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2024 brought surprising trends to the .ee domain names
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In 2024, house and shop have become more and more popular keywords used in .ee addresses. On the other hand, we can see that the popularity of the previously widely used keywords “kinnisvara” (real estate) and "est" has gradually started to decline. The top three spots on the list still belong to the words “auto” (car), “est” (Estonia) and “ehitus” (construction).
In the first quarter, the use of the word loan, which did not show its presence at the top of the list in the same period last year, has increased by leaps and bounds. On the one hand, this is a sign of the emergence of companies offering loan services, but on the other hand, gives an idea of Estonians' need for them. The economy and people's livelihood situation probably play their own role in it.
In addition, although Estonian place names are still actively used in web addresses, Tartu has found more use in the first half of the year. This is thanks to the title of the European Capital of Culture, which is actively used by various institutions and companies in their digital channels and marketing. The words “service”, “digital” and “man” have also found more and more use in the .ee domains.
Changes can also be seen in the disappearance of previously popular keywords, such as “art”, “flower”, “electricity” and “forest”. Instead of them, however, “airsoft”, “master”, “food” and “AI” are raising their heads. Various words related to technology have become more popular, but topics that were relevant last year, such as electricity, have already disappeared from Estonian thoughts.
Auctions of the single-character .ee domains have also brought new interest to the .ee web addresses. As part of this, we have brought several .ee domains with Estonian place and country names, as well as one-letter and numeric domains to the market. In weekly limited patches, several more memorable domains, including e.ee, l.ee and x.ee, will be auctioned.
In summary, the words used in the web addresses give a good overview of current topics in society. Although the top list is filled with already familiar words, we see that the quarterly changes reflect well the fields of activity of new companies and institutions. Active registration of a domain with a country code shows that .ee is still highly valued.
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.ee is represented with two discussions at the Opinion Festival
The Estonian Internet Foundation is happy to share that we are represented with two panel discussions at this year's Opinion Festival held in Paide. With the framework of the discussions we will take a closer look at two important digital topics with the help of experts on August 10.
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New study: Satisfaction with the .ee renewal process is highly valued
A recent study commissioned by the Estonian Internet Foundation took a closer look at the .ee domain registration renewal process and its possible developments. The results reveal that satisfaction with the .ee renewal is very high and it is characterized by the keywords simple, fast, understandable and convenient. The study was carried out in cooperation with Viilup Uuringud.
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Heiki Sibul will continue as the head of the Estonian Internet Foundation
The Council of the Estonian Internet Foundation (EIF) selected a board member for the foundation through a public competition. According to the council's decision, the current head of the foundation, Heiki Sibul, will continue as a member of the board. The new term of the board member begins on September 26 of this year and lasts for five years.