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The “dot com” domain is 25 years old in March, and Verisign is raising its profile by celebrating the internet’s first .com registration Verisign plans to capitalise on the 25th anniversary of the .com domain, which has been the hallmark of the commercial internet. The first “dot com” name was registered by Symbolics in March 1985. Verisign says its celebrations will start with an event in Washington, DC on 16 March, where it will announce four $75,000 research grants. Later, there will a gala in San Francisco to highlight the top 25 people and companies who have made “the most notable impact” on the net.

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