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The term '''geodomain''' refers to ]s that are the same as those of geographic entities, such as ] and ]. It is unrelated to the geographic subdomains of the ] 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 ], 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 ] focused, while Syracuse.com and Madison.com have more local content. Collectively, geographic domain names are estimated to represent approximately over 500 million ] a year in gross ] bookings alone. The term '''geodomain''' refers to ]s that are exact matches<ref></ref> in spelling to geographic locations, such as ] and ]. They are unrelated to the ] such as the ] country code domain. Examples of geodomains are Atlanta.com, LosAngeles.com, Texas.com and LongIsland.com. Since geographical names are limited in number, and have good ], geodomains are valuable, with the ] extension valued the most. Geodomains tend to provide a virtual representation of the locations they serve—for example, Hawaii.com is heavily ] focused, while Syracuse.com and Madison.com have more local content. Collectively, geographic domain names are estimated to represent approximately over 500 million ] a year in gross ] bookings alone. {{Citation needed|reason=according to who?|date=August 2017}}


The 2008 GeoDomain expo was held in Chicago on July 10–12.<ref></ref><ref></ref> The 2008 GeoDomain expo was held in Chicago on July 10–12.<ref></ref>\


==Highest Reported Sales== ==Highest Reported Sales==
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The term geodomain refers to domain names that are exact matches in spelling to geographic locations, such as cities and countries. They are unrelated to the ccTLDs such as the .us country code domain. Examples of geodomains are Atlanta.com, LosAngeles.com, Texas.com and LongIsland.com. Since geographical names are limited in number, and have good name recognition, geodomains are valuable, with the .com extension valued the most. 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.

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
Longisland.com $370,000 in 2010

See also

References

  1. From Brandable to Exact-Match Geo Domain Making $1.5M Per Year – With John Colascione
  2. 2008 GeoDomain expo coverage story
  3. SoldNames.com

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