.site

{{Infobox Top level domain

|name=.site

|background=

|image = DotSite logo.png

|introduced={{start date |2015|3|12}}

|type=Generic top-level domain

|status=Active

|registry=Radix

|sponsor=

|intendeduse=

|actualuse=

|restrictions=None

|structure=

|document=[https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/tlds/site/site-agmt-pdf-15jan15-en.pdf Registry Information]

|disputepolicy=

|website={{url|https://get.site/}}

|dnssec=Yes

|dateregistereddomains=1 January 2023|registereddomains=1,290,948|refregistereddomains=[https://ntldstats.com/tld/site nTLD stats. greenSec GmbH.]}}

.site is a generic top-level domain used in the Domain Name System of the internet. The domain was officially delegated to DotSite Inc (part of Radix) on 12 March 2015.{{cite web |title=Delegation Record for .SITE |url=https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/site.html |website=iana.org |publisher=Internet Assigned Numbers Authority |accessdate=19 May 2020}} In 2000, years prior to its current ownership, the company Afilias LLC attempted to apply for ownership of the domain, along with .info and .web.{{cite web |last1=Rodin |first1=Rita |title=Policy Deliverables |url=https://archive.icann.org/en/tlds/info1/description_of_tld_policies.htm |website=icann.org |publisher=ICANN |accessdate=19 May 2020}}

Usage

The .site domain reached the milestone of one million domain registrations in February 2019. Radix claims that approximately 70% of these registered domains were by small and medium businesses in fields such as ecommerce and information technology.{{cite web |title=New TLD .SITE Passes One Million Registrations, Reports Radix |url=http://www.circleid.com/posts/20190206_new_tld_site_passes_one_million_registrations_reports_radix/ |website=circleid.com |accessdate=19 May 2020}}

The .site domain has had minor issues with being abused for spam and fraudulent purposes.{{cite web |last1=Sanders |first1=James |title=How fraudulent domain names are powering phishing attacks |url=https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-fraudulent-domain-names-are-powering-phishing-attacks/ |website=techrepublic.com |date=18 June 2019 |publisher=Tech Republic |accessdate=19 May 2020}}

Name collision issues

In October 2013 ICANN released their final assessment and mitigation plan for the name collision issue that was facing the New gTLD program. On 18 November 2013, ICANN announced the applied-for strings that were eligible for an alternative path towards delegation that would allow applicants to proceed without waiting for further mitigation research and plans to be published. 25 strings, including .site, were not eligible for the alternative path, and will have to wait for more plans to be published before continuing towards delegation.{{Cite web|date=2013-11-17|title=Reports for Alternate Path to Delegation Published|url=https://newgtlds.icann.org/en/announcements-and-media/announcement-2-17nov13-en|access-date=2021-08-19|website=ICANN New gTLDs}}

References

Category:Generic top-level domains

Category:Internet properties established in 2015