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January 20, 2016

The .FAMILY domain is here!

The thing about family is that they’re always going to be your family, no matter how many times you cringe at your grandpa’s cheesy jokes or screen your mom’s calls. But if you’re lucky enough, the people in your family are your biggest supporters when the going gets rough and your biggest cheerleaders when you accomplish […]


The thing about family is that they’re always going to be your family, no matter how many times you cringe at your grandpa’s cheesy jokes or screen your mom’s calls. But if you’re lucky enough, the people in your family are your biggest supporters when the going gets rough and your biggest cheerleaders when you accomplish great things.

Family is kind of a really big deal.

That’s why we’re so excited about the new domain extension .FAMILY, which has reached General Availability as of today. From sharing family photos to keeping in touch with loved ones through a host of .FAMILY email addresses, there are so many possibilities for what you can do with this domain.

.FAMILY is for everyone

The .FAMILY domain name is perfect for families who want to celebrate their clan. Domains registered with a .FAMILY ending can be used for sharing family history; keeping up with cousins, aunts, uncles, and more; giving out family reunion details; and tons of other applications. But .FAMILY is not exclusively for your relatives. Family means much more than that—it’s also the friends you hold dearest, the coworkers you see every day, and communities of people with a common interest. Companies, organizations, and circles of friends can use the .FAMILY domain to demonstrate their close-knit bond.

.FAMILY is more than just a website

Usually when we think domain names, our minds immediately go to one thing: websites. While there are tons of great platforms out there for creating a standout website, creating a new website is not the only way to use a new domain name. If you have an existing website that has a family theme, forward a .FAMILY URL to it to use as a complementary domain name. Have an existing Facebook page that your family uses to communicate with one another? Use URL forwarding to direct your .FAMILY domain to that page so family members can access it easily. Or, set up email accounts for the whole family so you can send messages from accounts like mom@yourlastname.family or updates@yourlastname.family.

With .FAMILY, the possibilities are endless. So register your own .FAMILY domain and see what you can do!

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