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Welcome to the The
Lowdown from
DN Journal - your source for notable news
and information from all corners of the global
domain name
industry!
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Where
Did We Come From and Where Are We Now? Outstanding
Review of Domain Industry History Has the
Illuminating Answers |
When
people talk about when the domain industry
began the conversation usually starts from
what would seem to be the obvious place - the
creation of the Domain
Name System (DNS) from an idea born in
1983. But the story actually starts years before
that - many years in fact - all the way
back to 1958 when then U.S. President
Dwight D. Eisenhower established the Advanced
Research Projects Agency (ARPA) to spearhead
research and development projects to extend the
boundaries of technology and science, beyond
immediate military needs. |
The
evolution of that process led directly to
the creation of the DNS with groundbreaking
interim steps along the way including the launch
of ARPANET
in 1969, the sending of the first email in 1971,
a 1981 paper proposing the creation of "Internet
Domain Names" and ARPANET's switch over
to TCP/IP in January 1983. An outstanding
new Domain
Name Industry History, published by
Simone Catania, the Global Content &
Communications Manager at InterNetX,
details all of that early history but also continues
the story right through to the point we are
at today (a robust "future" that the
original pioneers almost certainly could never
have imagined). |
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It
is an excellent reference that puts all of
the key information in one convenient place
that you will likely find yourself returning to over
and over again. It will tell you what the original
six TLDs, created at the end of 1984, were, what the
first domain name ever created in January 1985 was
(as well as the rest of the first ten, including the
first .com domain in March 1985). There is also the
first ccTLD (.US), when domain registrations were
first made available to the public...and right on
through just about every major development since
then, including the new gTLD program that has
pushed the number of TLDs available today past the 1,500
mark. Author Simone
Catania provided this list of some highlights
from the article:
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In-depth
analysis: A thorough exploration of the
domain name industry's history, covering nearly
40 years of innovation, technological
breakthroughs, and the emergence of domain
names as fundamental to branding in
the 21st century.
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Pioneer
Profiles: Descriptions of Internet pioneers
such as Paul Mockapetris and Jon
Postel, among others, whose contributions
laid the groundwork for our industry.
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Fascinating
Facts & Figures: From the first .com
registered domains to the highest domain sales,
this article contains data and statistics that
outline the industry's evolution.
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Links
to other resources: Navigate through the
critical events and milestones with embedded
links designed to deepen your understanding and
appreciation of the domain industry's rich
history.
Better yet, all of that
is free of charge to anyone who wants to learn
more about this amazing industry so many of us
have found a home in today. It's a link I think
you'll want to keep close at hand: https://snapshot.internetx.com/en/domain-name-industry-history-facts-figures/
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(Posted
June 25, 2024)
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