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A selfie Jennifer took in kitchen at Johnson’s marital home ( Image: Jennifer Arcuri)
- EDITOR’S PICK
Actually he could have gone lower. The floor is right below him.
- HIEDITOR’S PICK
Whats honesty, integrity and decency got to do with having a romp on the couch
And his shameless philandering had little effect on his popularity with the Tory faithful.
But the details of his four-year affair with the American business-woman must surely change all that.
Because they call into question his character and suitability to lead this country.
They show he lacks the most basic qualities we expect in our public figures – like honesty, integrity and decency.
Recap our Facebook live video as Investigations Editor Geraldine McKelvie and politics editor Pippa Crerar discuss our bombshell exclusive
Carrie and Boris
And they raise public interest concerns about whether he breached ethical standards by giving his mistress access to high-level trade missions and tens of thousands in taxpayer-funded grants.
So, could Sofagate finally knock the stuffing out of Boris Johnson’s premiership? And what have Ms Arcuri’s revelations taught us about Boris the man and Boris the politician?
Well, we know he can’t cook, but tried to make cheesy pasta when he asked her round for sex at his marital home while his QC wife Marina Wheeler was at work.
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https://clickromania.co.uk/page/2/?s=Boris+Johnson
Jennifer Arcuri speaks to Sunday Mirror
But he’d forgotten the cheese and had to pop to the shop, leaving Ms Arcuri free to wander the marital home and take a selfie.
“Alexander the Great”, as she called him, wasn’t very clued up about technology, and had a knackered old phone without encrypted apps. So the smutty texts and requests for naked photos put him at real risk of cyber attacks.
Pompous, reckless, arrogant, entitled and morally bankrupt.
Why our Arcuri revelations matter
Boris Johnson faces an inquiry by the Greater London Authority – responsible for the mayor’s office – over claims his failure to declare his relationship with Arcuri may have been a breach of the Nolan Principles of Public Life, which are contained in the Mayor of London’s code of conduct.
Arcuri was granted access to events at three top level trade missions, despite her businesses not meeting the criteria for the trips.
The Independent Office for Police Conduct said there was no evidence he’d committed the criminal offence of misconduct in public office but he may have breached the Nolan Principles.
Len Duvall, the chair of the GLA oversight committee which is conducting the investigation said: “Our investigation will consider whether Boris Johnson conducted himself in a way that’s expected from anyone in that position.
“It’s important we get those answers, because Londoners deserve to have their politicians held accountable.”
This is the “honourable member” we have trusted to run our country.
Anyone who says Boris’s private life is not our business must need their head examined. Because this affair not only exposes his personal character flaws, it raises questions about his public duty.
Last year the Independent Office for Police Conduct said there was no evidence of criminality in his dealings with Arcuri or the string of public grants she received.
But he still faces a probe by the Greater London Authority into whether he acted with “honesty and integrity” or breached the code of conduct while he was Mayor.
So we must wait to find out whether Boris is a sleazy politician as well as a sleazy lover.
But what on earth must Carrie be making of this grubby affair?
Perhaps she’s thinking back to their own sofa bust-up in June 2019 – which resulted in the police being called to her flat in the early hours.
Neighbours heard Boris and Carrie screaming at each other after she accused him of ruining her couch by spilling his red wine. “You just don’t care for anything because you’re spoilt,” she yelled.
But the one thing Boris Johnson DOES care about is power.
And he may come to rue the day he got down and dirty with his American lover on his own family’s sofa.
- Read Jennifer Arcuri’s incredible full story in the Daily Mirror, in shops tomorrow
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Minds and Machines, LLC
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| Type: | Private, Publicly Traded Parent Company |
| Industry: | Registry Service Provider New gTLD Consultancy |
| Founded: | USA, 2008 |
| Founder(s): | Antony Van Couvering |
| Ownership: | Minds + Machines Group Limited |
| Headquarters: | 3100 Donald Douglas Loop North Hangar 7, Santa Monica, CA 90405 |
| Country: | USA |
| Website: | mindsandmachines.com |
| Twitter: |  @newgtlds |
| Key People | |
| Toby Hall, CEO Michael Salazar, CFO & COO Caspar von Veltheim, Director of European Operations | |
| nTLDStats | |
| TLDs: | 6 |
| Registrations: | 967,435 |
| More Info: nTLDStats | |
Minds and Machines, LLC (Minds + Machines or M+M) is a TLD registry service provider to corporations, cities, not-for-profit organizations, and entrepreneurs. They are known for offering the “Espresso” registry services technology platform for new TLD applicants,[1] which is based on CoCCA software. More than 30 TLDs and over 150 registrars, including many major ICANN registrars, use this platform.[2]
Founded in 2008, this Santa Monica, CA based company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Minds + Machines Group Limited, (MMX).[3]
History
- In 2008, Minds + Machines was founded by IT and domain expert Antony Van Couvering (CEO) and Elaine Pruis, with Jothan Frakes as COO.[4] Prior to Minds + Machines, Antony Van Couvering had been the Director of Marketing & Technology at Verisign and the founder and CEO at NameEngine and NetNames;[5] Jothan Frakes had been the ICANN Registrar Representative for TLD Holdings and the Vice President at Name Intelligence, Inc., among other IT and domain industry related jobs.[6]
- On February 28, 2009,[7] Minds + Machines was launched during the ICANN meeting in Mexico, with an aim to assist companies and organizations navigate the new gTLD application process.[8]
- In March, 2009, Minds + Machines signed an exclusive agreement with CoCCA, a widely deployed open-source registry platform for country-code extension, thereby granting the rights to the CoCCA registry software and the CoCCA brand for gTLDs to Minds + Machines.[9]
- In June, 2009, Minds + Machines signed a long-term agreement with Packet Clearing House (PCH), a DNS service provider company, to provide DNS services for Minds + Machines. [10]
- In June, 2009, Wolfgang Puck, the internationally renowned chef, author, and entrepreneur, announced partnership with Minds + Machines to create the .food web address[11]. Minds + Machines subsequently sued Wolfgang Puck and his wife, in September, for $5 million over “Failed .food Deal”.[12] In October, Minds + Machines was reported to have settled the “food fight” with Wolfgang Puck, though the nature of the settlement was not disclosed.[13]
- In August, 2009, TLDH Ltd., a publicly traded holding company from London, announced that it had completed a merger with Minds + Machines. Minds + Machines has since been acting as a wholly-owned subsidiary of TLDH.[14]
- In September, 2010, Minds + Machines migrated all domain names ending in .FM to its newly opened network operations center at One Wilshire in Los Angeles, California.[15]
- In November 2010, Antony Van Couvering was appointed as the CEO of Minds + Machines’ new parent company, TLDH.[16]
- On November 5th, 2010 ICANN passed the resolution that enabled registries to buy registrars and allow registrars to apply for and run new TLDs.[17] To help finance the new TLDs for Minds + Machines, Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd. was reported to be planning to raise $4.7m (£3 million).[18] Antony Van Couvering is quoted as saying, “Having reviewed ICANN’s Final Proposed Applicant Guidebook, and in view of the ICANN Board’s historic decision to do away with cross-ownership restrictions between registries and registrars, we believe that the timing is right for additional investment by TLDH.” [19]
- In June 2011, Peter Dengate Thrush joined Minds + Machines as Chairman of their Board. Prior to thus, Thrush was serving as Chairman of the ICANN Board, and was very involved in managing the process of approving the new gTLD program.[20] The move has been controversial,[21] and has resulted in government bodies, such as the US Department of Commerce, NTIA, and the European Commission calling for firm ethics rules and enforcement policies to be written into the next IANA contract.
- In January, 2012, just a week after ICANN opened its new gTLD program, Minds + Machines announced that it had already filed 20 applications on behalf of its clients. Minds + Machines was one of 25 companies that had created an account on the online TAS registration system.[22] Just weeks later, in February 2012, M + M announced that they had since applied for an additional 20 extensions, bringing their company total to 40 applications.[23]
- In February, 2012, Minds + Machines’ parent company, Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd., raised $14 million USD through selling its stock. The funds will provide further capital for its new gTLD applications.[24]
- In June 2014, Minds + Machines announced that they had earned a £729,000 net profit in 2013 after taxes after years of running at a loss. The income was due to the payouts from private auctions for New gTLDs that were lost by the company. The company stated that in October 2013 they generated £2.97 million from losing auctions for .lawyer and .website.[25]
- In December 2014, Minds + Machines put out a press release stating that it had raised $4.4 million by losing three recent gTLD auctions for .latino, .school and a third string it could not disclose due to the rules of the private auction; the press release states that after the auctions, M and M had $45 million in cash and cash equivalents on hand.[26]
New gTLDs
A commentator on ICANN‘s New gTLD Program, Alexander Drummond-Willoughby, has filed negative comments regarding all of Minds + Machines contracted new gTLD applications, and all of its in-house applications filed via its parent company, Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd.. The comments focus on what the individual identifies as poor financial decisions by the company.[27]
Uncontested TLDs
- .abogado
- .bayern
- .beer
- .budapest
- .casa
- .cooking
- .dds
- .fashion
- .fishing
- .fit
- .garden
- .horse
- .law
- .luxe
- .miami
- .nrw
- .rodeo
- .surf
- .vip
- .vodka
- .wedding
- .work
- .yoga
- .购物
In Partnership
TLDs on behalf of clients
- .bradesco
- .gop
Contested TLDs
Contested TLDs in partnership
Products and Services
Minds + Machines mainly provides TLD registry service. According to the official website, the company also helps with the business plan, funding, application writing, business networking, staffing, sales and marketing, etc.[29]
Minds + Machines has an extensive list of partners who provide options for registration services, DNS services, auction services, escrow services, network security, trademark and validation, public relations, web design, business and finance, dispute arbitration providers, etc.
In September, 2011, Minds + Machines unveiled its pricing scheme related to new .brand gTLDs. Its services start at $25,000 per year, which include preparing and filing the ICANN application and then running the technical back-end. Its price ceiling tops off at $100,000 per year. Their business strategy is marketed towards corporations that want to quickly and affordably secure their .brand gTLD, but don’t exactly have intentions to develop it as a public space immediately.[30]
GAC Early Warnings
Minds + Machines received a total fo 6 GAC Early Warnings, 5 of which were for its own TLDs. This accounts for about 7% of their 72 applications, which they noted in a press release, further stating that many of their competitors and other large portfolio applicants had received much greater percentages of warned applications to total portfolio size. The in-house warned applications are: .zulu, .hotel, .green, .roma, .website. Their client, The American Bible Society, was warned for .bible.[31]
References
- ↑ Domain Name News.com
- ↑ Minds + Machines.com
- ↑ Eco Green Bank Card
- ↑ Domain Name News.com
- ↑ Minds + Machines.com
- ↑ Domain Internet Technology News
- ↑ Domain Cher.com
- ↑ Find Articles.com
- ↑ Red Orbit
- ↑ Eat Me Daily
- ↑ Domain Name Wire
- ↑ The Free Library
- ↑ Yahoo! Finance
- ↑ Domain Incite
- ↑ ICANN.org
- ↑ Domain Site Shop
- ↑ Domains Get Info.com
- ↑ About Minds + Machines
- ↑ DNJournal
- ↑ 25 Companies Register for New gTLDs, DomainIncite.com
- ↑ MM Registers for Another 20 gTLD Applications
- ↑ Minds Machines Raises 14 million for New gTLDs by Selling 110m New Shares
- ↑ M+M Profits by Losing New gTLD Auctions (10 June 2014) Kevin Murphy, DomainIncite; Retrieved 10 June 2014
- ↑ Minds and Machines auction and sales channel update Press release retrieved 3rd December 2014
- ↑ Mystery Commenter Targets MM New gTLD Clients, DomainIncite.com
- ↑ http://investors.mindsandmachines.com/
- ↑ Mind+Machine’s website
- ↑ MM offers Brand gTLDs from 25k, DomainIncite.com
- ↑ ICANN Prioritization Draw, TLDH.org Retrieved 1 Dec 2012]
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London could get its own internet domain name-23 September 2011
It will cost £114,000 to apply for domain suffixes
London could get its own internet domain name.
London & Partners, the official promotional agency for the capital, has said it is interested in applying for a 10-year license for the .london suffix.
It follows a decision by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann) to increase the number of domain endings from the current 22.
If successful, the city could have the domain name inside three years.
London & Partners are considering applying for what is described as a generic top-level domain (gTLD).
Several hundred new gTLDs are expected to be created by Icann in the new process.
London & Partners is currently consulting with organisations, including the boroughs, commercial orgnisations and community groups to determine the benefits of having a London internet domain name.
Gordon Innes, from London & Partners, said: “London has always been seen as a city that leads on digital innovation and our interest in applying for dot London demonstrates our commitment to maintaining this position.
“We believe that owning the dot London gTLD will not only generate increased opportunities for the promotion of the capital, but will achieve benefits for businesses and organisations across the capital.”
Kulveer Ranger, digital adviser to the mayor of London, said: “Ownership of the dot London domain could offer a tremendous opportunity to reinforce London’s position as a global centre for digital innovation, generate revenue and bring about new employment opportunities.”
Icann has said it will cost £114,000 to apply for domain suffixes, and applicants would need to show they have a legitimate claim to the name they are buying.
Other cities who have expressed their interest in applying for their relevant city gTLDs include New York, Paris, Sydney, Rome and Berlin.
Icann will receive all applications between 12 January and 12 April 2012, and this will be followed by a review process taking anything from 9 to 20 months.
London to get its own domain name in 2014
London is to become one of the first cities in the world with its own domain name, when “.london” launches in 2014.
The city has been awarded the right to its own top level domain (TLD) name by ICANN, the US-based organisation which oversees the internet.
London-based businesses, individuals and organisations will be able to apply first for web addresses on the new domain from spring 2014. Some of the “tens of thousands” of businesses that have already expressed an interest include Selfridges and Carnaby Street.
“Adopting the .london suffix will enable organisations to more closely associate themselves with our great city’s powerful global brand,” says mayor Boris Johnson. “This is also an excellent opportunity to expand London’s digital presence, which in turn is set to generate funds to invest back into the city.”
But some businesses may feel obliged to splash out on a domain name that they don’t really need, in order to prevent a competitor buying it instead. ICANN attempts to mitigate that risk somewhat by offering a trademark claims service, letting trademark holders prevent third parties squatting on a new domain.
The London domain will be operated by a new subsidiary of London & Partners, the capital’s official promotional organisation, called Dot London Domains Limited, and London-based Minds + Machines will be providing registry services.
Apart from transportfor. or mayorof. who on earth is going to want a 6 letter long domain name on their site??
itsfullofshitin.
beerpricestakethepissin.
nobodysmilesin.The list is endlessAt least London is only six letters long, imagine when other cities jump on this.
A lot depends on how google will rank the new domains.
Will thesavoy.london be treated any differently compared to fairmont.com/savoy-london
I think we’re moving beyond the stage of domain names being significant.
Google has splashed out $180000 on 96 applications for new domain extensions (new gtlds) EACH. That’s a lot of $’s.
So you can bet they’ll give an equal waiting to the new domain extensions as they do for .COMs etc. You’ll still have to gain good and authoritative links for your new site however, provide good and timely content and keep it fresh.
.london … because they don’t want to tarnish themselves by being too closely associated with the rest of the UK! (Especially those filthy northeners!)
actually I think that’s right. apart from the bit about northeners. no one knows who those are outside the uk. so there’s nothing to distance from.
but sure I can see nyc,paris,london etc all good things to use to market to certain kinds of people. “aspirational” or some shit.
Spent five years living and working there. Then, unlike most Londoners, realised there are other places in the universe.
“Adopting the .london suffix will enable organisations to more closely associate themselves with our great city’s powerful global brand,” says mayor Boris Johnson.
Did he really say this? Or did somebody just say that he said this?
Did he really say this?
Whoever runs City Hall press office wrote it. He might have signed it off.
to more closely associate themselves with our great city’s powerful global brand
oh yeah, though I guess they’d rather have their own domains:
.bahamas
.virginislands
.jersey
.guernsey
.isleofmanOligarchsParadise.london
Boristan.london
HousingBubble.london
CityWankersBankers.london
You can have fun too, join the game!BoJo further decoupling London from the rest of the UK economy. Should Scotland take the independence route, I forsee a future London Mayor lobbying for a new arrangement for London. Not dissimilar to Monaco, for example, where London has the status of independent city state, or protectorate within the wider UK. The goal being to reduce the transfer of income away to the regions. I am not kidding, I truly see this as the end game. Think of how much international capital is invested in London now, especially property. These people have no regard for the rest of the UK and are only interested in a) living in a hermetically-sealed gated community or b) seeing their investment turn a profit, by any means necessary. In fact you could almost say, as far-fetched as it sounds, that the English have lost ownership of their own capital city. And before anyone mentions this, no racial undertones here. I simply mean that global capital, the 1%, whatever you want to name it is slowly isolating London from the rest of the country.
Totally agree and I’ve been thinking the same thing for sometime now – the classic response against what you state is that your just jealous etc.
London is indeed on the way to city state status but when this is achieved why should Parliarment, The British Library, The National Gallery or other ‘British’ institutions continue to be located in a foreign city.
The Flemish nationalists in Belgium still regard Brussels as their capital city, although for all intents and purposes, it’s a foreign city, having become a French-speaking enclave in a Dutch-speaking region. Brussels is the seat of the Flemish parliament, although it has only limited jurisdiction over the city, which has its own parliament. It’s a bit like having an English parliament in London, alongside a London one and a UK federal one.
People in London still speak the same language as people in the rest of England (and Britain) but only just. Multicultural London English or Londonese, will become the new city state’s official language.
Never understand why people have to make out London is a shithole. It isn’t (or at least by no means all or even most of it is). I have lived in much worse places!
I have lived in much worse places!
I have lived in better places than london ( 4 other capital cities )Never understand why people have to make out London is a shithole. It isn’t (or at least by no means all or even most of it is).
It’s become too expensive to live in. I used to live there but on return from overseas I thought it was a waste of time and money. There are prettier, cheaper and more dynamic cities in the UK. Besides after Tokyo London was like crawling into the slow lane.
1. Create/buy a top level domain such as “.wibble”*
2. Get some newspaper or blog to rave about wibble domains being the next big thing.
3. Sit back and watch the cash flood in as the big multinationals grab their tesco.wibble and mcdonalds.wibble and wonga.wibble etc etc etc…
(* I know the average man on the street probably can’t start his own TLD but we’re pretending here!)
It’s all bullshit, same as the .tv .biz .asia .info .fad or whatever TLD’s get released. Company’s know they don’t need it because they are already in business many years with the .com domain, the only reason they buy it is to prevent someone else from buying it. Our company has never even used the .asia domain and that was meant to be huge.
The difference here is there are 1300+ new domain extensions coming, not just the odd one or two over a few years.
Every single one of those extensions will have paid a minimum of $180k for the privilege of running the extension (not to mention the back-end automation and technical know-how). They won’t want that money to go to waste.
Also some of the players in this new space are big not least Google.
Whichever way you look at it this is a BIG change.
Surely .manchester as well? .liverpool .hull .aberdare? I live and work in London and love the city. Lots of people dont but that’s fine and up to them so long as they have spent time here as to form a rational opinion. I hate to see London as being marked as in some way different from the rest of the UK for the sake of it. Most people rightly view London as the cause of the recession. Greedy Bankers etc. True. So why would we need to flag .london now? What a shambles.
If Manchester or Liverpool wanted it they could have entered too, nothing would have stopped them. Examples of other worldwide cities/countries who have or will be getting new extensions:
New York (.NYC)
.Berlin
.Wien (Vienna)
.Tokyo
.Kiwi
.Africa
and not forgetting our cousins across the border .Scot!Incidentally I’m from Manchester and although it’s a fantastic place to live and work it’s not quite a world city unlike (I hate to say) London, Tokyo or New York.
It would have been a waste of money for Manchester to go for its own extension.
I get you’re all very jealous about not living in London.
It’s difficult, I know. I mean, how very dare the country’s capital be home to some great museums and theatres? I’m of to France to ask they relocate the Eiffel Tower and Versailles to the provinces, because how dare Paris have all that stuff.
Here we go with the “you’re just jealous” argument. The fact that London has all of these “great museums and theatres” may be something to do with it receiving 15 times as much public spending while museums in other parts of the country are facing closure.
You can’t be serious. I mean, really? Do you ever venture out of the capital? There’s actually a whole UK out there that is suffering from major budget cuts whilst this yawnsome separatist crap continues, and you think we’re JEALOUS? I think the OP was calling for a wall around London to keep most folk in. Enjoy France, hope the pompous attitude doesn’t rub off…
none that the rest of the world cares about.
“paris – new york – basingstoke”
isn’t going to sell any perfume.
inventing .London = Small boost to the economy. Think of all the ‘software development’ costs that will be necessary to get the existing websites an alias.
Last time I can think of an IT fiddle was in 2000, the millennium bug.
just a licence to print more money from fools who want be parted with their money
but you know what go ahead if you want to.
I’m guessing it will be a mixed blessing. Some people will be attracted but it will alienate the bulk of the population of the uk.
Well if cities can launch TLD’s I see a lucrative money spinner for the township of Hell, Michigan, USA. They already have an income stream sell t-shirts, beer mugs and bumper stickers but would really hit the jackpot selling “.hell” TLDs!
ilivein.hell
goto.hell
hotas.hell
freezingoverin.hell
highwayto.hellTLD fun is endless 😀
Just for those that read the guardian in other parts of the uk there will also be .wales, .scot and .cymru launching soon.
Cue the predictable responses…
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Well London isn’t part of the UK anymore so this was the next logical step.
Should really be a domain for Britain too. Or more honestly North England; West England, Wales, Scotland etc.
A city which the majority of the country can’t afford to live in that steals most of the wealth and cares nothing for the rest of the country isn’t a capital city. It’s just a parasite.
“Adopting the .london suffix will enable organisations to more closely associate themselves with our great city’s powerful global brand,” says mayor Boris Johnson.
Whats the association criteria for using an extension?
If I were to create an organisation to sell high quality merchandise – polished t*rd$ with an ‘I luv London’ sticker on, for example – could I use a .london suffix on my web site?
New top-level web domains announced by Icann-23 October 2013
Hundreds of new generic top-level domains may be created as part of the programme
Four new generic top-level domains – the letters that appear at the end of web addresses, such as .com – have been announced.
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann) is expected to roll out the new names within weeks.
They are: شبكة, the Arabic word for “web”; 游戏, the Chinese word for “game”; and the Russian words for “online” and “web site”, онлайн and сайт.
Icann hopes hundreds of new top-level domains will eventually be made.
Until now, generic top-level domains (gTLDS) – as they are known – were limited to mostly familiar endings such as .com, .net and .biz.
.ninja
But Icann has decided to open this system up, inviting companies to submit applications for names they would like to register.
Firms came forward to request almost 2,000 new names including the likes of .porn, .ninja, and .ferrari. The BBC expressed an interest in .bbc.
Google made 101 requests, including .google and .youtube, and also had more unexpected ideas such as .and, .boo, .dad and .new.
It will take some time for Icann to process all of those requests, particularly in cases where more than one firm wants to own the same gTLD – such as .music, requested by both Amazon and Google.
The most popular domain name was .app – with 13 different companies interested in it.
‘More inclusive’
Wednesday’s announcement marks the first set of domains in the new system to be approved.
“You’ll note that all four of these new strings are Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs),” said Christine Willett, vice president of the gTLD program, in a blog post.
“This will be the first time non-Latin characters can be used in a generic TLD.”
She added: “The move is an effort to create a more inclusive internet.”
The new domains will now “proceed to delegation”, the final stage before being made live – expected to happen within the next couple of weeks.
London domain name to launch in summer 2014-Published
Businesses can apply for the London address from spring 2014
The capital will gets its own domain name, .london, in the summer of 2014.
London & Partners, the promotional agency for London, said a contract has been signed with Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann).
The registrations for the new addresses will open in spring 2014, with the domain name going live months later.
Tens of thousands of businesses have shown interest, with Selfridges and Carnaby Street saying they were excited to be associated with the London brand.
London Mayor Boris Johnson said: “Adopting the .london suffix will enable organisations to more closely associate themselves with our great city’s powerful global brand.
“This is also an excellent opportunity to expand London’s digital presence, which in turn is set to generate funds to invest back into the city.”
Gordon Innes, chief executive of London & Partners, said the agency has seen “huge interest” from top stores, visitor attractions and other businesses in the city.
Hazel Kay, interim head of marketing at Selfridges, said: “Having a selfridges.london address is an exciting new opportunity to be creative with our web presence while showcasing our strong association with London, which is a key component of our identity.”
Claire Harris, head of marketing and communication at Shaftesbury PLC, said: “London is an incredibly strong brand in retail, fashion and lifestyle, so Carnaby is delighted to be able to promote its geographical and cultural identity across the internet in this way.”
The bid to get the new domain name was launched last year and a new subsidiary of London & Partners, Dot London Domains Ltd, will operate the .London registry.
London & Partners applied for what is described as a generic top-level domain (gTLD), and other cities, including New York, Paris and Berlin are believed to have applied for their relevant city gTLDs.
.london web domain name goes on sale for first time-Published
The new .london internet domain name has gone on sale for the first time, offering individuals and businesses the city-specific address.
More than 50,000 people have expressed an interest in using the name as an alternative to .com or .co.uk.
Over the next three months applications from Londoners will be considered before it is opened up to everyone.
Metro Bank and Fortnum and Mason have already secured .london addresses, with some pages already live.
.london joins .berlin in Germany and .wien in Austria.
The organisation London and Partners, which promotes the city, said that .london would carry a premium because of its exclusivity, with each domain name expected to cost up to £50 annually.
Website registries will set prices, while some more popular or desirable names may be auctioned.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.london
Dot London Domains Limited
Dot London Domains Limited (DLDL) operates the Dot London domain name. DLDL is a wholly-owned subsidiary of London & Partners, the Mayor of London’s official promotional company for the city. DLDL is completely self-funded and gives profits directly back to London & Partners, enabling the parent company to undertake even more activities that contribute to jobs, growth and investment in the city.
CentralNic
CentralNic provides technical registry services that underpin the infrastructure of .London. CentralNic also support our growth and sustainability through marketing programmes and initiatives that drive adoption and use of this sought-after top level domain.
London & Partners
London & Partners is the international trade, investment and promotion agency for London. Our role is to promote London internationally as a leading world city in which to visit, study, invest, grow and meet. We tell London’s story brilliantly to an international audience in partnership with organisations and people who have a stake in London’s promotion.
London & Partners is a not-for-profit public-private partnership. It is funded by the Mayor of London, European and national funds, our partner network and other commercial ventures.
Dot London Domains Ltd is registered in England under no. 07982351. Registered Address: London & Partners, 169 Union Street, London SE1 0LL. Dot London Domains Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of London & Partners
You have other rights if you think you’ve overpaid. Action Fraud can get the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau to investigate scams. Introduced Application to ICANN by Mayor Boris Johnson. Approved by ICANN in June 2013 and delegated 13 February 2014.TLD type Generic top-level domain. Status Active. Registry Minds + Machines Group Limited. Sponsor London. Intended use London residents, institutions, and businesses. Structure TBA. Documents ICANN registry agreement. Dispute policies TBA. Registry website domains.london
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I think you’ll find the “tens of thousands” of businesses who have expressed an interest will just be buying their name to prevent others doing so.
Apart from transportfor. or mayorof. who on earth is going to want a 6 letter long domain name on their site??