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Internet country-code top-level domain for Samoa
.ws
Introduced14 July 1995
TLD typeCountry code top-level domain
StatusActive
RegistrySamoaNIC (Computer Services Ltd. Samoa)
SponsorGovernment of Samoa
Intended useEntities connected withSamoa
Actual useNot used much insideSamoa, popular fordomain hacks,URL shortening andemoji domains
Registration restrictionsNone
StructureRegistrations are directly at second level
DocumentsPolicies
Dispute policiesUDRP
Registry websiteSamoaNIC
Computer Services Ltd.

.ws is theInternetcountry codetop-level domain (ccTLD) forSamoa. It is administered by SamoaNIC, for theMinistry of Foreign Affairs of theGovernment of Samoa.

The .ws domain is an abbreviation for "Western Samoa", which was the nation's official name in the 1970s when two-letter country codes were standardized. Although there are no geographic restrictions on registration of most second-level .ws domains,.org.ws,.gov.ws, and.edu.ws registration is restricted.

Prior to March 14, 2008, .ws domains were not allowed to be transferred from one domain registrar to another.

The .ws country code has been marketed as adomain hack, with the ws purportedly standing for "world site",website orweb service, providing a "global" Internet presence to registrants, as it supports allinternationalized domain names. A popular use for the domain is fornews organizations forURL shortening purposes, mainly suffixed as "(organization name)ne.ws".

Due to its potential popularity, a sliding scale of prices is operated by the registrar, depending on the brevity of the desired domain. Domains with four characters or more are competitively priced while three-, two-, and single-character domains have their own pricing tiers, quickly scaling into thousands of United States dollars. A company named "Global Domains International" operates amulti-level marketing scheme for .ws domain reselling.

In 2016, .ws gained popularity as one of the firstdomain name registries to offeremoji domains.[1][2]

As of 2018[update], there are approximately 25,000 emoji domains registered on .ws.[3]

Google treats the .wsccTLD as a generic top level domaingTLD.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^Mihalcik, Carrie (28 October 2016)."Emoji could soon take over domain names". CNET. Retrieved1 September 2017.
  2. ^Coren, Michael (11 November 2016)."The land rush for emoji domains is coming". Quartz. Retrieved1 September 2017.
  3. ^Johnson, Paddy (2 February 2018)."Emoji Domains Are the Future (Maybe)". Gizmodo. Retrieved4 March 2018.
  4. ^International targeting, Google Search Central, Google Inc., retrieved4 July 2021

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