abbreviated domains

Good point, that culturally there may be a difference in usage from one country to another. So perhaps, in China, such a domain carries more value than in others.

So, if you were that hotel in Nice, would you be more inclined to choose a more descriptive name, like H33Hotel.availableorlessexpensivetld Likewise for the Music Label, H33Records.availableorlessexpensivetld? The point here is that more descriptive names may now be appealing. After all...