opinion Are old terms 'web' etc going to be outdated in domain name investing?

[Templr]

I've been online since the mid to late 90's around when terms for internet were coined into web or net.

I had just left a $600+ bid on a 6L web*** .com only to be outbid at a later date, this gave me some time for reflection.

I know 'web' has always been popular, but after sourcing sales throughout the years it seems that the trend is going down in domain name sales. Even though Google Trends has a steady graph from 2012-2016.

The bidding for the name had reached just over 1K and I was going to enter my last bid, but felt detached from it after being totally in love with the name. Which is unusual for me.

Still I think there could be potential but if it means waiting up to 5+ years for a solid price and a long trend in a name to possibly wain, I was going to bow down.


That being said, the tester will be .web

My thoughts are that a .web is a poor man's/woman's .net

Or is the term 'web' more preferred now than 'net'?

I'm not a .net fan but at least it has authority in age.

We can use an alternative verbally for 'online' or the 'internet', but for branding and naming, I personally won't be investing.

 

[Kuffy]

I've never been a fan of "web" in a name. After all, you know you are on the internet, so, unless you are selling spiders, web is pretty redundant. I think this became apparent when the use of the www. sub-domain prefix fell into disuse.

 

[Templr]

Too true mmm

 

[JONAH LEUNG]

The meaning of.net is now very blurred, more is reflected in market segmentation categories.

 

[briguy]

Kinda of old school here, .net was always a short form for "network". Just like .com is a short form for "commercial".

 

[WhoaDomain.com]

WEBMD.com

 

[E-Promote]

any word + InformationSuperhighway = money in the bank.

I always hated cyber in a name, still do

 

[Internet.Domains]

I've been online since the mid to late 90's around when terms for internet were coined into web or net.

I had just left a $600+ bid on a 6L web*** .com only to be outbid at a later date, this gave me some time for reflection.

I know 'web' has always been popular, but after sourcing sales throughout the years it seems that the trend is going down in domain name sales. Even though Google Trends has a steady graph from 2012-2016.

The bidding for the name had reached just over 1K and I was going to enter my last bid, but felt detached from it after being totally in love with the name. Which is unusual for me.

Still I think there could be potential but if it means waiting up to 5+ years for a solid price and a long trend in a name to possibly wain, I was going to bow down.


That being said, the tester will be .web

My thoughts are that a .web is a poor man's/woman's .net

Or is the term 'web' more preferred now than 'net'?

I'm not a .net fan but at least it has authority in age.

We can use an alternative verbally for 'online' or the 'internet', but for branding and naming, I personally won't be investing.

Having kids I can say without a doubt they know what 'internet' is, but have no idea what 'web' is...Unless it's Charlotte's Web, of course...

 

[simonj]

I registered a .space, and Facebook didn't like it...it thinks it's a malware site even thought its a legit TLD

 

[baseballworld]

Depends how the term is used in the keyword phrase.

 

[daica85]

I think .net is still more popular and more be using than .web (or .website) in 2017. I'm thinking about .web & .website, which one is better?

 

[Abdullah Abdullah]

I've been online since the mid to late 90's around when terms for internet were coined into web or net.

I had just left a $600+ bid on a 6L web*** .com only to be outbid at a later date, this gave me some time for reflection.

I know 'web' has always been popular, but after sourcing sales throughout the years it seems that the trend is going down in domain name sales. Even though Google Trends has a steady graph from 2012-2016.

The bidding for the name had reached just over 1K and I was going to enter my last bid, but felt detached from it after being totally in love with the name. Which is unusual for me.

Still I think there could be potential but if it means waiting up to 5+ years for a solid price and a long trend in a name to possibly wain, I was going to bow down.


That being said, the tester will be .web

My thoughts are that a .web is a poor man's/woman's .net

Or is the term 'web' more preferred now than 'net'?

I'm not a .net fan but at least it has authority in age.

We can use an alternative verbally for 'online' or the 'internet', but for branding and naming, I personally won't be investing.

It is loosing importance I guess. And that auction got out of hand as I was part of it lol.....Web/Sun right?

 

[Templr]

It is loosing importance I guess. And that auction got out of hand as I was part of it lol.....Web/Sun right?

Yes that's the one. I notice it sold for just over 1K same time last year.

 

[DN_Hunter]

Just a few months ago, WorldWideWeb .com was purchased for $18K and the buyer claimed the true value could be $150K - $250K.

To me, the WEB is a "Visual" I get of the network connections across the planet. Just Visually appears like a "Web", but perhaps it is one of those terms that will go away in time...

 

[owntype]

I have Under Construction dotCOM, very outdated term

 

[HotKey]

web vs net?
Internet
I think even non-techies say "internet" or "net" more than "web". But as with all new G's, what you put before the dot will determine its viability.

 

[Cdomains]

Dot online makes more sense.

Cars / web ???
Cars / online - makes more sense.