Re:Ask HN: The importance your domain (.com vs .io)
by beck5 on Wednesday February 23, 2011 @03:37PM
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I hope everyone agrees del.ico.us was the worst URL in history
Re:Ask HN: The importance your domain (.com vs .io)
by WillyF on Wednesday February 23, 2011 @04:27PM
(#2255891)
del.icio.us
Re:Ask HN: The importance your domain (.com vs .io)
by cfinke on Thursday February 24, 2011 @12:58AM
(#2257085)
I think you've proven beck5's point.
Re:Ask HN: The importance your domain (.com vs .io)
by rand1234 on Thursday February 24, 2011 @03:13AM
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I had a similar question. I had planned on registering a domain name a week back for a webapp/blog that we were developing, which at that point was available, however as of now, the domain.com is gone. It was registered yesterday. Should I settle for that domain.net/org or go with something like theDomain.com ? Are there any implications ?
Re:Ask HN: The importance your domain (.com vs .io)
by sagacity on Friday February 25, 2011 @05:37AM
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> change your domain once your product gains traction and you have a proven product. Then you can spend the big bucks on the domain you really want.
Makes sense but at the same time, I guess there would be no harm in trying to get (buy) it at a lower price right from the beginning.
Re:Ask HN: The importance your domain (.com vs .io)
by wmboy on Wednesday February 23, 2011 @09:56PM
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Yeah, most people will get to you via a Google search. Then when you're big enough you can legally claim the prized .com URL from the squatters.
...just check first that it's not a legitimate company using the .com address.
I know those examples are all .com, but the point is that you can change your domain once your product gains traction and you have a proven product. Then you can spend the big bucks on the domain you really want.