tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6930013.post111442939433374686..comments2023-09-03T04:45:14.405-04:00Comments on Domain Name / Nom de domaine !: If famous brands bought Top Level DomainsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6930013.post-1114462751921624922005-04-25T16:59:00.000-04:002005-04-25T16:59:00.000-04:00.af would mean Air France instead of Afghanistan [....af would mean Air France instead of Afghanistan [we could browse the IATA codes list for further 2-letter signs]<BR/><BR/>.cc would means Creative Commons (Cedric, are you taking over Coco Islands to provide a domaine name for <A HREF="http://fr.creativecommons.org/blog.htm" REL="nofollow">this blog</A> ?)<BR/><BR/>Christmas Island would leave its name to a Citroen car (.cx)<BR/><BR/>Marks & Spencer would sell .ms (Montserrat) to Microsoft<BR/><BR/>.st would be handed over by Sao Tome and Principe either to Suicidal Tendencies or ST Microelectronics<BR/><BR/>.cd would mean Christian Dior, instead of Congo<BR/><BR/>.ca would mean C&A, not Canada<BR/><BR/>.ly would mean Lipton Yellow, not Libyan Arab Jamahiriya<BR/><BR/>.pg would mean Procter & Gamble (not Papua New Guinea)<BR/><BR/>.cl would mean Crédit Lyonnais, not Chile (various banks are among the possibilities provided by other ccTLDs)<BR/><BR/>.nf would be handed over by Norfolk Island to Nouvelles Frontières (or it could be certified by Afnor)<BR/><BR/>.ge could mean General Electric instead of Georgia<BR/><BR/>.cg would mean Charles Gervais, not Republic of CongoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6930013.post-1114455274702580562005-04-25T14:54:00.000-04:002005-04-25T14:54:00.000-04:00.ck would mean Calvin Klein (and not Cook Islands)....ck would mean Calvin Klein (and not Cook Islands)Benoit Tabakahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05364873892542724442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6930013.post-1114433166300880402005-04-25T08:46:00.000-04:002005-04-25T08:46:00.000-04:00.ms would mean Marks & Spencer (and not Montserrat....ms would mean Marks & Spencer (and not Montserrat)<BR/><BR/>.fm would mean Fortnum & Mason (grand magasin londonien, et non l'Etat Fédéral de Micronésie)<BR/><BR/>.th would mean Tommy Hilfiger (and not Thailand)<BR/><BR/>.sm would stand for Sun Microsystems (and not for San Marin or anything else...)<BR/><BR/>.om would stand for Olympique de Marseille (and not for Oman)<BR/><BR/>.cm would mean Cédric Manara (and not Cameroun)<BR/><BR/>& of course, .li would stand for GNU/LINUX (and not Liechtenstein)!!!!Jean-Frédérichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01816450920292238395noreply@blogger.com