.li
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| Introduced | 1993 |
|---|---|
| TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | SWITCH Teleinformatics Services |
| Sponsor | University of Liechtenstein |
| Intended use | Entities connected with  Liechtenstein |
| Actual use | Popular in Liechtenstein; gets some other uses |
| Registration restrictions | None |
| Structure | Registrations are made directly at second level |
| Documents | Terms and conditions |
| Dispute policies | Dispute resolution service |
| DNSSEC | yes |
| Registry website | Switch |
.li is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Liechtenstein. The .li TLD was created in 1993. The domain is sponsored and administered by the University of Liechtenstein in Vaduz, but domain names with the extension can also be registered with SWITCH, administrator of Switzerland's .ch ccTLD.
There are no requirements to apply for the extension. Registrations of internationalized domain names have been accepted since March 2004.[1]
Long Island Usage
Many Long Island, New York (USA), organizations and companies have adopted the .li TLD as a domain hack.[2]
Swiss usage
In addition to Switzerland being geographically adjacent to Liechtenstein, “.li” on the end of a noun in Swiss German is commonly used as a diminutive. This is widespread, notable with Muesli (the diminutive of Mus, or “puree”), and even shows up in family names, such as the well-known chocolate manufacturer Sprüngli. Due to this vernacular usage, many Swiss companies register an additional, or alternative, .li domain for their businesses and services.
Russian usage
In Russian, -li is a verbal ending of past tense plural form. That is why some Russian-oriented sites use it as a part of the site name with the verbal stem before the dot, like zadolbi.li[3] (cf. Russian colloquial задолбать "to piss somebody off") or ulibnu.li[4] (cf. Russian colloquial улыбнуть "to make someone smile").
Domain hacks
Ellie Goulding uses "ell.li" as a domain hack[5] and "bar.refae.li" is used for the virtual card of Bar Refaeli with all of her social links.[6]
Notes
- ^ https://www.nic.ch/reg/wcmPage.action?lid=en&res=EF6GW2JBPVTG67DLNIQWQ337PUQWO2TAEBSH27Q
- ^ "longisland.li". Long Island Dot. Archived from the original on 26 February 2007. Retrieved 2007-02-22.
- ^ zadolba.li
- ^ http://www.ulibnu.li ulibnu.li]
- ^ "Lights MV". YouTube, Inc. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- ^ "Bar Refaeli". Refaeli. Retrieved 26 December 2012.