1.   And only companies approved by Icann can offer first-time registrations in the popular domains of .com and .net and .org.

2.   Network Solutions holds a government-backed monopoly in the registration of the most popular domains.

3.   The most popular domain names use the top-level domain of .com.

4.   For Mercedes, the Swatchmobile is only part of a strategy of broadening its range of automobiles into the more popular domain.