.jobs

. jobs is a generic top -level domain ( gTLD ), which is administered by the Employ Media LLC, based in Cleveland. It exists since September 8, 2005, is primarily intended for companies wishing to operate a website with job vacancies. Holds on. Jobs were accepted by various suppliers since June 2005.

Properties

A. Jobs Domain must be between three and 63 characters long and contain only alphanumeric characters. Other characters are only possible if they are hyphens, which are not at the very beginning or at the end of the third and fourth. For ordering one. Jobs- domain, it is necessary to prove that at the address a Web site is being operated. A pure wildcard is not allowed, also the domain must contain the name of the registered company.

In 2010, the award of location-based domains ending brought a bigger boom is in comparison to other generic top- level domains. Jobs but still spread rather low. With the introduction of other new top- level domains experts assessed the domain just like. Traveling as moderately successful. It was also announced that the award criteria are liberalized to the effect that in the future. Jobs can be registered by anyone without restriction. As part of this is also called the Trademark Clearinghouse ICANN, which is actually only intended for new top -level domains, implemented for these already -existing address.

Dispute with ICANN

In August 2011, an argument arose between Employ Media and Internet governance ICANN, as the latter initially approved the allocation of generic. Jobs domains, this has but later withdrawn. The awarding authority has an action before the International Chamber of Commerce raised, after which ICANN has in turn threatened with the withdrawal of the license. Ultimately, both parties have agreed on a compromise in which the domain is not identical to the name of the company, but this at least must contain. This generic addresses are at least partially possible.