Addressing the World National Identity and Internet Country Code Domains

by Wass, Erica Schlesinger; Gallup, Dana M.; Gandhi, Tushar A.; Huff, Toby E.; Lindén, Patrik; Maguire, Martin; Muswazi, Paiki; Poblete, Patricio; Sinclair, Jenny; StClair, Richard; Yu, Peter K.

• ISBN13: 9780742528093
• ISBN10: 074252809X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-10-07
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

Few people think of an Internet domain name like .us or .in as anything other than an address--when, in fact, it often serves as a roadmap to national identities and priorities. Addressing the World looks behind eleven of the 240 global domain names, from the United States and Australia to Moldova and East Timor. Stories and first-person accounts by activists, journalists, Internet administrators, lawyers, and academics examine the sociological, historical, political, and technological development of Internet country code top-level domains (ccTLDs). Visit our website for sample chapters!

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Introduction Lots of Dots	ix
Erica Schlesinger Wass
The Never-Ending ccTLD Story	1	(16)
Peter K. Yu
East Timor's .TP: From a Virtual Initiative to a Political Reality	17	(14)
Martin Maguire
Chile's .CL: A Virtual Home for Chileans Worldwide	31	(12)
Patricio Poblete
India's .IN: Underused and Underappreciated	43	(12)
Tushar A. Gandhi
Malaysia's .MY: Globalization and Domain Identification among Malaysian Students	55	(12)
Toby E. Huff
Sweden's .SE: Reestablishing Itself as the Best Choice for All Swedes	67	(10)
Patrik Linden
Niue's .NU: Providing a Free Internet to an Isolated Nation	77	(10)
Richard StClair
Moldova's .MD: The Little Domain That Roared	87	(14)
Dana M. Gallup
China's .CN: Reaching Every Corner of the World	101	(10)
Erica Schlesinger Wass
Swaziland's .SZ: Virtual Symbols of Swaziland's National Aspirations and Character	111	(12)
Paiki Muswazi
The United States' .US: Striving for the American Dream	123	(14)
Erica Schlesinger Wass
Australia's .AU: Australia's Second Gold Rush	137	(10)
Jenny Sinclair
Conclusion Only Time Will Tell	147	(4)
Erica Schlesinger Wass
Appendix Top-Level Domains	151	(8)
Index	159	(4)
About the Contributors	163