Topic: Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers

Forget '.com,' are you ready for '.bank' or '.Vegas'? ICANN opens the door.

ICANN, the group that manages the use of Internet suffixes such as '.com,' has announced that next year, websites can make their own suffixes. With a big fee involved, not everyone will do it, but the move could unleash reams of new suffixes on web surfers.

Hillary Clinton champions Internet freedom, but cautions on WikiLeaks

In a policy address, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton calls Internet freedom of expression a vital agent of change. But security is still important, she adds, calling WikiLeaks documents 'stolen.'

Seven internet 'key holders' could insure against cyber attack

Seven "keys" have been handed out to a trusted circle of people who might get called upon to "save" the Internet in the aftermath of a cyber attack.

King of my own (Internet) domain!

Column: The liberalization of Internet domain names will help companies, but it will also make the Web way more complicated.

Al Gore joins call for new '.eco' Internet domain

Al Gore and his group, the Alliance for Climate Protection, have joined forces with Dot Eco LLC to call for a new top-level domain for environmental websites.

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For online users, a looming shortage of IP addresses

The numerical sequences, which allow machines to communicate with one another, could run out in the next few years.