.us Yahoo has bought del.icio.us

[Cheyne]

"We're proud to announce that del.icio.us has joined the Yahoo! family. Together we'll continue to improve how people discover, remember and share on the Internet, with a big emphasis on the power of community. We're excited to be working with the Yahoo! Search team - they definitely get social systems and their potential to change the web. (We're also excited to be joining our fraternal twin Flickr!)" link

Who didn't see this one coming

 

[zouzas]

pretty big news for alternate extesnions ,,,

this says it all for the "bleed" to .com argument,,basically nothing to even consider

Searches done in October 2005
Count Search Term with extension
134 delicious.com

 

[creme]

wonder if my recently reged IAmAGeni.us and IAmGorgeo.us are worth anything...

 

[zouzas]

great headlines

Yahoo! hopes purchase of 'social media' company Del.icio.us is del.ight.ful weapon vs. Google.

http://money.cnn.com/2005/12/10/technology/delicious_biz20_120905/index.htm


looks like it will remain .US site and price tag 15-30million

 

[wasistdas]

A new dotcom boom

 

[zouzas]

sure is post 01 this is where new tld's come into play


Del.icio.us are considered good examples of what some call the Web 2.0 era of Internet services. Web 2.0 is a much-debated term used to describe Internet companies born after the dot-com bust of 2000 and 2001.

http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1512931492;fp;16;fpid;0

 

[-db-]

I believe I can speak for all .US and alternative extension supporters when I say...

WOOHOO !!!!!

:kickass:

 

[CrazyTech]

Can say that I'm pretty happy to hear this one.

 

[Binfus]

A new dotcom boom

Need a shrink...I can help...!!

 

[Cheyne]

yeah ... some of you have missed the point. the .us extention has not got alot to do with it. It's the service.

But yeah dot com boom again! Just wait till Yahoo! bids on Digg

 

[Binfus]

yeah ... some of you have missed the point. the .us extention has not got alot to do with it. It's the service.

No, none of the .US well-wisher is that naive to miss the point, but the fact is that anything that gives new extensions a good exposure and brings them a step closer to being the main stream is what some of us crave...and for this craving, this news is a BIG fix....got it!

 

[gamehouse]

Hi folks,
I know godaddy asks about some requirements when you try to register a .us domain name, but some other registrars seem not asking.

How strict a requirement is that you have to be a citizen or permanent resident? will the fact that the site will serve more US visitors help?

Just a newbie question,

Thanks,

gamehouse

 

[yeppers]

Hi folks,
I know godaddy asks about some requirements when you try to register a .us domain name, but some other registrars seem not asking.

How strict a requirement is that you have to be a citizen or permanent resident? will the fact that the site will serve more US visitors help?

Just a newbie question,

Thanks,

gamehouse

Well the rules are rules... BUT afaik you most likely won't get caught. I know I haven't ... The fact that your site may be serving mostly US visitors will not help though.
Hope it helped.

 

[zouzas]

i think everyone understands its the service that got the price tag.


folks may not understand why its not delicious.com and why its del.icio.us they went with where they own both.


if you can't understand it your stuck in the .com era prior 01 :hehe:

 

[Cheyne]

The fact is that anything that gives new extensions a good exposure and brings them a step closer to being the main stream is what some of us crave...and for this craving, this news is a BIG fix....got it!

Yeah that's a good point

 

[Immersion]

wow this is good news for .us domains. Now everyone tihnks yahoo have one i want one.


I want one!!

 

[zouzas]

new name floating around


Yahoo.licio.US

 

[DNWizardX9]

wow this is good news for .us domains. Now everyone tihnks yahoo have one i want one.


I want one!!

yahoo bought it for the service and i wouldn't call this a .us sale...

 

[-db-]

No, none of the .US well-wisher is that naive to miss the point, but the fact is that anything that gives new extensions a good exposure and brings them a step closer to being the main stream is what some of us crave...and for this craving, this news is a BIG fix....got it!

Exactly. The excitement is not just about a .US domain at the core of the service that was sold, it's about the exposure it brings to the .US name-space in general.

:tu:

 

[RTM]

Interesting thread - the attraction of .us was established long before this minor acquisition by Y!

This just part of web 2.0 - and perhaps a sign of Web 2.01