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The year is 2024 and many domainers still find it practically impossible to openly acknowledge other TLD extensions have relevance. Why does this matter? Well, it speaks to the industry’s maturity being capped. At least from a domain investor standpoint. This isn’t to suggest by any means that domainers should view every extension as having the same value as their beloved .com. It’s merely to say it’s time to grow up and acknowledge there’s room for more than .com in the online world of website addressing and digital identity. Especially for individual addressing needs/preferences.
In the case of individual addressing needs/preferences, it’s rather concerning that some domainers would see a domain like ‘bob.hawkes’ and double-down on the notion it has no relevance in comparison to ‘bobhawkes.com’. (Would love your thoughts on which is better @bobhawkes.) Sheesh. Where’s the logic in that? Especially if shorter is “better”. An exact-match name clearly has relevance; and alternative TLDs make this naming approach possible. Ask a major web player like YouTube who actively employs YouTu.be. This isn’t a matter of preferring or valuing all extensions. It’s a matter of recognizing life and language isn’t all ‘commercial’ and ‘.com’.
Sure, this thread will likely be moved to another section of the forum; and will likely jog unsavory feelings in the minds and hearts of those domainers who’d downvote it into oblivion if they could. Yet, the relevant point about other extensions having relevance stands. There’s not a single domainer that has gone the distance of boycotting ICANN for approving TLDs; or went on a crusade to rid the world of every word and acronym except commercial and .com. It’s time to wake up and recognize we don’t have to like or value what has even the slightest bit of relevance. We should merely acknowledge it has a place. Easy right? For most of us old-school domainers, probably not.
In the case of individual addressing needs/preferences, it’s rather concerning that some domainers would see a domain like ‘bob.hawkes’ and double-down on the notion it has no relevance in comparison to ‘bobhawkes.com’. (Would love your thoughts on which is better @bobhawkes.) Sheesh. Where’s the logic in that? Especially if shorter is “better”. An exact-match name clearly has relevance; and alternative TLDs make this naming approach possible. Ask a major web player like YouTube who actively employs YouTu.be. This isn’t a matter of preferring or valuing all extensions. It’s a matter of recognizing life and language isn’t all ‘commercial’ and ‘.com’.
Sure, this thread will likely be moved to another section of the forum; and will likely jog unsavory feelings in the minds and hearts of those domainers who’d downvote it into oblivion if they could. Yet, the relevant point about other extensions having relevance stands. There’s not a single domainer that has gone the distance of boycotting ICANN for approving TLDs; or went on a crusade to rid the world of every word and acronym except commercial and .com. It’s time to wake up and recognize we don’t have to like or value what has even the slightest bit of relevance. We should merely acknowledge it has a place. Easy right? For most of us old-school domainers, probably not.