25 anniversary of the birth of the COM domain name

According to Xinhua News agency, March 15, 2010, the Internet ushered in an important moment: ". com" domain name was born 25 years. German media reported that March 15, 1985, headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, "Creed" (Symbolics) computer company registered the world's first ". com" domain name. In the same year, only 5 other companies registered with the ". com" domain name.　　To 1997, the world with ". com" domain name registration number exceeded 1 million. "For people under the age of 30, they may not be able to recall days when there is no internet," said Warisin, president of the domain service provider, Mark Mclaucklin, "The Internet has become an important part of our lives, work and entertainment."　　The report said that at this stage, the world with ". com" domain name of the site registered more than 80 million, including 11.9 million commercial sites, 1.8 million sports sites and 4.3 million entertainment sites. Warisin a survey shows that 2010 global register with ". com" domain name of the total revenue will reach 400 billion U.S. dollars. That figure could reach 950 billion dollars by 2020.