What does mean letter "i" in a front of some word

[jerki]

What does mean letter "i" in a front of some word, and what is the value of that kind domains. E.G. iAsia.com, iSeo.com, iCar.com...
Thanks.

 

[Nappy Bunch]

I usually means 'interactive'

 

[Kate]

Internet ?

 

[oyong]

Intelligent?

 

[alien51]

It means it's a poor man's premium domain.

 

[hawkeye]

It means it's a poor man's premium domain.

Which is exactly why Apple decided to use it - iPhone.

 

[alien51]

Apple is not a man. I said "poor man's...."

 

[Bannen]

It also means just 'i', as in you. It personalizes things. Since it has the dual purpose of meaning technical things, like internet and interactive as mentioned above, yet also is the most personal word there is, 'i', it's an ideal single letter for adding to words to brand them.

 

[xrvel]

For me, "i" in domains looks like "my".
iPhone - My Phone.
iCar - My Car

:tu:

 

[MadAboutDomains]

To me, an 'i' in-front of any product name means:

- Locked down
- Built for computer illiterate people
- Shiny, but over priced
- Used by the vast majority of people just to view photos and surf Facebook, despite price and claims of "it's the best"

Therefore I conclude that 'i' means: illiterate.

Please tell me if I've hit the nail on the head

 

[Domainerr]

I thin "i" in front of Domain names represents Internet :D

 

[BackorderZone]

Apple is not a man. I said "poor man's...."

Not according to Citizens United, corporations are people too. :hehe:

As for iWhatever, the value probably derives exactly from that, Apple. I don't recall iAnything being popular prior to iMac? And I think Steve Jobs said that it stood for "Internet" at the time.

 

[forge]

It's the region code for Ipanema.