am i the only one who hates domain hacks? sometimes im not sure if im on the right site.
example: how do i know if tw.tr is a domain hack owned by twitter, or a phishing site? maybe its twitt.er? or is that a phishing site too? why should i keep track of all of this? why need these extra domains when i can just use twitter.com?
if they're rebranding to just j.et, then it makes more sense, but something tells me they wont its too "hacky" and jetpack is very mainstream
Don't worry, if you hate domain hacks then you're definitely on the
right website, and you're not the only one who hates domain hacks either, as practically everyone who is "invested" in .com hates them too...
The reason for this hate is obvious. Domain hacks are the direct
opposite of .com, in every possible way, and so when you guys see a hack that has sold for a good amount you instantly think it's a vote that's been taken away from .com and you start to get scared.
Think about it... If .com genuinely had value wouldn't you feel secure about that extension and be able to ignore whatever else is going on in the domaining world?!...
So your fears are perfectly understandable, and I, like you, have grave concerns about .com...
As for your outrageous suggestion, however, that domain hacks are closely aligned with (and may indeed be!) phishing sites, nothing could be further from the truth. In reality, I strongly suspect it's .com that is responsible for most phishing attacks!