AshesFromStars

A complete overhaul of the way in which people navigate the internet has been given the go-ahead in Paris.

The net’s regulator, Icann, voted unanimously to relax the strict rules on so-called “top-level” domain names, such as .com or .uk.

The decision means that companies could turn brands into web addresses, while individuals could use their names.

A second proposal, to introduce domain names written in Asian, Arabic or other scripts, was also approved.

“We are opening up a new world and I think this cannot be underestimated,” said Roberto Gaetano, a member of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann)

The organisation said it had already been contacted about setting up domains in the Cyrillic script - used in many Eastern European countries.

“This is a huge step forward in the development of the internet - it will unblock something that has prevented a lot of people getting online,” said Emily Taylor, director of legal and policy at Nominet, the national registry for .uk domain names.

“At the moment, there are one-and-a-half billion people online and four-and-a-half billion people for whom the Roman script just means nothing.”

Dr Paul Twomey, chief executive of Icann, described passing the resolution as a “historic moment”.

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So, finally the internet will be filled with witty .xxx and .blog domains, as well as ‘funky’ domains such as firstname.surname/ Something which I’m not looking forward to. As far as I’m aware TLD’s such as .biz and .me.uk never really took off. I personally wouldn’t want one, rather sticking to .com and .co.uk - and the latter only because of the uk part.

The only thing that I can see myself doing would be having a .scot just because I’m so proud of my nationality - but it doesn’t make for a sexy looking domain name - ashesfromstars.scot, anyone? google.rocks? msn.sucks? Novelty, that’s all. It (hopefully) will get old quickly.

But out of interest, what would you want to register and why?

Finally, my Avon order was delivered. Well, the card to tell me that ’sorry, there was nobody in’ was personally handed to me by the post man. Cheeky swine!

I went to pick up my parcel yesterday when I finished work and used the over-night cream last night. All I can say is wow, my skin was so smooth and lovely when I woke up this morning. Here’s hoping that the anti-cellulite body sculpting creme is just as good, I’m wearing shorts at T In The Park so I want my legs to look as good as possible. Vain? Me? Nah!