Domain names to no longer have to end with a .com

Right now, on the Web, there are only the usual generic top-level domain names, which you probably recognize, if you have done any Internet surfing in the last decade –– .com, .edu, .org, etc. You have less than 30 top level domain names. That is about to change. This week, ICANN, the organization which overseas these kinds of things, has approved a plan to allow folks to create personalized top-level domains. This will go into effect in 2012. It will cost about $185000 for registration, plus there will be some annual fee.