Best Domain Extension other than .com: Opinions Please

[VURG]

I am a non .com domainer. I used to be a .com domainer but I have changed my focus as I got older. My main domain extensions that I am interested in are .net, .pink and .black.

I am interested in understanding what other people who invest away from .com are advocates for.

Do you think the king (.com) could ever be dethroned?

Do you think the queen (.net) could ever be dethroned?

I am interested to know why people choose the extension that they do?

For those who invest outside .com, has it proved to be a useful strategy?

 

[Kyle Tully]

Why net pink and black? What is your thesis?

 

[JB Lions]

I am a non .com domainer. I used to be a .com domainer but I have changed my focus as I got older. My main domain extensions that I am interested in are .net, .pink and .black.

I am interested in understanding what other people who invest away from .com are advocates for.

Do you think the king (.com) could ever be dethroned?

Do you think the queen (.net) could ever be dethroned?

I am interested to know why people choose the extension that they do?

For those who invest outside .com, has it proved to be a useful strategy?

As you got older you went from .com to .pink and .black?

If you said that in reverse it would make more sense. From .pink, .black to .com

 

[nisha_bullten]

I am a non .com domainer. I used to be a .com domainer but I have changed my focus as I got older. My main domain extensions that I am interested in are .net, .pink and .black.

I am interested in understanding what other people who invest away from .com are advocates for.

Do you think the king (.com) could ever be dethroned?

Do you think the queen (.net) could ever be dethroned?

I am interested to know why people choose the extension that they do?

For those who invest outside .com, has it proved to be a useful strategy?

You can choose new domain extensions like .fun, .space, .tech, .online, or .site. The first thing is what your website is about because extensions are meaningful and will make your website stand out compared to a .com domain name.
If your website is about gaming, so .games might work best.

 

[Jannes]

I dropped or am about to drop all Identity Digital tlds from my portfolio.

2023:
https://domaingang.com/domain-news/identity-digital-to-increase-pricing-across-203-gtlds/

2024:
https://www.namepros.com/threads/pr...tals-tld-portfolio-on-october-4-2024.1332206/

 

[VURG]

In relation to questions on my domain selection, I have the belief that the world is transitioning away from party based government to policy based government. My expectation is that this will involve a cocoon period where political groups split into factions. The two factions that I am anticipating will raise highest levels of funds are libertarians and women. I am building the case that libertarians have a good strategic political campaign around the colour black as black represents profit and Libertarian values are aligned with small governments (low spending therefore minimising debt). I see pink representing women's rights. .Net I see as a competitor to .com as a for consumer coops as netting in fishing is a one-to-many form fishing. I see consumers fed up with high inflation from companies and hence .com represents a culture of taking consumers for granted.

My domaining strategies are related to the fact that I am building a career around changes in politics. Political advertising is one of the fastest growing markets within advertising. Of these three domain extensions, I am most interested in .black. I see government debt in the western world as a rapidly growing political issue and black to be a strong political colour to return to traditional financial values.

I can see a lot of potential with .com. my focus is to be involved in emerging domain opportunities, not traditional ones

 

[Kyle Tully]

In relation to questions on my domain selection, I have the belief that the world is transitioning away from party based government to policy based government. My expectation is that this will involve a cocoon period where political groups split into factions. The two factions that I am anticipating will raise highest levels of funds are libertarians and women. I am building the case that libertarians have a good strategic political campaign around the colour black as black represents profit and Libertarian values are aligned with small governments (low spending therefore minimising debt). I see pink representing women's rights. .Net I see as a competitor to .com as a for consumer coops as netting in fishing is a one-to-many form fishing. I see consumers fed up with high inflation from companies and hence .com represents a culture of taking consumers for granted.

My domaining strategies are related to the fact that I am building a career around changes in politics. Political advertising is one of the fastest growing markets within advertising. Of these three domain extensions, I am most interested in .black. I see government debt in the western world as a rapidly growing political issue and black to be a strong political colour to return to traditional financial values.

I can see a lot of potential with .com. my focus is to be involved in emerging domain opportunities, not traditional ones

You guys have that good legal weed in the US huh?

I suspect you’re right on many of these issues, but likely 230 years ahead of your time. I’m trying to sell a domain by Friday.

So .com and other extensions popular with businesses/startups right now are my focus.

 

[VURG]

You guys have that good legal weed in the US huh?

I suspect you’re right on many of these issues, but likely 230 years ahead of your time. I’m trying to sell a domain by Friday.

So .com and other extensions popular with businesses/startups right now are my focus.

In my life, it seems that truth is stranger than fiction.

I believe that political transformation in the world is happening a lot faster than 230 years.

I anticipate what I call the #VegasSplitSign that a sign will happen where the Vegas community will be split over my gambling business model that I call #BlackGambling. I expect that the mathematics professors will vouch for my algorithm as a superior form of gambling and this will lead to 4 gambling attitude camps in Vegas:

- For #RedGambling (Traditional Model, Red symbolises average loss over time)
- For #BlackGambling (My proposed Model, Black symbolises average profit over time)
- For #RedGambling and #BlackGambling
- Against Gambling

I anticipate that this political split will have a domino like catalyst effect that spreads across the world. I am building the case that this (#VegasSplitSign) could be interpreted as the early stages of the political transformation described in Nebachudnezzar's dream in the bible. I have been planning and preparing the #BlackPoliticsCampaign for over 15 years. I am preparing other phases of the campaign for later. Stage 1 is disrupting a $500 billion dollar market with one algorithm. My focus is to build a media organisation. I can afford to be quite open with this Intellectual Property. Speed is more valuable to me than cashflow at the moment. I can make more money with the later stages and the other Intellectual Property.

Even though I am very critical of the US governments $35Trillion dollar debt, I believe that there is still some time to turn this debt around. I see black as a colour of hope and I aim to share this hope where I go.

 

[Future Sensors]

In my life, it seems that truth is stranger than fiction.

I believe that political transformation in the world is happening a lot faster than 230 years.

I anticipate what I call the #VegasSplitSign that a sign will happen where the Vegas community will be split over my gambling business model that I call #BlackGambling. I expect that the mathematics professors will vouch for my algorithm as a superior form of gambling and this will lead to 4 gambling attitude camps in Vegas:

- For #RedGambling (Traditional Model, Red symbolises average loss over time)
- For #BlackGambling (My proposed Model, Black symbolises average profit over time)
- For #RedGambling and #BlackGambling
- Against Gambling

I anticipate that this political split will have a domino like catalyst effect that spreads across the world. I am building the case that this (#VegasSplitSign) could be interpreted as the early stages of the political transformation described in Nebachudnezzar's dream in the bible. I have been planning and preparing the #BlackPoliticsCampaign for over 15 years. I am preparing other phases of the campaign for later. Stage 1 is disrupting a $500 billion dollar market with one algorithm. My focus is to build a media organisation. I can afford to be quite open with this Intellectual Property. Speed is more valuable to me than cashflow at the moment. I can make more money with the later stages and the other Intellectual Property.

Even though I am very critical of the US governments $35Trillion dollar debt, I believe that there is still some time to turn this debt around. I see black as a colour of hope and I aim to share this hope where I go.

I'm guessing this no longer has anything to do with domain extensions? In any case, lately there have been a few like-minded people on this forum with these kinds of ideas. I'm having a hard time following it. Despite that, I wish you the best of luck with it.

 

[VURG]

I'm guessing this no longer has anything to do with domain extensions? In any case, lately there have been a few like-minded people on this forum with these kinds of ideas. I'm having a hard time following it. Despite that, I wish you the best of luck with it.

I am betting against .com

I am betting for .net, .black and .pink

This is essentially a debate on what the better domain extensions are. .net advocates are in the minority now but I am anticipating growth. It was a difficult decision for me to choose to bet against .com and it took me years but I am convinced about it. I see it as a #GenerationZ versus #GenerationX debate. I expect #GenerationZ to see that I have a strong case for .net reviving and growing to be a strong competitor to .com.

I have a political focus but essentially I am here because I have a strong case that .com is overrated.

The .com versus .net debate is essentially a domaining debate and has been around for decades regardless of my political bias.

 

[bmugford]

I am a non .com domainer. I used to be a .com domainer but I have changed my focus as I got older. My main domain extensions that I am interested in are .net, .pink and .black.

I am interested in understanding what other people who invest away from .com are advocates for.

Do you think the king (.com) could ever be dethroned?

Do you think the queen (.net) could ever be dethroned?

I am interested to know why people choose the extension that they do?

For those who invest outside .com, has it proved to be a useful strategy?

As long as domains are valuable, .COM will lead the way.

.NET is fine, but clearly a secondary option.

.ORG is great, when the term fits.

Brad

 

[Kyle Tully]

. I see it as a #GenerationZ versus #GenerationX debate. I expect #GenerationZ to see that I have a strong case for .net reviving and growing to be a strong competitor to .com.

I asked Claude for an opinion:

To evaluate the sanity of this claim about domain names, let's break it down:

1. Generation divide: The claim frames the debate as Generation Z vs. Generation X, which is an unusual and likely oversimplified way to view domain name preferences.

2. .net revival: The assertion that .net will revive and grow to strongly compete with .com is questionable, given current trends and historical context.

3. Generation Z perspective: The claim assumes Generation Z will particularly appreciate or support this view, which isn't backed by any evident data or trends.

4. Lack of supporting evidence: The statement doesn't provide any reasoning or data to support its claims.

Rating the sanity of this claim:

On a scale from 1 (completely irrational) to 10 (entirely rational and well-supported), I would rate this claim about a 3.

While not entirely detached from reality (as .net is indeed a known domain extension), the claim makes several unsupported leaps in logic and relies on generational stereotypes without providing evidence. The assertion about .net's revival and Generation Z's supposed support for it seems more like wishful thinking than a well-reasoned argument.

The claim isn't completely insane, as domain name trends can change over time. However, the way it's presented lacks credibility and appears to be based more on personal opinion or hope rather than factual analysis of domain name market trends or generational preferences in technology.

 

[bmugford]

I am betting for .net, .black and .pink

Good luck with that.

You would probably have better odds hitting on 21 in blackjack.

Brad

 

[Sutruk]

I have a political focus but essentially I am here because I have a strong case that .com is overrated.

Your strong case is in your mind. Numbers prove .com is king, by far.
For number of domain registrations, for use by the main and world most famous companies and business.
For anyone serious enough to start a new business with the best and most trusted extension out there.
For all these reasons, .com is the king.

The .com versus .net debate is essentially a domaining debate and has been around for decades regardless of my political bias.

By the way, I don't get what has to do a domain extension with your political focus or bias.

 

[VURG]

Thanks everyone for your feedback. I have always appreciated the way Namepros members offer a very diplomatic analysis of people's opinions without letting emotions get too out of control. Even though I am betting against .com, I expect this to be a slow gradual process for .net to offer a legitimate challenge to .com and so my gut thinking is that there are many good years ahead for .com. I was a .com advocate for about 24 years and so this decision to change my view didn't happen overnight.

Sutruk, my comments about my political bias were in response to the comment alluding to this thread not being about domain extensions. I have provided personal information about my goals and opinions because I believe that they provide context to my discussion about domain extensions. I also talked about my opinions as I was asked to and so I am answering an answer. When I started this conversation, I addressed an interest in knowing other peoples opinion. I didn't volunteer my opinion in much depth until I was asked to.

I understand that I am positioning myself in a highly speculative position. The thing about highly speculative positions are that they are both high risk and high reward. I do pay attention to data but I pay attention to different data than most people do. I am also trained as a statistician and throughout my career I have had a focus of paying attention to different data than the general population. My background in domaining has been with flipping reg fee low traffic domain names for a profit and my style of domaining has always been one where I try to predict trends and buy domains before they become high traffic domain names.

In 2009, I started studying relationships between mathematics, political science and psychology. It is through this interest that I have switched to focusing my domaining expertise into forecasting political trends and aligning domaining recommendations with that. I see the emerging international political instability as growing pains associated with higher standards of future democratic models.

There is a strong case for .com to weather this storm and reign as king. I do not doubt that. I do however see an emerging debate between younger age groups and Generation X. I see .com representing Generation X as a large percentage of large internet businesses have a strong portion of their leadership represented by Generation X. I think that there is growing sentiment among younger age groups that Generation X has not fought enough for the needs of the young. I do expect emerging generational divide to affect future politics.

I think that the younger generations are not very organised in the 2024 US election and this election is heavily narrated by Generation X and Baby Boomers. There is emerging voices from Generation Y and Generation X but they don't appear to me to have a strong voice in politics yet.

I am playing the long game here. My opinions don't mean much in 2024. This is why I am trying to help people buy tomorrows great domain names way before the general community wake up. I see voice of the Baby Boomers to be quite strong now and this affects the language and domain name values of modern political domain names but the Baby Boomer narrative will be a lot weaker in future elections. I am aiming to study the culture of the young to work out which domain extensions will be the opportunities of the future.

 

[bmugford]

Thanks everyone for your feedback. I have always appreciated the way Namepros members offer a very diplomatic analysis of people's opinions without letting emotions get too out of control. Even though I am betting against .com, I expect this to be a slow gradual process for .net to offer a legitimate challenge to .com and so my gut thinking is that there are many good years ahead for .com. I was a .com advocate for about 24 years and so this decision to change my view didn't happen overnight.

Sutruk, my comments about my political bias were in response to the comment alluding to this thread not being about domain extensions. I have provided personal information about my goals and opinions because I believe that they provide context to my discussion about domain extensions. I also talked about my opinions as I was asked to and so I am answering an answer. When I started this conversation, I addressed an interest in knowing other peoples opinion. I didn't volunteer my opinion in much depth until I was asked to.

I understand that I am positioning myself in a highly speculative position. The thing about highly speculative positions are that they are both high risk and high reward. I do pay attention to data but I pay attention to different data than most people do. I am also trained as a statistician and throughout my career I have had a focus of paying attention to different data than the general population. My background in domaining has been with flipping reg fee low traffic domain names for a profit and my style of domaining has always been one where I try to predict trends and buy domains before they become high traffic domain names.

In 2009, I started studying relationships between mathematics, political science and psychology. It is through this interest that I have switched to focusing my domaining expertise into forecasting political trends and aligning domaining recommendations with that. I see the emerging international political instability as growing pains associated with higher standards of future democratic models.

There is a strong case for .com to weather this storm and reign as king. I do not doubt that. I do however see an emerging debate between younger age groups and Generation X. I see .com representing Generation X as a large percentage of large internet businesses have a strong portion of their leadership represented by Generation X. I think that there is growing sentiment among younger age groups that Generation X has not fought enough for the needs of the young. I do expect emerging generational divide to affect future politics.

I think that the younger generations are not very organised in the 2024 US election and this election is heavily narrated by Generation X and Baby Boomers. There is emerging voices from Generation Y and Generation X but they don't appear to me to have a strong voice in politics yet.

I am playing the long game here. My opinions don't mean much in 2024. This is why I am trying to help people buy tomorrows great domain names way before the general community wake up. I see voice of the Baby Boomers to be quite strong now and this affects the language and domain name values of modern political domain names but the Baby Boomer narrative will be a lot weaker in future elections. I am aiming to study the culture of the young to work out which domain extensions will be the opportunities of the future.

What would be the actual catalyst for .net to gain popularity after playing second fiddle to .com for 30 years?

If you are 10 or 80, you are exposed to .COM daily. It is used all the time in ads by companies that have products and services that young people use.

If anything, younger people are far more likely to support Web3 and that type of stuff.

It just seems odd to bet that .NET is going to suddenly become the go-to extension.

I don't see the correlation between what you are saying and .NET becoming more popular. It seems like a non-sequitur.

Brad

 

[enterscope]

Obviously .Top

It used to by XYZ but it has really fallen off the past 2 years.

 

[VURG]

What would be the actual catalyst for .net to gain popularity after playing second fiddle to .com for 30 years?

If you are 10 or 80, you are exposed to .COM daily. It is used all the time in ads by companies that have products and services that young people use.

If anything, younger people are far more likely to support Web3 and that type of stuff.

It just seems odd to bet that .NET is going to suddenly become the go-to extension.

I don't see the correlation between what you are saying and .NET becoming more popular. It seems like a non-sequitur.

Brad

Fair call. My case for .net is a bit vague at the moment. I have stages to my campaign and I am too early to provide a strong case for .net. Hence, at this stage, my core focus is to build a case for .black. .black domains are not cheap and so most of them are a waste of money.

At the foundation of my campaign is for me to get an endorsement from a mathematics professor to advocate the superiority of my gambling model. This is the stage one of my campaign. I don't have a big following on the internet and so without an endorsement, my statistical credentials lack the evidence to get people talking. Where I live, there are a handful of mathematics professors but not a lot and so I don't expect to have this endorsement in a rush.

I don't want to exhaust people with unnecessary ranting about my position on domains. I see that there can be a case made that .net would also represent Generation X and so a newer domain extension may be a better contender to challenge .com. I have a lot of faith in .net but I do understand that I am not the voice for the younger generation and there are young emerging speakers in Generation Y and Generation Z who are more powerful influencers than me. I stand by my view that a challenge to .com is coming. I stand by .net but I won't be surprised if things go a different way.

 

[Future Sensors]

It's not about mathematics.

Tell me about your huge marketing budget to convince others of your plans with .pink and .black, then tell me if you think that huge budget is the smartest thing you can do with that money. Tell me all about your opportunity cost.

 

[bmugford]

At the foundation of my campaign is for me to get an endorsement from a mathematics professor to advocate the superiority of my gambling model. This is the stage one of my campaign. I don't have a big following on the internet and so without an endorsement, my statistical credentials lack the evidence to get people talking. Where I live, there are a handful of mathematics professors but not a lot and so I don't expect to have this endorsement in a rush.

Even if you got the endorsement of the world's most famous mathematician, who even is that? It's not like whoever would be a household name.

You really think that is going to move the needle?

I don't want to exhaust people with unnecessary ranting about my position on domains. I see that there can be a case made that .net would also represent Generation X and so a newer domain extension may be a better contender to challenge .com. I have a lot of faith in .net but I do understand that I am not the voice for the younger generation and there are young emerging speakers in Generation Y and Generation Z who are more powerful influencers than me. I stand by my view that a challenge to .com is coming. I stand by .net but I won't be surprised if things go a different way.

You expect all the websites people use daily like Google.com, FaceBook.com, YouTube.com, Twitter / X .com, Instagram.com, Amazon.com, Reddit.com, TikTok.com, LinkedIn.com, etc. to just switch to .NET?

Every generation is exposed to the dominance of .COM daily.

Brad

 

[VURG]

It's not about mathematics.

Tell me about your huge marketing budget to convince others of your plans with .pink and .black, then tell me if you think that huge budget is the smartest thing you can do with that money. Tell me all about your opportunity cost.

For me, it is about mathematics. I am a long gamer. I don't play the aggressive marketing game. My marketing budget comes out of my profits. The academic route may be slow to some but I prefer to be more like a tortoise than a hare.

 

[bmugford]

For me, it is about mathematics. I am a long gamer. I don't play the aggressive marketing game. My marketing budget comes out of my profits. The academic route may be slow to some but I prefer to be more like a tortoise than a hare.

Alright, what is the actual math then?

I would love to analyze, based on math, how .net, .black, .pink, or whatever other extension is superior.

Brad

 

[VURG]

Alright, what is the actual math then?

I would love to analyze, based on math, how .net, .black, .pink, or whatever other extension is superior.

Brad

The math that I am working on at this stage is to describe the superiority of a gambling model. Validating the superiority of my gambling model to the standard existing model in gambling will not prove the superiority of a domain extension to .com. What this does is helps identify why there will be a political split in Las Vegas between companies who do and don't like the model. The case to why this helps activate a domino effect in politics that will empower the Libertarians to have a stronger voice in politics is a different part of the argument than the mathematics. I feel that the psychological argument and the mathematical validation of the model are two different things that each require some time to prepare. Are you more interested in the mathematics or the psychology?

 

[bmugford]

The math that I am working on at this stage is to describe the superiority of a gambling model. Validating the superiority of my gambling model to the standard existing model in gambling will not prove the superiority of a domain extension to .com. What this does is helps identify why there will be a political split in Las Vegas between companies who do and don't like the model. The case to why this helps activate a domino effect in politics that will empower the Libertarians to have a stronger voice in politics is a different part of the argument than the mathematics. I feel that the psychological argument and the mathematical validation of the model are two different things that each require some time to prepare. Are you more interested in the mathematics or the psychology?

Well, math is generally apolitical and objective.

There should be some formula or proof that can be used.

Just saying "math" doesn't really mean anything without that.

As far as the psychology side, you need to change people's well established behaviors.

If ALL the new extensions couldn't take the crown from .COM, I doubt .NET will, never mind .black, .pink, or any other oddball extension.

Brad

 

[bmugford]

It's the classic, you are making an extraordinary claim.

Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.

If I said I went to McDonald's, that doesn't require much evidence. It can happen; it does happen. There is nothing extraordinary about the claim.

If I said I went to the Moon, people would probably want a little more evidence.

The odds of me going to the Moon are probably much higher than any of these extensions becoming more popular than .COM.

Brad