PALM BEACH, FL -The rise in prominence of artificial intelligence in the tech industry has proven to be a significant boon for Anguilla, which has seen a huge spike – and along with it, a lucrative revenue stream – from companies and organizations seeking to register the small Caribbean island nation’s top-level domain (TLD) of “.AI.”
This development has been making headlines in the press, but Anguilla isn’t the only country with a TLD that is desired across the globe for professional or personal purposes; in fact, there are several that are rising fast in popularity, and this article will touch upon a few of them.
Tuvalu – an island country in the Polynesian subregion of Oceania in the Pacific Ocean, situated between Australia and Hawaii – has one of the smallest economies in the world, but also a very valuable resource: their “.TV” TLD, which has been generating large royalties following its adoption by the entertainment industry including the popular videogame streaming platform Twitch, which recently registered the “twitch.tv” address.
Libya – a nation located in the Maghreb region of North Africa that has been plagued by strife since it’s former dictator, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, was overthrown and killed during the 2011 Libyan Civil War – is home to the “.LY” TLD, which many have adopted as a so-called “domain hack” for websites with English-language names that end in “ly.” The most famous example is “bit.ly,” which links to the well-known URL shortening service and a link management platform Bitly.
Southeastern European country of Montenegro – with a total population of just 633,158 people living in an area only 5,333 square miles in size – is the owner of the “.ME” TLD, widely used by individuals and groups for online personal branding that is pronoun-based, such as personal websites, portfolios, blogs and online resumes.
British Indian Ocean Territory is home to “.io” and due to geopolitical changes the territory’s control is shifting, leading to uncertainty about the .io domain’s future. However, this has also led to speculation that .io could transition fully into a generic top-level domain (gTLD) without country code implications, potentially stabilizing its use in the tech startup scene where it’s very popular.
And finally, we have the South American country of Colombia, known for its diverse culture, natural resources, the annual Carnival of Barranquilla, and the “.CO” domain name, which has become hugely popular with numerous technology and online retail companies – to the point where domain registrar GoDaddy reports that over 2 million have been claimed – including Amazon, which utilizes “Amazon.co” to redirect visitors to it’s main “.com” page.
About The Author: John Colascione is Chief Executive Officer of Internet Marketing Services Inc. He specializes in Website Monetization, is a Google AdWords Certified Professional, authored a ‘how to’ book called ”Mastering Your Website‘, and is a key player in several Internet related businesses through his search engine strategy brand Searchen Networks®
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