.info

. info is a generic top -level domain ( gTLD ), which is operated by Afilias and was introduced on 26 June 2001. It is primarily as an alternative to. Com and. Net thought, since there are many attractive and short addresses are already taken. The abbreviation info refers to the concept of information ( engl. information).

History

The top -level domain. Info was introduced in 2001 as part of the program for new generic TLDs by ICANN. Afilias had numerous difficulties in the initial phase and had in particular to extend several times, so that brand owners can enforce their claims in full, the deadline for pre-registration. In 2003. Info the first top- level domain, the internationalized domain names supported by the IDNA standard. Since then, the German umlauts registration is possible.

Info, with more than eight million registered domains. The most popular TLDs at all. Reason for the high prevalence is among other aggressive advertising by Afilias, which has partially enclosed unusual actions such as the so-called Spotting Contest in the summer of 2011. In summer 2012 info posted. First time since the introduction of a decline to a significant extent, so temporarily back under eight million addresses were registered.

Criteria

Overall a must. Info domain be between three and 63 characters long, with any combination of numbers and letters are allowed. Hyphens can be used, but should not be at the beginning, end, or third and fourth. Using German umlauts in internationalized domain names is possible, more characters are not currently supported.