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.ws
Introduced1995

TLD type		Country code top-level domain
StatusActive
Registry
SamoaNIC (Computer Services Ltd. Samoa)
SponsorGovernment of Samoa
Intended useEntities connected with  Samoa
Actual useNot used much inside Samoa, popular for domain hacks
Registration restrictionsNone
StructureRegistrations are directly at second level
DocumentsPolicies
Dispute policiesUDRP
Registry Websitewww.SamoaNIC.ws

.ws is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Samoa. It is administered by SamoaNIC, for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Samoa.


The .ws domain is an abbreviation for "Western Samoa", which was the nation's official name in the 1970s when two-letter country codes were standardized. Although there are no geographic restrictions on registration of most second-level .ws domains, .org.ws, .gov.ws, and .edu.ws registration is restricted.


Prior to March 14, 2008, .ws domains were not allowed to be transferred from one domain registrar to another.


The .ws country code has been marketed as a domain hack, with the .ws purportedly standing for "World Site", Web Site or Web Service, providing a "global" Internet presence to registrants, as it supports all internationalized domain names. Due to its potential popularity, a sliding scale of prices is operated by the registrar, depending on the brevity of the desired domain. Domains with four characters or more are competitively priced while three-, two-, and single-character domains have their own pricing tiers, quickly scaling into thousands of United States dollars.


In 2016, .ws gained popularity as one of the first domain name registries to offer emoji domains.[1][2]


As of 2018[update], there are approximately 25,000 emoji domains registered on .ws.[3]


Google treats the .ws ccTLD as a generic top level domain gTLD.[4]



See also


  • Internet in Samoa


References




  1. ^ Mihalcik, Carrie (28 October 2016). "Emoji could soon take over domain names". CNET. Retrieved 1 September 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ Coren, Michael (11 November 2016). "The land rush for emoji domains is coming". Quartz. Retrieved 1 September 2017.


  3. ^ Johnson, Paddy (2 February 2018). "Emoji Domains Are the Future (Maybe)". Gizmodo. Retrieved 4 March 2018.


  4. ^ International targeting, Search Console Help, Google, retrieved 30 July 2017




External links


  • IANA .ws whois information


  • SamoaNIC.ws (for registrants in Samoa and some nearby countries)









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