.fm
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Introduced | April 19, 1995 |
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TLDtype | Country code top-level domain |
Status | Active |
Registry | dotFM(BRS Media Inc.) |
Sponsor | FSM Telecommunications Corporation |
Intended use | Entities connected with theFederated States of Micronesia |
Actual use | Much use related toFM radioandpodcasts;little related to the FSM |
Registration restrictions | None |
Structure | Registrations are available directly at second level |
Registry website | www |
.fmis thecountry codetop-level domain(ccTLD) for theFederated States of Micronesia,an independentisland nationlocated in thePacific Ocean.
Except for reserved names like.com.fm,.net.fm,.org.fm and others, any person in the world can register a.fm domain for a fee, much of the income from which goes to the government and people of the islands.[citation needed]The domain name is popular (and thus economically valuable) forFM radiostations andstreaming audiowebsites[1](other similar ccTLDs are.am,.tv,.cd,.djand.mu); a notable example isLast.fm,a social music website.
On March 29, 2018,.fm began allowing registration ofemoji domains.[2]
Usage
[edit]Aside from Micronesians and the audio streaming industry, the ccTLD is also used by companies such as:
- Ask.fm,website through which people ask and answer questions
- alienradio.fm,website used to promoteColdplay's 2021 albumMusic of the Spheres
- DI.FM,internet radio broadcaster consisting of over 90 channels dedicated exclusively to electronic music
- Dice.fm,UK based ticketing website
- Fastmail,email hosting company based in Australia
- Last.fm,website that allows users to track their music listening history[1]
- Libre.fm,social music platform based on free software
- Overcast.fm,iOS podcast listening software
- Player.fm,podcast discovery and cataloguing service[1]
- Rate Your Music's forum service
- Relay.fm,an online podcasting network run byMyke Hurleyand Stephen Hackett
- Setlist.fm ,website that publishessetlistsof musical performers[1]
- Tastebuds.fm,dating website for music fans
- thefuture.fm,website providing a platform for DJs to distribute their mixes, and a source for internet radio
Google's ad targeting treats.fm as ageneric top-level domain(gTLD) because "users and website owners frequently see [the domain] as being more generic than country-targeted."[3]
Accredited registrars
[edit]- Moniker
- Domain Discount24
- Key-Systems
- Gandi.net
- Name.com
- 101 Domain
- EasySpace
- Idotz.net
- INWX
- Hexonet
- Marcaria (company)
- EnCirca
- Safenames
- Ascio
- Lexsynergy
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abcdThorpe, Amy (21 September 2023)."What's in a domain name?".Rest of World.Retrieved10 July2024.
- ^Roig, Jon."Emoji Domains: Now on.fm!".Domain Research Group.Retrieved31 March2018.
- ^"Managing multi-regional and multilingual sites".Archivedfrom the original on 5 October 2019.Retrieved5 Oct2019.
External links
[edit]- IANA.fm whois information
- dotFM,the domain registry for.fm names