Re: UKNM: Marketing Quality Domains/aka cybersquatting?

[Rod Begbie]

 > Active as in a page there which is active and is updated on a regular

basis.


So, if http://www.begbie.com/ isn't updated in over a year (like it hadn't

been until a month or two back), I shouldn't be able to get my e-mails

@begbie.com?


Domains ain't just for web-pages y'know.


 >  >  > The situation could perhaps best be resolved now by making

 >  > new domains .ltd

 >  >  > or .plc only available to registered companies.

 >

 > The problem is everyone and their dog wants a .com.  I honestly think the

 > new proposed domains such as .web should be introduced.


Cool.  So McDonalds can spend another few thousand bucks getting

McDonalds.web, mcdonalds.firm, mcdonalds.arts, etc?  And then in couple of

years, everyone will sit around bitching on this list that some bastard

cybersquatter already has business.web, movies.store, etc.


As has been pointed out, people naturally associate "dot com" with web

addresses.  And if you're launching a brand in the UK, you want the "co dot

uk" one as well.  I think it was Lycos that had something memorable like

"lycos-uk.com" when they launched a British service, because Lycos.co.uk was

owned by someone else.


But then, I really wanted the new TLDs, if only so I could get

"smellyf.arts".


rOD.



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