New Internet suffix bids include ‘.lol,’ ‘bank.’ | Inquirer Technology

New Internet suffix bids include ‘.lol,’ ‘bank.’ | Inquirer Technology: "NEW YORK — If Google has its way, you won’t need “Google.com” to do your searches. You can simply go to “.Google.”
New York City wants Internet addresses ending in “.nyc,” while several companies and groups are looking to create “.doctor,” “.music” and “.bank.” Google Inc. is also seeking “.YouTube” and “.lol” – the digital shorthand for “laugh out loud.” Others are looking to attract non-English speakers with suffixes in a variety of languages.
Some 2,000 proposals have been submitted as part of the largest expansion of the Internet address system since its creation in the 1980s. These suffixes would rival “.com” and about 300 others now in use. Companies would be able to create separate websites and separate addresses for each of their products and brands, for instance, even as they keep their existing “.com” name. One day, you might go to “comedy.YouTube” rather than “YouTube.com/comedy.”
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