city-domain

Every city around the world has its own character and its own sights and its own flair. There are places where it is very creepy-beautiful and there are places where you can not get enough at all and there are scene hotspots. No matter what applies to a city now, every city would like to present itself as it is in the WWW. This is possible with the .city domain extension. The extension alone says that the place that precedes the domain extension is a city, which is often not so obvious, because not all cities also have the designation "city" in the city name. However, it is the case that this domain extension is not usually used by the city itself, but by associations of clubs or businesses, but also by church congregations and organisations.

Award guidelines

The domain extension .city is a top-level domain that was launched in July 2014. The domain extension is awarded by the American company Donuts Inc., which also provides technical support. The allocation of the .city domain extension itself was also put out to tender. At that time, Donuts Inc. prevailed over two competitors. Donuts Inc. is a start-up that specializes in the operation of new top-level domains. For the allocation of the domain extension no special allocation guidelines apply. This means that registration is open to all interested users. It can be a private person, but also an association or a company.

Use and meaning

The domain extension .city is mainly used when a company or a private person identifies with a city and would like to promote it. The domain extension .city can also be very interesting for architects and for city planners, if they plan to change a city from scratch regarding its appearance. And also a bar or a hotel can use the domain extension for itself to advertise where the location is.