.fm

.fm

Introduced	1995
TLD type	Country code top-level domain
Status	Active
Registry	dotFM (BRS Media Inc.)
Sponsor	FSM Telecommunications Corporation
Intended use	Entities connected with Federated States of Micronesia
Actual use	Much use related to FM radio; little related to Micronesia
Registration restrictions	None
Structure	Registrations are available directly at second level
Registry website	dotFM

.fm is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the Federated States of Micronesia, a group of islands located in the Pacific Ocean.

Except for reserved names like .com.fm, .net.fm, .org.fm and others, any person in the world can register a .fm domain for a fee, much of the income from which goes to the government and people of the islands. The domain name is popular (and thus economically valuable) for FM radio station and streaming audio websites (other similar ccTLDs are .am, .tv, .cd, .dj and .mu); a notable example is last.fm, a social music website. Such unconventional usage of TLDs in domain names is known as domain hacks.

Social Media Use

The .fm domain extension has also been used by various companies outside of the audio streaming industry or the Federated States of Micronesia. One example, Ping.fm, is a social networking tool allowing users to update various social media services directly from their website. Other examples are Task.fm, a minimalist reminder tool, and Smart.fm, an online learning tool. These uses tend to be free.

External links

• IANA .fm whois information
• dotFM, the domain registrar for .fm names