.nyc
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.nyc is a proposed city-level top-level domain
for New York City
.
The .nyc top-level domain was proposed in 2000 by J. William Semich in an application to ICANN
. Name-Space, founded by Paul Garrin, filed unsuccessfully for .nyc during the ICANN's 2000 new TLD round.
The first municipal support for the .nyc TLD was put forth as the Internet Empowerment Resolution
by Queens Community Board 3
, a neighborhood governance unit of the City of New York, on April 19, 2001.
Advocates for .nyc have differing goals for the TLD that include providing good domain names to improve tourism, marketing of local businesses, encourage a sense of community between city residents, the creation of a series of public service web portal
s and search engine
. Connecting.nyc Inc. is a New York State not-for-profit campaigning for the TLD's acquisition as a public interest resource. It has the following mission statement:
ICANN approved a new TLD policy at its Paris meeting in June 2008.
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn indicated in her February 12, 2009 State of the City address that the city of New York will be supporting the acquisition of the .nyc TLD. On April 15, 2009 the New York City Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications
issued a Request for Information (RFI) potentially leading towards the issuance of a Request for Proposals. Several entities responded to the RFI. A Request for Proposals (RFP) was issued by the City of New York on October 5, 2009.
Antony Van Couvering partnered with Semich to create Dot NYC LLC to apply again in ICANN's 2010 application window.
Connecting.nyc, Dot NYC, and Name-Space, submitted comments in response to the April 2009 RFI. Connecting.nyc's comments are available online. Dot NYC LLC submitted a proposal in response the October 2009 RFP.
Top-level domain
A top-level domain is one of the domains at the highest level in the hierarchical Domain Name System of the Internet. The top-level domain names are installed in the root zone of the name space. For all domains in lower levels, it is the last part of the domain name, that is, the last label of a...
for New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
.
The .nyc top-level domain was proposed in 2000 by J. William Semich in an application to ICANN
ICANN
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is a non-profit corporation headquartered in Marina del Rey, California, United States, that was created on September 18, 1998, and incorporated on September 30, 1998 to oversee a number of Internet-related tasks previously performed directly...
. Name-Space, founded by Paul Garrin, filed unsuccessfully for .nyc during the ICANN's 2000 new TLD round.
The first municipal support for the .nyc TLD was put forth as the Internet Empowerment Resolution
Internet Empowerment Resolution
The Internet Empowerment Resolution was passed by , a local governance unit of the City of New York, on April 19, 2001. The Resolution called for the acquisition of the .nyc Top Level Domain, or TLD, and for its development as a public interest resource serving the residents and organizations of...
by Queens Community Board 3
Queens Community Board 3
The Queens Community Board 3 is a local government in New York City, encompassing the neighborhoods of Jackson Heights, East Elmhurst and North Corona The Queens Community Board 3 is a local government in New York City, encompassing the neighborhoods of Jackson Heights, East Elmhurst and North...
, a neighborhood governance unit of the City of New York, on April 19, 2001.
Advocates for .nyc have differing goals for the TLD that include providing good domain names to improve tourism, marketing of local businesses, encourage a sense of community between city residents, the creation of a series of public service web portal
Web portal
A web portal or links page is a web site that functions as a point of access to information in the World Wide Web. A portal presents information from diverse sources in a unified way....
s and search engine
Search engine
A search engine is an information retrieval system designed to help find information stored on a computer system. The search results are usually presented in a list and are commonly called hits. Search engines help to minimize the time required to find information and the amount of information...
. Connecting.nyc Inc. is a New York State not-for-profit campaigning for the TLD's acquisition as a public interest resource. It has the following mission statement:
ICANN approved a new TLD policy at its Paris meeting in June 2008.
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn indicated in her February 12, 2009 State of the City address that the city of New York will be supporting the acquisition of the .nyc TLD. On April 15, 2009 the New York City Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications
New York City Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications
The New York City Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications is the city agency that "oversees the City's use of existing and emerging technologies in government operations, and its delivery of services to the public"...
issued a Request for Information (RFI) potentially leading towards the issuance of a Request for Proposals. Several entities responded to the RFI. A Request for Proposals (RFP) was issued by the City of New York on October 5, 2009.
Antony Van Couvering partnered with Semich to create Dot NYC LLC to apply again in ICANN's 2010 application window.
Connecting.nyc, Dot NYC, and Name-Space, submitted comments in response to the April 2009 RFI. Connecting.nyc's comments are available online. Dot NYC LLC submitted a proposal in response the October 2009 RFP.
See also
- .la.la.la is the Internet country code top-level domain for Laos.- History :The LA Names Corporation, based in Guernsey, has gained the rights to market .la registrations, and they had used the registry services of Afilias and, formerly, the registrar services of DreamHost. However, DreamHost has...
– TLD for LaosLaosLaos Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west...
, but marketed as the TLD for Los AngelesLos ÁngelesLos Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants... - .berlin.berlin.berlin is a proposed new top level domain . It is a Sponsored top-level domain intended to be a top level domain for Berliners.According to the dotBERLIN organization .berlin will allow all Berliners to register their domains under .berlin...
– The proposed TLD for Berlin
External links
- Connecting.nyc Inc.
- Dot NYC LLC
- Minds + Machines - Antony Van Couvering
- Name-Space
- Proposed City Council Resolution on .nyc TLD.
- Queens Community Board 3's Internet Empowerment Resolution
Video
- Connecting .nyc forum ISOC-NY discussion May 21, 2008
- .nyc hearing NY City Council public hearing Oct 17, 2008
- Ed Koch Supports Dot NYC LLC Ed Koch announces support of .NYC June 11, 2009