It is possible to use any character string in the top level domain name part such as ".com" or ".net"

To be easy to understand, until now, "Gigazine.net ""Gigazine.biz ", but this is" yahoo.gigazine"Or" google.gigazineIn this way,Top level domainYou can use your favorite character string in the name part.

Details are as below.
ICANN | Biggest Expansion to Internet in Forty Years Approved for Implementation

According to the decision of this time, the final version will be decided in 2009, to eliminate the current 21 top level domain name restrictions.

For example, it is possible to apply newly for ".nyc" for New York, ".berlin" for Berlin, or ".paris" for Paris in France. Along with this, there are plans to make available the languages ​​of Asian, Middle Eastern, Eastern European and Russian including Japanese as well as 37 currently available Roman characters.

These new top level domain names will not be sold at the beginning, it seems that the application period will be set as the first round first. For example, it seems that the time to apply for such name, such as the name of a group, the name of a trademark, or the name of a company, will start accepting other top level domain names. It seems that top-level domain names that disobey public morality are rejected, but basically it seems that anything else can be accepted.

Please note that accepting applications for this new top level domain name is currently in preparation for the second quarter of 2009.