More domain history
I came across the following timeline on Verisign’s website today. Some information I knew, some I did not. Overall it is an interesting read:
Domain Name Timeline
1983:
Name server developed at University of Wisconsin, no longer requiring users to know the exact path to other systems
1984:
Domain Name System (DNS) introduced
Number of hosts breaks 1,000
1985:
ISI at USC assumes responsibility for DNS root management
Symbolics.com becomes the first registered domain name on 15 March
Other firsts: cmu.edu, purdue.edu, rice.edu, berkeley.edu, ucla.edu, rutgers.edu, bbn.com (24 Apr); mit.edu (23 May); think.com (24 May); css.gov (June); mitre.org, .uk (July)
1987:
Number of hosts breaks 10,000
1989:
Number of hosts breaks 100,000
1990:
First commercial provider of Internet dial-up access (world.std.com)
1992:
Internet Society (ISOC) is chartered (January)
Number of hosts breaks 1,000,000
Term “surfing the Internet” coined
1993:
InterNIC created by National Science Foundation
Network Solutions, Inc awarded cooperative agreement for registration services
1995:
$50 annual fee instated for domain names registration
1996:
Domain name tv.com sold to CNET for US$15,000
1997:
Domain name business.com sold for US$150,000
101,803 name servers in Whois database
1998:
Network Solutions registers its 2 millionth domain on 4 May
Compaq pays US$3.3million for altavista.com
ICANN established to transition DNS technical coordination from government to private sector
1999:
First testbed registrars announced for competitive Shared Registry System
Register.com is first registrar to come online
business.com is sold for US$7.5million (it was purchased in 1997 for US$150,000)
2000:
Testbed allowing registration of domain names in Chinese, Japanese and Korean begins
ICANN selects new TLDs: .aero, .biz, .coop, .info, .museum, .name, .pro (16 Nov)
2001:
EDUCAUSE takes over management of .edu domain
.biz, .info and .aero registrations begin
2003:
Public Interest Registry (PIR) takes over management of .org domain
Kyle Eslick said,
Wrote on February 22, 2008 @ 11:35 am
It is pretty amazing to think that Business.com went up by almost $8 million in a few years, then only went up by a couple million after another 8 years.
Thanks for sharing this!
Mike Muise said,
Wrote on February 22, 2008 @ 11:46 am
Thanks for visiting Kyle!
Yep, if only we could go back in time with the knowledge we know now. We would all be rich!