With the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics on August 8th, all eyes have been on China this summer. Every two years, the world unites under the Olympics’ three pillars of sport, environment and culture with the greater world ideals of peace, unity and interconnectedness.

It shouldn’t just take the Olympics or a World Cup to feel integrated in our global community. The World Wide Web and the ever-expanding "domainosphere", with 280 Top-Level Domains (TLDs) and over 103 million domains in existence, have helped make the world a smaller place. In fact, Google recently released that the number of sites on the internet has topped one trillion, a stark jump from a mere 26 million only 10 years ago.

With the exponential increase of internet space and activity, there is no better time than now to jump on domain names that speak to Olympic ideals of peace and unity. By purchasing domain names relevant to the international camaraderie brought on by the Olympics, you can help improve the international image for your business or nonprofit organization.

Mary Lou Retton, 1984 Summer Olympics US Gold Medalist in gymnastics once stated, “For athletes, the Olympics are the ultimate test of their worth.” The same can be said about your domain name. For many businesses, non-profits and certainly for domain parkers, the domain they own makes all the difference when it comes to their bottom line. Grab your international domains today and you too can claim gold!