Comments on: Does anyone care about domain names anymore?

By: Peter N Lewis

Peter N Lewis — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 03:39:14 +0000

The only domain names I can think of that were relatively crucial to the success of the venture would be the tinyurl/bit.ly et al.

Look at the big boys: YouTube, eBay, Google, MySpace, FaceBook, Twitter, Flickr. None of them really make any sense at all. That said, they are all relatively short (6–8 characters) and easy to type / remember (Flickr is probably the biggest exception).

By: john

john — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:06:18 +0000

Good point Mark.

Just say no to domain names! Seriously — will they be relevant in 5 years time? Sure. but just how much?

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:59:11 +0000

The people behind the insanity are those who stand to make money selling domains you don't need. Not ICANN BTW, but the registrars like GoDaddy, Tucows and the like. There's a whole industry now called "domainers" who stand to make a fortune. If you think domain cluster registrations are a PITA now, wait till there's hundreds more to have to cover to make sure a competitor doesn't get "your" domain (another practice I disagree with). It's not the name that matters, it's how you market it that brings the business.

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By: john

john — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 23:35:54 +0000

Yes, those “type this into google” posters you see round the streets of Sydney (and no doubt elsewhere) were one of the things that came immediately to mind when I read this, along with QR codes (semacodes) which is Japan are on everything, and every phone recognizes them.

While many a business person I speak to gets very excited about the great domain name they managed to get, I suspect the only business value in domain names is selling them to even more clueless people. Has a domain name ever been a key driver in the success of a business?

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 05:46:10 +0000

I’ve started seeing loads of advertising saying “type X into google” instead of giving a URL, I guess because most URLs these days are totally stupid as people get more and more desperate for a “good” domain.

I read somewhere that ICANN is trying to raise $20 million so I guess it’s in their own interests rather than for the greater good.

I’m still resentful that we’re .com.au rather than just .au.