{"id":8458,"date":"2012-11-28T00:13:01","date_gmt":"2012-11-28T06:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bucktownbell.com\/?p=8458"},"modified":"2012-11-29T18:20:50","modified_gmt":"2012-11-30T00:20:50","slug":"mobi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bucktownbell.com\/?p=8458","title":{"rendered":".mobi"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>The domain name <strong>mobi<\/strong> is a <a title=\"Top-level domain\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Top-level_domain\">top-level domain<\/a> (TLD) in the <a title=\"Domain Name System\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Domain_Name_System\">Domain Name System<\/a> of the <a title=\"Internet\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Internet\">Internet<\/a>. Its name is derived from the adjective <em>mobile<\/em>, indicating it&#8217;s used by <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Mobile devices\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mobile_devices\">mobile devices<\/a> for accessing Internet resources via the <a title=\"Mobile Web\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mobile_Web\">Mobile Web<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The domain was approved by <a title=\"ICANN\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ICANN\">ICANN<\/a> on 11 July 2005, and is managed by the mTLD global registry. It was originally financially backed and sponsored by <a title=\"Google\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Google\">Google<\/a>, <a title=\"Microsoft\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft\">Microsoft<\/a>, <a title=\"Nokia\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nokia\">Nokia<\/a>, <a title=\"Samsung\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Samsung\">Samsung<\/a>, <a title=\"Ericsson\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ericsson\">Ericsson<\/a>, <a title=\"Vodafone\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vodafone\">Vodafone<\/a>, <a title=\"T-Mobile\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/T-Mobile\">T-Mobile<\/a>, <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Telef\u00f3nica M\u00f3viles\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Telef%C3%B3nica_M%C3%B3viles\">Telef\u00f3nica M\u00f3viles<\/a>, <a title=\"Telecom Italia Mobile\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Telecom_Italia_Mobile\">Telecom Italia Mobile<\/a>, <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Orascom Telecom\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Orascom_Telecom\">Orascom Telecom<\/a>, <a title=\"GSM Association\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/GSM_Association\">GSM Association<\/a>, <a title=\"Hutchison Whampoa\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hutchison_Whampoa\">Hutchison Whampoa<\/a>, <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Syniverse Technologies\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Syniverse_Technologies\">Syniverse Technologies<\/a>, and <a title=\"Visa Inc.\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Visa_Inc.\">Visa<\/a>, with an executive from each company serving on mTLD&#8217;s board of directors.<sup id=\"cite_ref-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/.mobi#cite_note-1\"><span>[<\/span>1<span>]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"cite_ref-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/.mobi#cite_note-2\"><span>[<\/span>2<span>]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"cite_ref-3\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/.mobi#cite_note-3\"><span>[<\/span>3<span>]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>In February 2010, <a title=\"Afilias\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Afilias\">Afilias<\/a> acquired mTLD Top-Level Domain Ltd. (known publicly as &#8220;dotMobi&#8221;).<sup id=\"cite_ref-4\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/.mobi#cite_note-4\"><span>[<\/span>4<span>]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>via <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/.mobi\">.mobi &#8211; Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The domain name mobi is a top-level domain (TLD) in the Domain Name System of the Internet. Its name is derived from the adjective mobile, indicating it&#8217;s used by mobile devices for accessing Internet resources via the Mobile Web. 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