Systems for generating and registering enhanced domain names
View Patent ↗Systems of the present inventions allow for generating and providing an enhanced domain name. An exemplary system may comprise a domain name stored in a network storage device, a web space associated with the domain name, at least one application associated with the domain name and stored on at least one applications server, and a network communicatively coupling the network storage device, web space, and at least one application server, wherein the web space and application may be automatically enabled upon association with the domain name.
1. A system, comprising:
a) a domain name stored in a network storage device;
b) a web space comprising:
i) a hosting service comprising at least one server computer having an IP address,
ii) a bandwidth allotment, and
iii) a storage allotment,
wherein said web space is automatically provisioned and associated with said domain name when said domain name is registered to a registrant, without input from said registrant by:
i) adding said IP address to a DNS A-record for said domain name;
ii) provisioning said hosting service;
iii) provisioning said bandwidth allotment; and
iv) provisioning said storage allotment;
c) at least one application stored on said at least one server computer having said IP address, said at least one application being automatically enabled and associated with said domain name when said domain name is registered to said registrant, without input from said registrant, wherein said at least one application comprises server-side software providing interactive functionality to a website resolving from said domain name; and
d) a network communicatively coupling said network storage device, said web space, and said at least one application server.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein said hosting service comprises a shared hosting service, a virtual-dedicated hosting service, a dedicated hosting service, a clustered hosting service, or any combination thereof.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein said at least one application comprises an email account, a blog, a forum, an instant messaging application, a website building application, an online file storage service application, a shopping cart application, an SSL certificate, a website traffic improvement tool, an email marketing solution, an ecommerce solution, or any combination thereof.
4. The system of claim 3 , further comprising an application programming interface allowing at least one third party to generate said at least one application.
5. The system of claim 4 , further comprising a starter website resolving from said domain name, said starter website having a control panel allowing a domain name registrant to configure and utilize said hosting service, said bandwidth allotment, said storage allotment, and said at least one application.
6. The system of claim 5 , wherein said control panel comprises a webpage on said starter website.
7. The system of claim 5 , wherein said control panel comprises a plurality of webpages on said starter website.
8. The system of claim 5 , wherein said control panel comprises at least one wizard application for said hosting service and each of said at least one application.
9. The system of claim 5 , wherein said control panel comprises a link to each of said at least one application.
10. The system of claim 9 , wherein said link comprises a URL.
11. The system of claim 9 , wherein said link comprises a widget.