Ask HN: Should I bother reserving .cc for my domain?

Posted by potatofish on Friday July 09, 2010 @10:34PM
from the ask-hn dept.

Is there any chance in the future that someone might type it in by accident, like some do today with .net/.com (albeit rare) ? I have no need for it as I have the .com for my domain, just wondering how defensive to be and if it's worth the money?

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Re:Ask HN: Should I bother reserving .cc for my domain? by gdl on Friday July 09, 2010 @11:09PM (#1502940)

I think you're overthinking things. Check out http://www.microsoft.cc/ for an indication of how much Microsoft worries about .cc domains.

(Hint: either it's not owned by Microsoft, or their web designers have really gone downhill.)

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Re:Ask HN: Should I bother reserving .cc for my domain? by antichaos on Saturday July 10, 2010 @12:25AM (#1503035)

This domain is not owned by Microsoft.

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Re:Ask HN: Should I bother reserving .cc for my domain? by brianbreslin on Saturday July 10, 2010 @01:01AM (#1503079)

save your money. typos of your name like mcrosoft.com or microsof.com are more important to your brand than .cc

even those unless you're getting tons of type in traffic may not be worth the extra $7.50/yr

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Re:Ask HN: Should I bother reserving .cc for my domain? by antichaos on Saturday July 10, 2010 @12:27AM (#1503036)

I'd rather save the money for a .co or .cm domain :)

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Re:Ask HN: Should I bother reserving .cc for my domain? by consultutah on Saturday July 10, 2010 @12:33AM (#1503044)

No, you should not.

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