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I just dont understand this website domain crap.?

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Creed
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« on: June 28, 2011, 01:13:04 PM »
See, I want to make my own website. All I see so far is me leaching off other websites for free, such as for example.  mycrap.therecrap.com  I dont want to do that. I just want it to be mycrap.com. Even if I pay so much a month or year for me to get "mycrap.com" from what ever website I pay, Im still technically leaching. I want it to be my own stuff, I just dont understand. If I do pay, then who or what does all the other sites pay to get their domains. I google and google, never finding anything good. Who did myspace or facebook pay to get theirs going. Does someone own the internet? I mean. RAWR!! I just want my own website.
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Bob
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« Reply #1 on: July 08, 2011, 10:58:25 AM »
assuming the domain is available, you go to a hosting site and pay annually or monthly for mycrap.com. then you log into hostingsitewhatever.com that you bought mycrap.com from and load the webfiles (your html index page and others) to it's webfiles storage area associated with your account. then it is completely yours until you stop paying the bill. i use 1and1.com they're cheap and easy an the bill charges my credit card every 6 months.
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GFN_Sol
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« Reply #2 on: July 14, 2011, 04:15:14 PM »
Domains arent actually owned outright, they are effectively leased so facebook, myspace, microsoft although technically owned by the companies who defend them well are useless unless hey are on what is called a DNS registry. The internet is made up of millions upon millions of servers and PC's and devices but to talk to each other they use a code an IP and rather than having to remember codes like 10.10.10.10 someone came up with the idea of giving them names. But who list the names simple DNS, there are only a few DNS servers on plenet and you lease the name from them.

So if you want www.crappycrap.com you use a registrar to lese the name for your for a set time (by the fee you pay) and point the name to your website. So to have "your own" website you need to lease a name and pay someone to keep its contents for you on a server people can get to.

The most popular places for this are things like godaddy and domain.com who make screaming singing commercials about it, but there are literaly thousands of sites out there to do this for you. Myself i have used the same one for years, this isnt an advert just a recomendation www.beachcomber.net for 3.99 a month they give you hosting for your site but you have to buy a name....

hop this explains and good luck.
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Digital_Pixels
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« Reply #3 on: July 16, 2011, 07:16:15 PM »
sounds like you are a little confused over something simple

domain names can be purchased from places like this http://www.names.co.uk/, as well as a domain name you will need website hosting, I believe that company does that as well but they are not the only one so shop around

technically people do own the internet as web hosting companies either buy or lease servers and rent out space on those servers to those that want websites,

the domain name is an ip that has been converted via dns ( a domain name server ) into a domain name to make it simpler for us to remember ( its simpler to remember words that groups of numbers )

when you sign up with a website host, the host will either setup the domain for you or if you already own a domain it can be 'pointed ' to their server by using something like ns1.myhost.com or ns2.myhost.com ( the myhost.com part is usually your web hosts name and ns stands for nameserver )

I hope it clears it up a little for you, if you have more questions try a web design forum, I own one http://webprocafe.com but there are quite a few out there, find one you feel comfortable in and ask questions.

p.s when you purchase your domain name they are owned by you unless you let a renewal lapse, its call intellectual property rights, no-one else can lay claim to your domain, even the web host you registered it with.
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Calvin_K
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« Reply #4 on: July 18, 2011, 04:09:58 AM »
Your domain name 'mycrap.com' and the contents of your website must lie somewhere in the internet. That means you are borrowing someone's computer. That's why you are paying small fees so that others can find you.
If you don't want to pay these fees. You have to
1. setup your own DNS server(s), and become domain name registrar.
2. setup your own web servers.
3. Install your own fiber optic cables
4. And have 'settlement-free peering' with your local phone/cable company

Pro,
1. You are the boss
2. You will have almost unlimited speed of internet access.
3. You will have almost unlimited data storage.
4. You can sell/lease your services for a small fees.

Con,
1. It will cost you millions dollars.

I rather want to pay $10 a month for my website and another $10 per year for my domain names. But time to time, I do have wet dreams of having my own internet backbones.
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Old_Metz
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« Reply #5 on: July 19, 2011, 12:10:47 AM »
I will try and be short and sweet here.

Step 1. Buy a domain name -
i suggest going with http://www.123-reg.co.uk/domain-names/

Step 2. Get your site up running -
You will need a company to host your site unless you know how to create a your own server to host it on.
You can have a look at the same place for domain names or try having a look at http://wordpress.org

Step 3. Let people know about your site.

This guide is a little bit too simply but this will atleast point you in the right direction.
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