Dolly Parton is a true digital pioneer.
Dolly Parton, the singer-songwriter-actress-entrepreneur and legendary Queen of Country, has registered queenof.country, dolly.country, and dollyparton.country and has agreed to be part of the .country pioneer program, which provided domain names to musicians, businesses and organizations before the Sept. 14 release of .country domain names to the general public.
The launch of the .country top-level domain by registry operator Minds + Machines, in association with Uniregistry, is part of a revolutionary restructuring of the internet's naming system by ICANN, the internet's governing body. ICANN is looking to create choice, relevance, name availability and affordability to individuals, communities and businesses across the U.S. and the globe, according to Webster.
"Dolly Parton was my first introduction to country music, and I've been a fan ever since. She's a big reason we started .country, so I couldn't be more thrilled that she's signed on as a pioneer," stated Antony Van Couvering, CEO of Minds + Machines, the registry operator for .country.
"Dolly gets it: .country is part of of a massive transformation of the Internet, and she wants to be part of it." Van Couvering said. "With new top-level domains being supported by the likes of Amazon, Google, and L'Oréal, we look forward to a natural tipping point when we all will be adopting domain endings that identify us with a particular interest, location or activity."
In agreeing to be a .country pioneer, Parton assisted in the launch of .country by using her new domain names and by providing her name, image and other assistance. Members of the .country pioneer program received their choice of domain names before the general release, in exchange for their help in marketing the new top-level domain.
"We are honored and thrilled to have Dolly Parton be a part of the ground-breaking launch of the .country TLD (top level domain) with dolly.country!" added Luke Myszka, digital strategist for CTK Management/Dolly Records. "It's wonderful to have our artists on the cutting-edge of the digital marketplace, and we look forward to participating in this partnership for years to come."
Other names reserved by Dolly Parton in .country include 9to5.country, dollywood.country, andqueenof.country.
Domain names in .country are now available to everyone. The estimated retail cost will start at about $25 a year. To register a name within .country, go to https://www.mindsandmachines.com/country or https://www.uniregistry.com, or contact any leading registrar.
