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Domain name business will LOL tomorrow, but Facebook states LOL is dead

Domain name business will LOL tomorrow, but Facebook states LOL is dead

Facebook states LOL is dead, but the domain name comes out tomorrow.

LOLGet ready to LOL tomorrow.

Uniregistry will launch the .lol top level domain name in general availability on Tuesday. Annual registration costs appear to be regarding $30 retail, but many registrars are offering discounted first year registrations.

I’ve made it a point to never type LOL in a message, since, c’mon, do you ever really laugh out loud when IM’ing with someone?

I’m not the only one. Facebook has posted some research suggesting LOL is on its way out, prompting headlines today such as ‘Haha’ has killed ‘lol’ and No one states LOL anymore.

But no one applied for the .haha top level domain, so it’s .lol this time around.

Also coming up this stretch for fresh domains: Early access for Donuts domain names .dog, .theater, .taxi, .hockey and .run.

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