Addressing the world : national identity and Internet country code domains / edited by Erica Schlesinger Wass.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wass, Erica Schlesinger, 1976-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Internet domain names.

Physical Description:

xix, 165 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, [2003]

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).

Contents:

Introduction: Lots of Dots / Erica Schlesinger Wass ix

Chapter 1 The Never-Ending ccTLD Story / Peter K. Yu 1

Chapter 2 East Timor's .TP: From a Virtual Initiative to a Political Reality / Martin Maguire 17

Chapter 3 Chile's .CL: A Virtual Home for Chileans Worldwide / Patricio Poblete 31

Chapter 4 India's .IN: Underused and Underappreciated / Tushar A. Gandhi 43

Chapter 5 Malaysia's .MY: Globalization and Domain Identification among Malaysian Students / Toby E. Huff 55

Chapter 6 Sweden's .SE: Reestablishing Itself as the Best Choice for All Swedes / Patrik Linden 67

Chapter 7 Niue's .NU: Providing a Free Internet to an Isolated Nation / Richard StClair 77

Chapter 8 Moldova's .MD: The Little Domain That Roared / Dana M. Gallup 87

Chapter 9 China's .CN: Reaching Every Corner of the World / Erica Schlesinger Wass 101

Chapter 10 Swaziland's .SZ: Virtual Symbols of Swaziland's National Aspirations and Character / Paiki Muswazi 111

Chapter 11 The United States' .US: Striving for the American Dream / Erica Schlesinger Wass 123

Chapter 12 Australia's .AU: Australia's Second Gold Rush / Jenny Sinclair 137

Conclusion: Only Time Will Tell / Erica Schlesinger Wass 147

Appendix Top-Level Domains 151.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

074252809X

0742528103

OCLC:

52127853