Ask HN: Are the new gTLDs the future of Internet domains?

I&#x27;m speaking of the new upcoming gTLDs like for example: .business, .fashion, .mortage, .baseball, .movie, .coffee, .pizza, .fitness, .porn, .shopping, .dating, .academy, .club, .forum to name a few.<p>* ICANN Blog <a href="http://blog.icann.org/" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;blog.icann.org&#x2F;</a><p>* ICANN FAQ <a href="http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/customer-service/faqs/faqs-en" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;newgtlds.icann.org&#x2F;en&#x2F;applicants&#x2F;customer-service&#x2F;faq...</a>

I think it will be the future of the internet domains, now we&#x27;ll know much more about a site just from the domain (.App or .Music) it&#x27;s time for a change... It may take some (A lot) of getting used to, but things must change.

I don&#x27;t think so. The marketing dollars behind .com are huge and arguably a greater threat to domain names are apps and app stores.

For me it is just a huge cash grab for icann and others. Gosh, look at the pricing.