Ask YC: domain name suffixes? (e.g. fooapp, foohq, getfoo)

Re:Ask YC: domain name suffixes? (e.g. fooapp, foohq, getfoo) by sjs382 on Thursday May 22, 2008 @01:41PM (#197328)

Generate enough word-of-mouth on blogs, and you won't need a memorable URL; your search ranking will take care of (most) users trying to get to your site.

See "Silverback" as an example. I vaguely remembered that it was at silverbackapp.com but wasn't sure. I typed "silverback" into Google and it was the second result.

While we're on the subject though, what are some common domain suffixes/prefixes? It would be helpful to have a handy list for whenever I'm trying domains. :)

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Re:Ask YC: domain name suffixes? (e.g. fooapp, foohq, getfoo) by joshwa on Thursday May 22, 2008 @01:48PM (#197336)

  -app
  -hq
  -place
  -spot
  get-
  the-
  my-
  -ster
  -aholic
  -dev
  -lab
  -matic
  -space

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Re:Ask YC: domain name suffixes? (e.g. fooapp, foohq, getfoo) by bigtoga on Thursday May 22, 2008 @02:17PM (#197374)

But you remembered "Silverback" - that's why "memorable" is important. It's just as important in a URL otherwise people wouldn't pay so much for them or value them so highly.

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Re:Ask YC: domain name suffixes? (e.g. fooapp, foohq, getfoo) by sjs382 on Friday May 23, 2008 @01:45AM (#197802)

I agree that a memorable name is important. I'm just saying that a memorable domain (may not be|isnt) as important.

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