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The term geodomain refers to domain names that are the same as those of geographic entities, such as cities and countries. It is unrelated to the geographic subdomains of the .us country domain. Examples of geodomains are Atlanta.com, LosAngeles.com, Texas.com and Memphis.org. Since geographical names are limited in number, and have good name recognition, geodomains are highly valued, with .com and .net extension geodomains valued the most highly. Geodomains tend to provide a virtual representation of the locations they serve-- for example, Hawaii.com is heavily tourism focused, while Syracuse.com and Madison.com have more local content. Collectively, geographic domain names are estimated to represent approximately over 500 million dollars a year in gross hotel bookings alone.
Associated Cities
Associated Cities is a trade association founded in 2003. Its membership is limited to sites operating at the .com versions of city names. The association has 130 members and holds an annual event called the "Geodomain Expo." The 2007 expo was held November 16 and 17 in San Francisco. The 2008 GeoDomain expo was held in Chicago on July 10-12.
Highest Reported Sales
Many geodomains were reported to be sold for high amounts. Among them:
England.com for $2,000,000 in 1999 Chinese.com $1,120,008 2007 Britain.com $1,000,000 1999 Melbourne.com $700,000 2007 Macau.com $550,000 2006 NewZealand.com $500,000 2003
See also
References
External links
- Associated Cities, an industry group of geodomain owners
- Barcelona.com, the first case at Wipo and at US Courts
- Primer foro Hispano para Geodomainers -Geodominios.org
- Boulevards, a network of city sites established in 1994
- Red Geodomains.es
- City dot-coms still waiting to strike it rich article
- Band of Brothers: How Michael and David Castello Morphed from Struggling Musicians to Domain Millionaires
- WashingtonState.mobi mobile guide to Washington State, cities, towns, popular destination mobisites, and other .mobi geodomains around the US and Europe
- Name.com's Geo Domain search tool
- Godaddy.com's Geo Domain search tool
- GeoDomain - Investment Strategy
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