https://sites.google.com/site/nownewnews4u/3mac/06-mac-2011

With around 205 million domain names already registered (it may be 305 Million by the time you read this), trying to find a unique, relevant and memorable address for less than a few million dollars, has become an almost impossible task.

Even if you manage to find something interesting (that’s not too expensive), just ask the person closest to you how many websites they can actually recall. The chances are maybe a dozen (and that will include the likes of Google, Yahoo, Facebook and Twitter). Things have to change to bring the Web back to a more level playing field.

Sites such as Dashworlds.com are providing free domain names in the format “business-com”, “paris-fashion” and “social-network” (examples only). Totally outside the realm and control of ICANN, the public can create any domain or any TLD in any language, instantly and at no cost whatsoever.

With users and members in over 90 countries worldwide, resolution is via an APP (although new ISP links are available to negate that need).

Not-so-long-ago, people would have thought the Internet itself to be a complete waste of time effort and money. After all why would you want to buy a hugely expensive computer, get an extra phone line, buy a modem, buy an OS, learn how to use it all….Just so you could read the news? All you had to do was walk down to the newsagent…or simply turn on the not-so-flatscreen Television.

Having just one Internet arena floating in infinite cyberspace is like saying you can visit anywhere in the USA as long as it’s on Route 66. So now, just as in the USA and everywhere else in the world, the Web has more than one option