.gotv (applicant: MultiChoice Africa (Proprietary) Limited)<\/li>\n<li>.kyknet (applicant: Electronic Media Network Limited (M-Net))<\/li>\n<li>.naspers (applicant: Intelprop (Proprietary) Limited)<\/li>\n<li>.supersport (applicant: SuperSport International Holdings Limited)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Related articles<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"ICANN sets reveal date for new top level domains\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/internet\/51313-icann-sets-reveal-date-for-new-top-level-domains.html\"><strong>ICANN sets reveal date for new top level domains<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Plan your .joburg, .capetown and .durban domains\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/internet\/50481-plan-your-joburg-capetown-and-durban-domains.html\"><strong>Plan your .joburg, .capetown and .durban domains<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"How the internet started in South Africa\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/internet\/34636-how-the-internet-started-in-south-africa.html\"><strong>How the internet started in South Africa<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\".Africa domain name plans\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/internet\/31832-africa-domain-name-plans.html\"><strong>.Africa domain name plans<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ICANN has released a list of generic Top-Level Domain name applications, which include .africa, .dstv, .durban, .capetown and 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