Growth Leads Internet To Add New .Endings

To keep up with a growing demand for Internet addresses, a new set of online tags was approved Tuesday by a group of organizations that help oversee functions on the Net.

All Internet addresses in the United States now end with one of six domain names: .com for commercial businesses, .org for non-profit organizations, .net for networks, .edu for educational institutions, .gov for governmental bodies or .mil for the military.

Under changes approved Tuesday, seven endings will be added: .store for businesses offering goods, .info for information services, .nom for individuals who want personal sites, .firm for businesses or firms, .web for entities emphasizing the World Wide Web, .arts for cultural groups and .rec for recreational or entertainment activities.

The change won’t affect existing names, only those applied for in the future.