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Re:Ask YC: What do you think of a .net domain? by cellis on Wednesday August 27, 2008 @11:09AM (#288095)
Don't settle for a .net domain. Just come up with a name. Ideally it should be one or two words and actually mean something.

  Youtube
  stubhub
  priceline
If you can't do that, think of spelling it wrong--

  google
  kongregate
  flickr
or a portmanteau

  startuply
Those are just names off the top of my head. There are tons of ways to avoid the subpar .net domain
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Re:Ask YC: What do you think of a .net domain? by inovica on Wednesday August 27, 2008 @12:43PM (#288187)
I agree on this. Think of creating a 'brand' if you can. It will work out better in the long run
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Re:Ask YC: What do you think of a .net domain? by gasull on Wednesday August 27, 2008 @04:29PM (#288442)
Exactly. That's what Sed Gothin wrote in his article The New Rules Of Naming:

http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2005/10/the_new_rule...

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Re:Ask YC: What do you think of a .net domain? by maxklein on Wednesday August 27, 2008 @11:19AM (#288108)
What about if I have a common word that is quite recognizable, but only own the .net version?
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Re:Ask YC: What do you think of a .net domain? by cosmo7 on Wednesday August 27, 2008 @01:02PM (#288218)
Common words are useless for product names; you can't google for them.
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Re:Ask YC: What do you think of a .net domain? by cellis on Wednesday August 27, 2008 @11:34AM (#288120)
I would go for it (advertising only as the complete yourdomain).net, but you're still setting your users up for confusion. Think of the average 13 year old myspacer, or 50 year old mom. Not everyone has a photographic memory like you.

They will forget the extension, but remember the name and be surprised with a nasty link-squatter or worse.

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Re:Ask YC: What do you think of a .net domain? by maxklein on Wednesday August 27, 2008 @11:38AM (#288123)
What about if my target is a geeky crowd?
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Re:Ask YC: What do you think of a .net domain? by volida on Wednesday August 27, 2008 @11:46AM (#288130)
what if what if what if Tell us the name already
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Re:Ask YC: What do you think of a .net domain? by maxklein on Wednesday August 27, 2008 @12:38PM (#288184)
Not yet :)
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