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.Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2003-09-29
Publisher(s): Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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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 | ||
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| Chapter 1 The Never-Ending ccTLD Story | 1 | (16) | |
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| Chapter 2 East Timor's .TP: From a Virtual Initiative to a Political Reality | 17 | (14) | |
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| Chapter 3 Chile's .CL: A Virtual Home for Chileans Worldwide | 31 | (12) | |
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| Chapter 4 India's .IN: Underused and Underappreciated | 43 | (12) | |
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| Chapter 5 Malaysia's .MY: Globalization and Domain Identification among Malaysian Students | 55 | (12) | |
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| Chapter 6 Sweden's .SE: Reestablishing Itself as the Best Choice for All Swedes | 67 | (10) | |
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| Chapter 7 Niue's .NU: Providing a Free Internet to an Isolated Nation | 77 | (10) | |
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| Chapter 8 Moldova's .MD: The Little Domain That Roared | 87 | (14) | |
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| Chapter 9 China's .CN: Reaching Every Corner of the World | 101 | (10) | |
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| Chapter 10 Swaziland's .SZ: Virtual Symbols of Swaziland's National Aspirations and Character | 111 | (12) | |
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| Chapter 11 The United States' .US: Striving for the American Dream | 123 | (14) | |
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| Chapter 12 Australia's .AU: Australia's Second Gold Rush | 137 | (10) | |
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| Conclusion Only Time Will Tell | 147 | (4) | |
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| Appendix Top-Level Domains | 151 | (8) | |
| Index | 159 | (4) | |
| About the Contributors | 163 |
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