For anyone who wants the naming backstory, InvestorsExchange.jl was originally IEXTools.jl, but Julia's package registration automatic name checks didn't like it ("Name does not meet all of the following: starts with an uppercase letter, ASCII alphanumerics only, not all letters are uppercase. Name is not at least five characters long") [1]. So to Wikipedia I went to find the non-acronym name of the IEX exchange, which is "Investors Exchange" [2]. Thank you all for helping me understand why IEX goes by IEX in all of their branding.
- penisland.net (sells pens)
- expertsexchange.com (renamed to experts-exchange.com)
- therapistfinder.com (find a therapist)
- whorepresents.com
I'm not so sure :) goblah.com is one of the most popular tourism domain configurations that exist.
Mind you, self-descriptive company names and domains are more useful for local small businesses; big ones like Google start to get their own meaning. ycombinator? What?
But that market is much, much smaller than it used to be, and most businesses can live or die no matter what their domain name is.
Your pen is
Our business!
Q: Can I provide my own wood? A: In most cases we can handle your wood. We do require all shipments to be clean, free of parasites and pass all standard customs inspections.
> Welcome to Slütsof In Stagrâm an online fantasy series about a Princess duck named Slütsof and her adventurous journey across the mystical lands of Stâgram. Join her as she leaves her castle, searches for her long lost brother Brösof The Magical Goat and challenges a tyrant King who has claimed all of Stagrâm for himself. Here is some concept art to ignite your imagination! --New submissions below!
(The author of the site originally registered the domain for other reasons. Instagram tried to take legal action so they pivoted and back solved the purpose of the domain and why it wasn't infringing on the Instagram trademark)
However, for host names or for a URL's host component, you're limited to hyphens.
In this case though it's just the name of a Julia package[1], which isn't bound by either the rules of domain names or host names as .jl is not a TLD.
[1]: https://pkgdocs.julialang.org/v1/creating-packages/#Package-...
Takes me back to the days of ExpertsExchange, the biggest predecessor to Stack Overflow. They were essentially forced to change their domain to Experts-Exchange.