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April 09, 2006
.eu domain snatchin'
Backed by the European Commission, the .eu domain is intended for organisations and people based in the
25 nations of the trading bloc.
"The new .eu domain name will become second only to .com in terms of importance and the volume of traffic
that the best .eu domains are likely to attract," said Markus Eggensperger, legal and PR director for domains for web portal Lycos.
"British applications have been flowing in thick and fast as internet users battle it out to get hold of the best names.
"As a result of this, we expect there will be a lot of trading in the new domains as opportunists snap up the best names and offer them for sale on the open market," he added.
Read more here.
Posted by sailorav at April 9, 2006 09:42 PM