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Security experts have warned that web domains are being bought up by scammers to host fake articles and other spurious content. 

A blog post from Netcraft, a UK company specializing in tackling cybercrime, has flagged how it has seen a surge in “health product campaigns that exploit cheap top-level domains (TLDs), reaching up to 60% of a TLD’s daily domain registrations.”

As of 2024, the Indian market boasts an array of domain registration companies, each offering unique features and capabilities to cater to your specific needs. In today’s digital age, securing a strong online presence is vital for businesses and individuals alike. At the heart of this online identity lies the domain name, the virtual address that leads users to your website. Whether you’re a budding entrepreneur looking to establish your brand or an established company expanding your digital footprint, choosing the right domain registration service is paramount.

To help you navigate this crowded domain registration landscape, we’ve compiled a list of the top 5 best domain registration services companies in India for the year 2024.

These companies have earned their spots…

Internet memes are ubiquitous enough that they now have their own top-level internet domain.

Google today announced that consumers and businesses can start hosting websites using the .meme domain, which the company originally filed to operate a decade ago.

Not surprisingly, Google says the new domain is ideal for websites that focus on cataloging internet memes. For example, the meme-indexing site Know Your Meme is using the new domain to host knowyour.meme.

Meanwhile, GIF provider Tenor is using the domain to host find.meme and create.meme. Google adds that Grumpy Cat lives on via grumpycat.meme.

(Credit: grumpycat.meme)

The search giant says the .meme domain is now available for use through an early access program, which requires “an additional one-time fee.” This fee will decrease…

Domain name is a very important factor while browsing the internet. It provides access to a particular Internet address, website, email service, and much more. It’s an easy way of referring to a particular server with the IP address (in numeric code), where the website or any other internet service is stored. 

In simple words, a domain name –  for example, Google.com acts as a human-readable format of the numeric IP address (192.XXX.XXX.XXX or 192.168.123.132). With more than 300+ million domains registered, it becomes intimidating to start the process of changing your domain name especially, if it’s already registered. 

Also, finding a new unique name for the same purpose is extremely challenging. If it’s done incorrectly, this could easily damage your…

When you renew a domain, you extend your period of ownership. Every domain has an expiry date, and every renewal pushes that expiry date further into the future.

Even if your domain is months or even years away from expiring, you can still renew it now. However many years you add, they’ll take effect after the expiry date.

Four reasons to be proactive

There are plenty of reasons to renew domains before the reminder emails start to arrive. Here are a few of our favourites.

Lock in today’s prices

Domain prices have the unhappy habit of rising over time. If you want your domain to stay active for years in the future, you can pre-pay for that extra time today. Then who’ll be feeling smart when the next price hike arrives?

Have extra certainty

It’s not likely that a domain will…