Al Gore presents the .eco domain

[holeinone]

I know what you are thinking. Yet another TLD. But Al Gore thinks different and he gets what he wants..

Global Warming May Get Its Very Own Top Level Domain

Article courtesy: Tech Crunch

 

[Tribulatio]

I wonder how far it will be in competition with the DotGreen project:
http://www.dotgreen.org/Home.html

Not exactly the same purpose, but nevertheless fishing in the same waters.

 

[DnEbook]

green.eco how much would that be worth ?

 

[ripley]

This is silly, IMO. Historically extensions with a specific purpose or subject-matter focus have failed miserably (.travel, .aero, .mobi). Why would this be any different? It's interesting I suppose that Al Gore's backing it, and that'll probably get it some more initial focus and press, but I doubt he's going to be out there talking it up all day every day.

*shrug*

ripley.

 

[Kate]

Historically extensions with a specific purpose or subject-matter focus have failed miserably (.travel, .aero, .mobi). Why would this be any different?

So true... people never learn. But there is no certainty this project will ever go live.
It looks more like a PR stunt to me.

 

[Jeffrey]

Taken from a comment in that Techcrunch article...

"If you think about it… it really could go on forever. They grow their own money trees with TLD’s.

.pic for photo
.vid for video
.twt for microblogging
.soc for social network
.her for women related
.him for dude related
.tec for technology
.gam for gambling sites (or .lose)
.fin for financial

and so on… forever."

 

[yilduz]

dotEco, huh?

A whole tld for global warming. Wow...

 

[GF]

Can I propose .uni as an extension to discuss Unicorns, then?

 

[Jeff]

Can I propose .uni as an extension to discuss Unicorns, then?

:hehe:

I really like this proposed short .ECO extension ... seems perfect for use by those who are Green™ while they are out and about and "on the go"! :yell: :talk: :imho:

-Jeff

 

[NameCharger]

... so this is what the Global Whining machine is doing with some of the $400mm they skated off with from the spending package ...

 

[steveteva]

.eco? Excellent idea, I'm fully eco. When will it be released? to public or only org?
How much? maybe $120.00 year with $100.00 donation for Al Gore global warming organisation?
Many questions without answer yet.

 

[Fork]

I've got dibs on ThisIsAScam.eco and WastedMyMoneyOnThis.eco. :lol:

 

[harkster]

.idiot would fit Algore much better.

AND

green has become nothing more than marketing hype based on junk science touting a the global warming scam.

 

[yilduz]

.idiot would fit Algore much better.

Well, he did invent the internet, right?
Maybe he deserves his own extension. >_>

 

[thunderforce]

.ego is more accurate!

We already have .eco, except it is known as .org

 

[labrocca]

I like it. Al Gore did after all invent the internet.

 

[co2]

Al Gore Dot Ego, Or Dot Mmm.

Nice Thunderforce DOT EGO. How about DOT MMM, money making machine. I not bashing Al Gore, but this is a lot of peoples impression on him now.

 

[GF]

.idiot would fit Algore much better.

AND

green has become nothing more than marketing hype based on junk science touting a the global warming scam.

:lol:

It's been a while since I've seen "Algore"

 

[cache]

Al gore "invented" the internet, so he wants to invent the domain name system as well.

 

[Archangel]

This is silly, IMO. Historically extensions with a specific purpose or subject-matter focus have failed miserably (.travel, .aero, .mobi). Why would this be any different? It's interesting I suppose that Al Gore's backing it, and that'll probably get it some more initial focus and press, but I doubt he's going to be out there talking it up all day every day.

*shrug*

ripley.

I couldn't see .eco being any more than another .museum... maybe a little better but there are only ever so many ways you could use this.