Sweet smell of profit if it's an Internet domain (4)

"A surging number of Internet users in China are getting access to Internet websites via smartphone applications and Quick Respond codes, which are much easier than typing the domain names and waiting for the browser to direct them to the website," said Zhang.

In the near future, domain names may even be replaced by logos, QR codes or even voice input and other means that connect web users and the information on websites.

"After all, domain names by their nature are just gateways to information," said Zhang.