Comment by chrismeller

Comment by chrismeller 2 days ago

I admit that I still subconsciously treat com/net/org as somehow more legitimate, though there's no logical reason. I do like that there are more options now, but some of the gTLDs are quite ridiculous.

And I really don't like that companies like Google/MS can buy their own TLD now. I don't think allowing a trademarked term to be used should have been allowed.

GaryBluto 2 days ago

> but some of the gTLDs are quite ridiculous.

Case in point: .sucks, .wtf, .zip, .ninja

The fact .zip was created by Google of all companies is hilarious to me.

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donatj 2 days ago

.sucks was a pure genius money making scheme where every major company has to squat (company).sucks - we own ours and used to use it to test our frame rules.

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- rkomorn 2 days ago
  
  The "conspiracy theory" I buy into the most is that all these new TLDs are primarily motivated by the revenue of forcing every corp to register their equivalent domain.
  Love that your company leaned into it for that purpose.
  
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  saaaaaam 2 days ago
  
  This isn’t a conspiracy theory. I accidentally ended up in a senior role at one of the new gTLD domain registries for a couple of years. “Name protection” - and partnering with the companies who offer corporate domain services to large corporations - was a core part of the commercial strategy.
  
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  rkomorn 2 days ago
  
  Yes, the quotes around conspiracy theory were very intentional. :)
  
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fragmede 2 days ago

Get 300 friends to each give you $1,000, and you too, can be the administrator of your very own TLD. What're you going to choose? something lucrative, like .dev, or something fun, like .fun? The world is your .oyster!

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abcd_f 2 days ago

.300 would seem more appropriate

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- 4ndrewl 2 days ago
  
  Bit niche though. Might be quite a Spartan TLD.
  
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bakql 2 days ago

Of course there’s a legitimate reason: when you want to buy a domain for your product using one of the old TLDs, it’s likely to be taken already, which means you’ll have to pay a significant sum for it, which means your project is serious.

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