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World's First 10 Domain Names
Websites are important part of today's fast changing World.Any information is spread around the world within few minutes.If we count in terms of population than Facebook is the at third position with its users.
Domain Name is essential part of website and it gives unique identity to a website.It makes easy for a user to reach a specific website.Domain name is the identity of your blog or website on the internet.According to the information provided by a Domain registering company,there are 131,055,842 active domains by 07 July 2011.The number of deleted domains is 402,575,536.This figure shows the growing interest of people in online system.
Do you know which one is the oldest Domain on internet?
Which was the first registered domain?Here I have collected a list of 10 oldest domain name.
So, Here are the top 10 oldest domain names:
1. Symbolics.com
Symbolics.com is the first registered domain name.It was registered by Symbolics in March 15, 1985.
2. Bbn.com
The second domain name registered in the internet is Bbn.com. It was registered by BBN Technologies in April 24, 1985. It is the first 3 letters domain name registered in the internet.
3. Think.com
Think.com was registered by Thinking Machines in May 24, 1985. It is the first registered domain with keyword "think".First two domains were named after their company name.
4. Mcc.com
Mcc.com was registered by Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation in July 11, 1985.
5. Dec.com
Dec.com is the fifth domain name registered in internet. It was registered by Digital Equipment Corporation in September 30, 1985.
6. Northrop.com
Northrop.com was registered by Northrop Corporation in November 7, 1985.It was the sixth and last domain registered in 1985.
7. Xerox.com
Xerox.com was registered by Xerox in January 9, 1986. It is the first domain name registered in 1986.
8. Sri.com
Sri.com was registered by SRI International in January 17, 1986.
9. Hp.com
Hp.com is the first 2 letter domain name registered. It was registered by Hewlett-Packard in March 3, 1986.
10. Bellcore.com
Bellcore.com is the 10th domain name registered in the internet. It was registered by Bell Communications Research in March 5, 1986.
Websites are important part of today's fast changing World.Any information is spread around the world within few minutes.If we count in terms of population than Facebook is the at third position with its users.
Domain Name is essential part of website and it gives unique identity to a website.It makes easy for a user to reach a specific website.Domain name is the identity of your blog or website on the internet.According to the information provided by a Domain registering company,there are 131,055,842 active domains by 07 July 2011.The number of deleted domains is 402,575,536.This figure shows the growing interest of people in online system.
Do you know which one is the oldest Domain on internet?
Which was the first registered domain?Here I have collected a list of 10 oldest domain name.
So, Here are the top 10 oldest domain names:
1. Symbolics.com
Symbolics.com is the first registered domain name.It was registered by Symbolics in March 15, 1985.
2. Bbn.com
The second domain name registered in the internet is Bbn.com. It was registered by BBN Technologies in April 24, 1985. It is the first 3 letters domain name registered in the internet.
3. Think.com
Think.com was registered by Thinking Machines in May 24, 1985. It is the first registered domain with keyword "think".First two domains were named after their company name.
4. Mcc.com
Mcc.com was registered by Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation in July 11, 1985.
5. Dec.com
Dec.com is the fifth domain name registered in internet. It was registered by Digital Equipment Corporation in September 30, 1985.
6. Northrop.com
Northrop.com was registered by Northrop Corporation in November 7, 1985.It was the sixth and last domain registered in 1985.
7. Xerox.com
Xerox.com was registered by Xerox in January 9, 1986. It is the first domain name registered in 1986.
8. Sri.com
Sri.com was registered by SRI International in January 17, 1986.
9. Hp.com
Hp.com is the first 2 letter domain name registered. It was registered by Hewlett-Packard in March 3, 1986.
10. Bellcore.com
Bellcore.com is the 10th domain name registered in the internet. It was registered by Bell Communications Research in March 5, 1986.
Top 100 Websites of 2011
There are trillions of websites on the internet.Some of them has a few user while other have a large number of users.Google is the most widely used search engine of the world.Now Google has now released a list of top 100 websites which has maximum number of users.Facebook has got first rank in the list of 1000 sites worldwide.It has nearly 880,000,000 .YouTube got second position with 800,000,000 unique visitors followed by Yahoo which has nearly 660,000,000 unique visitors.
Below Checkout the list of top 1000 sites worldwide:-
There are trillions of websites on the internet.Some of them has a few user while other have a large number of users.Google is the most widely used search engine of the world.Now Google has now released a list of top 100 websites which has maximum number of users.Facebook has got first rank in the list of 1000 sites worldwide.It has nearly 880,000,000 .YouTube got second position with 800,000,000 unique visitors followed by Yahoo which has nearly 660,000,000 unique visitors.
Below Checkout the list of top 1000 sites worldwide:-
| Rank | Site | Category | Unique Visitors (users) | Reach | Page Views | Has Advertising |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | facebook.com | Social Networks | 880,000,000 | 47.2% | 910,000,000,000 | Yes |
| 2 | youtube.com | Online Video | 800,000,000 | 42.7% | 100,000,000,000 | Yes |
| 3 | yahoo.com | Web Portals | 660,000,000 | 35.3% | 77,000,000,000 | Yes |
| 4 | live.com | Search Engines | 550,000,000 | 29.3% | 36,000,000,000 | Yes |
| 5 | wikipedia.org | Dictionaries & Encyclopedias | 490,000,000 | 26.2% | 7,000,000,000 | No |
| 6 | msn.com | Web Portals | 450,000,000 | 24% | 15,000,000,000 | Yes |
| 7 | blogspot.com | Blogging Resources & Services | 410,000,000 | 21.9% | 5,400,000,000 | Yes |
| 8 | baidu.com | Search Engines | 340,000,000 | 18% | 110,000,000,000 | Yes |
| 9 | bing.com | Search Engines | 340,000,000 | 18.3% | 11,000,000,000 | Yes |
| 10 | microsoft.com | Software | 340,000,000 | 18.3% | 2,700,000,000 | Yes |
| 11 | qq.com | Web Portals | 280,000,000 | 15% | 44,000,000,000 | Yes |
| 12 | ask.com | Search Engines | 210,000,000 | 11.2% | 2,000,000,000 | Yes |
| 13 | taobao.com | Classifieds | 190,000,000 | 10.3% | 30,000,000,000 | Yes |
| 14 | adobe.com | Multimedia Software | 170,000,000 | 9.2% | 1,000,000,000 | No |
| 15 | wordpress.com | Blogging Resources & Services | 170,000,000 | 9.2% | 1,000,000,000 | Yes |
| 16 | twitter.com | Email & Messaging | 160,000,000 | 8.4% | 6,000,000,000 | Yes |
| 17 | youku.com | Online Video | 160,000,000 | 8.4% | 3,600,000,000 | Yes |
| 18 | soso.com | Search Engines | 160,000,000 | 8.4% | 3,600,000,000 | No |
| 19 | sohu.com | Web Portals | 140,000,000 | 7.6% | 5,900,000,000 | Yes |
| 20 | 163.com | Web Portals | 140,000,000 | 7.7% | 6,500,000,000 | Yes |
| 21 | windows.com | Windows OS | 130,000,000 | 7% | 540,000,000 | Yes |
| 22 | hao123.com | Web Portals | 120,000,000 | 6.3% | 7,200,000,000 | Yes |
| 23 | tudou.com | Online Video | 120,000,000 | 6.3% | 2,700,000,000 | Yes |
| 24 | amazon.com | Shopping | 120,000,000 | 6.3% | 4,400,000,000 | Yes |
| 25 | apple.com | Mac OS | 110,000,000 | 5.8% | 1,100,000,000 | Yes |
| 26 | ebay.com | Auctions | 110,000,000 | 5.8% | 10,000,000,000 | Yes |
| 27 | sogou.com | Search Engines | 89,000,000 | 4.8% | 2,300,000,000 | Yes |
| 28 | mozilla.com | Internet Clients & Browsers | 87,000,000 | 4.7% | 590,000,000 | No |
| 29 | yahoo.co.jp | Web Portals | 87,000,000 | 4.7% | 30,000,000,000 | Yes |
| 30 | paypal.com | Merchant Services & Payment Systems | 82,000,000 | 4.4% | 1,700,000,000 | Yes |
| 31 | tmall.com | Apparel | 81,000,000 | 4.3% | 2,100,000,000 | Yes |
| 32 | go.com | Web Portals | 81,000,000 | 4.4% | 3,300,000,000 | Yes |
| 33 | about.com | How-To‚ DIY & Expert Content | 81,000,000 | 4.3% | 600,000,000 | Yes |
| 34 | flickr.com | Photo & Image Sharing | 81,000,000 | 4.3% | 1,700,000,000 | Yes |
| 35 | 56.com | Online Media | 80,000,000 | 4.3% | 1,100,000,000 | Yes |
| 36 | 4399.com | Online Games | 80,000,000 | 4.3% | 4,800,000,000 | Yes |
| 37 | linkedin.com | Social Networks | 74,000,000 | 4% | 2,300,000,000 | Yes |
| 38 | xunlei.com | File Sharing & Hosting | 74,000,000 | 4% | 2,000,000,000 | Yes |
| 39 | dailymotion.com | Online Media | 73,000,000 | 3.9% | 810,000,000 | Yes |
| 40 | aol.com | Web Portals | 72,000,000 | 3.9% | 5,300,000,000 | Yes |
| 41 | orkut.com | Social Networks | 72,000,000 | 3.9% | 4,400,000,000 | Yes |
| 42 | ku6.com | Online Media | 68,000,000 | 3.6% | 540,000,000 | Yes |
| 43 | bbc.co.uk | World News | 67,000,000 | 3.6% | 2,700,000,000 | Yes |
| 44 | pps.tv | Online Video | 67,000,000 | 3.6% | 540,000,000 | Yes |
| 45 | orkut.com.br | Social Networks | 67,000,000 | 3.6% | 53,000,000,000 | No |
| 46 | cnet.com | Consumer Electronics | 67,000,000 | 3.6% | 450,000,000 | Yes |
| 47 | craigslist.org | Classifieds | 66,000,000 | 3.5% | 24,000,000,000 | No |
| 48 | ehow.com | How-To‚ DIY & Expert Content | 61,000,000 | 3.3% | 280,000,000 | Yes |
| 49 | weather.com | Weather | 61,000,000 | 3.2% | 1,200,000,000 | Yes |
| 50 | 4shared.com | File Sharing & Hosting | 60,000,000 | 3.2% | 2,500,000,000 | Yes |
| 51 | imdb.com | Movie Reference | 60,000,000 | 3.2% | 1,200,000,000 | Yes |
| 52 | myspace.com | 60,000,000 | 3.2% | 1,500,000,000 | Yes | |
| 53 | answers.com | General Reference | 60,000,000 | 3.2% | 250,000,000 | Yes |
| 54 | fc2.com | Web Services | 59,000,000 | 3.2% | 3,300,000,000 | Yes |
| 55 | mywebsearch.com | Search Engines | 56,000,000 | 3% | 1,200,000,000 | Yes |
| 56 | mail.ru | Email & Messaging | 55,000,000 | 2.9% | 19,000,000,000 | Yes |
| 57 | 7k7k.com | Casual Games | 55,000,000 | 3% | 4,000,000,000 | Yes |
| 58 | uol.com.br | Web Portals | 55,000,000 | 3% | 5,400,000,000 | Yes |
| 59 | gocsgo.com | 55,000,000 | 2.9% | 180,000,000 | No | |
| 60 | alibaba.com | Import & Export | 54,000,000 | 2.9% | 1,100,000,000 | Yes |
| 61 | skype.com | Voice & Video Chat | 54,000,000 | 2.9% | 490,000,000 | Yes |
| 62 | badoo.com | Dating & Personals | 51,000,000 | 2.7% | 5,900,000,000 | Yes |
| 63 | scribd.com | Social Networks | 51,000,000 | 2.7% | 160,000,000 | Yes |
| 64 | cnn.com | Broadcast & Network News | 50,000,000 | 2.7% | 1,300,000,000 | Yes |
| 65 | soku.com | Online Video | 50,000,000 | 2.7% | 780,000,000 | Yes |
| 66 | babylon.com | Translation Tools & Resources | 50,000,000 | 2.7% | 790,000,000 | Yes |
| 67 | yandex.ru | Search Engines | 46,000,000 | 2.5% | 14,000,000,000 | Yes |
| 68 | 2345.com | Web Portals | 45,000,000 | 2.4% | 2,100,000,000 | Yes |
| 69 | renren.com | Social Networks | 45,000,000 | 2.4% | 3,300,000,000 | Yes |
| 70 | megaupload.com | File Sharing & Hosting | 45,000,000 | 2.4% | 490,000,000 | Yes |
| 71 | alot.com | Web Apps & Online Tools | 45,000,000 | 2.4% | 490,000,000 | Yes |
| 72 | hp.com | Computer Hardware | 45,000,000 | 2.4% | 660,000,000 | Yes |
| 73 | rakuten.co.jp | Shopping Portals & Search Engines | 45,000,000 | 2.4% | 4,000,000,000 | Yes |
| 74 | goo.ne.jp | Web Portals | 45,000,000 | 2.4% | 870,000,000 | Yes |
| 75 | netflix.com | DVD & Video Rentals | 45,000,000 | 2.4% | 2,500,000,000 | Yes |
| 76 | softonic.com | Software | 45,000,000 | 2.4% | 370,000,000 | Yes |
| 77 | blogger.com | Blogging Resources & Services | 42,000,000 | 2.2% | 1,100,000,000 | No |
| 78 | 360.cn | Antivirus & Malware | 42,000,000 | 2.2% | 800,000,000 | No |
| 79 | alipay.com | Merchant Services & Payment Systems | 42,000,000 | 2.3% | 2,000,000,000 | Yes |
| 80 | globo.com | Web Portals | 41,000,000 | 2.2% | 3,000,000,000 | Yes |
| 81 | photobucket.com | Photo & Video Sharing | 41,000,000 | 2.2% | 600,000,000 | Yes |
| 82 | bankofamerica.com | Banking | 41,000,000 | 2.2% | 2,500,000,000 | Yes |
| 83 | discoverbing.com | Search Engines | 41,000,000 | 2.2% | 170,000,000 | Yes |
| 84 | mediafire.com | File Sharing & Hosting | 41,000,000 | 2.2% | 370,000,000 | Yes |
| 85 | partypoker.com | 41,000,000 | 2.2% | 130,000,000 | Yes | |
| 86 | camzap.com | Webcams & Virtual Tours | 41,000,000 | 2.2% | 140,000,000 | No |
| 87 | ameblo.jp | Blogging Resources & Services | 41,000,000 | 2.2% | 1,700,000,000 | Yes |
| 88 | odnoklassniki.ru | Social Networks | 38,000,000 | 2% | 14,000,000,000 | Yes |
| 89 | terra.com.br | News | 38,000,000 | 2% | 1,700,000,000 | Yes |
| 90 | naver.com | Search Engines | 38,000,000 | 2% | 23,000,000,000 | Yes |
| 91 | zynga.com | Casual Games | 38,000,000 | 2% | 780,000,000 | Yes |
| 92 | amazon.co.jp | Entertainment Media | 38,000,000 | 2% | 1,300,000,000 | No |
| 93 | vkontakte.ru | Social Networks | 38,000,000 | 2% | 92,000,000,000 | No |
| 94 | imageshack.us | 38,000,000 | 2% | 210,000,000 | Yes | |
| 95 | youdao.com | Blogging Resources & Services | 38,000,000 | 2% | 280,000,000 | Yes |
| 96 | pconline.com.cn | Local News | 38,000,000 | 2% | 450,000,000 | Yes |
| 97 | 58.com | Classifieds | 37,000,000 | 2% | 960,000,000 | Yes |
| 98 | chase.com | Banking | 37,000,000 | 2% | 2,500,000,000 | Yes |
| 99 | mapquest.com | Maps | 37,000,000 | 2% | 210,000,000 | Yes |
| 100 | xinhuanet.com | News | 37,000,000 | 2% | 870,000,000 | Yes |
Royal Wedding - Interesting Facts
Prince Williams married Kate Middleton on 29 April 2011.Celebration comes in British Royal Family after 30 years.It was a big event and everybody in the world was eager to know about what's happening in the wedding.
Royal Wedding of Kate and Prince Williams was live broadcast on many tv channels and websites.Biggest video site YouTube was contracted to live the event.Twitter was also prepared for the live coverage of Royal Wedding.Many TV channels like TLC CNN, BBC, Fox and CBS etc. was doing the live broadcast of Royal Wedding.
Below are some interesting facts of Royal Wedding that I have collected:--
On Facebook nearly 2.8 million people in the UK and US updated their status about the Royal Wedding. While on Twitter users were posting 237 tweets every second about the Royal Wedding.
Kate Middleton was 29 years old when she married Prince Williams.She is the oldest English Royal Bride.She is 6 month elder than Prince Williams.
Wedding ring of Kate is made of gold from the Clogau Gold Mine in the Welsh mountains. The estimated cost of this ring is around 85,000 pounds
When asked what they love about each other, William mentioned that Kate had “plenty of habits” that he loved to tease her about. We’re happy to know that the soon-to-be British princess has just a touch of neurotic tendencies. She also reportedly can drink William under the table, which makes her a girl after our own heart.
Royal Wedding was insured with 2600 crore Rs. insurance.It is the biggest insursnce ever done for a marriage.
Total expanditure on Royal Wedding was 4500 crore Rs.
The cost of cake for Royal Wedding was 50 lacs(Rs)
Royal Wedding was viewed by 2 Billion people in the World.
The Royal Wedding is the first ever wedding that was live broadcast on YouTube.
Watch Some Great Moments of Royal Wedding (Images)
241 Tornado in 3 Days - USA
USA faced 241 tornado in just 3 days.After startin from Thursday,the strom has taken the life of more than 45 peoples of different states.Dozens of people are injured.
Reports beleived it to be the strogest tornado of last 20 years.Two dozen of people killed in North Carolina on Saturday while seven people were killed in Alabama on Friday. Most of the death are reported in state of North Carolina.Nearly 60 tornadoes were spotted in North Calorina on Saturday.
This Tornado is the strogest storm of last three decades.Nearly 200k houses are suffering from power failure.Nearly 70 homes were destroyed and more than 50 peoples were taken to hospital in Greenville.
Government has declared emergency in North Carolina.Normally North Carolina face 19 tornado in a year but this time 62 tornadoes were reported the night before from the worst spring storm in two decades to hit the state.NBC News reported 24 deaths in North Carolina.
Tornado In Crittenden County, Arkansas, USA on 16 April 2011 Video
Tornedo In North Carolina,USA Video
Tornado Hits St. Louis Airport, USA - Video
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| Tornedo In USA on 16 April 2011 |
USA faced 241 tornado in just 3 days.After startin from Thursday,the strom has taken the life of more than 45 peoples of different states.Dozens of people are injured.
Reports beleived it to be the strogest tornado of last 20 years.Two dozen of people killed in North Carolina on Saturday while seven people were killed in Alabama on Friday. Most of the death are reported in state of North Carolina.Nearly 60 tornadoes were spotted in North Calorina on Saturday.
This Tornado is the strogest storm of last three decades.Nearly 200k houses are suffering from power failure.Nearly 70 homes were destroyed and more than 50 peoples were taken to hospital in Greenville.
Government has declared emergency in North Carolina.Normally North Carolina face 19 tornado in a year but this time 62 tornadoes were reported the night before from the worst spring storm in two decades to hit the state.NBC News reported 24 deaths in North Carolina.
Tornado In Crittenden County, Arkansas, USA on 16 April 2011 Video
Tornedo In North Carolina,USA Video
Tornado Hits St. Louis Airport, USA - Video
April Fool Day
April Fools' Day is a day celebrated on April 1 of every year.On this day many people play pranks on each other.Another name given to this day is All Fools' Day.
Traditionally, in some countries such as New Zealand, the UK, Australia, and South Africa, the jokes only last until noon, and someone who plays a trick after noon is called an "April Fool".It is for this reason that newspapers in the U.K. that run a front page April fool only do so on the first (morning) edition. Elsewhere, such as in France, Ireland, Italy, South Korea, Japan, Russia, The Netherlands, Germany, Brazil, Canada, and the U.S., the jokes last all day.
The first foolishness of April days' can be found in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales (1392).The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer at the end of the 14th century.
It is day where everyone enjoys pranks and didn't get angry with someones prank.So go and enjoy this April Fool Day and prank ed out your near and dear with new tricks. Happy Fools' Day.
Traditionally, in some countries such as New Zealand, the UK, Australia, and South Africa, the jokes only last until noon, and someone who plays a trick after noon is called an "April Fool".It is for this reason that newspapers in the U.K. that run a front page April fool only do so on the first (morning) edition. Elsewhere, such as in France, Ireland, Italy, South Korea, Japan, Russia, The Netherlands, Germany, Brazil, Canada, and the U.S., the jokes last all day.
The first foolishness of April days' can be found in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales (1392).The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer at the end of the 14th century.
It is day where everyone enjoys pranks and didn't get angry with someones prank.So go and enjoy this April Fool Day and prank ed out your near and dear with new tricks. Happy Fools' Day.
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