«.Tel» Them Where to Find You

A new domain name, «.tel», becomes available today, and it could become a phone book for the Internet, according to Bits.

A «.tel» domain name links to the contact information of businesses, organizations and individuals. Information can include telephone numbers; links to Web sites, including a Facebook or MySpace page; e-mail addresses; instant messaging names, and, if you wish, identities for virtual games such as Xbox Live or Second Life.

Because the data is stored in the DNS, rather than on a server, when a person updates a phone number or address using their .tel account, it is automatically updated in the address books of their friends who have their .tel information stored on a smartphone or other mobile device.

emily | 9:50 AM | Domain Names |
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