.net domains
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- jayoh
what do you think of them?
I ask because there's a .com I really wanted and of course it's gone. The .net is available but to me, it seems so 1995...
- doesnotexist0
to me it just means it's not a commerce site. i use a .net
- raf0
What's the status of the .com—is it used or parked?
- ********0
Nothing wrong with .co and it's easier to type.
- duhsign0
yeah I though they ran out of .nets in 95?
- raf0
.co?
Some people say attaching your business to a domain that stays vulnerable to caprices of Colombian government is crazy.
On the other hand, it's the US government that has a recent history of seizing domains, so there.
At the same time, I only heard of one .ly seized by Libyan government, for hosting porn links (against clear registry rules).
- spot130
depends who has the .com. if a competitor than pick something else but otherwise, .net is fine. Just keep in mind 20-30% of people typing your domain will type .com by mistake.
- eieio0
I never understood why everyone ignores them. it makes more sense than .com for a lot of web based companies and individuals. .com is over saturated and the only way to get people to get their heads out of it is to start pushing .net more. I think in 5 years .net will be the new standard.
- vaxorcist0
whatever...
I once worked for an agency whose domain was ___.net, and the same ___.com was completely different, we often had confused clients, and since clients thought we were supposded to be "the internet wizards" .... this situation made us look rather stupid...
- tgqt0
You should have the .com, .net and .org
- ********0
I think it depends on what the name itself is. If its really good and unique (like a one word URL) then .net might be worth using.
If it is not that unique or a few words, then I would try to find a variation on it and get the .com for that.
.co seemed like it might have potential when they were launching it but I have not seen a single site use it since.