I was wondering WTF .dom was, and how long that had been a thing.<p>> I would want to figure out the quality of domains in both used and unused spaces. A cursory inspection of domain files shows a lot of computer-generated domain names that follow a pattern of numbers, letters, and words. There is no way those domains were purchased by average internet users by hand, and were most likely generated and purchased in bulk.<p>> The most interesting follow up question in our mind would be - who generated those domains?<p>Those sound rather like DGA domains, so I wonder how much that's skewing their sample.<p>And I'm always rather skeptical of any "research" where the main conclusion is to buy their product. Still, depressing to see just how widespread domain squatting has become.