Domain Names

Domain names are the web addresses we enter into browsers that deliver us to the websites we intend to visit. If you wish to have your own domain name you will need to be sure and register it with a registry. The “Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) keeps an up-to-date directory of accredited registrars from which you could register your domain name. Typically you register a domain for a specific time period: a year up to ten years. You are also allowed to renew your domain name on an ongoing basis. Simply put your domain name belongs to you for as long as you keep it registered, but you must keep up on its registration because if it lapses anyone can register it for their own use.

When it comes to registering your domain name keep in mind that the act of registering your name with a registration company doesn’t ensure that the name is yours. If your domain name conflicts with a name owned in a different venue there are intellectual property rights that apply to domain names. An example would be the domain name: “macdonalds.com.” You aren’t allowed to use a branded name like that even if you last name happens to be MacDonald and you want to use it. A real life example is one regarding Don Henley of the Eagles. There was a man with the same name who decided he would like a domain name using his name. He registered his website with the domain name: “don-henley.com.” He set up his own website with this domain name and went so far as to explain on his website that he was not the same individual from the rock group. The Don Henley from the Eagles, however, had an issue with his website. He had the registered domain name of “donhenley.com.” In the “whois report” it is noted that the famous Don Henley had his site registered in 1999. It had previously been owned by a cybersquatter (someone who registers names and holds on to them so they can sell them later for profit). His non-famous counterpart registered his domain name in 1997. At this point there has not been a resolution to this case.

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Godaddy Coupon Codes – How to Use Them Properly

“godaddy coupon codes” is one of the popular search term for domain traders and if you are a domain trader then you should know what exactly they are and how to use them properly. If you search in google, you can see that a lot of websites are providing godaddy promo codes and there are hundreds of coupon codes out there but which one to use and which one will give you maximum discount? Here in this article you can get some useful tips.

Godaddy Coupon codes can be used to registering a new domain or renewing a domain and there are different godaddy  coupon codes for them so if you found a code for registering a domain name then that code may not work for renewing so you need to check if that works for both or not.

Most people go for .com , .net  ,.biz and.org and using discount codes one can register or renew them for as low as $7.49. So if you think that you are paying more than this then you need to find the code which will give you domain for $7.49.But this code does not include private registration .Godaddy charges $9.99 for private registration but if you use proper coupon code then you can get a domain with private registration for as low as $8.11.But those coupons are very rare. However if you buy 5 or more domains, you can get private registration for free. but what if you don’t want to buy 5 domains? It’s easy. Godaddy charges $1.99 for.info domains so if you want to buy 3 domains then buy 2 more.info domains and you will get free private registration for all of them. Later you can sell or throw those.info domains.

If you want to register / renew few domains and have different tlds then you should not renew /register them at a time. You cannot get maximum discount if you purchase them in one single order. Godaddy Promo codes are specific for certain tlds. So if you use a godaddy promo code for.com domain, you will not get discount for.net domains. So you just need to group them as per their tld and purchase them. This way you can get maximum discount.

Almost every month a special godaddy  coupon code is announced and you can register or transfer a domain name for $1.18 or $1.67.But you cannot use them for renew or multiyear registration. You also need a credit card to use these coupons and only one domain is limited per account.

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Domain Names and IP Addresses

The characters that make up your domain can be any combination of numbers, letters and hyphens as long as the first and last characters are not a hyphen. To simplify their function domain names are not case-sensitive, meaning that a domain name like “washingtontimes.com” can also be “WashingtonTimes.com” and it makes no difference you would be delivered to the same website.

The domain name is what you use to type into the address bar and identifies your website address, but it is not solely how the website is found and delivered within your browser. In addition to the domain name you use there is also a website number called the “Internet Protocol” (IP) number. This is the number used by the computers and servers to deliver the website to your computer. The number is directly connected to your domain name. The domain name and the IP address work similarly to people who use letters to remember their phone number. For example, you may remember a number by thinking, “1-800-CALL ATT” but the actual number that puts the call through is: 1-800-2255-288. This is the same sort of connection that exists between the domain name and the IP number of a website. Every computer that links up with the Internet is assigned its own unique number or IP address.  It is literally your computer’s Internet address. There are two types of IP address that get assigned: “dynamic” addresses which are temporary and “static” addresses which are permanent. In the case of home computers the IP address is going to be dynamic, but for servers and other types of computers a static IP address is used. They are a numerical sequence that resembles: 12.129.147.10, and if you were to cut and paste that number into a web browser you would be delivered to the “Washington Post.”

When you enter a domain name into your browser the computer conducts a search which provides it with the correct IP address and sends you to the site you intended to visit.

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Brief Explanation of Top-Level Domain Names

If someone were to start talking about “domain names” used on the Internet, no doubt you would have a basic concept in your mind of what they were talking about.  But, in reality very few people totally understand what is involved with a domain name commonly found online.

In simplest terms a domain name should be thought of as a web page address. For example, let’s use the Washington Post. Its website address is “washingtonpost.com.” That is also its domain name. The entire web address includes http://www at the beginning like this: “http://www.washingtonpost.com”  and this is its official Uniform Resource Locater or URL.

Within this domain name are actually three different levels. The first part that needs to be recognized is the “extension” level; in this case it is the part at the end: “.com”

This top level part of the domain name, the “extension” is also referred to as “Top Level Domain” or (TLD). There are three types of TLD commonly used.  They are the “Generic Top Level Domains” or (gTLD); the “country code top level domains” or (ccTLD) and finally the “infrastructure top level domains.”

The generic TLDs are the most common and are codes you’ve probably seen, such as:

  1. “.com” originally intended for commercial use but widely used by anyone
  2. “.net” originally intended for internet related use, but also used by anyone
  3. “.org” originally intended for non-profit organizations, but no also used by everyone.
  4. “.edu” is used by educational organizations and no one else.
  5. “.gov” is used by organizations of the U.S. government and no one else.

There are others as well. The two letter country codes make up the next top level and designate a territory or country. For example such sites as the London Telegraph Online uses the following web domain name: “http://www.telegraph.co.uk.” In this case the UK refers to the United Kingdom.

The final top level domain is that of “infrastructure” and for now is limited simply to “.arpa” which is used exclusively by the United States Department of Defense “Advanced Research Projects Agency” which is the group from which the Internet originally sprang.

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Trends in Domain Names

Just like anything else, the world of domain names is subject to trends and
fads. For example, in the late 90’s and early part of the 21st century,
many websites with personal pronouns such as “you” and “my” were
created– Myspace and Youtube are two great examples. What are the
current trends in domain names?

More recently, more and more websites have been registered with certain
Internet buzzwords or concepts as part of the domain. The Wiki craze has
meant that many domains have been registered with “wiki” and “-pedia”
as part of the domain. When the term “Web 2.0” was introduced, many
sites jumped on board, purchasing domain names incorporating this
phrase.

Another trend on par with the rise of the Wiki is blogging. As more and more
users create online blogs, related domain names are increasingly popular
as well. The names of blogs vary greatly, so there is no particular
word or phrase that is used more frequently, but unusual combinations of
words so common to blogs are becoming more common in domain names as
well.

On a related note, domain names based on actual names have been popular
for over a decade. Their popularity continues and may actually be
growing, as some web denizens see purchasing domain names based on their
own names as addressing a potential security issue– what would happen
if someone else purchased the domain and essentially perpetrated an
online identity theft?

Shortened domains, sometimes referred to as “domain hacks” are another
relatively recent trend. These sites feature shortened domain names
because the extension, “.com” for example, is a part of the URL.
However, even though “domain hacks” are popular, the vast majority of
websites online today end in “.com.”

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