News Summary: Businesses dominate suffix bids

THE EXPANSION: The organization in charge of Internet addresses announced nearly 2,000 proposals for new Internet suffixes — the ".com" part in a domain name.

SOME TRENDS: Big brands are behind hundreds of proposals, including scores for generic terms such as "cruise," ''.kids" and ".tires."

WHAT NOW: The bids now go through a review that could take months or years. Up to 1,000 suffixes could be added each year.