2004-12-11

The 10 oldest .com registered domains

I started this blog about new communications with a quick look at the past. Let's say that internet was zero-generation and we are looking at the transition to 3G today. This 0G list atracted my attention : the 10 oldest currently registered .COM domains (last updated 1/25/2003). Half of them still exist 20 years later in some form.

What will be an equivalent list 10 years from now : the 10 oldest 3G mobile network, the 10 oldest DVB-H mobile TV broacasters, the 10 oldest blog-sites.... Or the 10 newest of each ?

Create Date Domain Name

03/15/1985 SYMBOLICS.COM
04/24/1985 BBN.COM
05/24/1985 THINK.COM
07/11/1985 MCC.COM
09/30/1985 DEC.COM
11/07/1985 NORTHROP.COM
01/09/1986 XEROX.COM
01/17/1986 SRI.COM
03/03/1986 HP.COM
03/05/1986 BELLCORE.COM