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| * Associated Cities, an industry group of geodomain owners. | * Associated Cities, an industry group of geodomain owners. | ||
| * Richmond.com is the geodomain site for Richmond, Virginia. | * Richmond.com is the geodomain site for Richmond, Virginia. | ||
| * sandiego.com is the geodomain site for San Diego County, California. | * is the geodomain site for San Diego County, California. | ||
| * ''City dot-coms still waiting to strike it rich'' article | * ''City dot-coms still waiting to strike it rich'' article | ||
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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. Examples of geodomains are Atlanta.com, LosAngeles.com, Texas.com, Spain.info and country specific names like Sverige.com. Since geographical names are limited in number, and have instant name recognition, geodomains are highly valued, with .com 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, and are a rising force in the Internet.
External links
- Associated Cities, an industry group of geodomain owners.
- Richmond.com is the geodomain site for Richmond, Virginia.
- is the geodomain site for San Diego County, California.
- City dot-coms still waiting to strike it rich article