So, I’ve already said it once this year: more than 12 months after the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) opened up the Web domain space to a potentially infinite number of new names, the greatest expansion has been in confusion.
Now there are close to 500 — with potentially 900 more to come in the next few months.
One of the biggest problems is compatibility. That is, a lot of the new domain names don’t work with existing devices and software. Browsers don’t handle the new suffixes consistently or as expected, mail systems sometimes reject them as invalid, and some enterprise software generates unpredictable errors, which may requiring significant revisions to fix.
Full Article: http://www.forbes.com/sites/rogerka...net-domains-would-go-better-at-a-slower-pace/Potential buyers — businesses seeking to branch out with a new domain suffix or big brands wishing to own their own brand suffix — should definitely beware! A reputation is hard to build but easy to destroy.
