New TLDs – The New TLD Periodic Table

Although there had been previous attempts to classify and group elements it was Mendeleev who in 1869 created and published the familiar table we see today. The success of Mendeleev’s table came from two decisions he made: The first was to leave gaps in the table when it seemed that the corresponding element had not yet been discovered.  The second decision was to occasionally ignore the order suggested by the atomic weights and switch adjacent elements, such as cobalt and nickel, to better classify them into chemical families. With the development of theories of atomic structure, it became apparent that Mendeleev had inadvertently listed the elements in order of increasing atomic number.

In the years that followed after Mendeleev published his periodic table, the gaps he left were filled as chemists discovered more chemical elements.

I am no Mendeleev but here is a little ditty of an attempt  at a periodic table of new TLDs. The table is currently limited to five types of elements with a separate IDN category. The first is geographical TLDs, the second business TLDs, third are community based TLDs, then communication based TLDs and lastly we have brand TLDs. It is initially in the brand portion of TLD elements where I have left space (like Mendeleev) for any new brand TLDs. I envisage the whole list will grow considerably with the addition of sub categories but it is what I would call “good enough” right now and I hope you enjoy it. Within each element (TLD) I have also included the number of applicants currently known for that TLD.

Enjoy and let me know what you think.

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