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Web Addresses Changing
Jun 27, 2008 | 11:32 AM
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In the near future, the cool web site you heard about on Fox 5 (because that's the only station you watch.. and My 9 and Fox News Channel :-> ) may be easier to remember.  Here's why: the Internet's oversight company (what? yes, someone has to keep an eye on the darn thing) is expected to allow YOU to pick the suffix (let's go back to school for a second: prefix means before, suffix means after.) So the ".com" or ".gov" or ".whatever"  you must use to create a web site now because that's how the Internet Oversight Committee likes it will be more flexible. You'll be able to use ".bank" (if you're a bank) or ".nyc" (if you're New York City.) There are probably some more limitations to the expanding rule.. oh, and it will cost at least $100,000 (chump change, right?) I like the idea.
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PatrickOBrien read my blog view my photos
Jun 27, 2008 | 3:28 PM

The migration to the new suffixes will be funny to watch for a while, especially sites like USBank.bank or nyc.nyc.

I want to buy ItsyBitsyTeenieWeenieYellowPolka.bikini!
wnywkathy read my blog view my photos
Jun 30, 2008 | 5:46 AM

i love it! i wonder how much they'll charge you considering it's a bikini not a full bathing suit? ;->
bigbadbob read my blog
Jun 30, 2008 | 7:09 AM

I could be bigbadbob.fun!
or bigbadbob.biteme!
or Poiticians.fib!
or gasstation.inflate!
or redundant.redundant!

BTW Kathy, do ya know what happen to the Fox5 bogging stats?

BBB
wnywkathy read my blog view my photos
Jun 30, 2008 | 7:11 AM

good morning.. not sure what the Fox5 bogging stats is? was that a blog you posted??
bigbadbob read my blog
Jun 30, 2008 | 7:19 AM

good morning Kathy, the blog stats are what we use to check out how many hits and comments we get on our blogs. You seemed to know the tech stuff so I thought you'd know. I'll check it out with Luke again, but thanks for responding so quickly. Sorry about the GOOFY blog, but hey it worked as an icebreaker. It's early, I get funnier as the day goes on! Hope that you keep blogging wioth us!
Have a good one!
BIG Bad Bob!
wnywkathy read my blog view my photos
Jun 30, 2008 | 7:23 AM

oh, you said "bogging" and i thought i was a reference to a funny blog title... i believe that feature was disabled some time back.. i'll have to check on the status of that... have a great day, too!
bigbadbob read my blog
Jun 30, 2008 | 7:36 AM

It stopped working sometime last week?
Thanks Kathy.

BOB!
TomRetiredPD read my blog view my photos
Jun 30, 2008 | 9:41 AM

Hey bob you always looked familiar to me and the name just came to me. Is Big John Wallace related to you? You prob already know but he was the base singer for Harry Chapin God Rest His Soul.

Tom
bigbadbob read my blog
Jun 30, 2008 | 9:50 AM

No, wer're not related but I must've met him, since Harry and my group, JF Murphy & Salt were on Elektra together and did some concerts with Harry! You might've seen us too! Check us out on www.freeflowingsalt.com
Good hearing from you Tom. Check us out and let me know what you think and keep in touch.

Bob
TomRetiredPD read my blog view my photos
Jun 30, 2008 | 9:50 AM

Kathy,
That will eliminate a lot of the people who bought names and try to sell them for crazy amounts. For example imagine if I bought colgate.com what they would pay me to get that name? That will be all gone. hey there's an idea colgate.toothpaste or www.toothpaste.colgate
lol
Tom
TomRetiredPD read my blog view my photos
Jun 30, 2008 | 9:51 AM

kk will do Bob
wnywkathy read my blog view my photos
Jun 30, 2008 | 10:16 AM

cyber squatting is what it's called... you could be tom.retired?
TomRetiredPD read my blog view my photos
Jun 30, 2008 | 10:34 AM

I'll stick with my .com names lol. hey I was sent an email by a con artist this morning and reported it all ove watch nothing get done. lol I posted it in my blog if your interested in seeing it. I sent it to a internet fraud.
wnywkathy read my blog view my photos
Jun 30, 2008 | 10:58 AM

I'll take a look...
Sanctus read my blog view my photos
Jul 2, 2008 | 10:44 AM

I'm pretty sure that "cybersquatting" is the main reason for the change. With the new suffix policy in place, companies will no longer have to pay large sums for a site name somebody else already bought. They'll simply use a different suffix and then sue the squatter later for having a site name that infringes on their intellectual property. A'int life grand!

Daniel
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Kathy Carvajal is a producer for Fox 5's website MyFoxNY.com. She began her career in television news as a producer in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. After nearly two years down south, Kathy returned to the New York City area to work as a producer at NY1 News. Her first taste of the news business came as a desk assistant and tape editor for WCBS 880 AM in New York. Kathy is a graduate of New York University and has a degree in Journalism. She's a member of the Zeta Sigma Phi sorority, the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and she volunteers at the International Center in New York. She loves to travel, practice yoga and play the piano. Kathy is fluent in Spanish and is learning Italian.

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