bookofjoe.is

I do love the Ice.

That's what I call the people of Iceland.

Cool, huh?

Anyway, what if, just say, you want to have one of those two–letter country codes instead of being an ordinary .com?

You need to first go here, where you can see an alphabetical list of all the Root Zone codes.

The site says they're indexed by TLD Code, which is an acronym for Top Level Domain.

What is it with all these crazy acronyms when it comes to the web, anyhow?

So — find one you like.

Then try typing "http://www.nic.xx," with "xx" being the two–letter country code.

It won't work for every country but for many you'll get information about how to register your site using that suffix.

Originally each country's code was meant for residents and businesses in that country, but many raise money by letting anyone in the world use their suffixes — for a price.

Thus, any television station in the world can buy Tuvalu's .tv and any doctor can use Moldova's .md.

FunFact: The most popular domain name is .com, followed in order by .de, .net, .uk and .org.

[via the Associated Press]