{"id":2885,"date":"2012-11-30T11:28:22","date_gmt":"2012-11-30T16:28:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.domainandtrademark.com\/?p=2885"},"modified":"2019-08-09T09:01:48","modified_gmt":"2019-08-09T13:01:48","slug":"hong-kong-domain-may-suffer-from-gtld-rollout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cscdbs.com\/blog\/hong-kong-domain-may-suffer-from-gtld-rollout\/","title":{"rendered":"Hong Kong domain ‘may suffer from gTLD rollout’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Companies in Hong Kong may shun the .hk domain name<\/a> in the future as a result of the roll out of generic top-level domains (gTLDs).<\/p>\n

Currently, there are only 22 gTLDS – such as .com, .org, .edu and .gov – and 280 country code top-level domains (ccTLDs). However, this is going to be expanded massively by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN<\/a>), which is responsible for overseeing unique web identifiers and global net operations.<\/p>\n

The Hong Kong Standard has said that as a result of this move, global companies may replace the suffix with their own initials, with the example given of MTR Corp, which has paid HK$1.4 million ($185,000) to change .mtr.com.hk to .mtr.<\/p>\n

Jonathan Shea Tat On, head of a government-appointed commission that deals with domains in the nation, noted traditional businesses will continue to use the .hk suffix if they are looking to build up a “locally-based image”, while some global firms will stick with it because it allows them to “broaden their business scope”.<\/p>\n

But for the most part, the popularity of the URL is set to suffer as a direct result of ICANN’s decision to open up the gTLD market. With 1,900 gTLDs currently under consideration, the internet is expected to undergo a serious re-imagining in the near future.<\/p>\n

An article in the New Republic noted two letter ccTLDs could benefit from the move, but the interest in .com and .net could drop as a result.<\/p>\n

Online expert Nigel Roberts stated: “We’re looking forward, in a way, to the new environment. Even the publicity so far, it’s made the people at home and abroad used to the idea that .com is not the only fruit.”<\/p>\n

However, the greater diversity being introduced into the market does create some problems for businesses, as cases of cybersquatting<\/a> could be set to increase and this means that firms need to make sure people do not acquire domains in bad faith.<\/p>\n

Visit cscglobal.com for more information on Domain Name Protection<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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