<s>
The	O
term	O
geodomain	B-Protocol
refers	O
to	O
domain	O
names	O
that	O
are	O
exact	O
matches	O
in	O
spelling	O
to	O
geographic	O
locations	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
cities	O
and	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
unrelated	O
to	O
the	O
ccTLDs	B-Application
such	O
as	O
the	O
.us	B-General_Concept
country	B-Application
code	I-Application
domain	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Examples	O
of	O
geodomains	B-Protocol
are	O
Atlanta.com,	O
LosAngeles.com,	O
Texas.com	O
and	O
LongIsland.com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
geographical	O
names	O
are	O
limited	O
in	O
number	O
,	O
and	O
have	O
good	O
name	O
recognition	O
,	O
geodomains	B-Protocol
are	O
valuable	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
.com	O
extension	O
valued	O
the	O
most	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Geodomains	B-Protocol
tend	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
virtual	O
representation	O
of	O
the	O
locations	O
they	O
serve	O
—	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
Hawaii.com	O
is	O
heavily	O
tourism	O
focused	O
,	O
while	O
Syracuse.com	O
and	O
Madison.com	O
have	O
more	O
local	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
the	O
GeoDomain	B-Protocol
Expo	O
was	O
held	O
in	O
Chicago	O
from	O
July	O
10	O
–	O
12	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
geodomains	B-Protocol
were	O
reported	O
to	O
be	O
sold	O
for	O
high	O
amounts	O
.	O
</s>
