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Below are some ccTLDs that have been used in specific industries;
.ad – Andorra : Advertising agencies.
.am – Armenia : AM radio stations
.cd – Democratic Republic of Congo : CD/music stores
.dj – Djibouti : Disc Jockeys.
.fm – Federated States of Micronesia : FM radio stations.
.gg – Guernsey : Gaming and gambling companies
.im – Isle of Man : Instant messaging.
.in – India : Internet industry.
.la – Laos : Los Angeles.
.li – Liechtenstein : Long Island.
.md – Moldova : Medical industry i.e., medical doctor").
.me – Montenegro : Individuals.
.mu – Mauritius : Music industry.
.tv – Tuvalu : Television and the entertainment industry
TLD’s have also been used for what is known as vanity domain names or domain name hacking. Simply put this when a name is registered to spell out a word or words using the TLD. Well known examples are del.icio.us, blo.gs, and rome.ro which of course spell out "delicious", "blogs", and "Romero". and are called "domain hacks."
Click here for a full list of Full list of all Country code Top Level Domain’s (ccTLD’s)
Of course this is not to say that domain name registration is a perfect science. No far from it. In fact the process can be as fluid and varied as they are people. The important thing to remember is that whatever extension you decide to settle on it must support the business model of your domain name.
The commercial use of Country code Top Level Domain’s (ccTLD’s) has been a usefulness sideline money earner for some countries,
the famous is probably dot TV, which is the ccTLD for Tuvalu an island nation located in the Pacific Ocean. Dot TV is widely used in association with television companies and also for companies with an online television channel.